Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AKF 17 | Blackmane vs. Turner
Date: Sep 11, 2021

#R1#
Zy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Irwin misses.
Zy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Zy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Zy cracks Irwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Zy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin swings widly with a right hand
and Zy counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
Zy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irwin. That did some damage!
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Zy is just out of range.
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Zy moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Irwin misses with a hook.
Zy digs a good body shot into Irwin's ribs.
Irwin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Irwin throws a leg kick
and Zy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Irwin's knee momentarily.
Irwin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zy.
Irwin looks winded!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zy.
Zy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Zy.
Zy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice jab there from Zy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zy cracks Irwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#T2#
Zy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Both fighters circling a little - Zy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zy scores with a leg kick.
Zy connects with a solid leg kick.
Zy scoring well with a low kick there.
Zy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Irwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zy.
Irwin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Irwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zy can pounce on him.
Zy scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zy can pounce on him. #T3#
Zy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zy punishes Irwin's body with a nice straight punch.
Irwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zy.
Zy lands an overhand right.#ROC#Irwin is rocked!
Zy circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Irwin tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Zy wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vos Zy!
Our winner, Vos Zy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: AKF 13 | Cobb vs. Saint
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
Irwin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Route throws a hook but Irwin avoids it easily.
Irwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Route just misses with a punch to the body.
Route's jab looks to have found its range, popping Irwin under the eye.
Irwin staying out of range there.
Route missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Irwin misses.
Route looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Route connects with a right hand. Irwin shakes it off.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Route moved away.
En Route seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin throws a jab when Route was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Route throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Irwin on the side of the head.
Route moves away from the strike by Irwin.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Route.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Route does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Route.
Route thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin is looking to counter punch.
Route avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Route misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Route fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.
Route uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Irwin has time to react.
Route moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Route waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Irwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Route.
Irwin lands a body shot.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Route.
A punch lands to the side of Irwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Irwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Route throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Route ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Route.
Route lands a jab to Irwin's midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Route 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Route throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Route blocks the body kick.
Route swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
A big left from Route misses.
Irwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Irwin walks into a stiff left hand from Route.
Route throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Route scores with a jab to the body.
Route throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Irwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Irwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Route.
Irwin moves out of range as Route strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Irwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Route avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Route connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Route throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Route steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Route ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Route digs a good hook to Irwin's body.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route scores with a crisp jab that stopped Irwin in his tracks.
Irwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Route. Route circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Route lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Route. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Route checks it well. #T4#
Route checks the leg kick nicely there.
Irwin slips under a jab from Route.
Irwin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Route steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Route misses with a left hand
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Route scores with a four punch combination!
Route takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin misses with a body shot
and Irwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Route checks a low kick from Irwin.
Route throws out a counter right but Irwin avoids it with no problem.
Route misses with a hook.
Route misses with a hook.
Route thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Route. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

En Route dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Route with a nice cross.
Route misses with a lunging right hand
and Irwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Route.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Irwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Route swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Route misses with an uppercut. Irwin saw that one coming.
Route comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Irwin is looking to slow Route down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route misses with a hook. Irwin ducked under it nicely.
Route throws a head kick but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Route slips the punch.
Route ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Route swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Route checks a leg kick.
Route throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
Good shot there by Route.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Route sees it coming and moves out of range.
Route has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Route tries to score with a low kick but Irwin moves his leg out of the way.
Irwin throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Route.
Route jabs at Irwin's body.
Route walks into a left hand.
Route takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Irwin takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T2#
Route dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Route there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Route lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Route cracks Irwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Route.
Irwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Route drops his hands momentarily and Irwin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Route looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Route connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Route throws a body shot but no joy.
Route rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route tried to score with a low kick but Irwin checks it.#T3#
Irwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Route cracks Irwin with an open hand slap.
Irwin is looking to slow Route down with leg kicks.
Route is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
Route misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Route lands a nice shot to the body.
Route misses with a kick to the body
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Route.
Route just misses with a punch to the body.
Route scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Route lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Route.
Route digs a good hook to Irwin's body. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Route tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Route.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Route swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin throws the left hand but Route avoids the punch easily.
Route digs a good body shot into Irwin's ribs.
Irwin is looking to land body kicks.
Irwin throws an overhand right that lands on Route's shoulder, as Route tries to avoid the shot.
Irwin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Route misses with a looping left.
Route tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Route misses
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Route throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

En Route showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
A cross from Route lands.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Irwin is looking to land body kicks.
Irwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Route misses the jab.
Irwin is looking to counter punch.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
En Route seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Route takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Irwin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Route tries a quick counter leg kick but Irwin is wise to it.
Route lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#ROC2#Irwin is rocked!
Route connects with a quick right hand that sends Irwin tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). En Route!
A victorious En Route thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: KOM Featherweight Semi Finals
Date: Mar 21, 2021

#R1#
Irwin throws a body punch but Jan moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jan.
Jan shoots in but Irwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irwin.
Irwin throws a lazy right hand but Jan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irwin defends it nicely.#T1#
Jan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jan shoots and misses
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Jan shoots and misses
and Irwin counters with a low kick, right behind Jan 's knee.
Jan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Irwin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD#
Jan gets the takedown into side control. #SUB#
Jan tries for a kimura but Irwin is defending well.
Irwin struggling a bit here.
Jan trying to control the action but Irwin is working from the bottom.
Jan throws an elbow but Irwin slips to the side and avoids it well.#T2#
Jan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Irwin manages to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Irwin!
Irwin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jan trying to control the position.
Jan seems keen to control Irwin's posture.#T3#
Jan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jan is trying to control the position but Irwin postures up. #SUB#
Jan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jan wants to sweep here but Irwin controlling him for the moment.
Jan throws some sloppy strikes off his back. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB#
Jan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Irwin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jan.
Jan is trying to control Irwin's posture but Irwin avoids it.
Jan tries to bench press Irwin off him but Irwin keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin dominated that round.
That's time! Jan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Jan shoots in but Irwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irwin.
Bartlomiej Jan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Jan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jan moves into full mount!
Jan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Irwin is in a horrible position here. Jan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jan controlling the position easily from mount.
Jan trying to control but Irwin is having none of it. #T1#
Jan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bartlomiej Jan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Irwin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Irwin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jan.
Irwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jan tries to control but Irwin wriggling away.
Irwin tries to reverse the position but Jan maintains control.
Irwin prevents Jan from taking his back.
Jan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#SUB#
Jan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Irwin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Irwin shrugs it off.
Irwin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jan.
Jan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
Jan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jan misses with a head shot.
Jan with good strikes from the mount here!
Irwin is squirming around, avoiding Jan's attempts to control the action.
Jan is really struggling to control Irwin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Irwin's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Jan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jan trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Irwin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jan tries to control but Irwin wriggling away.
We've been hearing that Jan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jan prevents Irwin from getting the reversal.
Irwin keeps trying to improve his position.
Irwin regains half guard.
Jan is trying to control the action in half guard but Irwin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Jan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Irwin trying to hold on to Jan's head to control him but Jan postures up. #T4#
Jan not doing much here. #ES2#
Irwin pushes Jan off and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jan.
Bartlomiej Jan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Irwin. That's going to slow Jan down.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bartlomiej Jan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Irwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jan.
Irwin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#TD#
Irwin gets caught flat footed, as Jan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jan 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.
Jan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Irwin keeping full guard, as Jan tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin trying to control the position here.
Jan stopping the sweep attempt from Irwin.#T1#
Jan stays in close to Irwin's body and controls the position.
Irwin managing to control the position.
Jan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Irwin looking to control but Jan passes into half guard.
Jan is looking to advance position but Irwin won't allow it.
Irwin is trying to stand back up but Jan is controlling him
Irwin is looking for a sweep. Jan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Jan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jan is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jan works his way into side control. #T2#
Irwin is trying to improve his position.
Irwin regains half guard.
Jan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Irwin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Irwin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Irwin.
Jan won't allow Irwin to sweep him here.
Jan trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jan advances to half guard. #T3#
Irwin is looking to control Jan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Irwin avoid being mounted?
Jan wants to take a breather but Irwin is having none of it.
Jan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Irwin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Irwin's head.
Irwin is refusing to be controlled, as Jan sits in half guard.
Irwin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jan.
Jan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Irwin is pressing down on Jan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irwin trying to keep a closed guard but Jan is proving a slippery customer.
Irwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #ES2#
Irwin wriggles free and stands up.
Irwin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jan shoots in but Irwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jan shoots for a takedown but Irwin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bartlomiej Jan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jan swinging wildly here.
Irwin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Jan shoots in and gets a takedown into Irwin's guard.

Irwin pushes Jan off and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Irwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Irwin 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Irwin!

Event: MMMA Kings of Madness 7( LW)
Date: Feb 20, 2021

#R1#
Irwin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jainar.
Irwin throws a hook but Jainar avoids it easily.
Irwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jainar feints and then cracks Irwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irwin down.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jainar throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Irwin.
Jainar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Irwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jainar misses the body punch
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
Irwin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jainar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Irwin's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
Jainar connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Jainar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Irwin backs up against the cage.
Jainar cracks Irwin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jainar lands with an overhand left.
Irwin lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jainar misses the target.
Jainar lands with a right hand. #ROC#Irwin is rocked!
Irwin drops his hands momentarily. Jainar doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Irwin staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Irwin doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ramazan Jainar!
Ramazan Jainar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: MMMA Kings of Madness 1( LW)
Date: Jan 30, 2021

