Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Pulse 59 - Yuesheng vs Jedeb
Date: Jan 28, 2017

#R1#
A punch combination from Sears misses.
Badass shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sears cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sears digs a good body shot into Badass's ribs.
Sears throws a body shot but no joy.
Badass slips under a jab from Sears.
A punch lands to the side of Badass 's head but he takes it in his stride.#TD#
Badass closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sears to the mat! Sears manages to get full guard.
Sears looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badass is looking to work some ground and pound but Sears has wrist control.
Badass working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Badass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Badass from controlling successfully.
Badass preventing the sweep. #T1#
Badass trying to control but Sears is working from the bottom.
Sears really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Badass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Badass landing some decent shots from guard.
Badass will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sears looking for a sweep. Not yet Sears, not yet.
Badass lands a couple of digs.
Badass keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sears's head.#CUT#
It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
Sears told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Badass throws a big elbow that misses.
Badass slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Badass from controlling successfully.
Badass is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sears is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Badass is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Badass's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Badass postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Badass makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Badass lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ROC#
Sears is rocked!
Badass sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sears's guard.
Sears avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Badass.
Ground and pound from Badass.
Sears is still in real trouble! Can Badass finish him?
Sears is trying to get back to full guard.
Badass seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Badass is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Badass passes to side control.
Sears seems to have recovered his senses.
Badass has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Badass thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T3#
Badass scores with a couple of short elbows.#SUB#
Badass tries for a kimura but Sears is defending well.
Badass wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sears keeps working.
Badass working the head with strikes.
Sears is trying to get back to half guard.
Badass grinds an elbow into Sears's temple.
Badass lands a strong strike to the head of Sears. That's dazed him! Badass looking to finish here. Sears is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Badass lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Ray Badass!
After the fight, Billy Ray Badass was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Pulse 54: Yuesheng/Dassler III
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1#
Sears avoids a kick to the body.
Mercy lands with a straight right. Sears didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#
It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
Mercy tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Mercy coming out on top.
We've been informed that Mercy 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.
Sears fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mercy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sears throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Sears misses with the combination.
Sears lands a nice shot to the body.
Sears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy jabs at Sears's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sears lands with a hook. Mercy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T1#
Mercy 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.
Sears lands a glancing blow to the side of Mercy's head.
Mercy throws a nice looking combination but Sears bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mercy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sears.
Mercy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mercy.
Sears misses with a straight left.
Mercy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mercy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sears in his tracks.
Sears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Sears misses the target.
Sears loads up on a big right hand but Mercy slips the punch.
Sears looks to land a body kick but Mercy moved away.
Mercy moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Sears connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sears keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mercy. Sears does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercy connects with an inside leg kick.
Sears scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sears misses the jab.
Sears is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Mercy is out of range.
Sears wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sears scores with a hook.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Mercy has knocked Sears down with a huge combo! Mercy steps away and waves a wobbly Sears back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Sears is rocked!
Sears throws out a loose jab but Mercy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Sears is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sears throws a jab when Mercy was well out of range.
Mercy thinks about the counter body kick.
Sears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercy manages to avoid it.
Sears seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sears.#T3#
Sears tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mercy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sears.
Mercy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sears.
Mercy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sears slips under a jab.
Sears throws a body shot but no joy.
Mercy misses the shot to the body.
Sears uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mercy.
Sears lands with a good body shot.
Mercy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sears.
Mercy lands a jab.
Mercy throws a head kick but Sears moves out of range.
Sears paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Mercy throws the left hand but Sears avoids the punch easily.
Sears looks for the body kick but Mercy saw that one coming.
Mercy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jab, jab by Sears - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sears will feel that in the morning.
Mercy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mercy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sears misses with a straight right.
Mercy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mercy throws a lazy uppercut
and Sears counters with a nice uppercut.
Mercy tests Sears's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sears misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sears connects with a right hand. Mercy shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Sears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sears just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Melvin Mercy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Sears's cut.
That's time! Sears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Sears throws a hook but Mercy blocks it.
Sears swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sears slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercy.
Melvin Mercy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mercy misses with a wild body shot.
As Mercy looks to move away, Sears throws a big counter combo but Mercy just gets out of the way.
Sears throws a body punch but Mercy moves out of range.
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears throws the left hand but Mercy avoids the punch easily.
Sears lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercy throws a push kick but Sears slaps the foot to one side.
Sears swinging wildly here.
Sears throws a poor cross that misses
and Sears takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mercy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sears to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
The fighters circling - Sears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mercy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sears missing with a left hand there. Mercy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercy misses with an uppercut. Sears saw that one coming.#KD2#
Mercy lands a big head kick that sends Sears tumbling to the mat! Mercy takes a step backwards and waves Sears back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sears fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercy checks it well.
Sears misses with a straight left.
Mercy throws the kick towards the body but Sears avoids it.
Sears avoids the head kick by Mercy.
Mercy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#
Harry Sears's cut is getting worse.
Mercy throws a monster overhand right that drops Sears! Mercy follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Mercy!

