Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Dynasty 23
Date: Dec 02, 2017

#R1#
La Croix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maciver.
La Croix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maciver looks to clinch
and La Croix counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Maciver connects with a jab.
La Croix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Croix. Maciver does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Maciver closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maciver misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by La Croix.
Maciver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of La Croix backwards.
Maciver pushes La Croix back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maciver told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by La Croix. #T1#
Maciver blocking some punches.
Maciver blocks a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to La Croix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Croix blocks it with crossed arms.
La Croix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Maciver lands a nice knee to the body.
La Croix blocks an uppercut.
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
Maciver lands a left hand.
La Croix misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Maciver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Croix throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver tries to throw a body punch but La Croix avoids it by throwing Maciver back against the ropes.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciver's elbow.
Maciver lands with a short shot to the head.
Maciver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Maciver. #T2#
Maciver tries to throw a body punch but La Croix avoids it by throwing Maciver back against the ropes.
A body shot lands from La Croix.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maciver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Croix digs a right hand into Maciver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maciver's gas tank.
La Croix blocking some punches.
La Croix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maciver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
La Croix avoiding damage as Maciver throws knees to the body.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
La Croix struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
La Croix struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for La Croix.
Maciver looks winded!
La Croix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
La Croix gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciver avoids it.
La Croix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
La Croix digs a right hand into Maciver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maciver's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maciver takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donal Maciver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Maciver slips under a jab.
La Croix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maciver darts in trying to clinch
and La Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Nero La Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
La Croix clinches.
La Croix is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maciver is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
With the fighters up against the ropes, La Croix throws an elbow but misses.
La Croix misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by La Croix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Maciver gets through La Croix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Maciver misses with a punch to the body.
La Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver misses with some punches.
La Croix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
La Croix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver lands a left hand that snaps the head of La Croix backwards.
La Croix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from La Croix.
A short body shot lands from La Croix as the two fighters clinch.
Donal Maciver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but La Croix blocks it.
Maciver struggles to land a body shot inside as La Croix controls his hands.
La Croix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maciver is keeping busy.
A right hook to the body lands for La Croix.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Croix.
La Croix misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maciver. #T2#
La Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
La Croix tries a body shot but Maciver blocks it.
La Croix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Croix.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but La Croix is blocking nicely.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciver's elbow.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
La Croix lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
La Croix lands with a short shot to the head.
La Croix lands a shoulder strike.
La Croix digs a right hand underneath Maciver's ribcage. Maciver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
La Croix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maciver takes a shot to the head.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
La Croix lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero La Croix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
La Croix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maciver tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. La Croix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Croix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Croix manages to avoid it.
La Croix catches Maciver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maciver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and La Croix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Croix connects with an inside leg kick.
La Croix connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#
That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
La Croix throws a switch kick that catches Maciver on the top of the head and drops him to the canvas! Maciver looks hurt - I'm not sure he's going to get back up! The referee starts the count but calls it off at seven as Maciver flops around on the canvas, clearly in no position to continue! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nero La Croix!
During a confident post fight interview, Nero La Croix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Dynasty 21
Date: Nov 18, 2017

#R1#
Nice cross by Maciver.#CUT2#
It looks like Raivo Jaak has been cut.
Jaak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maciver.
Jaak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maciver.
Maciver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaak throws out the jab.
As Jaak backs off Maciver throws a huge counter combo but Jaak manages to avoid it all.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaak gets off balance looking for a body kick#CL2#
and Maciver counters by clinching up.
Jaak lands a shot to the body.
Jaak looking to slow down the pace here.
Jaak lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Jaak.
Jaak blocks a body shot from Maciver.
Jaak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaak trying to stall but Maciver improves his position.
Maciver misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maciver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Maciver managing to block the knees to the body from Jaak.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Jaak.
Jaak trying to control the position but instead, Maciver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaak into the ropes.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Jaak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciver avoids it.
Maciver letting Jaak take a breather here.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Maciver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Maciver tries to work over Jaak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaak controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maciver as Jaak tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maciver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaak with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T2#
Maciver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maciver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaak backwards.
Jaak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jaak tries a body shot but Maciver blocks it.
Maciver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver misses with a punch to the body.
Jaak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jaak tries a body shot but Maciver blocks it. #BC#
Jaak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maciver closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jaak counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maciver throws a body punch but Jaak moves out of range.
Jaak appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jaak looks to land a right hand but Maciver moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raivo Jaak's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Maciver wants to clinch.
Maciver scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#KD2#
Maciver closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Jaak crashing to the mat! Jaak uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jaak misses with a kick to the body
and Maciver counters with a big uppercut that drops Jaak face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Donal Maciver!
Donal Maciver thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Dynasty Fight Night 12
Date: Oct 18, 2017