#R1#
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Twelve avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Twelve throws out a counter right but Irwin avoids it with no problem.
Twelve missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Twelve.
Twelve scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Twelve tenderised Irwin's leg. Irwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Twelve misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Twelve.#CUT2#It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
Irwin slips a jab from Twelve.
Twelve jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Twelve misses with a combination
and Irwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Twelve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Twelve throws a good cross that connects.
Irwin lands a jab.#T1#
Twelve misses with a left hand
and Irwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Jab by Twelve.
Irwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Twelve tries a head kick but it misses.
Irwin throws a low kick but Twelve moves out of range easily.
Conor Twelve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Twelve.
Twelve throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Twelve paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irwin blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Twelve. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twelve scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Twelve just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Irwin throws an overhand right that lands on Twelve's shoulder, as Twelve tries to avoid the shot.
Twelve misses the body punch
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Twelve lands.
Twelve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin tries to score with a low kick but Twelve moves his leg out of the way.
Twelve thuds his right hand into Irwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Twelve scores with a jab to the jaw.#ROC2#Irwin is rocked!
Irwin ducks into an uppercut from Twelve and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Conor Twelve!
Conor Twelve was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: TC 18 Mil $ GP vol 3.2
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
Ortega lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Irwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortega scores with a shot to the body.
Ortega comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Ortega finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Ortega 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.
Irwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortega throws a shot to the body.
A low kick lands for Ortega. #TD2#
Ortega manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Irwin on his heels. He'll look to pass Irwin's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Irwin has momentary wrist control but Ortega slips an elbow through the middle.
Ortega trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irwin controls Ortega momentarily but Ortega frees himself.
Irwin has control of Ortega's left arm, preventing Ortega from doing any damage.
Ortega slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ortega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irwin swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Ortega trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortega with a nice head shot there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Irwin holds on and takes a little breather.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Irwin keeps moving.
Irwin wants to sweep but no luck.
Irwin trying to keep a closed guard but Ortega is proving a slippery customer.
Irwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Irwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Irwin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ortega showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Irwin keeps moving. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Irwin pulls Ortega in close to prevent any damage.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ortega throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Irwin stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortega. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Ortega's corner calls for a 1-2. Ortega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ortega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortega shoots in but no luck this time. #T3#
Irwin stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortega. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Ethan Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Ortega.
Ortega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irwin slips a straight right by Ortega.
Ortega throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin is looking for a counter combo.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Ortega.
A jab lands there for Ortega.
Ortega looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin lands with a right hand.
Ortega misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Ortega misses with a body shot. #TD2#
Ortega closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Irwin to the mat! Irwin manages to get full guard.
Ortega passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Ortega is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Irwin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ortega.
Ortega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ortega drops an elbow to the side of Irwin's head.
Ortega frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ortega controlling from the full mount.
Ortega wants to take Irwin's back but he can't do it this time.
Irwin wants to control but Ortega is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Ortega dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Ortega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ortega misses the shot to the body.
Ortega lands a leg kick that knocks Irwin off balance momentarily.
Ortega goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Irwin tries to land a leg kick but Ortega saw it coming and moves away.
Ortega lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ortega.
Ortega swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Irwin counters with a nice body shot.
Ortega connects with an inside leg kick.
Irwin checks a low kick from Ortega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ortega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Ortega.
Ortega is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Irwin rather than just go for the knockout.
Ortega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Ortega lands an overhand right.#T1#
Ortega takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ortega misses with a leg kick.
Irwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortega avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Ortega is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A low kick from Irwin is predictable there #TD2#
and Ortega counters with a nice double leg into side control. Irwin won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Ortega tries for a kimura but Irwin is defending well.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Irwin is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Ortega looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ortega scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ortega scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Irwin to see if he's OK.#T2#
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Ortega is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Irwin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ortega works to advance to full mount. Irwin defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brian Ortega has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Irwin stops Ortega from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Irwin tries to lock up and control but Ortega gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB2#
Ortega looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Ortega looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ortega content just to control the position here. #T3#
Ortega scoring with strikes but Irwin is staying in there.
Ortega tries to control but Irwin wriggling away.
Ortega with shots to the head and body - Irwin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Irwin has given up his back here. Will Ortega look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Irwin can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irwin just trying to survive but Ortega is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB2#
Ortega has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Irwin! Can he survive? No! He's out! Ortega gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brian Ortega!
A very excited looking Brian Ortega made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SMASH: Camara vs Sanchez 2
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Irwin is looking to counter punch.
Irwin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simpson on the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a hook.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Irwin slips under a jab from Simpson.
A low kick from Irwin is predictable there
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Irwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Simpson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Irwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson throws an off balance right hand
and Irwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irwin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Simpson throws out a counter right but Irwin avoids it with no problem.
Simpson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Irwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
It looked like Irwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Simpson throws an overhand right that lands on Irwin's shoulder, as Irwin tries to avoid the shot.
Simpson misses with a left hand
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Simpson throws a lazy uppercut
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irwin scores with a sloppy right hand. Simpson should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Irwin misses the jab.
Simpson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Simpson misses.
Simpson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Simpson throws an off balance right hand
and Irwin counters with a nice body shot.
Simpson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simpson lands the left hand.#T2#
Irwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simpson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Decent striking displayed by Simpson there.
Irwin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simpson throws a lazy uppercut
and Irwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Simpson! Irwin is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richie Simpson!
An out of breath Richie Simpson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SMASH: McQuirre vs Festation
Date: Aug 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson looks to throw the jab but Irwin is out of range.
Irwin slips under a jab from Simpson.
Irwin misses with a double jab.
Ethan Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simpson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Irwin misses its target.
Irwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Simpson.
Simpson connects with a crisp jab.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Simpson throws out the jab.
Irwin misses with a left hand
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Simpson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
Irwin throws a jab when Simpson was well out of range.#T1#
Simpson tries to move into range but Irwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Simpson misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Simpson manages to avoid it.
A big right from Irwin misses.
Irwin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Simpson counter with a right hand.
Simpson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Simpson loads up on a big right hand but Irwin slips the punch.
Simpson blocks a low kick nicely.
Simpson lands with a nice body punch.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Irwin slips under a jab from Simpson.
Simpson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Simpson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Simpson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Irwin misses the target.
Irwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Simpson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Simpson throws out a counter right but Irwin avoids it with no problem.
Irwin misses with a looping right.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simpson! But no joy.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Simpson.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Simpson manages to avoid it.
Irwin slips a jab from Simpson.
Simpson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Irwin manages to avoid it.#T3#
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simpson checks it well.
Irwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simpson.
Irwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simpson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Irwin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Simpson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simpson.
Simpson lands with a hook. Irwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC2#Irwin is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
Simpson fakes the body blow, causing Irwin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Irwin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richie Simpson!
After winning the bout, Richie Simpson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SMASH: Lacplesis vs White
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Irwin duly obliges.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Irwin misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Connemara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Connemara moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Connemara staying out of range there.
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Connemara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.#T1#
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Irwin avoids it easily.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Connemara checks a leg kick.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Connemara slips a straight right by Irwin.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Irwin throws a body punch but Connemara moves out of range.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Irwin misses with a kick to the body.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Connemara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Connemara.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin misses with a body shot.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Connemara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Connemara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Connemara is just out of range.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Irwin avoids it easily.
Irwin throws a hook but Connemara avoids it easily.#T3#
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Irwin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Connemara is out of range and Irwin settles back down.
Irwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Irwin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Connemara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Connemara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Irwin avoids it easily.
Irwin misses with a looping right.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
Connemara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Irwin misses with a hook. Connemara ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Connemara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Connemara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T4#
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Connemara defending well as Irwin loads up on a big left hand.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irwin misses with a looping right.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Irwin throws a right hand that Connemara ducks under and follows up with a left that Connemara also avoids with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin misses with a hook. Connemara ducked under it nicely.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Connemara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Irwin tried to score with a low kick but Connemara checks it.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Connemara is out of range.
Irwin throws out a loose jab but Connemara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Connemara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Connemara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Irwin avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Connemara saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irwin throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connemara moves away.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.#T1#
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Connemara slips the punch.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Connemara moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Connemara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Ethan Irwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Irwin misses with a few strikes there.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connemara was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Connemara checks a leg kick. #T2#
Irwin throws a hook but Connemara avoids it easily.
Irwin misses the jab.
Irwin throws a hook but Connemara blocks it.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jameson Connemara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irwin misses with a straight left.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Connemara checks a low kick from Irwin.
Connemara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Irwin misses the jab.
Irwin throws a jab when Connemara was well out of range.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T3#
Irwin lands with a nice body punch.
Ethan Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connemara slips under a jab.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Irwin throws a lazy right hand but Connemara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connemara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Irwin.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Connemara might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Irwin has got the better of the exchanges.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Connemara was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irwin throws a chopping leg kick but Connemara manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T4#
Irwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Connemara moves out of range of the body kick.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irwin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Connemara moves out of range as Irwin throws a body kick.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connemara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Connemara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Irwin misses with a hook.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Connemara slips the punch.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Irwin throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A bone on bone clash there as Connemara blocks the leg kick.
Irwin is looking to chop away at Connemara's legs.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Connemara checks it well. #T1#
Irwin misses the jab.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connemara.
Connemara checks a leg kick nicely.
Irwin throws a looping overhand right but Connemara ducks down to avoid it.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irwin throws a low kick, looking for Connemara's leg but Connemara calmly moves out of range.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Irwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connemara.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ethan Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Irwin throws out a loose jab but Connemara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin throws a low kick but Connemara avoids it.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Connemara checks the leg kick.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Irwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Connemara can do to turn this around?
Connemara ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connemara under the eye.
Irwin looks to land a body kick but Connemara moved away.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.#T3#
Connemara avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but Connemara is out of range.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Irwin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Connemaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Irwin throws a hook but Connemara avoids it easily.
Connemara feints the counter takedown.
Connemara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Irwin.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
Irwin throws a hook but Connemara avoids it easily.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Irwin avoids it easily.
Irwin wants to slow Connemara down by chopping away at his legs.
Connemara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T4#
Connemara slips under a jab from Irwin.
Connemara tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Connemara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Connemara with the counter takedown but Irwin avoids it easily.
Connemara blocks a jab.
Connemara drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Irwin defends it well.
A jab from Irwin misses.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
Irwin takes a swing at Connemara's ribcage but misses.
Connemara is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Ethan Irwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irwin tried to score with a low kick but Connemara checks it.
And Connemara tries to counter it with a takedown but Irwin pushes his down on his head and steps out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Irwin!