Event: Pulse 50
Date: Nov 12, 2016

#R1#
Sears scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lupus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lupus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sears circles away.
Sears connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lupus shoots in but Sears avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lupus throws a lazy right hand but Sears sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sears throwing a counter right hand but Lupus manages to avoid it.
Lupus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupus looks winded!
Sears lands a glancing blow to the side of Lupus's head.
Lupus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lupus with the counter takedown but Sears avoids it easily.
Sears throws a looping overhand right but Lupus ducks down to avoid it.
Lupus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears misses with an uppercut.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Lupus is out of range.
Sears looks to score with a jab to the body but Lupus is just out of range.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Lupus clinches with his opponent.
Sears dodges an elbow strike from Lupus. #T1#
A knee to the head by Lupus.
Sears tries to break free but Lupus pushes him back against the ropes.
Sears wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sears on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sears misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lupus.
A frustrated look appears on Sears's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sears lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sears is trying to force a seperation but Lupus has the dominant position.
Sears tries to circle away but Lupus has him pinned against the ropes.
Sears struggles to land a body shot inside as Lupus controls his hands.
Sears misses with a knee to the head.
Sears lands a left hand.
Sears wants to break free but Lupus has control.
Lupus lands an elbow inside. #CUT2#
It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
Sears is looking to break free of the clinch but Lupus has double underhooks.
Sears is trying to break the clinch but Lupus has him pressed against the ropes. #BC#
Sears's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Sears avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lupus moves away from the strike by Sears.
Sears with a nice cross.
Sears throws a hook to the side of Lupus's head but Lupus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lupus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lupus shoots in for a takedown but Sears shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sears is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Lupus.
Sears misses with a combination #CL2#
and Lupus counters by clinching up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sears softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lupus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sears's defenses.
Lupus blocks a body shot from Sears.
Lupus lands a damaging elbow.
Sears wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sears lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sears wants to get back to striking at distance but Lupus won't allow it.
Sears is trying to break the clinch but Lupus is controlling him.
Lupus trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Sears's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sears is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
Lupus tries to score with a low kick but Sears moves his leg out of the way.
Lupus shoots for a takedown but Sears saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lupus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sears throws a hook but Lupus blocks it.
Lupus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sears throws out the jab.
Sears throws a looping overhand right but Lupus ducks down to avoid it.
Sears looks to land a right hand but Lupus moved out of range.
Lupus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sears.
Sears looks to land a left hand but Lupus moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Sears misses.
Lupus throws a counter combo.
Lupus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lupus throws a chopping leg kick but Sears manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Sears, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears misses with a straight left.
Lupus moves out of range as Sears strikes.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lupus.
Lupus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sears pinned against the ropes. Sears gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Lupus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lupus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lupus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sears.
Lupus feints a counter leg kick.
Lupus slips under a jab.
Sears blocks a low kick nicely.
Lupus throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sears misses with a wild body shot.
Lupus slips a straight right by Sears.
Lupus tries to clinch up.
Lupus misses with a series of wild punches.
Lupus slips a jab from Sears.
Sears scores with a body shot.
Lupus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Sears's cut.
That's time! Sears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Lupus tried to score with a low kick but Sears checks it.
Lupus tries to clinch there but Sears circles away.
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupus moves away.
Sears has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Some bone on bone action there as Sears checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sears throws a jab but it's blocked by Lupus.
A big left from Sears misses.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sears lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sears.
Lupus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sears.
Sears misses with a kick to the body.
Sears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lupus can do to turn this around?
Lupus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sears.
Sears swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sears looks for the body kick but Lupus saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Sears.
Lupus is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sears manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sears.
Sears lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sears looks to land a body kick but Lupus moved away.#T1#
Lupus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sears as he jumps to the side.
Sears was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sears misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Lupus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears takes a swing at Lupus's ribcage but misses.
Lupus is looking to clinch.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Lupus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A punch combination from Sears misses.
Sears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sears connects with a nice looking jab.
Sears misses with a double jab.
Lupus takes one on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Sears there.
Sears throws a looping overhand right but Lupus ducks down to avoid it.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Lupus is out of range.
Lupus flicks out a counter leg kick but Sears steps away.#T2#
Sears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupus manages to avoid it.
Lupus tries to close the distance and clinch but Sears swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lupus.
Sears looks to land a right hand but Lupus moved out of range.
Sears throws a body kick that misses.
Lupus tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupus dodges the punch combination from Sears.
Lupus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lupus moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Sears lands.
Sears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lupus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lupus moves away from the strike by Sears.
Sears misses with a low kick as Lupus jumps back.
Lupus dodges the punch combination from Sears. #T3#
Lupus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lupus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sears paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sears misses the target.
Sears looks to land a left hand but Lupus moved out of range nicely.
Harry Sears is winning the standup battle so far.
Lupus tries a low kick but Sears avoids it.
Sears moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sears lands a nice hook to Lupus's body. Lupus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sears misses with a double jab.
Sears looks to land a combination but Lupus avoids it well.
Lupus misses with a low kick.
Sears checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sears throws a body punch but Lupus moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sears lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lupus doesn't seem phased though.
Lupus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sears.
Duke Lupus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sears misses with a hook.
Sears throws a jab when Lupus was well out of range.#T4#
A big left from Sears misses.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sears takes a swing at Lupus's ribcage but misses.
Lupus tries to clinch but Sears moves out of range.
Sears throws a lazy right hand but Lupus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lupus throws a leg kick that misses.
Sears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lupus manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Sears there.
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!#CL2#
Lupus rushes Sears and presses him up against the ropes.
Sears working hard to break the clinch.
Sears is looking to break free of the clinch but Lupus has double underhooks.
Lupus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sears avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sears looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Sears pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sears connects with a crisp jab.
Sears is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lupus.
Sears throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Sears's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sears looks to land a combination but Lupus avoids it well.
Lupus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sears is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lupus.
Sears lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lupus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lupus moves away from the strike by Sears.
Sears comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good work by Sears as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Sears misses.
Lupus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sears throws a good cross that connects.
Sears misses with a two punch combination.
Sears misses with a hook. Lupus ducked under it nicely.
Sears loads up on a big right hand but Lupus slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lupus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Sears there.
Lupus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sears throws out a powerful jab.
Lupus gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Sears to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Sears misses with a double jab.
Sears scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Sears.
A telegraphed right hand from Sears misses the target.
Lupus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lupus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lupus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sears was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lupus wants to clinch.#CL2#
Lupus rushes Sears and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sears is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lupus has Sears pressed against the ropes, preventing Sears from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lupus lands an elbow that stopped Sears in his tracks for a moment.
Lupus taking a breather. #T2#
Sears misses with a punch on the inside.
Lupus prevents a body shot from Sears.
Sears avoids the elbow strike from Lupus, against the ropes.
Sears can't break the clinch.
Lupus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sears is trying to force a seperation but Lupus has the dominant position.
Sears scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Sears.
Sears misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sears lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lupus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sears wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Sears escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lupus tries to clinch there but Sears circles away. #T3#
Sears lands with a nice body punch.
Lupus slips a jab from Sears.#CL2#
Lupus gets a clinch. #BC#
Sears breaks the clinch.
Lupus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lupus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sears dips to his left and cracks Lupus with an uppercut!
Lupus throws out a leg kick but Sears moves out of range and Lupus only half commits.
An inside leg kick from Lupus misses.
Sears scores with a nice right hand.
Sears moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Lupus is out of range.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Sears dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sears scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lupus doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lupus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harry Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Sears swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Sears throws out a loose jab but Lupus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sears checks the leg kick nicely there. #CL2#
Lupus darts in and clinches Sears up against the ropes.
Lupus tries to stall but Sears uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC2#
Lupus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lupus throws a right and a left that Sears avoids nicely.
Jab by Sears.
Lupus wants to clinch.
Duke Lupus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Sears blocks a low kick nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Sears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sears, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Sears!
A relieved looking Harry Sears 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: Pulse 45
Date: Oct 08, 2016