#R1#
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao throws a leg kick but Maciver checks it.
Maciver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nao.
Maciver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nao circles away quickly and effectively.
Maciver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Maciver unleashes a big counter combination but Nao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao misses with a straight right.
Nao has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nao moves away.
We've been informed that Maciver 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.
Nao staying out of range there.
Nao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maciver to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Maciver fails to land with a series of punches.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciver lands a slapping body shot.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Nao avoids the body shot from Maciver.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nao lands a jab to Maciver's midsection.#T2#
Nao lands a slapping body shot.
Nao cracks a nice hook into Maciver's ribs.
Nao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maciver has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver throws a hook but Nao avoids it easily.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maciver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maciver is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Nao tries to land a front kick but Maciver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Maciver as he connects with a hook.
Maciver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Nao tries to score with a low kick but Maciver moves his leg out of the way.
Maciver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
Maciver misses with a straight left.
Donal Maciver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maciver scores with a jab to the head.
Nao misses with the body kick
and Maciver counters with a left to the body. #T1#
Maciver jabs Nao right on the nose. Nao blinks but takes it well.
Nao lands with a straight right. Maciver didn't see that one coming.
Maciver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nao throws a hook to the side of Maciver's head but Maciver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maciver takes one on the button.
Nao misses with a body shot.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
Nao misses with a hook. Maciver ducked under it nicely.
Maciver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver is looking to clinch. #T2#
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Nao misses the target.
Nao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maciver's sensitive parts.
Maciver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nao. That one must have hurt.
Maciver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.
Maciver takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Maciver moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Maciver moves away and avoids it.
Maciver steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nao.
Maciver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maciver tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nao misses with the body kick
and Maciver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maciver swings widly with a right hand
and Nao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nao defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
Nao connects with a crisp jab.
Maciver tries to clinch but Nao moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver staying out of range there.
Maciver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Maciver misses.
Maciver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Nao.
Nao missing with a left hand there. Maciver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maciver is looking for the big counter here.
Nao misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
Maciver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maciver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nao throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Maciver.
Nao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maciver is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maciver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maciver gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#
That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.#T2#
Maciver lunges at Nao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nao's hand.
Nao tries to land a body kick
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nao.#CL2#
Maciver clinches.
Maciver scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Donal Maciver just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver'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.
#R4#
A jab from Maciver misses.
Nao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Nao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nao tried to counter with a leg kick but Maciver avoided it.
Nao misses the body punch
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao throws a lazy uppercut
and Maciver counters with a nice body shot.
Nao moves away from the strike by Maciver. #T1#
Nao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maciver checks it well.
Nao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maciver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maciver throws a hook but Nao blocks it.
Maciver lands a nice looking body shot.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Nao throws a hook but Maciver avoids it easily.#T2#
Nao stuns Maciver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Nao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nao takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maciver.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nao throws the left hand but Maciver avoids the punch easily.
Maciver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nao with a body shot.
A jab from Nao finds it's way through Maciver's defenses.
Maciver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nao counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao had his way with Donal Maciver in that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Nice defenses there by Maciver.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciver unleashes a big counter combination but Nao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Maciver avoids a kick to the body.
Maciver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maciver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nao appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nao thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Maciver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maciver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Maciver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Nao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Nao.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maciver checks a leg kick. #T1#
A big left from Nao misses.
A head kick misses from Nao.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#
The cut above Donal Maciver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Maciver darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL2#
Maciver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maciver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Maciver.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Nao.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Maciver with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver pushes Nao back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Nao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Nao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Maciver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao presses Maciver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maciver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nao cracks Maciver with a nice body shot.#BC#
Nao manages to break the clinch.
Nao lands a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nao.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donal Maciver.
I think Maciver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
An out of breath Solomon Nao thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Dynasty 12
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1##CL#
Maciver moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nao.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nao.
Nao lands with a left to the head.
Nao lands a nice shot to the body.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Nao tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Nao.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nao blocking some punches. #BC2#
Nao manages to break the clinch.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Nao.
Nao lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nao misses with a looping left.
Maciver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nao lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Maciver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Nao throws a head kick that misses.
Nao thows a leg kick but Maciver checks it
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nao. That one must have hurt.
A jab from Nao misses.
Nao connects with a leg kick. Maciver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nao - that will leave a mark!
Nao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maciver.
Nao thuds his right hand into Maciver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maciver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nao blocks a jab.
Nao jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maciver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nao. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nao. That's going to slow Maciver down.
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nao slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Nao.#CUT2#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Nao is looking to chop away at Maciver's legs.
Maciver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nao misses with a hook
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Nao motions for Maciver to come forward. Nao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maciver takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nao looks to throw a body kick
enabling Maciver to counter with a crisp jab.
Maciver blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nao gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciver sizes up Nao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maciver was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Maciver is looking to clinch but Nao is avoiding it.
Maciver looks to score with a jab to the body but Nao is just out of range.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maciver 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.
Maciver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nao.
Nao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maciver tries to counter by clinching up but Nao breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver misses with the combination.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Maciver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maciver.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Maciver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao throws a poor cross that misses
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maciver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao lands a body shot.
Nao digs a good hook to Maciver's body.
Maciver moves out of range as Nao throws a body kick.
Nao punishes Maciver's body with a nice straight punch.
Nao gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T2#
Nao throws a shot to the body.
Nao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maciver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Nao fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maciver, pushing him back against the ropes.
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!
Maciver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nao blocking some punches.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nao can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Nao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.
Maciver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Maciver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
A right hand to the body from Nao.
Nao pushes Maciver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands with a light punch inside.
Nao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Solomon Nao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Maciver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
Nao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nao looks to land a left hand but Maciver moved out of range nicely.
Maciver is looking to counter the offense by Nao and move into the clinch.
Nao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nao.
Solomon Nao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Nao blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Nao on the inside.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Nao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Nao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nao. Maciver shrugs it off though. #T1#
Nao misses with an uppercut. Maciver saw that one coming.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nao lands a really nice looking cross but Maciver seems unphased.
Nao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maciver in his tracks.
Nao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nao delivers a nice body kick.
Maciver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nao.
Maciver swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nao swings for the body but Maciver moves out of range.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
Maciver slips a straight right by Nao.
Nao does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nao thows a body kick. Maciver tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T2#
Maciver misses with a looping left.
Nao misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Donal Maciver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nao lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maciver takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nao is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maciver.
Maciver will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maciver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nao. Nao obviously looking to wear him down.
Maciver throws a body punch but Nao moves out of range.
Nao misses with an uppercut. Maciver saw that one coming.
Nao scores with a decent looking hook.
Nao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Solomon Nao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nao looks for the body kick but Maciver saw that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Nao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nao 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: Dynasty 8
Date: Aug 19, 2017

#R1#
Maciver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Beddoe.#CUT2#
It looks like Philo Beddoe has been cut.
Beddoe missing with a left hand there. Maciver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beddoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maciver moves away.
Beddoe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macivers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Maciver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice side step and Maciver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Beddoe throws a leg kick but Maciver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beddoe misses with a body punch #KD2#
and Maciver counters with a beautiful hook that drops Beddoe to the mat! Will Beddoe be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Maciver to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Beddoe is up. He looks OK to continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beddoe scores with a punch to the head.
Maciver slips under a jab from Beddoe.
Maciver wants to counter the offense by Beddoe and move into the clinch position.
Beddoe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Beddoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maciver moves away.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Beddoe shakes him off and moves away.
Maciver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beddoe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maciver thinking.
A big left from Beddoe misses. #T1#
Beddoe throws a looping overhand right but Maciver ducks down to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beddoe.
Beddoe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beddoe throws a hook to the side of Maciver's head but Maciver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beddoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Maciver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beddoe with a body shot.
Beddoe throws an off balance right hand
and Maciver counters with a nice uppercut.
Maciver slips a jab and a cross from Beddoe.
Beddoe misses with a jab to the body
letting Maciver counter with a right hand.
Maciver slips a jab from Beddoe.
Maciver misses the shot to the body.
Maciver tries to clinch up
and Beddoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Beddoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maciver wants to counter the offense by Beddoe and move into the clinch position.
Beddoe throws a right hand that misses
and Maciver counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Beddoe goes down! Will Beddoe beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Donal Maciver!
Donal Maciver really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Dynasty 5
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1#
Nao misses with a leg kick
and Maciver counters with a straight right hand.
Maciver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver wants to counter the offense by Nao and move into the clinch position.
Nao misses with a kick to the body
enabling Maciver to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Solomon Nao has been cut.
Nao loads up on a big right hand but Maciver slips the punch.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
Nao looks to score with a jab to the body but Maciver is just out of range.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Nao misses with a lunging right hand
and Maciver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nao thinking.
Solomon Nao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao connects with a nice looking jab.
Nao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maciver wants to counter with a clinch but Nao pushes him away.#CL#
Nao clinches.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Nao.
Maciver told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Nao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
Maciver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Nao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nao blocking some punches.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Nao blocks with his arms.
Maciver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
Nao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nao lands an uppercut.
Maciver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Nao pushes Maciver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Nao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver. #T2#
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Maciver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nao.
Maciver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nao.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Nao.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Nao.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Maciver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Nao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nao misses with a body punch.
Nao is looking to control Maciver's arms but Maciver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nao has his back to the ropes.
Maciver misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Nao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Nao misses with a lunging right hand
and Maciver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nao is looking to chop away at Maciver's legs.
Nao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maciver counters with a nice uppercut.
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nao scores with a sloppy right hand. Maciver should have avoided that one. #CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Nao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maciver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nao.
Maciver tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Nao.
Nao throws a series of punches but Maciver avoids them all with ease.
Nao throws a body kick that misses
and Maciver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maciver takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T1#
Nao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maciver throws out the jab.
Nao misses with a kick to the body.
Maciver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nao misses with a hook. Maciver ducked under it nicely.
Maciver is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nao lands a jab to the nose.
Nao connects with a solid leg kick.
Nao throws an overhand right that lands on Maciver's shoulder, as Maciver tries to avoid the shot.
Maciver tries to bum rush Nao with a series of wild strikes but Nao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maciver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Nao scores with a body shot. #T2#
Nao cracks the inside of Maciver's front leg.
Nao connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Maciver does no damage.
Nao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nao throws an off balance right hand
and Maciver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maciver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maciver scrambles back to his feet.
Nao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maciver on the side of the head.
Nao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nao misses with a leg kick
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Maciver misses.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maciver was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Solomon Nao dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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#
Nao scores with a jab.
Nao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maciver.
A shot to the body from Nao misses
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand.
Nao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nao takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maciver misses with a looping right.
Nao just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver avoids the body shot from Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nao misses with an uppercut. Maciver saw that one coming.
Nao is looking to land body kicks.
Nao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maciver tries to counter with a clinch but Nao shakes him off and moves away.
Maciver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maciver tries to clinch up.#T1##CL2#
Maciver moves into the clinch.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
Nao misses with some punches.
Maciver presses Nao against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maciver works on Nao's body with a couple of short punches.
Nao takes a shot to the head.
Maciver scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maciver trying to control the position but instead, Nao has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maciver into the ropes.
Maciver lands a knee to the head.
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!
Maciver tries to work over Nao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Nao controls the action.
Maciver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nao is defending well for now.#T2#
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Nao tries to circle away but Maciver has him pinned against the ropes.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Nao blocks it.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Nao.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nao lands with a short shot to the head.
Nao has had enough of the clinch but Maciver keeps him there for the moment.
Nao misses with the head strike.
Maciver trying to stall but Nao improves his position.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Maciver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nao blocks an uppercut.
Maciver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maciver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Nao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donal Maciver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maciver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donal Maciver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Donal Maciver thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: Dynasty 3
Date: Jul 15, 2017