Event: SMASH: Karlsson vs Lacplesis
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Loco shoots in.
Irwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irwin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Loco dives in for a single leg takedown but Irwin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A quick step to the side and Irwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loco misses with a takedown attempt - Irwin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Irwin misses its target.
Ethan Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loco has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Loco shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Irwin. No joy for Loco on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#TD2#
Loco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Loco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Loco from controlling successfully.
Irwin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB2#
Loco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Irwin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loco controlling from the top position.
Loco postures up. #SUB2#
Loco drops back looking for a leg! Irwin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Irwin manages to kick Loco off! Loco jumps back into Irwin's guard.
Loco controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Loco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loco is stalling in the full guard.
Irwin looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loco throwing strikes from guard but Irwin blocks nicely.
Irwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Loco controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Loco darts in looking for a takedown but Irwin gets double underhooks and turns Loco into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Irwin. No joy for Loco on that attempt.
Loco shoots for a double leg takedown but Irwin sprawls well. He's pushed Loco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Irwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
A bone on bone clash there as Loco blocks the leg kick.
Loco fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Irwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irwin defends well and Loco ends up having to push Irwin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Loco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Irwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Loco fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Irwin sprawls well initially but Loco persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Irwin is holding on to half guard well.
Loco is taking a breather. Irwin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Irwin wants to improve his position but Loco is controlling well.
Irwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Loco content to control rather than advance.
Irwin is looking for a sweep. Loco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Loco is trying to work for a kimura but Irwin is defending well.
Loco is controlling the pace.
Loco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irwin keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Loco is working for a submission of some sort.
Irwin desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ethan Irwin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Irwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Loco shoots and misses
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Loco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Irwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loco can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Loco dives in and scores a takedown into Irwin's guard.#ES#
Irwin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Loco is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Loco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ethan Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mono Loco.
Loco drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Irwin working hard to break the clinch.
Irwin lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loco drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Irwin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loco's efforts to push away.#T1#
Loco controlling the action here for a moment.
Irwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Irwin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irwin tries to break free but Loco pushes him back against the cage.
Loco changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Irwin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Loco shoots in for a takedown but Irwin shows good takedown defense.
Loco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irwin circles away.
Loco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Irwin as Loco shoots in.
Mono Loco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Loco tries for a takedown but Irwin circles away easily
and Irwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Irwin.
Irwin cracks Loco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Irwin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Irwin defends well and Loco ends up having to push Irwin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Irwin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Loco.
Irwin stuffs the takedown.
Loco takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Loco gets a takedown into half guard.
Irwin is not content to let Loco control the position.#T3#
Irwin is trying to maintain the position but Loco is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Loco 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.
Loco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irwin keeps working.
Loco throwing shots but Irwin is blocking nicely.
Loco wants to control but Irwin is keeping him busy.
Loco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Irwin wants to get back to full guard but Loco has passed into side control.#SUB2#
Loco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Loco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Irwin is not content to let Loco control the position.
You can see the frustration on Irwin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Loco controlling from side mount. #SUB2#
Loco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irwin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Irwin sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Loco shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Loco was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Irwin is not content to let Loco control the position. #SUB2#
Loco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irwin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Loco wants to control but Irwin is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Loco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irwin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irwin is letting Loco control him for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SUB2#
Loco is trying to get an arm triangle but Irwin is defending well. #SUB2#
Loco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irwin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irwin is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Loco is trying to get an arm triangle but Irwin is defending well.
Loco is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Loco wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Irwin, who protects the arm well. #T2#
Loco trying to control the action but Irwin is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Loco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Loco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Loco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irwin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Loco wants to control but Irwin is keeping him busy. #T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irwin can't do much from the bottom here.
Irwin is not content to let Loco control the position.
Irwin wants to control but Loco postures up.
Loco scoring with punches from side control. #SUB2#
Loco has hold of Irwin's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Irwin tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Loco cranks the arm and Irwin screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Irwin, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mono Loco!
Mono Loco thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Klos vs Camara
Date: May 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Irwin has time to react.
Cruz blocks a jab.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin slips under a jab.
Cruz throws a hook but Irwin avoids it easily.
Irwin thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irwin throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Irwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Cruz throws a combination. Irwin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Ethan Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left lands for Cruz.#TD#
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Irwin is in trouble now - Cruz has advanced to mount!
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Irwin?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irwin wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Irwin is looking to improve his position but Cruz isn't that keen on the idea.
Irwin looks winded!
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T2#
Irwin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz lands a big shot there that rocks Irwin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cruz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Irwin is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
Irwin is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.#T3#
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz looking to control but Irwin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Irwin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cruz keeps control of the position easily here as Irwin tries to buck him off.
Irwin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cruz controls the action.
Cruz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Irwin rolls, trying to escape but Cruz keeps control of the position.
Cruz lands with a hammerfist to the side of Irwin's head.
Cruz 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.
The referee is taking a good look at Irwin as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cruz!
Irwin rolls, trying to escape but Cruz keeps control of the position. #T4#
Cruz biding his time, looking for the opening. #SUB#
Irwin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cruz has the hooks in. Irwin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes here. #SUB#
Cruz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz has the hooks in. Irwin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cruz lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
A lull in the action here. #SUB#
Irwin fending off the submission attempt from Cruz.
Irwin is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darian Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Cruz misses with a double jab.
A cross from Cruz lands.
Cruz moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Cruz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Irwin's head.
Irwin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cruz throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz with a hook.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Irwin throws out a counter right but Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Cruz cracks Irwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Irwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cruz with a body shot.
Cruz misses the jab.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
Irwin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Irwin stuffs the takedown attempt from Cruz. Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Irwin flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Irwin throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range. #T2#
Irwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
A little jabbing left from Irwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darian Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
Jab by Cruz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin looks to land a body kick but Cruz moved away.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darian Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz tries to bum rush Irwin with a series of wild strikes but Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Cruz misses with the combination.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Irwin moved out of range.
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Cruz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Irwin doesn't seem phased though.#TD#
Cruz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Irwin to the ground. Cruz is now in Irwin's guard.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Irwin wants to get back to his feet but Cruz passes into half guard.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Irwin is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T4#
Cruz content to control rather than advance.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Irwin's head.
Cruz is keen to just control but Irwin is a slippery customer.
Cruz prevents Irwin from standing back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irwin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Irwin defends it.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Irwin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darian Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Irwin enables Cruz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Irwin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Irwin wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Cruz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Irwin 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.
Cruz trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.
Darian Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Irwin has wrist control.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cruz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ethan Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?#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.
A shot to the body from Irwin misses
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irwin slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz misses with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irwin misses with a leg kick
and Irwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irwin wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Irwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cruz misses with a straight right.
Irwin defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Cruz misses.
A punch lands to the side of Irwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darian Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darian Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
Cruz takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
Irwin walks into a left hand.
Cruz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irwin's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Irwin flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Cruz thuds his right hand into Irwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Irwin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cruz blocks it well.
Irwin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Irwin wants it to stay on the feet.
Irwin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz fails to land with a series of punches. #TD#
Cruz drives through with a takedown into Irwin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Darian Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Irwin is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Cruz chips away with some ground and pound.
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Irwin keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Irwin is on top in guard. #REVB#
Irwin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cruz is on top in guard. #REVR#

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: SMASH: Kuwabara vs Schaub
Date: May 02, 2020

#R1#
Irwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cruz at a distance.
Irwin throws a leg kick but Cruz moved away.
Cruz misses the jab.
Irwin misses with a body shot
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Irwin cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Irwin avoids it well.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
Irwin cracks Cruz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz checks a low kick from Irwin.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Cruz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Irwin throws a nice looking combination but Cruz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cruz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz 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. #T1#
Irwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cruz throws a right and a left that Irwin avoids nicely.
Irwin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin slips a jab from Cruz.#TD#
Cruz drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES2#
Irwin pushes Cruz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darian Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
Cruz throws an off balance right hand
and Irwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz digs a good hook to Irwin's body.
Cruz throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Irwin moves away and avoids it.
Irwin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Cruz there.
Cruz lands with an overhand left.#TD#
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Irwin is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Irwin defends it.
Cruz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Irwin is looking to improve his position.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Irwin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3#
Cruz thows a huge punch but Irwin dodges it nicely.
Irwin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Irwin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz is keen to just control but Irwin is a slippery customer.
Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Irwin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Irwin is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Irwin is pressing down on Cruz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Irwin 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.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4#
Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Irwin is adopting a defensive guard.
Cruz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Irwin is pulling down on Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from Cruz, at least for the moment.
Irwin controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Irwin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz 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.
Cruz is working Irwin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Irwin trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Irwin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darian Cruz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cruz throws a body shot but no joy.
Darian Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from Irwin.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a combination but Irwin avoids it well. #TD#
Cruz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cruz lands in his opponent's guard.#ES2#
Irwin has his feet on Cruz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cruz misses with an uppercut. Irwin saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Irwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Cruz slips the punch.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Irwin avoids it really well and circles away.
Irwin feints a counter leg kick.
Cruz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Irwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?#T1##TD#
Cruz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Irwin's half guard.#ES2#
Irwin kicks Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
Cruz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Cruz.
Cruz cracks Irwin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Cruz lands a body shot.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Irwin is just out of range.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Irwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irwin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cruz misses with a body punch
letting Irwin counter with a right hand. #T2#
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Irwin, which made it look bad.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz backing away here, and Irwin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz slips under a jab from Irwin.
Irwin scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Cruz.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darian Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
Irwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Irwin moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Irwin throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Irwin is looking to land body kicks.
Irwin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Irwin is breathing heavily.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz misses with a left hand
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Irwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T4#
Cruz works Irwin's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a body shot.
Cruz scores with a sloppy right hand. Irwin should have avoided that one.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Irwin takes one to the chin there.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Irwin misses.
Cruz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Irwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irwin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darian Cruz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Irwin.
Darian Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irwin moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cruz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irwin can pounce on him.
Cruz swings widly with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Irwin counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cruz cracks Irwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz moves out of range as Irwin strikes.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Cruz shoots in but Irwin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cruz throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz cracks Irwin with an open hand slap.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irwin swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz digs a good hook to Irwin's body.
Irwin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Cruz throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Ethan Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Irwin lands a nice hook to Cruz's body. Cruz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cruz.
Cruz cracks Irwin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cruz throws a combination that misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz lands a jab-cross combination.
Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irwin throws out the jab.
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irwin defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darian Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T3#
Cruz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Irwin.
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cruz throws a jab but it's blocked by Irwin.
Irwin throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Cruz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cruz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Irwin tries to avoid it but Cruz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Irwin to the ground. Irwin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz connects with the punch.
Cruz lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Darian Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Irwin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T4#
Danga de danga de dang - Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Irwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cruz misses with a hook
and Irwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Irwin misses the jab.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Cruz lunges at Irwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Irwin's hand.
Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Cruz tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darian Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darian Cruz!
Darian Cruz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Shut Up and Fight 2
Date: Apr 24, 2020