#R1#
Sears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sears tries a body shot but Walsh blocks it. #TD2#
Walsh pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Walsh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sears defends well.#SUB2#
Walsh is looking for a triangle but Sears pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Walsh looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walsh's guard.#T1#
Sears trying to control the position from guard on top but Walsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walsh looking to control.
Walsh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Walsh has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sears should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Walsh has tightened it up now! Sears should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mikey Walsh!

Event: Pulse 42
Date: Sep 17, 2016

#R1#
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lumms.
We've been told by Sears's head coaches at Body Pain_14elite_650$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lumms has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sears finds it's way round the side to connect with Lumms's head.
Lumms dives in and grabs Sears's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sears pushes down on Lumms's head and hops out.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Lumms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sears throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Lumms counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sears won't be happy with that.
Lumms working the ground and pound from side control.#CUT2#
It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
Sears is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sears struggling a bit here.
Sears avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lumms.
Sears on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lumms should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears parries the strikes from Lumms easily there. Lumms is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sears to escape. #T1#
Lumms sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sears is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Lumms.
Sears is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lumms misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sears taking a bit of punishment here - Lumms scoring with strikes.
Sears stops Lumms from passing to mount.
Sears knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lumms on the ground.
Sears wants to get back to his feet but Lumms is dominant here and he's now got Sears's back!
The referee is taking a good look at Sears as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Lumms!
I really don't envy Sears right now.
Sears covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Lumms missing with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lumms scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sears is looking for a way out. #T2#
Lumms softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Lumms is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Lumms gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Lumms gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Lumms apologises and we restart here on the feet.
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!
Sears throws a jab when Lumms was well out of range.
Sears throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Lumms decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sears's guard.
Lumms missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lumms prevents Sears from getting back to his feet.
Lumms has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lumms is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lumms postures up in Sears's guard and throws a big left but Sears blocks it.
Lumms landing some decent shots from guard.
Lumms connects with a couple of short punches.
Lumms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Lumms is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lumms accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sears lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Lumms keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Sears trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lumms's guard.#SUB2#
Lumms is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sears defends well.
Lumms looks winded!#SUB2#
Lumms is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sears defends well.
Sears wants to get up but he can't break Lumms's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #T4#
Sears wants to control from the top but Lumms keeps moving. #SUB2#
Lumms looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sears throws a big elbow that misses.
Lumms can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sears controls the pace.
Sears wanted to stand there but Lumms had control of the position. #SU#
Sears gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sears tests Lumms's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Lumms dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Sears'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#
Sears stuns Lumms with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sears scores with a jab. Lumms acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sears.
Sears takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lumms.
Sears scores with a jab. Lumms acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lumms sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lumms with the counter takedown but Sears avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lumms shoots in looking for a takedown but Sears manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lumms's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sears was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Lumms does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears throws a shot from downtown. Lumms moves away and avoids it.
Lumms changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T1#
Sears shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lumms eats them both and turns towards Sears to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lumms looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lumms takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sears misses the shot to the body.
Lumms feints the counter takedown.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Sears connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lumms momentarily.
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lumms with the counter takedown but Sears avoids it easily.
Sears throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Harry Sears is winning the standup battle so far.
Sears throws a jab when Lumms was well out of range.
Lumms changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Sears swinging wildly here.
Sears misses with a double jab #TD2#
and Lumms counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lumms scores with punches from side control.
Lumms working the body and head with strikes.
Sears is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lumms asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sears can't do much from the bottom here.
Sears is trying to improve his position.#T3#
Lumms sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sears is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sears tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lumms is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sears can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sears working to try and regain half guard.
Lumms working Sears over with strikes here.
James Lumms has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sears working to try and regain half guard.
Sears is working hard here to advance position.
Sears wants to hold on but Lumms pushes him away.
Lumms lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lumms breaks from Sears's wrist control and lands an elbow. #ROC2#
Sears is rocked!
Lumms lands with some strikes.
Oh Sears is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Lumms looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Lumms looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sears covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Lumms!