#R1#
Maciver misses with an uppercut.
Columbus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maciver avoids it.
Maciver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
A jab from Maciver misses.
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Columbus is out of range.
Maciver's coach down at Dynasty K-1 Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maciver's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Columbus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Columbus throws the left hand but Maciver avoids the punch easily.
Maciver throws out a counter right but Columbus avoids it with no problem.
Maciver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Maciver - just one landing.
Maciver is looking to clinch.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maciver lands a body shot.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Maciver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maciver. Columbus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Columbus cracks Maciver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Columbus throws an off balance right hand
and Columbus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donal Maciver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus lunges at Maciver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maciver's hand. #T1#
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Maciver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver trying to land knees to the body.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Maciver.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Columbus is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut.
Columbus is looking to break free of the clinch but Maciver has double underhooks.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Columbus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Columbus takes a knee to the side of the body. #T2#
Columbus scores with a hook to the body.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Maciver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Maciver.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Maciver.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Columbus avoids it.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macivers head.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Columbus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maciver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Columbus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maciver scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Maciver throws a right hand that misses
and Columbus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maciver checks a leg kick nicely.
Columbus tries to land a front kick but Maciver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maciver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maciver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Columbus is looking to slow Maciver down with leg kicks.
Maciver throws an off balance right hand
and Columbus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maciver's knee momentarily.
Maciver swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Columbus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Columbus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maciver misses with a looping left.
Maciver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Columbus slips a jab from Maciver.
Columbus is looking to counter punch.
Columbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maciver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Columbus to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Maciver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Columbus jabs Maciver right on the nose. Maciver blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Maciver pushes Columbus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maciver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus lands with a left to the head.
Columbus lands a right hand.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Columbus gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Columbus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maciver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver landing knees to the body. #BC#
Columbus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maciver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maciver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maciver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Columbus in his tracks.
Maciver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick from Columbus.
The fighters circling - Columbus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Maciver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Columbus avoids the head kick by Maciver.
Columbus takes one on the button.
Maciver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Columbus counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maciver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Columbus finds it's way round the side to connect with Maciver's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maciver, as that shot connected.
Maciver lands a jab to the nose.
Columbus misses with a hook. Maciver ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Columbus.
Maciver wants to clinch but Columbus slips to the side
and Columbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maciver tries to clinch up but Columbus circles away and keeps his distance.
Columbus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maciver avoids it.
Columbus tries to bum rush Maciver with a series of wild strikes but Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maciver dodges the punch combination from Columbus.
Maciver thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Columbus.
Maciver misses with a few strikes there.
Columbus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Columbus throws a leg kick
and Columbus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1#
Maciver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Columbus moves out of range of the strikes.
Maciver misses the body punch
and Maciver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maciver moves out of range as Columbus strikes.
Columbus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Maciver.
Columbus scores with a shot to the body.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Columbus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maciver tries to close the distance and clinch but Columbus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maciver throws a shot to the body.
Maciver misses with a left hand
and Columbus counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver connects with the punch.#T2#
Columbus throws the kick towards the body but Maciver avoids it.
Maciver wants to clinch.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Maciver.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maciver has Columbus pressed against the ropes, preventing Columbus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Columbus blocks with his arms.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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 Scott Columbus.
I think Columbus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Donal Maciver!

Event: EFFA 191
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1#
Maciver lands with a hook. Spong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maciver has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Spong is landing a low percentage of strikes.#CL2#
Maciver has closed the distance and engaged Spong in a clinch.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Spong.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spong.
Spong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Our sources have told us that Spong has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maciver looks winded!
Spong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spong lands a right hand.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Spong blocks it.
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Spong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spong lands a hook that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Spong blocks with his arms.
Spong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spong lands a knee to the body.
Spong lands a shot to the body.
Spong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Spong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong.
Spong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciver avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macivers head.
Spong tries to land a knee to the head but Maciver blocks with his arms.
Spong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maciver.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Spong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Maciver's ribcage. Maciver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Spong to work. #BC#
Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Maciver ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Spong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maciver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maciver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maciver swings widly with a right hand
and Spong counters with a one-two to the body. #T2#
Spong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maciver throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong misses with a hook.#CL#
Spong has closed the distance and engaged Maciver in a clinch.
Spong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Spong tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maciver.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spong. #BC#
Spong breaks from the clinch.
Spong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maciver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spong connects with a crisp jab.
Maciver moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Spong connects with a body shot.
Spong connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Maciver misses.
Spong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Spong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spong scores with a head kick. Maciver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Spong misses with a looping left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maciver darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maciver throws a poor cross that misses
and Spong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spong lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spong.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spong. That's going to slow Maciver down.
Maciver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Spong. Spong obviously looking to wear him down.
Spong throws a leg kick but Maciver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maciver misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spong cracks Maciver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maciver on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Spong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maciver's head.
Spong slips under a jab.
Spong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maciver misses with a straight right.
Spong tests Maciver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spong scores with a leg kick.
Maciver wants to clinch up but Spong keeps it at a distance.
Spong tries to counter by clinching up but Maciver breaks away and moves out of range.
Spong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A good leg kick by Spong.
Spong slips under a jab.
Maciver moves out of range as Spong strikes.
A leg kick checked by Maciver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Maciver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Maciver.
Maciver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Spong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Maciver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Maciver duly obliges.
Maciver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spong to score with a decent uppercut.
Maciver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maciver tries to clinch but Spong moves out of range.
Spong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maciver can do to turn this around?
Spong defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Spong misses the target.
Maciver misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Spong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maciver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from Maciver.
Maciver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spong takes a swing at Maciver's ribcage but misses.
Maciver takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Jab by Spong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciver is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Spong.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maciver.
Maciver misses the body punch
and Maciver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maciver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Spong counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
A slow jab from Maciver misses its intended target.
Maciver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maciver! But no joy.
Spong lands a slapping body shot.
Spong delivers a nice body kick.
Spong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Spong moves into the clinch.
Spong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spong scores with a knee to the head.
Spong connects with a knee to the head.
Spong scores a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Spong breaks from the clinch.
Maciver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Spong closes the distance and clinches.
Spong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Spong as the two fighters clinch.
Spong digs a right hand underneath Maciver's ribcage. Maciver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
Spong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Maciver takes a shot to the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#
Maciver is rocked!
Spong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Spong is blocking nicely. #BC#
Spong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Spong clinches.
Spong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spong lands with a light punch inside.
Maciver is still on wobbly legs! Can Spong finish him?
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver seems to have recovered his senses.
Spong is leaning against Maciver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spong trying to land knees to the body.
Spong scores with a hook to the body.
Spong misses with a knee strike.
Alistair Spong has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Spong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Spong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Spong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Spong scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Spong lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Spong manages to break the clinch.
Spong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spong cracks a nice hook into Maciver's ribs.
Spong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Spong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
You can see that Maciver has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Maciver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spong.
Maciver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maciver thinking.
Maciver misses with an uppercut.
Maciver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maciver.
Spong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maciver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Spong slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciver throws a series of punches but Spong moves out of range.
Maciver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maciver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maciver scrambles back to his feet.#T4#
Maciver takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maciver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Spong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maciver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maciver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong tried to counter with a leg kick but Maciver avoided it.
Maciver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spong to score with a decent uppercut.
Maciver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spong.
Maciver misses the jab.
Maciver throws an overhand right that lands on Spong's shoulder, as Spong tries to avoid the shot.
Spong is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maciver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spong is looking to counter the offense by Maciver and move into the clinch.
Spong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maciver on the side of the head.
Spong cracks Maciver with an open hand slap.
Nice straight punches there by Maciver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maciver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alistair Spong dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Spong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maciver's head.
Spong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maciver is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Maciver does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maciver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Maciver misses
and Spong counters with a stiff right hand.
Spong throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maciver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spong throws out the jab.
Spong walks into a jab.
Maciver tries to clinch but Spong moves out of range.
Spong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maciver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spong counters with a nice uppercut.
Spong lands a really nice looking cross but Maciver seems unphased.
Spong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maciver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Maciver on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Spong digs a good hook to Maciver's body.
Spong throws a leg kick but Maciver moved away.
Maciver blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Spong.
Spong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Spong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Maciver takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Spong is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Spong.
Maciver misses with a body punch
letting Spong counter with a right hand.
Maciver ducks right into an uppercut from Spong.
Spong misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spong, as that shot connected. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Spong has Maciver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good body shot from Maciver.
A short right from Maciver on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Spong controls the action.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spong goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
Spong darts in trying to clinch
and Maciver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spong thinking.
Maciver throws out a powerful jab.
Spong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Spong is out of range.
As Maciver backs away, Spong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T3#
Spong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maciver's corner calls for a 1-2. Maciver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maciver misses with a body shot.
Maciver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spong, right into the meat.
Spong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maciver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maciver's sensitive parts.
Spong throws a body punch but Maciver moves out of range.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alistair Spong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maciver throws an overhand right that lands on Spong's shoulder, as Spong tries to avoid the shot.
Maciver misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Maciver moves into the clinch.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spong.
Maciver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spong.
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!
Spong working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
Spong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver trying to land knees to the body.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Donal Maciver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spong blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Spong.
Spong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spong with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC#
Spong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maciver scores with the left hand. Spong knows he should have avoided that one.
Spong works over Maciver's head and body with a nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alistair Spong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spong 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alistair Spong!