#R1#
Irwin throws the left hand but La De Hoya avoids the punch easily.
La De Hoya misses with a body kick.
La De Hoya connects with an inside leg kick.
La De Hoya misses with a double jab.
Irwin blocks a low kick nicely.
La De Hoya scores with a hook to the body. Irwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
La De Hoya scores with a head kick. Irwin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#
It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
Irwin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles La De Hoya. La De Hoya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
La De Hoya misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Irwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from La De Hoya misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from La De Hoya is predictable there
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
La De Hoya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Irwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
La De Hoya connects with a body shot.
A lazy left from La De Hoya finds it's target.
Irwin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
La De Hoya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Irwin drops his guard momentarily, allowing La De Hoya to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Irwin! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! La De Hoya takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Marious La De Hoya!
Our winner, Marious La De Hoya, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: FRIDAY SHOOTOUT 2
Date: Apr 10, 2020

#R1#
Fighter doesn't manage to clinch there - Irwin circles away.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Irwin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Irwin avoids it well.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin is having none of it.
Fighter misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Irwin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fighter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irwin swats away the attempt to clinch by Fighter.
Irwin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Fighter wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with the combination. #CL2#
Fighter forces Irwin back against the ropes and clinches.#T1#
Fighter misses with the head strike. #BC#
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Irwin takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Irwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fighter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Irwin is looking to counter punch.
Fighter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Fighter.
Fighter throws a series of strikes that have Irwin backpedaling. #CL2#
Fighter clinches.
Irwin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Irwin's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter looks winded!
Irwin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC#
Irwin manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Irwin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Irwin connects with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Irwin connects with an inside leg kick.
Fighter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fighter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irwin connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Irwin connects with a right hand. Fighter shakes it off.
Irwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fighter checks it well. #CL2#
Fighter forces Irwin back against the ropes and clinches.#BC#
Irwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Fighter moved out of range nicely.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Fighter tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
Irwin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fighter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nameless Fighter will probably get the nod.
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#
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Ethan Irwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter misses with the combination.
Irwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fighter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irwin can pounce on him.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin is having none of it.
Irwin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter throws a counter combo.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin misses with an uppercut.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination. #T1#
Irwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fighter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Irwin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irwin delivers a nice body kick.
Irwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Fighter darts in trying to clinch
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighter tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Irwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fighter tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
Irwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fighter works over Irwin's head and body with a nice combination.
Irwin is looking to chop away at Fighter's legs.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Fighter moves into the clinch.
Fighter throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ethan Irwin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Irwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter misses with a series of wild punches.
Fighter is looking to clinch.
Fighter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL2#
Fighter gets a clinch.
Irwin avoids the elbow strike from Fighter, against the ropes. #BC#
Irwin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Fighter.
Fighter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nameless Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
Irwin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fighter has time to react.#T1#
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter wants to clinch but Irwin slips to the side
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fighter throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Fighter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fighter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fighter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fighter throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fighter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fighter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Irwin can pounce on him.
Fighter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irwin throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Irwin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fighter on the side of the head. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fighter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fighter misses with a combination
and Irwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Fighter wants to clinch.
Fighter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irwin.
Irwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fighter throws a combination that misses
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.
Irwin looks to land a combination but Fighter avoids it well.
Fighter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin scores with a nice body kick.
Fighter takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Irwin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irwin 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ethan Irwin!
The defeated Nameless Fighter had this to say: 'I will be back And I`ll win YOU MOTH****CKERS!'.

Event: Grand Prix RIO
Date: Feb 14, 2020

#R1#
Musashi throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Irwin avoids the head kick by Musashi.
A quick step to the side and Irwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Musashi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Irwin looks for the body kick but Musashi saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Musashi misses its intended target.
Irwin staying out of range there.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Musashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Musashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irwin avoids the head kick by Musashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi thuds his right hand into Irwin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Musashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Musashi lands a head shot.
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Irwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin scores with a jab. Musashi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irwin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Irwin swings for the body but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Musashi scores with a jab. Irwin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irwin is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Musashi jabs Irwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A left lands for Musashi.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
Musashi lands a head kick. Irwin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi lands a head kick that sends Irwin down! Irwin is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Musashi is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Miyamoto Musashi!

Event: RR #5
Date: Jan 17, 2020

#R1#
Irwin drops his hands momentarily and Snow takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Snow misses with a wild body shot.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Irwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Snow with a hook.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow's coach down at UnderGround Specialist Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Snow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Snow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Snow lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Snow coming out on top.
Snow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Snow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snow lands with an overhand left.
Snow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snow misses with an uppercut.
Irwin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nik Snow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Snow misses with a straight left. #T1#
Irwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Snow clobbers Irwin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Snow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Snow throws a looping overhand right but Irwin ducks down to avoid it.
Snow is looking to slow Irwin down with leg kicks.
Irwin avoids the body shot from Snow.
Snow lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snow lands a jab to Irwin's midsection.
Snow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Snow.
Snow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Snow backs away, Irwin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Irwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snow throws a poor cross that misses
and Irwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Irwin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snow.
Snow scores with the left hand. Irwin knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Snow lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Irwin throws a body punch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Snow throws out the jab.
Snow looks to land a combination. Irwin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Snow just misses with a punch to the body.
Snow jabs Irwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irwin loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow lands with a kick to the temple. Irwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Snow with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Snow throws a jab when Irwin was well out of range.
Snow misses with a looping right.
Irwin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nik Snow dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Snow lands with a hook. Irwin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Irwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Snow lands a jab to Irwin's midsection.
Irwin slips under a jab from Snow.
Snow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Irwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Snow throws a big shot that misses.
Snow jabs Irwin right on the nose. Irwin blinks but takes it well.
Snow throws a lazy right hand but Irwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Irwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow moves out of range as Irwin throws a body kick.
Snow misses with a hook. Irwin ducked under it nicely.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Irwin ducks right into an uppercut from Snow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Snow misses with a head kick.
Snow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Snow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Snow connects with a right hand. Irwin shakes it off.#ROC2#
Irwin is rocked!
Irwin walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Nik Snow!
Nik Snow gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: AKT 9?
Date: Dec 20, 2019

#R1#
Smoochie Wallace looks to land a body kick but Irwin moved away.
Smoochie Wallace throws a head kick that Irwin semi-blocks.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Smoochie Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Irwin misses the target.
Smoochie Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a jab to the body
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
Smoochie Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace looks for the body kick but Irwin saw that one coming.
Irwin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Irwin blocks the leg kick.
Irwin checks a leg kick.
Irwin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smoochie Wallace gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin. #T1#
Smoochie Wallace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Irwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smoochie Wallace thinking.
Smoochie Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smoochie Wallace connects with a looping right hand.
Irwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smoochie Wallace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smoochie Wallace swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Smoochie Wallace manages to avoid it.
Smoochie Wallace catches Irwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smoochie Wallace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smoochie Wallace lets loose with a powerful body kick. Irwin will feel that in the morning.
Smoochie Wallace lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a leg kick
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Irwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smoochie Wallace throws out the jab.
Irwin misses with a straight right.
Smoochie Wallace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Irwin moves away from the strike by Smoochie Wallace.
Irwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Smoochie Wallace's head.
Irwin blocks a head kick by Smoochie Wallace.
Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smoochie Wallace.#KD#
Irwin scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Smoochie Wallace beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.#ROC#
Smoochie Wallace is rocked!
Irwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Smoochie Wallace is just out of range.
Smoochie Wallace is still on wobbly legs! Can Irwin finish him?
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
Smoochie Wallace seems to have recovered his senses.
Smoochie Wallace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Smoochie Wallace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick from Smoochie Wallace.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donk. Smoochie Wallace catches Irwin right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Irwin.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smoochie Wallace's knee momentarily.
Irwin swings for the body but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Smoochie Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Irwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irwin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irwin.
Sloppy strikes from Smoochie Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Irwin throwing a counter right hand but Smoochie Wallace manages to avoid it.#T4#
Irwin throws a body punch but Smoochie Wallace moves out of range.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but Smoochie Wallace is out of range.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Smoochie Wallace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smoochie Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Irwin moves out of range easily.
Smoochie Wallace looks to land a left hand but Irwin moved out of range nicely.
Smoochie Wallace gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Irwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Irwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irwin's corner calls for a 1-2. Irwin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Irwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Irwin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smoochie Wallace thows a body kick. Irwin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smoochie Wallace. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyroil Smoochie Wallace will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Irwin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Irwin throws a shot from downtown. Smoochie Wallace moves away and avoids it.
Smoochie Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Irwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smoochie Wallace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Smoochie Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smoochie Wallace tries to bum rush Irwin with a series of wild strikes but Irwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smoochie Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Smoochie Wallace 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.
Irwin lands with a straight right. Smoochie Wallace didn't see that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Smoochie Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irwin.
Smoochie Wallace throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T1#
Irwin slips under a jab from Smoochie Wallace.
Smoochie Wallace tries to land a body kick
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irwin.
Smoochie Wallace misses with a body punch
and Irwin counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethan Irwin!

Event: Rude Rick's Rumble
Date: Nov 20, 2019

#R1#
Labosky misses with a series of wild punches.
Irwin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Labosky misses with a straight left.
And Irwin counters with a quick kick to the body but Labosky blocks it.
Labosky connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Labosky!
Labosky throws a lazy head kick
and Irwin counters with a left to the body.
Labosky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Labosky.
As Labosky backs away, Irwin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labosky was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Labosky has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Labosky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irwin circles away quickly and effectively.
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Labosky counters with a series of strikes. Irwin will be more careful next time no doubt. #CUT2#
It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.#T1#
Labosky connects with a nice looking jab.
Labosky throws a leg kick but Irwin checks it.
Labosky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Irwin. That did some damage!
Irwin blocks the body kick. #CL2#
Labosky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Irwin misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Labosky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Labosky takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Labosky tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin misses with an uppercut
and Labosky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Labosky throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Irwin tries to score with a low kick but Labosky moves his leg out of the way.
Labosky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labosky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Irwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Labosky thinking.
A good leg kick by Labosky.
Labosky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Labosky pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Labosky has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Labosky breaks the clinch.
Irwin lands a head shot.
Irwin throws a hook but Labosky avoids it easily.
Irwin with a nice cross.
Labosky throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin feints and then cracks Labosky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Labosky down. #T3#
Labosky scores with a punch to the head.
Irwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Labosky misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin counters with a good low kick that Labosky was not able to check.
Irwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Labosky throws a lazy head kick
and Irwin counters with a left to the body.
Irwin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Labosky.
Good leg kick by Irwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Irwin cracks Labosky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irwin looks to land a right hand but Labosky moved out of range.
Labosky tries to clinch up but Irwin circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Labosky has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Irwin breaks from the clinch. #T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Labosky.
Irwin blocks a head kick by Labosky.
Labosky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Labosky avoids the body shot from Irwin.
Labosky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Labosky defending well as Irwin loads up on a big left hand.
Labosky was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circle momentarily. Irwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Labosky throws a push kick but Irwin slaps the foot to one side.
Labosky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Labosky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irwin throws a hook but Labosky avoids it easily.
Irwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Labosky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Irwin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Labosky throws a series of punches but Irwin avoids them all with ease.
Irwin scoring well with a low kick there.
Labosky tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Labosky closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Irwin breaks from the clinch.
Labosky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labosky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labosky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Irwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Labosky finds it's way round the side to connect with Irwin's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Labosky connects with a single shot there.
Labosky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Irwin jabs Labosky right on the nose. Labosky blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Labosky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the ropes.#T1#
Labosky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Labosky lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Irwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Labosky works over Irwin's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Labosky moves into range and clinches up with Irwin.
Irwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Labosky misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Irwin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Labosky tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
Labosky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Labosky.
Irwin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Labosky missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Labosky staggers Irwin with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Irwin looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Labosky is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jean Labosky!