Event: Pulse 39
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1#
Ingles lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT2#
It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sears swinging wildly here.
Ingles drops his hands momentarily and Sears takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ingles.
Sears moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Ingles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ingles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sears falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ingles counters with a left and a right that stings Sears. #ROC2#
Sears is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ingles misses with a double jab.
Ingles blocks a jab.
A combination from Ingles does no damage.
Sears gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ingles.
Sears misses with a hook
and Ingles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Sears is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Ingles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sears seems to have got his legs back now.
Sears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Ingles has knocked Sears down with a huge combo! Ingles steps away and waves a wobbly Sears back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ingles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Ingles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ingles is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sears tries to bum rush Ingles with a series of wild strikes but Ingles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ingles unleashes a big counter combination but Sears bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sears misses with a lunging right hand
and Ingles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears walks straight into a right hand from Ingles - that's dropped him! Ingles jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sears from any more punishment! Sears complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenato Ingles!
After winning the bout, Kenato Ingles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Pulse 35
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1#
Thorton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sears's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thorton under the eye.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorton moves away.#TD#
Thorton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sears is trying to keep Thorton in close.
Thorton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.
Thorton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sears looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sears really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thorton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sears is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorton connects with a couple of short punches.
Thorton advances position into side control!#SUB#
Thorton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T1#
Sears can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Thorton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Thorton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sears, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Thorton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sears has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Thorton but great work by Sears.
Thorton gets back to half guard.
Sears is trying to control. Thorton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
Sears prevents Thorton from improving his position.#SUB#
Thorton looking for submissions off his back.
Thorton trying to get back to full guard but Sears takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Thorton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sears is looking to advance position but Thorton won't allow it.
Sears throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Thorton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Thorton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T3#
Thorton trying to control here.
Thorton is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Thorton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Thorton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thorton manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Thorton is looking for a triangle but Sears pushes his legs off easily.
Thorton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4##SUB#
Thorton is looking for a triangle but Sears pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Thorton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sears gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sears accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Sears avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thorton looking to control.
Sears must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Thorton looking for a guillotine here but Sears defends easily.
Sears throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luther Thorton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Sears looks to throw a body kick#TD#
and Thorton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thorton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thorton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thorton trying to control but Sears is working from the bottom.
Sears wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.
Sears is trying to keep Thorton in close. #SUB#
Thorton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T1#
Sears is trying to keep Thorton in close.
Thorton forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Thorton is looking for a kimura here.
Sears is not content to let Thorton control the position.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sears is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Thorton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sears defends it well. #SUB#
Thorton seems to be working for a kimura but Sears defends the submission attempt.
Thorton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thorton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sears trying to control but Thorton postures up.
Thorton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sears knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3#
Thorton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sears has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hugs & Kisses. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sears is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Thorton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sears sees it coming and defends easily.
Sears is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thorton trying to control from Sears's half guard. Sears has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thorton postures up.
Thorton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thorton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thorton throws an elbow that misses. Sears uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thorton's guard. Nice move by Sears!#REVB##T4##SUB#
Sears has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Thorton to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sears is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Thorton pulls down on the head and he's put Sears to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luther Thorton!
During a confident post fight interview, Luther Thorton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Pulse 32
Date: Jul 09, 2016

#R1#
A head kick misses from Mercy.
Sears scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mercy avoids the body shot from Sears.
Mercy slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Mercy tries to land a front kick but Sears steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mercy throws a head kick that half lands. #CUT#
It looks like Harry Sears has been cut.
We've been informed that Sears 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.
Sears looks to land a body kick but Mercy moved away.
Sears swings for the body but Mercy moves out of range.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sears.
Sears misses with an uppercut
and Mercy counters with a left and a right... And another left! Sears is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Mercy!

Event: Pulse 29
Date: Jun 18, 2016

#R1#
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dassler moves away.
Sears cracks a nice hook into Dassler's ribs.
Sears loads up on a big right hand but Dassler slips the punch.
Sears could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sears throws a jab but it's blocked by Dassler.
Sears lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dassler at a distance.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sears misses with a straight right.
Sears looks to land a right hand but Dassler moved out of range.
Dassler with the counter takedown but Sears avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dassler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dassler slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dassler.
Sears jabs Dassler to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dassler moves away.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears misses the jab.
Dassler with the counter takedown but Sears avoids it easily.
Sears tries to bum rush Dassler with a series of wild strikes but Dassler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sears misses with a body shot #TD2#
and Dassler counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sears! #SUB2#
Dassler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sears, who protects the arm well.
Dassler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#SUB2#
Dassler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Dassler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Dassler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sears has escaped the position, nice work there. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dassler in side control, throwing shots but Sears defends.
Dassler postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly. #SUB2#
Dassler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Dassler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Dassler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Dassler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dassler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3##SUB2#
Dassler thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Dassler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sears is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Dassler seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB2#
Dassler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Dassler in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sears is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adi Dassler!