Event: EFFA 189
Date: Dec 03, 2016

#R1#
Columbus throws a front kick that sends Maciver stumbling back into the ropes.
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Columbus is out of range.
Columbus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Columbus wants to clinch.
Maciver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maciver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Columbus throws a hook to the side of Maciver's head but Maciver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maciver misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Maciver.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.#CL#
Maciver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Columbus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Maciver with a knee to the head.
Columbus lands a left hand.
Columbus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Columbus lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciver gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus digs a right hand underneath Maciver's ribcage. Maciver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus. #T1#
A short right from Maciver on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Columbus.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus pushes Maciver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Columbus tries to throw a body punch but Maciver avoids it by throwing Columbus back against the ropes.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Columbus can't break the clinch.
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
Maciver tries to throw a body punch but Columbus avoids it by throwing Maciver back against the ropes.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head. #T2#
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Columbus blocks with his arms.
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Columbus blocks it.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Columbus blocks it.
Maciver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Columbus.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver blocking some punches.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Maciver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Columbus lands a nice shot to the body.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Columbus is blocking nicely.
Maciver lands a knee to the head. #T3#
A body shot lands from Columbus.
Maciver is trying to stall.
Columbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Columbus blocks with his arms.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Maciver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Columbus.
Still in the clinch, Maciver scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver lands an uppercut.
Columbus blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Maciver missing with knees to the body. #T4#
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Columbus takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Maciver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Columbus is blocking nicely.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver lands a nice uppercut.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Columbus blocks it.
Maciver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Columbus lands a shot to the body.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Columbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maciver.
Maciver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Maciver backing away here, and Columbus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Columbus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maciver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maciver misses with a straight right.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick.
Good exchange - Maciver coming out on top.
Maciver scores with a hook to the body. Columbus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maciver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maciver avoids the head kick by Columbus.
Nice body punch from Columbus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver connects with the punch.
Columbus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donal Maciver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Maciver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Columbus is defending well for now.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Columbus blocks with his arms.
Maciver gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Columbus letting Maciver take a breather here.
Columbus can't break the clinch.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Maciver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Columbus tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Columbus can do to turn this around?
Columbus misses with a body punch.
Columbus is trying to push Maciver away but Maciver has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Columbus tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Maciver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Columbus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Columbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Maciver on the inside.
Maciver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus. #T3#
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Donal Maciver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Columbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Maciver.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Columbus breaks from the clinch.
Columbus tries to clinch but Maciver is having none of it.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Columbus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Columbus duly obliges. #CUT2#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Columbus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Maciver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maciver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maciver. Columbus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maciver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver jabs at Columbus's body.
Maciver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maciver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maciver throws out a loose jab but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Maciver's shoulder, as Maciver tries to avoid the shot.
Columbus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Columbus lands a slapping body shot.
Columbus cracks the inside of Maciver's front leg.
Maciver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Columbus moves out of range as Maciver strikes.
Columbus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Columbus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Columbus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Columbus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Columbus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Columbus connects with a body shot.
Maciver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Donal Maciver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
That's time! Maciver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Maciver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbus.
Columbus wants to counter with a clinch but Maciver pushes him away.
Maciver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Columbus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Columbus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Columbus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maciver rather than just go for the knockout.
Maciver throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Columbus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maciver throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maciver misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Columbus finds it's target.
Scott Columbus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maciver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Columbus.#KD2#
Columbus looks low and kicks high, catching Maciver right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Maciver misses.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maciver on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maciver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maciver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Columbus thuds his shin into the meat of Maciver's side.
A big left from Columbus misses.
Columbus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maciver misses with a right hand
and Columbus counters with a head kick.
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Columbus slips under a jab.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. Maciver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick there by Columbus.
Maciver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbus.
Maciver throwing a counter right hand but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Columbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maciver.
Maciver throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
A big right from Columbus misses. #T2#
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 Maciver misses.
Columbus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Columbus misses.
Columbus throws a shot from downtown. Maciver moves away and avoids it.
Maciver throws a nice looking combination but Columbus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Columbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maciver.
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Maciver's shoulder, as Maciver tries to avoid the shot.
Maciver is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Columbus.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Maciver.
Columbus wants to clinch up but Maciver keeps it at a distance.
Columbus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT2#
Donal Maciver's cut is getting worse.
Maciver moves in looking to clinch but Columbus pushes him off.#CL#
Maciver moves into the clinch successfully.
Maciver lands with a light punch inside.
Columbus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver. #T3#
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Columbus blocks it.
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Maciver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
Columbus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Columbus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Columbus avoiding damage as Maciver throws knees to the body.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Columbus.
Columbus misses with a punch on the inside.
Columbus tries to throw a body punch but Maciver avoids it by throwing Columbus back against the ropes.
Columbus misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut.
Maciver gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut.
Maciver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Columbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maciver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Columbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maciver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: EFFA 187
Date: Nov 19, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Maciver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Son is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Son. #CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Son blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Son connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maciver's face.
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Son has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Son blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Son.
Maciver looks winded!
Son misses with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Son has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Maciver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Son escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maciver tries to clinch but Son is having none of it.
Maciver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Son scores with a head kick. Maciver tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver misses with a looping left.
Maciver connects with a single shot there.
Son motions for Maciver to come forward. Son throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Son. #CL#
Maciver gets tackled into the ropes by Son. Son maintains the clinch.
Son lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Son on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maciver landing knees to the body. #T1#
Son lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.
Son unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Son with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Son prevents a body shot from Maciver.
Son lands a shoulder strike.
Son is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maciver lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Son.
Son utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Son is pushing Maciver up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Son blocks with his arms.
Son lands with a right to the head.