Event: RH104
Date: Oct 30, 2019

#R1#
Irwin throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
John lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#
It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
John tries to clinch up but Irwin circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the ropes.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John takes a shot to the head.
Irwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC2#
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
John backing away here, and Irwin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Irwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.#CL#
John has closed the distance and engaged Irwin in a clinch.
Nice elbow from John. #BC2#
Irwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irwin throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL#
John rushes Irwin and presses him up against the ropes.
Irwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Irwin tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.#BC2#
Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irwin connects with a single shot there.#CUT2#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
John closes the distance and clinches.
John lands a left hand.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Irwin's face.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Irwin misses with some punches.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irwin avoids it.#BC2#
Irwin breaks from the clinch.
John is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
It seemed like Irwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Irwin tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
Irwin misses the jab.
Irwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irwin takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Irwin misses with a looping left.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Irwin moves out of range easily.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
An inside leg kick lands from Irwin.
Papa John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the ropes.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Irwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John lands a nice hook to Irwin's body. Irwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John is looking to clinch.
Irwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Irwin doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
John tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irwin throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John wants to clinch but Irwin slips to the side
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
John checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Irwin.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Irwin counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
John is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John moves in looking to clinch but Irwin pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Irwin misses.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Irwin circles away.
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!
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves away
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John lands with a slapping head kick.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
John tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Irwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irwin dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!
John wants to clinch
and Irwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin checks a low kick from John.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range. #T1#
Irwin misses with a body kick.
John is looking to clinch.
John blocks a jab.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
John darts in trying to clinch
and Irwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Irwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Irwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
John takes a jab right on the kisser. #T2#
Irwin throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin works John's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irwin.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Irwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Irwin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Irwin!

Event: RH94
Date: Oct 05, 2019

#R1#
Irwin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buchanan.
Irwin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Buchanan counters with a right hand to the body.
Buchanan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buchanan moves out of range of the leg kick from Irwin.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin misses with the combination.
Irwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Buchanan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Irwin.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan throws a big shot that misses.
Irwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buchanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
A countering left hand to the body from Irwin misses.
Irwin takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Irwin avoids the body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Irwin's head.
A punch lands to the side of Irwin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Buchanan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Buchanan connects with a body shot that sends Irwin's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Irwin.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin misses with a body shot.
Buchanan slips a jab from Irwin.
Buchanan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
Buchanan lunges at Irwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Irwin's hand.
Buchanan just misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan backing away here, and Irwin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Buchanan throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan misses with a wild body shot.
Irwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Irwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Irwin slips a straight right by Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buchanan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irwin misses with a looping left.
Buchanan is looking to counter punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buchanan.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buchanan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Buchanan misses the shot to the body.
Irwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Buchanan!
Buchanan fails to land with a series of punches.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Buchanan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanan misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Buchanan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Irwin throws a looping overhand right but Buchanan ducks down to avoid it.
Irwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Buchanan.
Irwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Irwin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Buchanan scores with a shot to the body.
Irwin throws out a loose jab but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Buchanan misses.
Irwin lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
Irwin missing with a left hand there. Buchanan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buchanan misses with a kick to the body.
Irwin counters with a body kick.
Irwin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?
Buchanan looks to throw a body kick
and Irwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Buchanan's knee momentarily.#T1#
Irwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchanan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Irwin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Buchanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ross Buchanan is winning the standup battle so far.
Buchanan scores with a nice strike.
Buchanan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Buchanan misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Irwin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Irwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Buchanan.
It looked like Buchanan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Irwin checks the leg kick.
Irwin tries to work over Buchanan's front leg with a kick but Buchanan checks it.
Buchanan defending well as Irwin loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Irwin tests Buchanan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Irwin.
Buchanan connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Buchanan throws a big shot that misses.
Irwin misses with a body punch
and Buchanan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Buchanan throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Irwin misses.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Buchanan is out of range.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan is looking to wear down Irwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buchanan connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ethan Irwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin looks to land a left hand but Buchanan moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Buchanan. Those never looked like landing.
Irwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buchanan.
Irwin moves out of range of the body kick.
Buchanan feints and then cracks Irwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Irwin down.
Buchanan misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Irwin.
Buchanan throws a right hand that Irwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Irwin also avoids with ease.
Buchanan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Irwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Buchanan.#T1#
Irwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buchanan in his tracks.
Irwin takes a swing at Buchanan's ribcage but misses.
Buchanan scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Buchanan.
Nice uppercut lands for Buchanan. That snapped Irwin's head back.
Irwin connects with a crisp jab.
Irwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but Irwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buchanan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buchanan checks a leg kick.
Irwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buchanan's calf.
Buchanan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Irwin connects with a nice looking jab. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buchanan throws a leg kick that misses.
Irwin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Irwin slips under a jab from Buchanan.
Irwin looks to land a body kick but Buchanan moved away.
Irwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Irwin connects with a body shot.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Buchanan.
Buchanan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Buchanan swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Irwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Buchanan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Irwin lands with a good body shot.
Buchanan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Irwin counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ethan Irwin.
I think Irwin 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Irwin!

Event: RH86
Date: Sep 14, 2019

#R1#
Kwoma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Irwin.
Kwoma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kwoma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Irwin momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Irwin. Beautiful body shot.
Irwin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwoma.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Kwoma is out of range.
Kwoma throws out a loose jab but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwoma misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kwoma steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Irwin.
It looked like Kwoma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Irwin.
Kwoma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Irwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Irwin is looking to chop away at Kwoma's legs. #T1#
Kwoma missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kwoma finds it's way round the side to connect with Irwin's head.
Irwin ducks under a wild hook from Kwoma.
Kwoma throws a good cross that connects.
Kwoma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Irwin thumps Kwoma with a low kick.
Irwin misses with a body punch
and Kwoma counters with a nice uppercut.
Kwoma throws a head kick but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin throws a body kick that misses
letting Kwoma counter with a right hand.
Irwin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwoma.
Nice body punch from Kwoma.
Irwin swings for the body but Kwoma moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kwoma on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Kwoma misses with a body shot
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwoma scores with a jab.
Irwin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kwoma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kwoma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kwoma misses with a wild body shot.
Irwin staying out of range there.
Kwoma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kwoma misses the body punch
and Irwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kwoma tries to land a leg kick but Irwin saw it coming and moves away.
Irwin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kwoma misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tooh Kwoma 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#
A swing and a miss from Kwoma.
Kwoma misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kwoma lands with a nice body punch.
Kwoma scores with a decent looking hook.
Irwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kwoma was well out of range. Poor timing from Irwin.
Kwoma swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Irwin tries to work over Kwoma's front leg with a kick but Kwoma checks it.
Kwoma tests Irwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kwoma missing with a left hand there. Irwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwoma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#
Irwin is rocked!
Irwin is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kwoma doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Irwin crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Irwin's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tooh Kwoma!
After winning the bout, Tooh Kwoma thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RH74
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Irwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mancini under the eye.#ROC#
Mancini is rocked!
Mancini works Irwin's body with a nice hook.
Mancini is still on wobbly legs! Can Irwin finish him?
Irwin throws a series of punches but Mancini avoids them all with ease.
Irwin scores with a jab.
Mancini throws a right and a left that Irwin avoids nicely.
Irwin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Mancini misses the target.
Mancini throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
Irwin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mancini.
Mancini throws the left hand but Irwin avoids the punch easily.
Mancini throws a body shot but no joy.
Mancini slips a jab from Irwin.
Irwin throws an overhand right that lands on Mancini's shoulder, as Mancini tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Irwin.
It looked like Irwin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Irwin closes the distance and catches Mancini with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Mancini is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Mancini is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Mancini is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Irwin takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ethan Irwin!

Event: TWGC 25 (170lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Aug 04, 2019

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 4367 p4p, 326 weight class) and Pascual Perez (ranked 2007 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perez's choice of entrance music: Another One Bites The Dust. Ethan Irwin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

168 cm
26 yrs
154 lbs

184 cm
39 yrs
180 lbs

Irwin

Perez

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 1 losses; Ethan Irwin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Pascual Perez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?

Perez has Irwin up against the cage in a clinch.

Irwin manages to pull guard.
Perez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Perez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Irwin (0) vs (3) Perez
We've been hearing good reports from Irwin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Irwin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Perez trying to control the action but Irwin is working from the bottom.

Perez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Irwin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Perez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Irwin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Irwin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin wants to get back to full guard.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Irwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Perez jumps into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Irwin (0) vs (6) Perez

Perez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Irwin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Irwin is looking to regain half guard here but Perez keeps moving and retains side control.
Irwin struggling a bit here.
Irwin is looking for a sweep.
Perez trying to control the position but Irwin is working away.
Irwin controls the position for a moment.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Irwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Perez is trying to get an arm triangle but Irwin is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Irwin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Perez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Irwin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Irwin is looking for a sweep.

Perez is trying to get an arm triangle but Irwin is defending well.
Irwin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Irwin struggling a bit here.
Irwin is looking to reverse the position.
Irwin is trying to control Perez's posture but Perez avoids it.
Irwin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is not content to let Perez control the position.
Perez slows the pace down.
Irwin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Perez's best efforts.