Event: Pulse FC 25
Date: May 21, 2016

#R1#
Alexandre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sears dodges the punch combination from Alexandre.
Sears throws a lazy right hand but Alexandre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alexandre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sears displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alexandre throws out the jab.
Alexandre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sears.
A countering left hand to the body from Alexandre misses.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Sears throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandre is looking for the big counter here.
Alexandre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexandre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sears works over Alexandre's head and body with a nice combination.
Sears really is a fat lump.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexandre fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Alexandre.
Alexandre cracks a nice hook into Sears's ribs.
Alexandre misses with the combination. #T1#
Alexandre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alexandre tries to bum rush Sears with a series of wild strikes but Sears uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Alexandre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears moves away from the strike by Alexandre.
Alexandre misses with a wild combination.
Sears has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alexandre pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sears back to the ropes. Alexandre follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alexandre misses with a wild combination.
Alexandre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sears swinging wildly here. #T2#
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexandre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Alexandre does no damage.
Alexandre ducks under a wild hook from Sears.
Alexandre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexandre misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
Sears misses with the combination.
Alexandre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sears throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexandre.
Alexandre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Alexandre is looking for the big counter here.#T3#
A jab from Alexandre does it's job there.
Sears ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexandre is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sears misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Alexandre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sears misses with a straight left.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Alexandre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sears throws a right hand that Alexandre ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandre also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Alexandre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexandre misses with a double jab.
Alexandre dodges the punch combination from Sears.
Some wild striking there from Alexandre.
Sears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sears. #T4#
Alexandre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Alexandre misses the target.
Alexandre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sears.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alexandre.
Alexandre throws a right hand that Sears ducks under and follows up with a left that Sears also avoids with ease.
Alexandre lands a nice shot that snaps Sears's head back.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexandre moves away.
Alexandre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sears.
Sears throws a low kick but Alexandre avoids it.
Sears throws the left hand but Alexandre avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexandre feints a jab promting Sears to slip. Alexandre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sears slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alexandre slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Alexandre misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jace Alexandre dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Some bone on bone action there as Alexandre checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sears throws a right hand that Alexandre ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandre also avoids with ease.
Sears looks to land a combination but Alexandre avoids it well.
Sears pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexandre unleashes a big counter combination but Sears bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alexandre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexandre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexandre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sears circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alexandre!
Sears misses with the body kick
letting Alexandre counter with a right hand.
Alexandre misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexandre. Sears does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sears showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandre.
Jace Alexandre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sears walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his 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!
Alexandre takes a swing at Sears's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Alexandre.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Alexandre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexandre throws a looping overhand right but Sears ducks down to avoid it.
Sears works Alexandre's body with a nice hook.
Alexandre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sears throws a right and a left that Alexandre avoids nicely.
A combination from Sears does no damage.
Sears is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Alexandre's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sears lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sears.
Alexandre avoids the body shot from Sears.
Alexandre dodges the punch combination from Sears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alexandre misses with a jab, cross combination. #T2#
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexandre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sears throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alexandre counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexandre misses with a two punch combination.
Sears scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alexandre!
Sears tries to bum rush Alexandre with a series of wild strikes but Alexandre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sears has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sears tries to bum rush Alexandre with a series of wild strikes but Alexandre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Alexandre.
Sears slips a jab and a cross from Alexandre.
Sears throwing a counter right hand but Alexandre manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sears might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sears on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alexandre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sears in his tracks. #T3#
Alexandre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandre throws a series of punches but Sears moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alexandre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alexandre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Alexandre misses.
Sears dodges the punch combination from Alexandre.
Alexandre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alexandre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sears throws a series of punches but Alexandre moves out of range.
Alexandre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alexandre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T4#
Alexandre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears misses with a looping left.
Alexandre slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexandre tries to bum rush Sears with a series of wild strikes but Sears uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sears avoids the body shot from Alexandre.
Sears throws a hook to the side of Alexandre's head but Alexandre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sears misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Alexandre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexandre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alexandre misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sears misses with the combination.
Alexandre 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jace Alexandre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sears's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Sears misses with a straight left.
Alexandre lands a jab to Sears's midsection.
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sears slips a jab and a cross from Alexandre.
Sears lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexandre's head.
A punch combination from Alexandre misses.
Sears avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sears avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexandre throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sears.
Sears showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexandre.
Sears is looking for a counter combo.
Alexandre throws a right hand that Sears ducks under and follows up with a left that Sears also avoids with ease.
Sears seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Alexandre tries to bum rush Sears with a series of wild strikes but Sears uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexandre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Alexandre misses its intended target.
Sears takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Sears does no damage.
Sears ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexandre moves away.
Sears throws a right hand that Alexandre ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandre also avoids with ease.
Alexandre is looking for the big counter here.
Sears looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alexandre connects with a jab.
No joy there for Alexandre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alexandre moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexandre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alexandre.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alexandre circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexandre lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexandre misses with a body shot.
Alexandre looks to land a combination but Sears avoids it well.
Sears throwing a counter right hand but Alexandre manages to avoid it.
Sears avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sears.
Alexandre looks to land a combination but Sears avoids it well.
And Sears counters with a quick kick to the body but Alexandre blocks it.
Sears throws a right and a left that Alexandre avoids nicely.
Alexandre punishes Sears's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexandre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sears moves out of range as Alexandre strikes.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alexandre.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexandre let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sears swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T3#
Sears misses with the combination.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Alexandre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sears appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexandre swinging wildly here.
Alexandre misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Sears - just one landing. #T4#
Sears throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alexandre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sears circles away quickly and effectively.
Alexandre fails to land with a series of punches.
Alexandre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sears.
Alexandre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Sears on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Harry Sears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sears slips a jab and a cross from Alexandre.
A quick step to the side and Sears tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexandre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sears. Sears obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Alexandre.
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!
Some wild striking there from Alexandre.
Alexandre throws a series of strikes that have Sears backpedaling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jace Alexandre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alexandre 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jace Alexandre!