Maciver tries to land knees in the clinch but Son avoids the damage to the body.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Son is trying to stall. #T2#
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Son connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maciver's face.
Son scores a nice knee to the body.
Son trying to stall but Maciver improves his position.
Son stalling against the ropes.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Son.
Son is trying to stall.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Son misses with a knee strike.
Son tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maciver avoids it.
Son landing knees to the head.
Son dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Son tries a knee to the head but Maciver blocks it.
Son lands a shoulder strike. #CUT#
The cut above Donal Maciver's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Son stalling in the clinch but Maciver improves position.
Maciver has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Son seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maciver can turn it around.#T3#
Maciver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Son wants to stall.
Son tries a knee to the head but Maciver blocks it.
Maciver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Son's face. #CUT2#
It looks like Dam Son has been cut.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Son scores a nice knee to the body.
Son tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Son with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Son throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maciver blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Son escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maciver misses the jab.
Son misses with a body kick.
Son lands a nice hook to Maciver's body. Maciver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Son misses.
Son connects with a leg kick. Maciver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Son loads up on a big right hand but Maciver slips the punch.#T4#
That kick from Son tenderised Maciver's leg. Maciver is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Son has taken the fight to the clinch.
Son tries to land knees in the clinch but Maciver avoids the damage to the body.
Maciver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Son is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maciver is defending well for now.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Son blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Son throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maciver blocks it with crossed arms.
Son misses with a knee strike. #BC#
Son breaks from the clinch.
Son takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maciver slips a jab from Son.
Maciver wants to counter the offense by Son and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Maciver coming out on top.#CL#
Son rushes Maciver and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Son with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Son taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dam Son dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Maciver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Son was well out of range. Poor timing from Maciver.
Son throws a leg kick which misses Maciver's front leg but catches the back leg as Maciver tries to avoid it.
Son works Maciver's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Son.
Son defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
As Maciver backs away, Son returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Maciver tries to keep at a distance but Son has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Son tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Son throws a knee to the head but misses.
Son misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Son looking to throw knees to the head but Maciver is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver letting Son take a breather here.
Son is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #BC#
Son breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maciver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Son.#T1#
Son needs to keep his hands up - Maciver had a free shot at his head there.
Maciver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Son chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Son looks to land a body kick but Maciver moved away.
Maciver with a nice cross.
Son chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Son looks to throw a body kick
and Maciver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maciver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Son lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Son keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maciver.
Maciver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Son lands a nice hook to Maciver's body. Maciver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Son throws a combination. Maciver tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Son misses with a shot to the body
and Maciver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Son forces Maciver back against the ropes and clinches.
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maciver can do to turn this around?
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Son.
Maciver is breathing heavily.#T2#
Son slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Son breaks from the clinch.
Son throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maciver on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maciver. Son does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maciver on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Son. Son obviously looking to wear him down.
Son misses with a few strikes there.
Maciver wants to counter the offense by Son and move into the clinch position.
Son is looking to wear down Maciver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A shot to the liver by Son. Beautiful body shot.
Son swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maciver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Son punishes Maciver's body with a nice straight punch.
Son scoring well with a low kick there.
Son keeps Maciver at a distance using the push kick. #CL#
Son has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maciver missing with knees to the body.
Come on Son - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Son.
Son landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T3#
A knee to the head by Son.
Son leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Son lands a knee to the head.
Son blocking some punches.
Maciver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Son is defending well for now.
Son with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
Donal Maciver's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Son.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
Son putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maciver in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Son looking to throw knees to the head but Maciver is blocking nicely.
Dam Son has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Son working Maciver over with knees to the body.
Son misses with a knee strike.
Son is looking to control Maciver's arms but Maciver gets an underhook and turns him. Now Son has his back to the ropes.
Maciver takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Son scores with a knee to the head.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Son tries a knee to the head but Maciver blocks it.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Son connects with a knee to the head.
Son stalls.
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maciver lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Son breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Son chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Son lands.
Nice defenses there by Son.
Son fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maciver manages to avoid it.
That kick from Son tenderised Maciver's leg. Maciver is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dam Son dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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#
Maciver with a nice cross.
Dam Son is winning the standup battle so far.
Son throws a body kick that misses.
You can see that Maciver has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Son misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Maciver checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Son throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Son.
Son connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Maciver.
Maciver doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Son turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Son looks for the body kick but Maciver saw that one coming.
Maciver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Son throws a push kick but Maciver slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Son misses with a wild body shot.
Son throws a body punch but Maciver moves out of range.
Maciver swings for the body but Son moves out of range.
Son getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Son misses with a left hand
and Son takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Son manages to avoid it.
Maciver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Son in his tracks.
Son moves forwards but Maciver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Maciver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Son misses with a straight right.
Maciver moves away from the strike by Son.
Maciver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Son tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maciver is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the body from Son misses
and Maciver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Son.
Maciver takes a swing at Son's ribcage but misses.
Maciver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Son there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Son does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maciver scores with a hook to the body. Son takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Son avoids the body shot from Maciver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Son avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
Son fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Son feints and then cracks Maciver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maciver down.
Son looks to score with a jab to the body but Maciver is just out of range.
Maciver tries to clinch but Son moves out of range.
Son tries to clinch up.
Son tries to move into range but Maciver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Maciver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Son.
Son dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Son throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maciver.
Son tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maciver was well out of range. Poor timing from Son.
Maciver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Son.
Maciver connects with a single shot there.#CL2#
Son gets tackled into the ropes by Maciver. Maciver maintains the clinch.
Maciver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Son looking to throw knees to the head but Maciver is blocking nicely.
Son with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T3#
Son tries a knee to the head but Maciver blocks it.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Son tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Son using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maciver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Son takes a knee to the side of the body.
Son is trying to break the clinch but Maciver has him pressed against the ropes.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Son blocks it.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver wants to stall.
Son misses with the head strike.
Maciver tries to land knees in the clinch but Son avoids the damage to the body.
Maciver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Son backwards.
Maciver swings wildly with an uppercut but Son uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maciver scores a nice knee to the body.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son trying to stall but Maciver improves his position.
Dam Son is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Son avoiding damage as Maciver throws knees to the body.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.
Maciver avoiding damage as Son throws knees to the body.
Son misses with a knee to the head.
Donal Maciver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Son avoiding damage as Maciver throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Maciver missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Son has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Son misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Son misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Maciver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donal Maciver.
Well Son 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: EFFA 183
Date: Oct 22, 2016