Perez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Perez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Irwin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Perez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Perez seems to be working for a kimura but Irwin defends the submission attempt.
Perez is thwarting Irwin's attempts to control the position.

Perez is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Irwin is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irwin is doing well to control the position and prevent Perez from advancing to side control.

Perez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Irwin is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.

Perez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Irwin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Irwin has his hands clasped together around Perez's back. He's all about the action.
Irwin is trying to get back to full guard.

Perez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Irwin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pascual Perez!
An out of breath Pascual Perez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: TWGC 25 (170lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Jul 27, 2019

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 4265 p4p, 342 weight class) and Sammy Berggren (ranked 2138 p4p, 0 weight class). Berggren comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mozart - Lacrimosa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

168 cm
26 yrs
154 lbs

180 cm
32 yrs
155 lbs

Irwin

Berggren

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 1 losses; Ethan Irwin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Sammy Berggren!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Irwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Berggren.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berggren is defended easily by Irwin.

Berggren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berggren lands in his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Irwin (0) vs (2) Berggren
Irwin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irwin wants to sweep here but Berggren controlling him for the moment.
Irwin has Berggren pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berggren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Berggren 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.

Berggren drops back looking for a leg! Irwin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Irwin manages to kick Berggren off! Berggren jumps back into Irwin's guard.
Irwin is pulling down on Berggren's head. It's preventing any offense from Berggren, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berggren trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irwin is controlling Berggren's posture.
Berggren passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Irwin (0) vs (5) Berggren
Irwin manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Irwin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Irwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Berggren from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Irwin is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Irwin (2) vs (5) Berggren
Berggren trying to control the position.
Irwin passes Berggren's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Irwin is thwarting Berggren's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Irwin 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.
Berggren preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Berggren looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Irwin trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Irwin moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Berggren.
Score +3 for passing guard: Irwin (5) vs (5) Berggren
Berggren tries to buck Irwin off but Irwin is having none of it.
Berggren controls the position for a moment.
Berggren can't do much from the bottom here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Berggren holding on.
Irwin takes a little break here. Berggren wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Berggren struggling a bit here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Berggren holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Irwin just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Berggren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berggren holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Berggren's face as Irwin controls the position.
Irwin tries to move to mount but Berggren blocks the move with his legs.
Irwin has control of an arm but Berggren manages to advance to Irwin's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Irwin (5) vs (9) Berggren

Berggren patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Irwin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Berggren's guard. Nice work there by Irwin.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Irwin (7) vs (9) Berggren
Irwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berggren is keeping the position for now.
Berggren is pulling down on Irwin's head to control his posture.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Irwin stays in close to Berggren's body and controls the position.
Berggren trying to control the position.

Berggren looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Irwin has picked Berggren up and slammed him! Berggren can't keep hold of the triangle and Irwin manages to pass to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Irwin (10) vs (9) Berggren

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Berggren struggling a bit here.
Berggren is trying to get back to half guard.
Berggren can't do much from the bottom here.
Berggren being controlled for a moment.
Berggren wants to control but Irwin postures up.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Irwin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Berggren!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Irwin (12) vs (9) Berggren
Berggren is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Irwin controlling from the full mount.
Berggren has given up his back here.
Score +3 for taking back: Irwin (15) vs (9) Berggren
Berggren is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is riding his opponent, not letting Berggren buck him off.
Berggren trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Irwin has good solid back control here.
Berggren just trying to survive but Irwin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Berggren is really stuck here.

Irwin looking for the choke but no joy.
Berggren is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Irwin is not going to allow Berggren to sit and survive in this position.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Irwin biding his time, controlling Berggren.
Berggren trying to control the hands but Irwin won't let him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Irwin takes the fight on points by 15 to 9.

Event: TWGC 25 (170lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jul 26, 2019

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 4241 p4p, 345 weight class) and Bertram Adelhard (ranked 1883 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard has chosen Volbeat - Still Counting as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bertram Adelhard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

168 cm
26 yrs
154 lbs

189 cm
33 yrs
175 lbs

Irwin

Adelhard

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 1 losses; Ethan Irwin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 3 losses; Bertram Adelhard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Irwin clinches with his opponent.
Adelhard is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adelhard has Irwin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Irwin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Irwin tries to pull guard but Adelhard holds him up against the cage and eventually Irwin drops back down to his feet.
Irwin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Adelhard.
Ethan Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertram Adelhard.

Irwin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Adelhard uses from the top position.
Irwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adelhard wants to pass the guard but Irwin is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adelhard controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Irwin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Adelhard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Irwin seems keen to control Adelhard's posture.
Irwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adelhard controls the pace.
Irwin working a defensive guard here.
Irwin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Irwin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Adelhard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Irwin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Irwin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Adelhard is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is trying to control the position but Adelhard postures up.
Irwin is adopting a defensive guard.
Adelhard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Irwin managing to control the position.
Further stalling from Irwin.
Irwin is trying to keep Adelhard in close.
Adelhard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard is fighting to break Irwin's control of his arms but Irwin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Adelhard preventing the sweep.
Adelhard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adelhard wants to pass the guard but Irwin is keeping the position.
Irwin controlling Adelhard's posture.
Irwin trying to control the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Irwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Irwin, not yet.
Irwin controlling Adelhard's posture.
Adelhard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Irwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Adelhard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Irwin holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adelhard stopping the sweep attempt from Irwin.
Irwin has Adelhard pulled in close to control his posture.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Irwin has control of Adelhard's left arm, preventing Adelhard from doing any damage.
Adelhard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Irwin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adelhard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Adelhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Irwin is adopting a defensive guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Irwin controls Adelhard momentarily but Adelhard frees himself.
Adelhard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Irwin seems keen to control Adelhard's posture.
Adelhard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Irwin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Adelhard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Irwin looking for a sweep. Not yet Irwin, not yet.
Adelhard 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.
Adelhard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Irwin's guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard wants to pass the guard but Irwin is defending well.
Irwin is trying to get back to full guard.
Adelhard content to control rather than advance.
Irwin is trying to control but can't.
Adelhard prevents Irwin from improving his position.
Adelhard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Irwin tries to roll over but Adelhard keeps him under control.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Irwin trying to hold on to Adelhard's head to control him but Adelhard postures up.
Adelhard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Irwin trying to control here.
Irwin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Adelhard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Irwin is trying to get back to full guard.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Irwin wants to control but Adelhard is keeping busy.

Irwin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adelhard pulls his head out easily.
Adelhard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Irwin is looking to control Adelhard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Irwin avoid being mounted?
Adelhard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Irwin manages to get to full guard.
Irwin managing to control the position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Irwin continues to stall.
Irwin looking to control.
Adelhard is fighting to break Irwin's control of his arms but Irwin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Adelhard controlling from the top position.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adelhard postures up.
Adelhard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Irwin trying to control the position here.
Irwin wants to sweep here but Adelhard controlling him for the moment.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is trying to control the position but Adelhard postures up.
Adelhard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Adelhard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin has his hands on Adelhard's head, controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Irwin gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Irwin takes the fight on points by 1 to 0.

Event: NSC 35: Filch vs Cha
Date: Jun 25, 2019

#R1#
Irwin throws a leg kick but Baertum sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baertum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Irwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baertum's knee momentarily.
Baertum looks to land a left hand but Irwin moved out of range nicely.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Baertum counters with a straight right hand.
Baertum with a nice cross.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. Baertum saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Baertum.
Irwin misses with a leg kick
and Baertum counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baertum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irwin throws out a counter right but Baertum avoids it with no problem.
Baertum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Hard in the buildup to the fight.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin cracks the inside of Baertum's front leg.
Baertum swings for the body but Irwin moves out of range. #T1#
Irwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Irwin misses with an uppercut
and Baertum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Irwin thinking.
Irwin throws out a leg kick but Baertum moves out of range and Irwin only half commits.
Baertum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Irwin. Baertum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baertum is looking for a counter combo.
Irwin throws a hook to the side of Baertum's head but Baertum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baertum misses with an uppercut
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
Baertum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baertum scores with a body shot. #T2#
A shot to the body from Irwin misses
and Irwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baertum fails to land with a series of punches.
Baertum misses with an uppercut. Irwin saw that one coming.
Irwin digs a good body shot into Baertum's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Baertum.
Baertum swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Irwin misses the target.
Baertum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Irwin misses with a body punch
letting Baertum counter with a right hand.
Baertum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin throws a sloppy body shot
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baertum takes a swing at Irwin's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koala Baertum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Irwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Baertum throws a hook but Irwin blocks it.
Baertum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baertum throws a series of punches but Irwin moves out of range.
A big left from Baertum misses.
Baertum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
As Baertum backs off Irwin throws a huge counter combo but Baertum manages to avoid it all.
Irwin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Baertum misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Baertum's head.
Baertum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irwin can do to turn this around?
Baertum blocks a jab.
Irwin throws a body punch but Baertum moves out of range.
Baertum misses with a shot to the body
and Irwin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. #T1#
Irwin lands with a shot to the body.
Baertum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Irwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Irwin throws a leg kick
and Baertum counters with a straight right hand.
Baertum misses with a body shot.
Irwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irwin throws an off balance right hand
and Baertum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baertum misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Irwin misses with a hook. Baertum ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Irwin.
Good leg kick by Irwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baertum swings widly with a right hand
and Irwin counters with a good low kick that Baertum was not able to check. #T2#
Irwin throws a wild body kick that Baertum sees coming a mile off.
Baertum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but Baertum is out of range.
Irwin throws a leg kick which misses Baertum's front leg but catches the back leg as Baertum tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irwin jabs Baertum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Irwin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baertum at a distance.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Baertum counter with a right hand.
Irwin throws a right hand that misses
and Baertum counters with a nice uppercut.
Baertum loads up on a big right hand but Irwin slips the punch.
Baertum misses the shot to the body.
Koala Baertum is winning the standup battle so far.
Irwin throws a shot to the body.
Irwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baertum to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Irwin misses with a left hand
and Baertum counters with a right hand to the body.
Ethan Irwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baertum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but Baertum is out of range.
Irwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baertum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baertum thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baertum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Irwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Baertum.
Irwin tries a quick counter leg kick but Baertum is wise to it.
Irwin lands a jab to the head.
Baertum throws a body punch but Irwin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin is looking to slow Baertum down with leg kicks.
Irwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Baertum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Irwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baertum. #T1#
Irwin throws a low kick but Baertum moves out of range easily.
Baertum appears to be looking for a big counter.
Irwin walks into a straight right hand from Baertum.
Irwin blocks a jab.
Baertum throws a body shot but no joy.
Baertum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
Irwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baertum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin misses with a shot to the body
and Baertum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koala Baertum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.#T2#
Baertum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Irwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Baertum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baertum misses with the combination.
Irwin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Decent striking displayed by Baertum 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baertum. Irwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Irwin throws a leg kick
and Baertum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irwin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Irwin ducks right into an uppercut from Baertum.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Koala Baertum!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Koala Baertum!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Koala Baertum!