Event: Pulse 21
Date: Apr 23, 2016

#R1#
Sears misses with the combination.
Lazada slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Sears smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Sears finds it's way through Lazada 's defenses.
Good standup being displayed there by Sears as he connects with a hook.
Lazada slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Lazada looks to score with a jab to the body but Sears is just out of range.
Sears fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lazada manages to avoid it.
Sears throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lazada counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sears takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#TD2#
Lazada shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sears is trying to defend but Lazada finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Sears wants to get back to full guard.#T1##SU2#
Lazada stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sears to get to his feet.
Lazada defending well as Sears loads up on a big left hand.
Lazada changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sears connects with a single shot there.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears is looking to land body kicks.
Lazada looks for a takedown but Sears sprawls well.
Sears really is a fat lump.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Sears works Lazada 's body with a nice hook.
Sears has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lazada .
Lazada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sears moves away.
Sears throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Sears looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lazada is trying to counter with his kicks.
Lazada 's coach down at Mega Gym (10 Elite - $1000) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lazada 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A leg kick checked by Lazada .#TD2#
Sears gets caught napping as Lazada dives in and scores a takedown. Sears manages to retain guard.#ES#
Sears scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lazada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sears avoids it really well and circles away.
Lazada walks into a straight right hand from Sears.
Sears lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lazada throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sears connects with a body shot that sends Lazada 's belly button to the back.
Sears scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lazada looks winded!#T3#
Sears looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sears lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sears lands a nice hook to Lazada 's body. Lazada takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sears scores with a body shot.
Sears stuns Lazada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sears misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Lazada counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lazada . #BC#
Sears breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Sears throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Lazada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sears lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T4#
Lazada shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sears as he avoids it easily.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Lazada .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sears lands with a nice combination. Lazada backs away looking to recover.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazada is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lazada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sears crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lazada - the referee stops the clock and Sears gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lazada . Sears manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lazada wants to clinch.#CL2#
Lazada moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Sears breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lazada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sears.
Sears throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sears misses with a body shot.
Lazada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sears seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sears darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harry Sears is winning the standup battle so far.
Lazada throws a wild body kick that Sears sees coming a mile off.
Lazada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lazada .
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears misses with a looping left.
Lazada is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sears lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sears displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#
It looks like Gabriel Lazada has been cut.
Sears swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Lazada counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lazada .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Sears. #T1#
Lazada connects with a knee to the head.
Lazada drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lazada is breathing heavily.#BC#
Sears breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazada is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sears lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sears.
Lazada lands a head kick!
Nice defenses there by Sears.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Lazada is looking to clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sears.
Sears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lazada can do to turn this around?#T2#
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Lazada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sears moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sears cracks Lazada with an open hand slap.
Sears misses with a series of wild punches.
Sears lands a head shot.
Sears misses with a jab to the body #TD2#
and Lazada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lazada looking to sit in guard and control but Sears gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sears not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T3#
Sears missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lazada wants to sweep here but Sears controlling him for the moment.
Lazada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sears throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lazada is looking to stand up but Sears isn't so interested in that idea.
Gabriel Lazada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sears is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sears working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lazada is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sears is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sears misses with the combination.
Sears cracks Lazada with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sears circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Lazada 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sears takes a swing at Lazada 's ribcage but misses.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazada .
Lazada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sears swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazada .
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazada .
Lazada swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sears counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Lazada misses.
Lazada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sears throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Lazada pushes Sears up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sears is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T1#
Sears blocks an elbow strike from Lazada . #BC2#
Lazada manages to break the clinch.
Sears slaps away a takedown attempt from Lazada , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lazada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sears catches Lazada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sears swinging wildly here.
Lazada steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sears.
Sears avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lazada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lazada moves forwards but Sears connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Sears jabs at Lazada 's body.
Sears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sears misses with a body kick.
Lazada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lazada fails with a takedown attempt.
Lazada has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Sears does no damage.
Lazada tries to counter with a clinch but Sears shakes him off and moves away.
Lazada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sears counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sears circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lazada doesn't manage to clinch there - Sears circles away. #T3#
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Sears.
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sears scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Lazada darts in looking for a takedown but Sears gets double underhooks and turns Lazada into the ropes.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Lazada .
Sears swats away the attempt to clinch by Lazada .
Lazada has a takedown stuffed.
Lazada avoids the body shot from Sears.
Lazada is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sears with a hook.
Harry Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lazada darts in trying to clinch
and Sears counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gabriel Lazada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sears looks to land a body kick but Lazada moved away.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lazada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazada .
Sears throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lazada darts in looking for a takedown but Sears gets double underhooks and turns Lazada into the ropes.
Danga de danga de dang - Sears scores with a four punch combination!

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Sears showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sears, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Sears!
After winning the bout, Harry Sears thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: QFC Tournament 611 Round 4
Date: Mar 28, 2016

#R1#
Sears misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sears keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sears swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Alvarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB2#
Alvarez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sears manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Alvarez has Sears in his guard.#REVR#
Sears controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Alvarez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sears defends well.
Sears looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1#
Alvarez controlling from the top position.
Alvarez with a flurry of punches that miss. #SU2#
Sears is working an open guard so Alvarez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sears could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sears stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Sears wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sears avoids it really well and circles away.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Alvarez.#TD2#
Sears gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sears knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alvarez on the ground.#T2#
Sears working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alvarez.
Alvarez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sears is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez stops Sears from standing up. #T3#
Sears utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alvarez dives in and grabs Sears's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sears pushes down on Alvarez's head and hops out.
Sears stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sears wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sears! #CUT#
It looks like Darwin Alvarez has been cut.
Sears misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Sears backs off Alvarez throws a huge counter combo but Sears manages to avoid it all.
Sears looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range. #CL2#
Alvarez drives through and clinches with Sears against the cage.
Alvarez goes for a takedown attempt but Sears pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Alvarez moves into the clinch.#T4##BC2#
Alvarez breaks the clinch.
Alvarez walks into a straight right hand from Sears.
Sears looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Sears gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Alvarez looks winded!
Sears controlling Alvarez's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Darwin Alvarez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darwin Alvarez'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#
Sears misses with a wild combination.
Sears lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alvarez backs up against the cage.
Sears defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Sears darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Sears.
Sears stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sears wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Sears on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez tries a low kick but Sears avoids it.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Sears circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sears's corner calls for a 1-2. Sears obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alvarez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sears avoids it really well and circles away.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Alvarez.#T1#
Alvarez tries to clinch but Sears is having none of it.
A quick step to the side and Sears tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sears scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alvarez doesn't seem bothered though.
Alvarez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Sears stuffs the takedown attempt from Alvarez. Alvarez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sears scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC#
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez darts in looking for a takedown but Sears gets double underhooks and turns Alvarez into the cage.
A big left from Sears misses. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Sears has knocked Alvarez down with a huge combo! Sears steps away and waves a wobbly Alvarez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sears finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Sears sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Sears avoids it this time.
Sears misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Sears looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.#T2#
Alvarez shoots in but no luck this time.
Sears lands with a straight right. Alvarez didn't see that one coming.
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
Sears throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Sears.
Sears lands a nice looking body shot. #TD2#
Alvarez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alvarez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sears trying to control the position. #T3#
Alvarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Sears is retaining full guard.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Sears not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sears doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Alvarez is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sears lands with a good body shot.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sears darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Sears keeps it at a distance.
Harry Sears is winning the standup battle so far.
Sears throws a shot to the body.
Alvarez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sears.
Sears jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Sears misses.
Sears misses with the combination.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Sears.
Alvarez moves in looking to clinch but Sears pushes him off.
Sears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Sears throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez goes for a double leg but Sears avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sears continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darwin Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sears throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sears. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sears swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sears throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Alvarez throws a hook but Sears blocks it.
Sears misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD2#
Sears gets caught flat footed, as Alvarez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully. #SU2#
Alvarez gets to his feet - Sears follows without any prompting. #T1#
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sears throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Sears tries to sprawl but Alvarez drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Alvarez is working for a kimura but Sears is defending it quite comfortably.
Alvarez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
Sears is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Alvarez seems content to control.
Alvarez passes to side control.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Sears is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sears gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T3#
Sears wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alvarez.
Darwin Alvarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sears tries to hold on but Alvarez postures up.
Alvarez controlling the pace for now.
Alvarez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Harry Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alvarez tries to control but Sears wriggling away.
Sears wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alvarez.
Sears might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alvarez wants to control the pace but Sears is squirming around nicely.
Sears holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alvarez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Darwin Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Harry Sears!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Harry Sears!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Harry Sears!

