Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: NJMMA 63 - Sheedy vs Omen 3
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Buckshank scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CUT2#
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Buckshank throws a body punch but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus ducks under a wild hook from Buckshank.
Buckshank throws a hook but Lotus blocks it.
Lotus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buckshank.
Ozamataz Buckshank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckshank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buckshank just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Lotus misses.
Lotus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buckshank moves away.
Lotus blocks a jab.
Lotus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buckshank throws out the jab.
Lotus looks to land a left hand but Buckshank moved out of range nicely.
Lotus lands with a nice body punch.
Buckshank throws an off balance right hand
and Lotus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buckshank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buckshank loads up on a big right hand but Lotus slips the punch.
Lotus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buckshank is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
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!
Lotus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lotus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buckshank on the side of the head.
Buckshank looks to land a right hand but Lotus moved out of range.
Lotus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Buckshank throws an off balance right hand
and Lotus counters with a straight right hand.
Buckshank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lotus throws out the jab.
A jab from Lotus finds it's way through Buckshank's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Buckshank.#CL#
Lotus pushes Buckshank up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lotus - that landed with a thud.
Buckshank looks winded!
Lotus lands with a right to the head.
Lotus swings wildly with an uppercut but Buckshank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lotus tries to throw a body punch but Buckshank avoids it by throwing Lotus back against the cage.
Buckshank is trying to break free.
Lotus lands a left hand.
Buckshank blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buckshank is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Lotus. #T2#
Buckshank stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Lotus breaks the clinch.
Buckshank throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lotus cracks Buckshank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lotus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buckshank. Lotus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lotus throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #KD#
Lotus feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Buckshank sprawling to the canvas! Buckshank rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lotus finish him?! #ROC#
Buckshank is rocked!
Lotus throws an uppercut from hell that sends Buckshank clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lotus stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liechtensteiner Lotus!
A very excited looking Liechtensteiner Lotus 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: NJMMA XS 2: Las Vegas
Date: Jun 16, 2018

#R1#
Lotus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Lotus throws a sloppy body shot
and Lotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lotus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hard in his tracks. #CUT2#
It looks like Mike Hard has been cut.
Lotus misses with a hook. Hard ducked under it nicely.
Hard blocks a jab.
Hard looks to land a combination but Lotus avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lotus or perhaps it was just good defense by Hard, which made it look bad.
Lotus digs a good hook to Hard's body.
Hard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lotus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hard finds it's way round the side to connect with Lotus's head.
Lotus connects with a crisp jab.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Hard is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Hard tries to keep at a distance but Lotus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Lotus tries to pull guard but Hard holds him up against the cage and eventually Lotus drops back down to his feet.
Lotus is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Lotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Lotus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lotus misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Lotus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hard fails to land with a series of punches.
Hard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lotus.#ROC2#
Hard is rocked!
Lotus grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Hard takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Lotus cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Liechtensteiner Lotus!
A victorious Liechtensteiner Lotus thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: NJMMA Friday Night Fights 3
Date: May 25, 2018