Koala Baertum wins by unanimous decision!
Koala Baertum made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.

Event: NSC 28: Hunt vs Bornholm
Date: Jun 04, 2019

#R1#
Csiki lands with a cross.
Csiki misses with a lunging right hand
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Csiki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Csiki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Irwin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Csiki's knee momentarily.
Csiki lands an overhand right.
Csiki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Irwin momentarily.
Csiki takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Csiki.
Irwin checks the leg kick.
Csiki swings widly with a right hand
and Irwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Csiki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irwin.
Csiki swings widly with a right hand
and Irwin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Irwin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Csiki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Csiki misses with a leg kick.
Irwin lands a glancing blow to the side of Csiki's head.#ROC2#
Csiki is rocked!
We've been told by Csiki's head coaches at Shark Tank MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Csiki tries to score with a low kick but Irwin moves his leg out of the way.
Csiki throws a lazy body kick
and Irwin counters with a leg kick. #T1#
Csiki misses with a right hand
and Irwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Csiki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A solid leg kick lands there for Irwin.
Csiki seems to have got his legs back now.
Csiki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Irwin's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Csiki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Csiki has his takedown stuffed
and Irwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Csiki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Csiki misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Irwin counters with a crisp right hand that drops Csiki! Irwin lets Csiki back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Csiki misses with a looping left.
Irwin lands with a shot to the body.
Csiki misses with a hook
enabling Irwin to counter with a crisp jab.
Csiki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Irwin.
Csiki tries for a takedown but Irwin circles away easily
and Irwin scores with a counter punch that sends Csiki to the canvas! Irwin smells blood - he's punishing Csiki with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Csiki has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Irwin!
The defeated Istvan Csiki had this to say: 'Changing out my shampoo, my afro did not work as I expected. I blame the shampoo it kept making my hair frizz out. '.

Event: NSC 20: Chaelsson vs Pinochet
Date: May 07, 2019

#R1#
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Irwin misses with a body kick.
Alves attempts a counter takedown but Irwin avoids it well and moves away.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Irwin circles away.
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Irwin throws a nice head kick!
Irwin misses with a kick to the body #TD#
so Alves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES2#
Irwin wriggles free and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irwin lands with a slapping head kick.
Alves fails with the takedown
and Irwin counters with a body kick.
Irwin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alves is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Irwin pushes Alves up against the ropes in a clinch.#T1#
Alves is trying to pull guard but Irwin has him pressed against the ropes.#BC2#
Irwin manages to break the clinch.
Alves misses with a hook
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Irwin throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Irwin.
Alves seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Irwin lands with a good body shot.
Ethan Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irwin throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
A low kick from Irwin is predictable there #TD#
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Irwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves being controlled here momentarily.
Alves stops Irwin from standing up.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Alves trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2#
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Irwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Alves won't allow Irwin to get back to his feet.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alves 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.
Irwin wants to get back to his feet but Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alves trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Irwin is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Irwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irwin works the jab nicely.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Irwin counters with an inside leg kick.
Alves is looking to clinch.
Irwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Irwin counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.
Irwin scores with a hook to the body. Alves takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Irwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves has his takedown stuffed
and Irwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Irwin closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Irwin.
Alves is trying to pull guard but Irwin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Still in the clinch, Irwin scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD#
Alves turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Irwin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Alves is trying for a kimura here. Irwin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Alves wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luiz Alves!
Luiz Alves managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2019

#R1#
Arlington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Irwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That kick from Irwin tenderised Arlington's leg. Arlington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ethan Irwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arlington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Irwin moves away.
Irwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arlington in his tracks.
Arlington misses with a hook. Irwin ducked under it nicely.
Irwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arlington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irwin lands an overhand right.
Irwin jabs Arlington right on the nose. Arlington blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#
It looks like Jason Arlington has been cut.
Arlington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Irwin.
Irwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arlington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irwin lands with an uppercut that bounces Arlington off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Arlington fails with the takedown
and Arlington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arlington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ethan Irwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irwin throws a good cross that connects. #TD#
Arlington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Irwin on his heels. He'll look to pass Irwin's guard now, I'm sure.
Arlington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arlington is working hard here to advance position.
Arlington stands and throws Irwin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Irwin tries to buck Arlington off but Arlington is having none of it.#T2#
Irwin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Arlington is controlling him well.
Arlington tries to advance to mount but Irwin denies him. #SUB#
Arlington is trying to get an arm triangle but Irwin is defending well. #SUB#
Arlington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arlington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Arlington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Irwin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Arlington is trying to move to mount but Irwin reverses beautifully and ends up in Arlington's guard. #SUB#
Arlington is looking for a triangle but Irwin pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Arlington has his foot on Irwin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Irwin works his way back into a safe position though.
Irwin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Irwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Arlington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Arlington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Arlington looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Irwin has picked Arlington up and slammed him! Arlington can't keep hold of the triangle and Irwin manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Arlington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A shot to the body from Arlington misses
and Irwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Irwin has closed the distance and engaged Arlington in a clinch.
Arlington fails to pull guard.
Irwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arlington's elbow.
Irwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Irwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arlington backwards. #TD#
Arlington has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Irwin uses from the top position. #SUB#
Arlington is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Arlington isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Irwin stacks Arlington on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Irwin!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arlington prevents Irwin from improving position. #T1#
Irwin staying calm.
Irwin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Irwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arlington gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Irwin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Arlington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Irwin prevents Arlington from improving his position.
Irwin controlling the pace.
Arlington moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Arlington pushes a forearm under Irwin's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Irwin is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Arlington!
During a confident post fight interview, Jason Arlington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DUEL 205
Date: Jan 12, 2019

#R1##TD#
Irwin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bull to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bull throwing strikes from guard but Irwin blocks nicely.
Bull postures up in Irwin's guard and throws a big left but Irwin blocks it.
Irwin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bull is looking to work some ground and pound but Irwin has wrist control.
Irwin is controlling Bull's posture.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Irwin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bull passes Irwin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bull thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Irwin's head.
Bull 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.
Bull takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Irwin trying to control from the bottom.
Bull misses with a head shot. Irwin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bull in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Irwin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Bull cracks Irwin with a solid left hand.
Bull throws an elbow that misses. Irwin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bull's guard. Nice move by Irwin!#REVB##SUB#
Bull looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Irwin stays in close to Bull's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Bull had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Irwin defends it easily.#SUB#
Bull has his foot on Irwin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Irwin works his way back into a safe position though.
Irwin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Irwin controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3##SUB#
Bull is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Irwin frees his head nicely. Oh but Bull has switched to an armbar! Irwin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chief Bull!
Chief Bull thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TWGC 23 (145lbs, D2): Finals - Round 2
Date: Dec 18, 2018

Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Augustine Tupper (ranked 4095 p4p, 183 weight class) and Ethan Irwin (ranked 21108 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

167 cm
23 yrs
139 lbs

168 cm
24 yrs
154 lbs

Tupper

Irwin

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 9 wins and 2 losses; Augustine Tupper! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 0 losses; Ethan Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.

Irwin moves into range and clinches up with Tupper.

Tupper has Irwin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tupper pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Irwin tumbling to the mat - Tupper dives into Irwin's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Tupper (2) vs (0) Irwin
Irwin keeping moving, preventing Tupper from controlling successfully.
Irwin has control of Tupper's left arm, preventing Tupper from doing any damage.
Tupper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tupper trying to control but Irwin is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Tupper's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper looking to pass the guard.
Tupper slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tupper drops back looking for a leg! Irwin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Irwin manages to kick Tupper off! Tupper jumps back into Irwin's guard.
Tupper looking to pass the guard.
Tupper advances to half guard.

Tupper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Irwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tupper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tupper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Irwin has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tupper seems to be working for a kimura but Irwin defends the submission attempt.
Irwin trying to hold on to Tupper's head to control him but Tupper postures up.

Tupper in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Irwin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tupper!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Augustine Tupper!
A relieved looking Augustine Tupper 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: TWGC 23 (145lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1
Date: Dec 17, 2018

Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Frankie Hollywood (ranked 1739 p4p, 81 weight class) and Ethan Irwin (ranked 21110 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Irwin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

165 cm
28 yrs
134 lbs

168 cm
24 yrs
154 lbs

Hollywood

Irwin

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 2 losses; Frankie Hollywood! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Ethan Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Irwin moves into the clinch.
Hollywood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Irwin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hollywood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Irwin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Irwin manages to pull guard.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollywood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Irwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hollywood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hollywood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hollywood is one step ahead there.
Hollywood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hollywood has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irwin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hollywood controls the pace.
Irwin controlling Hollywood's posture.
Hollywood wants to pass the guard but Irwin is keeping the position.
Hollywood forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hollywood seems content to control.
Hollywood wants to take a breather but Irwin is having none of it.
Hollywood seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Hollywood is looking for a kimura but Irwin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hollywood to get the leverage.