Harry Sears wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Harry Sears thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: QFC Tournament 611 Round 3
Date: Mar 27, 2016

#R1#
Matsushina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sears's waist but Sears gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matsushina off to one side. #TD2#
Matsushina drives through with a takedown into Sears's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Matsushina wants to pass the guard but Sears is keeping the position.
Sears keeping moving, preventing Matsushina from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsushina controls from within his opponent's guard.
Matsushina works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Matsushina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sears knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Matsushina is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sears sees it coming and defends easily.
Matsushina is looking to take a break and control but Sears is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T1#
Sears avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsushina.
Matsushina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sears could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sears has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsushina is working away from the top position though.
Matsushina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Matsushina is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sears regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Matsushina.
Sears is pulling down on Matsushina's head. It's preventing any offense from Matsushina, at least for the moment.
Matsushina preventing the sweep. #T2##SUB2#
Matsushina postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sears is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Matsushina, into his guard. #REVR#
Matsushina has his hands on Sears's head, controlling the position.
Sears has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sears trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sears throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsushina is pulling down on Sears's head. It's preventing any offense from Sears, at least for the moment.
Sears engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Matsushina is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsushina trying to control the position.
Sears with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sears looking to sit in guard and control but Matsushina gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Sears keeping moving, preventing Matsushina from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Matsushina is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sears is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matsushina trying to control but Sears is working from the bottom.
Matsushina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matsushina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sears swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akihiro Matsushina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Left hook, right uppercut from Sears.
Matsushina fails with a takedown attempt.
Matsushina fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sears lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matsushina shoots in but Sears avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihiro Matsushina.
Matsushina shoots and misses
and Sears counters with a right hand to the body. #TD2#
Matsushina fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sears to the ground. Matsushina is now in Sears's guard.#ES#
Sears pushes Matsushina off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Matsushina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sears tries to avoid it but Matsushina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sears to the ground. Sears escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matsushina avoids a kick to the body.
Sears throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matsushina shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sears as he avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sears!
Matsushina is breathing heavily.
Sears looks to land a combination but Matsushina avoids it well.
Matsushina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T1#
Sears closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danga de danga de dang - Sears scores with a four punch combination!
Sears ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matsushina takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sears scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harry Sears is winning the standup battle so far.
Sears scores with a one two! Matsushina had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matsushina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sears lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sears throws a series of strikes that have Matsushina backpedaling.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sears!
Sears scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sears bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sears lands a jab-cross combination.
Sears is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sears lands a jab-cross combination.
Sears moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T2#
A shot to the liver by Sears. Beautiful body shot.
Sears throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matsushina feints the counter takedown.
Sears connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sears throws a series of punches but Matsushina moves out of range.
Matsushina shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sears pinned against the cage. Sears gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sears moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harry Sears is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matsushina gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sears counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sears scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sears throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matsushina.
Sears explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sears is looking to wear down Matsushina with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T3#
Matsushina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sears throws a combination. Matsushina tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Matsushina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matsushina shoots in for a takedown but Sears shows good takedown defense.
Sears leaves Matsushina with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sears stuffs the takedown attempt from Matsushina. Matsushina gets slowly back to his feet.
Sears rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matsushina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sears catches Matsushina with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matsushina with the counter takedown but Sears avoids it easily.
Sears throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matsushina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sears lands a right hook to the body.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Matsushina bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T4#
Sears throws a right hand that Matsushina ducks under and follows up with a left that Matsushina also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Matsushina counters with a single leg into guard. Sears didn't expect that.
Matsushina is looking to work some ground and pound but Sears has wrist control.
Sears is controlling Matsushina's posture.#SUB2#
Matsushina drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Matsushina jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sears is pulling down on Matsushina's head to control his posture.
Matsushina trying to control but Sears is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#SUB2#
Matsushina drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sears dives on top into guard.#REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Sears lands with a right hand.
Sears lands with a nice body punch.
Sears lands with a nice combination. Matsushina backs away looking to recover.
Akihiro Matsushina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sears lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Matsushina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sears is fending him off so far but Matsushina persists. Nope, Sears circles away and we're back to standing.
Matsushina doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sears counters with a nice body shot.
Sears pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matsushina back to the cage. Sears follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sears looks to land a combination but Matsushina avoids it well.
Sears lunges at Matsushina with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matsushina's hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Sears misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
Sears lands a jab to the head.
Matsushina will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harry Sears has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihiro Matsushina.#T1#
Matsushina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sears.
Sears lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matsushina circles away quickly and effectively.
Sears is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matsushina can do to turn this around?
Matsushina shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sears as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Sears was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sears scores with a three punch combo!
Sears stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matsushina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sears.
Sears works over Matsushina's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsushina closes the distance and clinches up with Sears, looking for a takedown. Matsushina pushes Sears against the cage but Sears circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sears feints a jab promting Matsushina to slip. Sears then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matsushina slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sears slaps away a takedown attempt from Matsushina, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sears lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matsushina at a distance.
Matsushina takes one on the button.#T2#
No joy there for Sears, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsushina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sears tries to bum rush Matsushina with a series of wild strikes but Matsushina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown attempt by Matsushina or perhaps it was just good defense by Sears, which made it look bad.
Sears lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Matsushina on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matsushina fails with the takedown.
Sears lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Matsushina backs up against the cage.
Sears moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matsushina shoots in looking for a takedown. Sears tries to sprawl out of it but Matsushina keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sears manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
A left and a right from Sears both land. Nice combination.
Sears lands with a good body shot.
Matsushina shoots in but Sears avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sears fails to land with a series of punches.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Matsushina shoots in for a double leg but Sears sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matsushina shoots and misses
enabling Sears to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsushina looks to land a left hand but Sears moved out of range nicely.
Sears was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sears changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sears feints a jab promting Matsushina to slip. Sears then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Matsushina slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Sears.
Harry Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsushina looks for a takedown but Sears sprawls well.
Sears connects with a right hand. Matsushina shakes it off.
Sears swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sears lands a jab.
Sears lands an overhand right.
Matsushina is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sears sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Matsushina shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sears but Sears pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sears throws a combination. Matsushina tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Sears showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sears 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 for Harry Sears!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Harry Sears!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Harry Sears!