#R1#
Maciver just misses with a punch to the body.
Frost looks to score with a jab to the body but Maciver is just out of range.
A jab from Maciver misses.
Frost cracks Maciver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
Frost tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Maciver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maciver blocks a jab.
Frost misses with a kick to the body.
Maciver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maciver throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
Frost has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver moves out of range as Frost throws a body kick.
Maciver scores with a body shot.
Maciver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Frost counters with a thumping low kick. #CL#
Frost has closed the distance and engaged Maciver in a clinch.
Frost misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Maciver. #T1#
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Frost tries to throw a body punch but Maciver avoids it by throwing Frost back against the ropes.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Frost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maciver or not.
Maciver looks winded!
Frost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Frost digs a right hand into Maciver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maciver's gas tank.
Frost throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Frost lands a body shot in the clinch.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Frost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Frost.
Frost lands a shot to the body.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body. #T2#
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost lands a nice elbow.
Frost presses Maciver against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maciver takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
Frost pushes Maciver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Frost.
Frost lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Frost lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Frost stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maciver's defenses.
Maciver takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Maciver takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macivers head.
Frost lands a body punch.
Frost lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maciver backwards. #CUT#
Donal Maciver's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Frost. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Frost.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Frost gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost working some nice short punches in the clinch.#ROC#
Maciver is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Frost.
Maciver is still on wobbly legs! Can Frost finish him?
Frost lands a nice elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Deacon Frost!
Deacon Frost retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Deacon Frost thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: EFFA 179 - PPV
Date: Sep 24, 2016

#R1#
Columbus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL2#
Maciver rushes Columbus and presses him up against the ropes.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Columbus.
Maciver lands an uppercut.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver lands with a right to the head.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Maciver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Columbus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maciver finds it's way round the side to connect with Columbus's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Maciver misses its intended target.
Maciver misses with a shot to the body
and Columbus counters with an inside leg kick.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maciver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Columbuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Columbus scores with a hook to the body. Maciver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Maciver misses. #T1#
Maciver looks to land a left hand but Columbus moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Columbus misses the target.
Columbus stuns Maciver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Columbus delivers a nice body kick.
Maciver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Columbus.
Columbus thinks about countering with a body kick.
Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maciver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maciver wants to clinch up but Columbus keeps it at a distance.
Columbus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maciver.
Maciver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maciver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Maciver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Columbus counters with a straight right hand.
Donal Maciver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maciver connects with a right hand. Columbus shakes it off.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus misses with a body shot. #T2#
Maciver throws a right hand that misses
and Columbus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maciver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL2#
Maciver has Columbus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Columbus.
Columbus is trying to break the clinch but Maciver is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Columbus.
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver. #BC2#
Maciver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Columbus looks to land a combination but Maciver avoids it well.
No joy there for Maciver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick from Columbus.
Maciver throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily.
Columbus throws a quick counter head kick but Maciver was just out of range.#T3#
Maciver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Columbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maciver catches Columbus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Columbus lands a jab to the head.
Maciver lands with an overhand left.
Maciver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Columbus moves away from the strike by Maciver.
Columbus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maciver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Columbus's hands.
Maciver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Columbus throws out a loose jab but Maciver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Maciver misses
and Columbus counters with a three punch combo that has Maciver backing up. Maciver nods at Columbus to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbus.
Columbus connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
Columbus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maciver doesn't manage to clinch there - Columbus circles away.
Columbus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maciver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Columbus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maciver checks a leg kick nicely.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maciver just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus throws a lazy body kick
and Maciver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maciver swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Columbus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Columbus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maciver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Columbus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus throws the kick towards the body but Maciver avoids it.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maciver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maciver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donal Maciver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Maciver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Columbus in his tracks.
Maciver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Columbus.
Maciver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maciver swings widly with a right hand
and Columbus counters with a left to the body.
Columbus misses with a low kick.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Maciver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Columbus circles away quickly and effectively.
Maciver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Columbus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maciver misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maciver under the eye.
Maciver misses with a lunging right hand
and Columbus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Columbus slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maciver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Maciver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maciver connects with a crisp jab.
Columbus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maciver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That kick from Columbus tenderised Maciver's leg. Maciver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Columbus just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good shot there by Maciver.
Columbus throws a wild body kick that Maciver sees coming a mile off.
Maciver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maciver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maciver avoids a kick to the body.
Columbus throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Columbus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.
Columbus misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Maciver misses with a straight left.
Maciver cracks Columbus with a good jab.
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Columbus throws a big counter combination but Maciver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Columbus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Maciver throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Maciver misses.
Columbus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Columbus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maciver lands a lovely overhand right.
Maciver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T3#
Maciver misses with the combination.
Columbus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Columbus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maciver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Columbus.
Columbus moves out of range as Maciver strikes.
Maciver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maciver cracks Columbus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Maciver connects with a crisp jab.
Columbus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Columbus misses #CL2#
and Maciver counters by moving into the clinch. #T4#
Columbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciver lands a right hand.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Columbus gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus lands with a right to the head.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Columbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Columbus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maciver lands an uppercut.
Columbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Good body shot from Columbus.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Columbus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donal Maciver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Maciver throws a right hand that Columbus ducks under and follows up with a left that Columbus also avoids with ease.
Columbus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Columbus defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Columbus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Columbus sizes up Maciver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.
Maciver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Columbus scores with a hook to the body. Maciver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Columbus throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Columbus does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maciver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Columbus.
Columbus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Columbus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maciver's head.
Maciver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Columbus looks to land a body kick but Maciver moved away.
Maciver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maciver wants to clinch
and Columbus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maciver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Columbus.
A chopping leg kick lands by Columbus.
Columbus connects with a crisp jab.
Columbus fails to land with a series of punches.
Columbus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Columbus scores with the left hand. Maciver knows he should have avoided that one.
Columbus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maciver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
Columbus swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Maciver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Columbus counters with a low kick, right behind Maciver 's knee.
A decent looking cross lands there for Columbus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Maciver.
Maciver blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Maciver.
Nice body kick there by Columbus.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Columbus swings for the body but Maciver moves out of range.
Columbus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maciver misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Columbus.
Maciver cracks Columbus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Columbus slips a jab from Maciver.
Columbus throwing a counter right hand but Maciver manages to avoid it.
Columbus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maciver.
Maciver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Columbus.
Maciver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maciver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Columbus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maciver throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
Columbus looks to throw the jab but Maciver is out of range.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Columbus. That snapped Maciver's head back.
Columbus throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Maciver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Maciver.
Maciver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
Donal Maciver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maciver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donal Maciver!

Event: EFFA 176
Date: Sep 03, 2016

#R1#
Maciver wants to clinch.
Sumo is looking for the big counter here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Maciver!
Maciver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sumo.
Sumo takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maciver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maciver scores with a decent looking hook.#KD#
Sumo walks into a big right hand from Maciver and goes down! The referee sends Maciver to a neutral corner as Sumo gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Sumo's coach down at Land of the Rising Fun was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sumo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
Sumo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sumo throws a counter combo.
Maciver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maciver connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Sumo's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Sumo - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Donal Maciver!

Event: EFFA 174
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Hoplitai Haploi misses with a right hand #CL#
and Maciver moves into the clinch.
Hoplitai Haploi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Hoplitai Haploi . #CUT2#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Hoplitai Haploi has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Maciver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Maciver definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoplitai Haploi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands. #BC2#
Hoplitai Haploi manages to break the clinch.
Hoplitai Haploi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maciver moves away from the strike by Hoplitai Haploi .
Maciver avoids the body shot from Hoplitai Haploi .
Hoplitai Haploi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maciver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maciver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hoplitai Haploi backs up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoplitai Haploi misses with a straight left.
Hoplitai Haploi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maciver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hoplitai Haploi . That one must have hurt.
Maciver throws a body shot but no joy.
Hoplitai Haploi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Maciver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maciver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Hoplitai Haploi misses.
Maciver throws a looping overhand right but Hoplitai Haploi ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hoplitai Haploi ! But no joy.
Hoplitai Haploi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hoplitai Haploi .
Maciver sizes up Hoplitai Haploi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hoplitai Haploi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL#
Maciver closes the distance and clinches.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Maciver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maciver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoplitai Haploi looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoplitai Haploi 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Maciver on the inside.
Hoplitai Haploi lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
Hoplitai Haploi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciver landing knees to the head.
Maciver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maciver lands with a light punch inside.
Hoplitai Haploi misses with the head strike.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.
Maciver lands a nice knee to the body.
Maciver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maciver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoplitai Haploi misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver digs a right hand underneath Hoplitai Haploi 's ribcage. Hoplitai Haploi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Maciver scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Maciver is working Hoplitai Haploi over against the ropes.
Maciver lands a knee to the body.
Maciver with a knee to the head.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.
Maciver gets through Hoplitai Haploi 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Hoplitai Haploi is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Hoplitai Haploi is still on wobbly legs! Can Maciver finish him?
Hoplitai Haploi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Maciver is controlling Hoplitai Haploi 's neck. Maciver unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Hoplitai Haploi goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Donal Maciver!