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Chandler rushes Lotus and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Chandler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A quick step to the side and Lotus tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Lotus misses.
Lotus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
William Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lotus loads up on a big right hand but Chandler slips the punch.
Chandler lands a head kick! #CUT2#
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Lotus blocks a head kick by Chandler.
Good shot there by Lotus.
We've been told by Lotus's head coaches at Russian Bears Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lotus lunges at Chandler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chandler's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler moves in looking to clinch but Lotus pushes him off.
Lotus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lotus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chandler drops his hands momentarily and Lotus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lotus throws a body punch but Chandler moves out of range.
Chandler wants to clinch.#T1#
Chandler wants to clinch up but Lotus keeps it at a distance.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lotus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chandler lands with a slapping head kick. #CL2#
Chandler clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Lotus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lotus blocks a head kick by Chandler.
Lotus looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range. #CL2#
Chandler drives through and clinches with Lotus against the cage.
Chandler swings wildly with an uppercut but Lotus uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Chandler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chandler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lotus lands with an uppercut that bounces Chandler off the cage and back into range.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus avoids the head kick by Chandler. #CL2#
Lotus tries to keep at a distance but Chandler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chandler scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Lotus avoids the head kick by Chandler.
Lotus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#
It looks like William Chandler has been cut.#KD2#
Chandler lands a big head kick that sends Lotus tumbling to the mat! Chandler takes a step backwards and waves Lotus back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Lotus is rocked!
Lotus just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh Lotus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chandler moves away from the strike by Lotus.
Lotus seems to have got his legs back now.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler defending well as Lotus loads up on a big left hand.
Lotus scores with the left hand. Chandler knows he should have avoided that one.
Lotus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Chandler clinches with his opponent.
Lotus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Lotus throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler. #BC2#
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Lotus.
William Chandler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lotus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL2#
Chandler closes the distance and pushes Lotus back into the cage.
Chandler misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lotus.
Lotus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
Liechtensteiner Lotus's cut is getting worse.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Lotus manages to break the clinch. #KD2#
Chandler lands a big head kick that sends Lotus tumbling to the mat! Chandler takes a step backwards and waves Lotus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Lotus punishes Chandler's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lotus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lotus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chandler looks to clinch
and Lotus counters with a straight right hand.
Lotus throws a big shot that misses.
Chandler is looking for the big counter here.
Chandler doesn't manage to clinch there - Lotus circles away.
Lotus throwing a counter right hand but Chandler manages to avoid it.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown. Chandler tries to sprawl out of it but Lotus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chandler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chandler! But no joy.#CL2#
Chandler moves into range and clinches up with Lotus.
Chandler lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Lotus breaks the clinch.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lotus misses with a wild body shot.
Lotus scores with a jab to the body.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Chandler rushes Lotus and presses him up against the cage.
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 Liechtensteiner Lotus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Lotus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Chandler drives through and clinches with Lotus against the cage. #BC2#
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chandler in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#CL2#
Chandler moves into the clinch.
Lotus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chandler scores with a shot to the side of Lotus's head.
Lotus is working for takedown but Chandler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chandler lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Chandler breaks the clinch.
Lotus misses with a straight right.
Chandler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Lotus gets tackled into the cage by Chandler. Chandler maintains the clinch.
Chandler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Chandler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lotus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chandler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lotus clobbers Chandler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1##CL2#
Lotus tries to keep at a distance but Chandler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lotus blocks an uppercut.
Chandler blocking some punches.
Lotus doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Lotus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lotus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chandler throws a head kick but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Chandler gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Lotus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chandler backwards.
Lotus misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Lotus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lotus swats away the attempt to clinch by Chandler.#CL#
Lotus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lotus swings wildly with an uppercut but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lotus throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler. #T2#
Chandler prevents a body shot from Lotus. #BC#
Lotus breaks the clinch.
Chandler tries to clinch but Lotus moves out of range.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler throws a sloppy head kick
and Lotus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus cracks Chandler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL2#
Chandler instigates a clinch.
Lotus misses with a body punch.
Chandler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lotus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chandler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lotus throws a punch but it's blocked by Chandler. #BC2#
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Chandler tries to clinch there but Lotus circles away. #CL2#
Chandler clinches with his opponent.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Lotus.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lotus.
Lotus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Lotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
A head kick misses from Chandler.
Lotus stalks Chandler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chandler's face. Chandler staggers backwards, shaken.
Lotus throws the left hand but Chandler avoids the punch easily.
Chandler moves to clinch but Lotus breaks away
and Lotus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lotus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chandler wants to clinch up but Lotus keeps it at a distance.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lotus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Lotus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lotus.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lotus throws out a loose jab but Chandler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler tries to clinch but Lotus is having none of it.
Chandler is looking to clinch but Lotus is avoiding it. #CL2#
Chandler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lotus, pushing him back against the cage.
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Chandler. #BC2#
Chandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler tries to clinch
and Chandler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
Lotus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chandler's hands.
Chandler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chandler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lotus. Chandler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler throws a fast counter high kick but Lotus manages to duck under it in time.
Lotus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chandler at a distance.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lotus misses the jab.
Lotus misses with a looping left.#KD2#
Chandler lands a big head kick that sends Lotus tumbling to the mat! Chandler takes a step backwards and waves Lotus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Good shot there by Lotus.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Lotus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chandler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chandler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
William Chandler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chandler tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liechtensteiner Lotus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lotus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Lotus scores with a jab. Chandler acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Chandler closes the distance and clinches.
Chandler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lotus presses Chandler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chandler throws a head punch that misses.
William Chandler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Chandler breaks the clinch.
Chandler is looking to clinch.
Lotus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lotus looks to land a right hand but Chandler moved out of range.
Liechtensteiner Lotus is winning the standup battle so far.
Chandler tries to clinch up.
A little feinted left hand from Lotus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chandler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chandler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lotus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chandler moves away.
Chandler misses with a head kick.
Lotus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lotus lands a right hook to the body.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Lotus works the jab nicely.
Chandler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lotus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chandler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chandler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Lotus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chandler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#CL2#
Lotus gets tackled into the cage by Chandler. Chandler maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Chandler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chandler moves to clinch but Lotus breaks away
and Lotus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lotus fails to land with a series of punches.
Chandler tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler wants to clinch but Lotus slips to the side
and Lotus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chandler thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lotus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lotus swats away the attempt to clinch by Chandler.#T2#
Lotus misses with the combination. #CL2#
Chandler moves into the clinch.#BC#
Lotus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Lotus misses.
Chandler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lotus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lotus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler. #CL2#
Chandler has closed the distance and engaged Lotus in a clinch.
Lotus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Chandler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lotus tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Lotus back against the cage.
Chandler scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Chandler.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lotus backwards. #CUT2#
Liechtensteiner Lotus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chandler lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Chandler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chandler. #BC#
Lotus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Lotus. #BC#
Lotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Chandler moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Chandler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lotus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chandler sprawls well. Chandler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lotus gets slowly back to his feet.#CL2#
Chandler has managed to clinch.
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Chandler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lotus backwards. #BC2#
Chandler manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Chandler drives through and clinches with Lotus against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus has Chandler pressed against the cage, preventing Chandler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Lotus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lotus misses with a wild combination.
Chandler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL#
Lotus rushes Chandler and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Chandler breaks from the clinch.
Lotus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liechtensteiner Lotus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chandler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lotus.
William Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Chandler unleashes a big counter combination but Lotus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Chandler moves into the clinch.
Chandler misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Chandler breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Chandler clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Chandler.
I think Lotus 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