Harry Sears wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Harry Sears thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: QFC Tournament 611 Round 2
Date: Mar 26, 2016

#R1##CL#
Kalua moves into the clinch.
Kalua is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kalua has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sears after a bit of a struggle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kalua.#BC#
Kalua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sears misses with a few strikes there.
Sears moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#
It looks like Baba Kalua has been cut.
Kalua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sears sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kalua somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baba Kalua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sears looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sears as he avoids it easily.
Kalua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sears makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sears scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kalua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sears works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Kalua wants to clinch up but Sears keeps it at a distance.
Sears lands with a good body shot.
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalua is breathing heavily.
Sears throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Kalua's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Sears dives in looking to finish as Kalua flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Sears's strikes! Sears is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Kalua's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Kalua was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Sears!
Harry Sears thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: QFC Tournament 611 Round 1
Date: Mar 25, 2016

#R1#
Sears jabs Wang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sears lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sears.#CUT2#
It looks like Lil Wang has been cut.
Wang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sears swats away the attempt to clinch by Wang.
Sears connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wang momentarily.
Sears misses with the combination. #TD#
Wang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sears tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wang is in Sears's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sears trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
Sears trying to strike off his back. #T1#
Sears avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sears working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wang.
Sears is controlling Wang's posture.
Wang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sears trying to control the position. #SU#
Wang stands up and waves to Sears to follow him.
Wang is looking to clinch.
Harry Sears seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sears throws a series of strikes that have Wang backpedaling.
Sears throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sears lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wang backs up against the cage. #T2#
Wang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sears.
Wang shoots in and drives through. Sears sprawls well.
Sears pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sears cracks Wang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sears throws a push kick but Wang slaps the foot to one side.
Sears scores with a three punch combo!
Sears shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wang eats them both and turns towards Sears to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wang throws a head kick that misses
and Sears counters with a one-two to the body.
Sears misses with a combination #CL#
and Wang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Sears.
Sears lands a shoulder strike.
Wang tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sears smiles and moves away.
Sears lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T3#
Wang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sears throws a one two combo.
Sears moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sears with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sears shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wang eats them both and turns towards Sears to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wang misses with a combination
and Sears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Wang closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sears did well to prevent Wang getting side control.
Sears looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sears wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Wang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Still in half guard, Wang seems content to control.
Sears is looking for a sweep. Wang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Wang is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sears trying to control but Wang postures up.
Wang content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lil Wang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Wang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sears sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wang somewhat.
Despite the aggression on Sears's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sears slips under a jab.
Sears scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sears scores with a three punch combo!
Harry Sears seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sears goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sears throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Sears.
Sears fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sears throws a series of punches but Wang moves out of range. #T1#
A low kick from Wang is predictable there
and Sears counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Wang takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Wang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sears misses with a two punch combination.
Sears has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sears lands with a hook. Wang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sears scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sears is working the combinations to good effect here.#CL#
Wang moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Wang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Sears. Those never looked like landing.
Sears lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sears fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sears is breathing heavily.#T2#
Sears will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sears throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Wang tries for a takedown but Sears circles away easily
and Sears makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Sears gets tackled into the cage by Wang. Wang maintains the clinch. #TD#
Wang pulls guard.
Sears wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wang working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Sears really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wang is on top in guard. #REVR#
Sears avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sears utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sears is keeping the position for now.
Wang preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sears is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SU#
Wang stands and steps away. Sears gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sears manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Wang scores with a takedown into Sears's guard.
Sears wants to hit a switch here but Wang passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sears there!
Wang is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Sears showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lil Wang's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Wang is looking to clinch.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt
and Sears counters with a left to the body.
Wang avoids a kick to the body.
Sears's corner calls for a 1-2. Sears obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sears misses with a body kick.
Sears scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sears lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sears dips to his left and cracks Wang with an uppercut!
Wang tries to clinch up.
Wang closes the distance and clinches up with Sears, looking for a takedown. Wang pushes Sears against the cage but Sears circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sears misses with a wild combination. #TD#
Wang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lil Wang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Sears wants to get back to full guard.
Wang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sears is looking to improve his position.
Sears tries to kick Wang off but Wang keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#SUB#
Wang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sears has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sears is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sears takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wang is thwarting Sears's attempts to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sears defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wang.
A countering left hand to the body from Sears misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang shoots for a takedown but Sears saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T3#
Sears scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for Sears, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sears should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wang.
Wang controls the position.
Sears defending against the ground and pound.
Sears keeps Wang under control for a moment.#SU#
Wang decides to stand back up.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harry Sears is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Sears scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL#
Wang instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sears is pressed up against the cage. Wang has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sears down to the mat. Sears avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wang throws a solid leg kick but Sears takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wang.
Sears lands a nice hook to Wang's body. Wang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sears.
Sears lands a body shot.
Wang shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sears counters with a right hand to the body.
Lil Wang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harry Sears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Harry Sears!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Harry Sears!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Harry Sears!

Harry Sears wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Harry Sears thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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