Hollywood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Hollywood is looking for a kimura but Irwin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hollywood to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin trying to control from the bottom.
Irwin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hollywood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hollywood's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Hollywood (0) vs (4) Irwin
Hollywood is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hollywood manages to reverse the position and now he's in Irwin's guard. Nice work there by Hollywood.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hollywood (2) vs (4) Irwin
Hollywood controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hollywood looking to pass the guard.
Hollywood looking to sit in guard and control but Irwin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Hollywood (2) vs (6) Irwin

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hollywood trying to control the position.
Hollywood seems keen to control Irwin's posture.
Irwin forces his way into half guard.
Hollywood keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Irwin controlling the action here.
Irwin prevents Hollywood from improving his position.
Hollywood trying to hold on to Irwin's head to control him but Irwin postures up.
Hollywood is trying to get back to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Irwin controlling the pace.
Hollywood is looking for a sweep. Irwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irwin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hollywood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Irwin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Irwin prevents Hollywood from improving his position.
Hollywood is trying to maintain the position but Irwin is very close to passing his half guard.
Hollywood is holding on to half guard well.
Hollywood trying to hold on to Irwin's head to control him but Irwin postures up.
Hollywood is trying to get back to full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood is trying to maintain the position but Irwin is very close to passing his half guard.
Hollywood wants to improve his position but Irwin is controlling well.
Hollywood is doing well to control the position and prevent Irwin from advancing to side control.
Irwin is looking to take a break and control but Hollywood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood trying to control here.
Hollywood holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Irwin is trying to control the action in half guard but Hollywood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hollywood is looking to improve his position.
Hollywood trying to control from the bottom.
Hollywood tries to roll over but Irwin keeps him under control.
Hollywood is trying to control but can't.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Irwin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hollywood has his hands clasped together around Irwin's back. He's all about the action.
Irwin controlling the pace.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood trying to hold on to Irwin's head to control him but Irwin postures up.
Hollywood manages to get to full guard.
Hollywood looking to control.
Irwin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hollywood pulls Irwin in close to his closed guard and prevents Irwin from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood 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.
Hollywood is working hard here to advance position.
Irwin controlling from the top position.
Hollywood pulls Irwin in close to prevent any damage.
Irwin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood wants to sweep here but Irwin controlling him for the moment.
Hollywood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Irwin looking to pass the guard.
Irwin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Irwin is fighting to break Hollywood's control of his arms but Hollywood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irwin wins on points by 6 to 2.

Event: TWGC 23 (145lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 2
Date: Dec 09, 2018

Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Sparry McSubberton (ranked 3861 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Irwin (ranked 21156 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

150 cm
27 yrs
130 lbs

168 cm
24 yrs
154 lbs

McSubberton

Irwin

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Sparry McSubberton! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Ethan Irwin!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.

Irwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Irwin pulls McSubberton into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irwin wants to sweep here but McSubberton controlling him for the moment.
Irwin is still trying to improve position.
McSubberton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Irwin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Irwin is pulling down on McSubberton's head to control his posture.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing McSubberton from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin has control of McSubberton's left arm, preventing McSubberton from doing any damage.
Irwin keeping moving, preventing McSubberton from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSubberton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McSubberton trying to control the position from guard on top but Irwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McSubberton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton wants to control from the top but Irwin keeps moving.
Irwin pulls McSubberton in close to prevent any damage.
McSubberton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

McSubberton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Irwin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McSubberton has Irwin in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McSubberton (0) vs (2) Irwin
McSubberton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Irwin controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Irwin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McSubberton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irwin manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McSubberton (2) vs (2) Irwin
Irwin keeping moving, preventing McSubberton from controlling successfully.
McSubberton being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Irwin is keeping the position for now.
McSubberton passes into half guard.
McSubberton content to control rather than advance.
Irwin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
McSubberton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Irwin wants to improve his position but McSubberton is controlling well.
McSubberton is trying to control. Irwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

McSubberton seems to be working for a kimura but Irwin defends the submission attempt.
McSubberton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Irwin wants to get back to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton is keen to just control but Irwin is a slippery customer.
McSubberton moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: McSubberton (5) vs (2) Irwin
Irwin tries to bench press McSubberton off him but McSubberton keeps the position.
McSubberton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Irwin keeps working.

McSubberton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McSubberton is trying to move to mount but Irwin reverses beautifully and ends up in McSubberton's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: McSubberton (5) vs (4) Irwin

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Irwin won't allow McSubberton to sweep him here.
Irwin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McSubberton controls Irwin momentarily but Irwin frees himself.
Irwin controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton tries to land a sweep but no joy.

McSubberton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Irwin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

McSubberton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Irwin has picked McSubberton up and slammed him! McSubberton can't keep hold of the triangle and Irwin manages to pass to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: McSubberton (5) vs (7) Irwin
Irwin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McSubberton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Irwin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McSubberton seems a little lost for a moment, as Irwin dominates the positioning.
McSubberton wants to control but Irwin postures up.
McSubberton sneaks back into half guard.
McSubberton has a hand on Irwin's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Irwin takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: McSubberton (5) vs (10) Irwin

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Irwin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Irwin seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but McSubberton is holding on tight.
McSubberton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Irwin controlling the pace for now.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton regains half guard.
McSubberton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Irwin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Irwin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Irwin looking to pass the guard.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.

Irwin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McSubberton working a defensive guard but Irwin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: McSubberton (5) vs (13) Irwin
A lull in the action here.
McSubberton can't do much from the bottom here.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton is letting Irwin control him for a moment.
McSubberton is looking to reverse the position.
McSubberton struggling a bit here.
McSubberton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
McSubberton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Irwin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McSubberton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Irwin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Irwin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McSubberton tries to bench press Irwin off him but Irwin keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
McSubberton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Irwin wins on points by 13 to 5.

Event: TWGC 23 (145lbs, D2): Las Vegas Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Dec 08, 2018

Coming up we have a featherweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Ethan Irwin (ranked 21137 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Burningrom (ranked 17745 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

168 cm
24 yrs
154 lbs

199 cm
38 yrs
144 lbs

Irwin

Burningrom

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the featherweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Ethan Irwin! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 4 wins and 7 losses; Nero Burningrom!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Irwin clinches up with Burningrom and pushes him back against the cage.
Irwin prevents the takedown attempt.

Irwin has hold of one of Burningrom's legs. Burningrom is fighting the takedown attempt but Irwin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Irwin (2) vs (0) Burningrom
Burningrom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Burningrom wants to sweep here but Irwin controlling him for the moment.
Burningrom is pulling down on Irwin's head. It's preventing any offense from Irwin, at least for the moment.
Irwin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Irwin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burningrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burningrom is trying to keep Irwin in close.

Burningrom working for a triangle but Irwin defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irwin preventing the sweep.
Burningrom is adopting a defensive guard.
Burningrom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burningrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burningrom controls Irwin momentarily but Irwin frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irwin stopping the sweep attempt from Burningrom.
Burningrom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Burningrom is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Irwin pushes down on Burningrom's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Burningrom has his hands clasped together around Irwin's back. He's all about the action.
Irwin is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irwin is thwarting Burningrom's attempts to control the position.
Irwin stalling.
Burningrom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Irwin is working away from the top position though.
Irwin prevents Burningrom from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burningrom keeping control of the position.
Burningrom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Irwin is working away from the top position though.
Burningrom tries to get to full guard but Irwin has control of the leg.
Burningrom trying to control here.
Burningrom is looking for a sweep. Irwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Irwin in particular looking to stall.
Burningrom manages to get to full guard.
Irwin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom pulls Irwin in close to prevent any damage.
Burningrom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Irwin advances position into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Irwin (5) vs (0) Burningrom
Irwin working away.
Burningrom trying to remain calm as Irwin controls from the top position.
Burningrom is looking to reverse the position.
Burningrom struggling a bit here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom is trying to improve his position.
Irwin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Burningrom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Burningrom is looking to regain half guard here but Irwin keeps moving and retains side control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom keeps trying to improve his position.
Burningrom prevents Irwin from improving position.
Burningrom is trying to control Irwin's posture but Irwin avoids it.
Burningrom might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Irwin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Burningrom is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom regains half guard.
Burningrom wants to control but Irwin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Irwin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Burningrom tries to get to full guard but Irwin has control of the leg.
Irwin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Burningrom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Irwin is working away from the top position though.
Burningrom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Irwin trying to pass the guard but Burningrom defending well.
Burningrom wants to improve his position but Irwin is controlling well.
Burningrom wants to control but Irwin is keeping busy.
Well, if Irwin 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.
Burningrom gets full guard.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Irwin sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Burningrom looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Irwin passes into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Irwin (8) vs (0) Burningrom
You can see the frustration on Burningrom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burningrom is looking for a sweep.
Irwin slows the pace down.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom struggling a bit here.
Burningrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Irwin working away.
A lull in the action here.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom struggling a bit here.
Burningrom is looking to regain half guard here but Irwin keeps moving and retains side control.
Irwin just content to control the position.
Burningrom is looking to regain half guard here but Irwin keeps moving and retains side control.
Burningrom struggling a bit here.
Burningrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Burningrom being controlled for a moment.
Burningrom is trying to control Irwin's posture but Irwin avoids it.
Irwin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Burningrom tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Irwin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Irwin (10) vs (0) Burningrom

Irwin is working for a guillotine from mount but Burningrom frees his head quite easily.
Burningrom keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Irwin avoids the attempt from Burningrom to control.
Irwin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burningrom is desperately trying to improve his position but Irwin has a good base and remains in mount.
Irwin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Irwin takes the fight on points by 10 to 0.

Event: KFC 38: Mumba vs Leary
Date: Oct 14, 2017

#R1#
A big right from Irwin misses.
Pao doesn't manage to clinch there - Irwin circles away.
Irwin leaves Pao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Irwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pao.
Irwin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Irwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Pao shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Irwin sprawls well. Irwin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pao gets slowly back to his feet.
Ethan Irwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liu Pao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pao pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Irwin slips a jab and a cross from Pao.
Irwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pao checks the leg kick.#T1#
Irwin leaves Pao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Irwin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Pao has managed to clinch.
Irwin gets underhooks to prevent Pao's takedown attempt.
Irwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Irwin.
Pao is looking for a takedown.#BC#
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irwin swivels and escapes.
Pao shoots in looking for a takedown but Irwin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pao's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Irwin.
Irwin lands a jab to Pao's midsection.#T2#
Pao tries to clinch up
and Irwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Liu Pao has been cut.
Irwin looks to throw the jab but Pao is out of range.
Pao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Irwin is fending him off so far but Pao persists. Nope, Irwin circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pao fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Irwin.
Liu Pao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irwin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pao under the eye.
Pao dives in and grabs Irwin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Irwin pushes down on Pao's head and hops out.#KD#
Irwin lands a big right hand that sends Pao crashing to the mat! Irwin stays standing though and waves Pao back to his feet!#ROC#
Pao is rocked!#T3#
Irwin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pao is still on wobbly legs! Can Irwin finish him?
Irwin throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Pao crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ethan Irwin!

Event: KFC 33: Butcher vs Cobb
Date: Sep 09, 2017

#R1#
Diaz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Irwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irwin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Irwin dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Irwin moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Irwin moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Irwin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Irwin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Irwin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Irwin connects with a crisp jab.
Irwin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diaz feints a jab promting Irwin to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Irwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser. #ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Irwin moves in close and cracks Diaz with a massive right hand! Diaz, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Irwin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethan Irwin!

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