Event: EFFA 169
Date: Jul 09, 2016

#R1#
Maciver throws a right and a left that Magnavox avoids nicely.
Maciver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magnavox misses with a straight right.
Maciver needs to keep his hands up - Magnavox had a free shot at his head there.
Maciver tries to clinch up.
Maciver takes one to the chin there.
Magnavox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magnavox lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Magnavox misses with a hook
and Maciver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donal Maciver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnavox misses the target.
Magnavox lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Maciver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magnavox scores with a nice strike.
Magnavox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maciver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL#
Magnavox gets a clinch. #T1#
Magnavox misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Magnavox fails to land.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Magnavox blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magnavox.
Magnavox misses with some punches.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Magnavox lands with a left to the head.
Magnavox digs a right hand into Maciver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maciver's gas tank.
Magnavox lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Magnavox.
Maciver looks winded!
Magnavox lands a left hand.
Magnavox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.
Magnavox throws a head punch that misses.
Magnavox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magnavox scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Magnavox throws a punch but it's blocked by Maciver.
Still in the clinch, Magnavox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Magnavox on the inside. #T2#
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magnavox lands an uppercut.
Magnavox managing to block the knees to the body from Maciver.
A short left from Magnavox.
Magnavox scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Magnavox breaks the clinch. #CL#
Magnavox has closed the distance and engaged Maciver in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Magnavox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Magnavox blocks with his arms.
Magnavox is leaning against Maciver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magnavox lands a right hand.
Magnavox lands a nice uppercut.
Magnavox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Magnavox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maciver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT#
That has opened up Donal Maciver's cut even more.
A punch lands to the side of Maciver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maciver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnavox scores with a nice head shot.
Magnavox lands a jab to Maciver's midsection.#T3##CL#
Magnavox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Magnavox lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#
Maciver is rocked!
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magnavox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Magnavox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maciver is still on wobbly legs! Can Magnavox finish him?
Magnavox cracks Maciver with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Maciver goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Maciver wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Oswaldorf Magnavox!
An out of breath Oswaldorf Magnavox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Lumpinee 20
Date: Jun 18, 2016

#R1#
Maciver throws a jab but it's blocked by Fuller.
Maciver tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Maciver lands a body shot.
Fuller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuller swings for the body but Maciver moves out of range.
Fuller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fuller throws a lazy uppercut
letting Maciver counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Zion Fuller has been cut.
Fuller throws a wild body kick that Maciver sees coming a mile off.
Fuller lands a nice hook to Maciver's body. Maciver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuller throws a body punch but Maciver moves out of range.
Maciver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maciver throws out the jab.
Maciver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Maciver moves into the clinch.
Fuller managing to block the knees to the body from Maciver.
Fuller lands a body shot.
Maciver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller lands a nice uppercut.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Fuller lands a right hand.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T1#
Maciver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fuller's efforts to push away.
A short right from Fuller on the inside.
Fuller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fuller misses with a punch on the inside.
Maciver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fuller backwards.
Fuller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fuller lands a shot to the body.
Fuller tries to throw a body punch but Maciver avoids it by throwing Fuller back against the ropes.
Maciver blocks an elbow strike from Fuller.
Maciver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fuller in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fuller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fuller lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Fuller breaks the clinch.
Maciver takes a swing at Fuller's ribcage but misses.
Fuller flicks out a counter leg kick but Maciver steps away.
Fuller misses with a left hand
and Maciver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fuller slips under a jab.
Maciver tries to clinch up but Fuller circles away and keeps his distance.
Fuller misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Fuller
and Maciver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maciver misses with a double jab.
Fuller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maciver seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maciver throws a shot from downtown. Fuller moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Maciver takes the fight into the clinch.
Fuller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Fuller is blocking nicely.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Fuller.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Fuller blocks with his arms.
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maciver lands a nice uppercut.
Fuller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver tries a body shot but Fuller blocks it. #BC2#
Fuller manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Fuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maciver takes a step back to recover.
Maciver blocks a head kick by Fuller.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maciver gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT2#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Fuller. Beautiful body shot.
Fuller lands with a cross.
Fuller digs a good hook to Maciver's body.
Maciver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fuller throws a shot to the body.
Fuller scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fuller cracks the inside of Maciver's front leg.
Fuller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fuller throws a shot to the body.
Fuller keeps Maciver at a distance using the push kick.
Fuller lands a slapping body shot.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuller. That one must have hurt.
Fuller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Maciver takes a step back to recover. #T4#
Fuller scores with a kick to the body.
Maciver drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fuller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maciver will feel that in the morning.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fuller. That's going to slow Maciver down.
Maciver walks into a left hand.
Maciver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maciver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fuller.
Fuller looks to land a left hand but Maciver moved out of range nicely.
Maciver takes a swing at Fuller's ribcage but misses.
Fuller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maciver takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT2#
Donal Maciver's cut is getting worse.
Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller misses the shot to the body.
Maciver misses with an uppercut.
Fuller turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maciver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zion Fuller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Fuller fakes the leg kick and cracks Maciver in the body.
A swing and a miss from Maciver.
Nice shot lands for Fuller.
Zion Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maciver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fuller throws a push kick but Maciver slaps the foot to one side.
Maciver jabs Fuller right on the nose. Fuller blinks but takes it well.
Maciver slips a jab from Fuller.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick.
Maciver is looking to counter punch.
Maciver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maciver steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fuller. That one must have hurt.
Maciver throws out a loose jab but Fuller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fuller thuds his shin into the meat of Maciver's side.
Fuller scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maciver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fuller throws an overhand right that lands on Maciver's shoulder, as Maciver tries to avoid the shot.
Maciver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
Fuller throws the kick towards the body but Maciver avoids it.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuller avoids the body shot from Maciver.
Fuller connects with a jab.
Maciver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fuller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fuller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fuller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuller.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fuller.
Fuller lands a nice shot to the body.
Fuller works Maciver's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fuller throws a sloppy head kick and Maciver moves out of range easily.
Fuller connects with the punch.
Fuller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maciver blocks a head kick by Fuller. #T2#
Fuller misses with a straight left.
Fuller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maciver on the side of the head.
Maciver tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Fuller lets loose with a powerful body kick. Maciver will feel that in the morning.
Fuller throws a head kick that half lands.
Fuller scores with a jab to the body.
Zion Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Fuller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fuller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fuller throws a body kick that misses.
Fuller throws a lazy uppercut
and Maciver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuller lands with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fuller!
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuller throws a lazy uppercut
and Maciver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fuller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Maciver misses with a body shot. #T3#
Fuller lands with a right hand. #CUT2#
Donal Maciver's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Fuller slips the punch.
Fuller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maciver.
Fuller avoids the body shot from Maciver.
Fuller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuller throws a head kick that misses.
Maciver staying out of range there.
Maciver tries to clinch there but Fuller circles away.
Fuller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maciver if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Fuller.
Fuller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fuller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fuller lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Maciver moves out of range as Fuller throws a body kick.
Fuller thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Fuller jabs Maciver right on the nose. Maciver blinks but takes it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fuller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maciver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maciver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fuller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fuller misses with a right hand
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Maciver forces Fuller back against the ropes and clinches.
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Fuller controls the action.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Maciver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fuller backwards.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Fuller.
Fuller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuller can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuller blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Fuller blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zion Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Fuller looks to throw the jab but Maciver is out of range.
Fuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fuller throws a wild body kick that Maciver sees coming a mile off.
Maciver throws a looping overhand right but Fuller ducks down to avoid it.
Maciver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuller throws a front kick aimed at Maciver's knee but Maciver avoids it well.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fuller misses with a body kick.
Fuller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maciver counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Fuller
and Maciver counters with a stiff right hand.
Fuller lands with an overhand left.
Fuller throws a poor cross that misses
and Maciver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver swings for the body but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick by Fuller misses #KD#
and Maciver counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Fuller to the mat! Maciver runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Fuller is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!#ROC#
Fuller is rocked!
Fuller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Maciver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fuller to score with a decent uppercut.
Fuller is still on wobbly legs! Can Maciver finish him?
Fuller slips a jab from Maciver.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fuller! But no joy.#T1#
Maciver lands with a cross.
A jab from Maciver finds it's way through Fuller's defenses.
Fuller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maciver connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Fuller out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donal Maciver!
Donal Maciver retains his heavyweight title!

Event: Lumpinee 17
Date: May 15, 2016

#R1#
Maciver scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sumo throws a body punch but Maciver moves out of range.
Sumo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sumo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maciver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sumo misses with a double jab.
Nice cross by Maciver.
Sumo misses with a double jab. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sumo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maciver with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like The Sumo has been cut.
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!
Maciver wants to break free but Sumo has control.
Sumo throws a punch but it's blocked by Maciver.
Maciver blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sumo. #CUT#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Sumo swings wildly with an uppercut but Maciver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sumo takes a shot to the head.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Sumo.
Maciver landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sumo is breathing heavily.
Maciver tries to work over Sumo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sumo backwards. #T1#
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
Maciver lands a good knee to the midsection. Sumo won't want to take too many of those.
Maciver lands a knee to the body. #BC2#
Maciver manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Sumo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maciver with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maciver, as that shot connected.
Maciver closes the distance and catches Sumo with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Sumo is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Sumo is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Sumo is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Maciver takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Donal Maciver!
Donal Maciver is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: Lumpinee 15
Date: May 01, 2016

#R1#
Maciver's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poker under the eye.
Maciver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Migraine in the buildup to the fight.
Maciver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maciver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Maciver rushes Poker and presses him up against the ropes.
Maciver lands a hook that snaps the head of Poker backwards.
Poker blocks a body shot from Maciver.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Poker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poker avoids it.
Maciver crunches a lovely knee into Poker's ribcage.
Poker misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Poker 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poker.
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!
Poker can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Poker struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Poker.
Poker struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Poker misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Maciver.
Maciver blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Poker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poker is defending well for now.
Poker misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.
Maciver lands a shot to the body.
Poker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Maciver tries a body shot but Poker blocks it.
Maciver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Poker backwards.
Maciver misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poker tries a body shot but Maciver blocks it.
Maciver taking a breather.
Poker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poker tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maciver.
Poker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Poker controls the action.
A short left from Maciver.
Maciver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poker backwards. #T2#
Maciver landing knees to the head.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maciver lands with a left to the head.
Poker struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Maciver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Poker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maciver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Poker can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head. #ROC#
Poker is rocked!
Poker looks winded!
Poker pushes Maciver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maciver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maciver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poker is defending well for now.
Maciver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poker's elbow.
Poker cracks Maciver with a nice body shot.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Poker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maciver.
Poker can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Poker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poker.
Poker blocks a body shot from Maciver.
A knee to the head by Maciver.
Poker misses with the head strike.
Maciver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poker backwards.
Maciver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maciver lands a nice knee to the body.
Maciver is leaning against Poker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Poker blocks it.
Maciver 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!
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poker blocks it with crossed arms.
Poker is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Maciver scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maciver lands a knee to the head.
Poker avoiding damage as Maciver throws knees to the body. #T1#
Maciver lands with a light punch inside.
Poker lands a body shot.
Poker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donal Maciver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Poker tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Maciver as the two fighters clinch.
Maciver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poker can do to turn this around?
Maciver scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maciver is trying to maintain a safe position but Poker gets an underhook and turns Maciver into the ropes.
Maciver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pokers head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maciver.
Nice body punch from Maciver - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
Maciver lands a nice uppercut.
Maciver stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maciver working Poker over with knees to the body.
Poker takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciver lands a good knee to the midsection. Poker won't want to take too many of those.
Maciver pushes Poker back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maciver lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Nice body punch from Maciver.
Poker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poker's face.
Poker is still on wobbly legs! Can Maciver finish him?
Maciver has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Poker to the canvas! Can Poker beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Poker was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Maciver is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Donal Maciver!

Event: Lumpinee 12
Date: Apr 10, 2016

#R1#
Bolkiah misses with a left hand
and Maciver counters with a straight right hand.
Maciver misses with a straight left.
Maciver 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bolkiah.
Bolkiah throws a head kick but Maciver moves out of range. #CL#
Bolkiah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maciver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bolkiah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolkiah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maciver's elbow.
Maciver tries a body shot but Bolkiah blocks it.
Bolkiah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maciver pushes Bolkiah back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.
Maciver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bolkiah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolkiah is breathing heavily.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bolkiah.
Maciver lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolkiah backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maciver.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maciver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.
Maciver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T1#
Maciver lands a nice uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Faiq Bolkiah has been cut.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Maciver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maciver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolkiah takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Maciver.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Bolkiah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maciver is pushing Bolkiah up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maciver has Bolkiah pushed against the ropes.
Maciver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bolkiah backwards.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Maciver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciver landing knees to the head. #ROC2#
Bolkiah is rocked!
Maciver creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Bolkiah off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Bolkiah is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Maciver is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Donal Maciver!
In defeat, Faiq Bolkiah stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got distracted by his Pokemon.'.

Event: Lumpinee 9
Date: Mar 20, 2016

#R1#
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McFinnigan lands with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
McFinnigan tries to land a body kick#CL#
and Maciver counters by clinching up.
McFinnigan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McFinnigan tries to break free but Maciver pushes him back against the ropes.
Maciver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Callum McFinnigan has been cut.
Maciver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McFinnigan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McFinnigan tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McFinnigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
Maciver struggles to land a body shot inside as McFinnigan controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Maciver as the two fighters clinch.
McFinnigan misses with some punches.
Maciver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Maciver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciver connects with a nasty looking knee right to McFinnigan's face.
Maciver using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McFinnigan looks winded!
Maciver crunches a lovely knee into McFinnigan's ribcage.
Maciver lands a hook that snaps the head of McFinnigan backwards.
Maciver lands a body punch in the clinch.
McFinnigan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
McFinnigan has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Maciver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maciver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McFinnigan backwards.
Maciver lands with a right to the head.
Maciver scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Maciver.
Maciver lands a knee to the body.
Maciver lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Maciver.
A knee to the head by Maciver.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Maciver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciver scores with a knee to the head. #ROC#
McFinnigan is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maciver.
McFinnigan is still on wobbly legs! Can Maciver finish him?
Maciver is controlling McFinnigan's neck. Maciver unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! McFinnigan goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Donal Maciver!

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