Event: NJMMA #53
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Desaun Gracie has been cut.
Lotus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lotus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lotus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lotus keeps working.
Lotus is looking to reverse the position.
Lotus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Lotus's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie in side control, throwing shots but Lotus defends. #T1#
Lotus wants to control but Gracie postures up.
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lotus controls the position for a moment.
Lotus tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #CUT2#
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
Gracie punching from mount but Lotus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lotus looks a forlorn figure. #ROC2#
Lotus is rocked!#CUT2#
Liechtensteiner Lotus's cut is getting worse.
Gracie prevents Lotus from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Lotus is having none of it.
Gracie postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Lotus is out cold - huge knockout for Gracie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Desaun Gracie!
The defeated Liechtensteiner Lotus had this to say: 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!! Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.

Event: 7 April prelims
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
Vandergnaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT2#
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Vandergnaw throws a sloppy body shot
and Lotus counters with a nice uppercut.
Lotus throws a hook but Vandergnaw avoids it easily.
Vandergnaw lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Vandergnaw.
Vandergnaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lotus.
Vandergnaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD2#
Vandergnaw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Vandergnaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lotus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lotus tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Vandergnaw has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lotus defend it? Vandergnaw steps over the head and cranks it - Lotus is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Vandergnaw!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Butch Vandergnaw!
A very excited looking Butch Vandergnaw 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.
In defeat, Liechtensteiner Lotus stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!! Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.

Event: NJMMA #47: Braddock v Paulin
Date: Mar 17, 2018

#R1#
Da Costa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lotus in his tracks. #CUT2#
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Da Costa tries to clinch up
and Lotus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Da Costa throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lotus to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Fernandinho Da Costa has been cut.
Da Costa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lotus.
Lotus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Costa.#KD#
Lotus lands a big uppercut and Da Costa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Da Costa looks OK. Lotus waves Da Costa back to his feet!#ROC#
Da Costa is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lotus 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 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liechtensteiner Lotus!
During a confident post fight interview, Liechtensteiner Lotus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: NJMMA #40: Colnago v Braddock
Date: Feb 17, 2018

#R1#
Rogba throws a hook but Lotus blocks it.
Rogba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lotus. Lotus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lotus throws a jab when Rogba was well out of range.
Lotus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rogba to score with a decent uppercut.
Rogba throws a jab when Lotus was well out of range.
Lotus is looking to counter punch.
Lotus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Rogba misses its intended target.
Rogba looks to throw the jab but Lotus is out of range.
Lotus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogba misses with a lunging right hand
and Lotus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lotus slips under a jab.
Lotus throwing a counter right hand but Rogba manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogba jabs Lotus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rogba lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rogba slips a straight right by Lotus.
Lotus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogba.
Rogba throws a right hand that misses
and Lotus counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Rogba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lotus moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogba throws a big shot that misses.
Rogba 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.
Rogba slips under a jab from Lotus.
Rogba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lotus.
Lotus looks to throw the jab but Rogba is out of range.
Lotus slips a straight right by Rogba.
Lotus is looking to counter punch.
Rogba misses with a hook. Lotus ducked under it nicely.
Caul Rogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogba misses with an uppercut
and Lotus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lotus defending well as Rogba loads up on a big left hand.
Rogba's coach down at WildBoar's Pig Pen (Strength and Conditioning) $40 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rogba's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL2#
Rogba has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rogba fails to land.
Lotus swings wildly with an uppercut but Rogba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Lotus taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Lotus fails to land.
Lotus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lotus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rogba backwards.
Lotus can't find room to land a body shot as Rogba controls the action.
Rogba has a couple of punches blocked by Lotus.
Rogba working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lotus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lotus wants to get back to striking at distance but Rogba won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Rogba. #CUT2#
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Lotus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rogba misses with a punch on the inside.
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogba is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Rogba misses with the head strike.
Rogba is working Lotus over against the cage.
Lotus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rogba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Rogba takes a shot to the head.
Lotus presses Rogba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rogba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lotus misses with a body punch.
Lotus misses with some punches.
Lotus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lotus working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogba.
Rogba misses with a punch on the inside.
Rogba throws a head punch that misses.
Rogba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lotus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rogba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lotus has a couple of punches blocked by Rogba. #BC#
Lotus manages to break the clinch.
Rogba misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Lotus misses its target.#T4#
Rogba throws a body punch but Lotus moves out of range.
Rogba throws a jab but it's blocked by Lotus.
Rogba scores with a jab. Lotus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lotus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rogba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lotus counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus misses with an uppercut
and Rogba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Lotus clinches with his opponent.
Lotus pushes Rogba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lotus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rogba backwards.
Lotus lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rogba.
Lotus stalls.
Rogba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rogba working aggressively here.
Rogba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Caul Rogba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liechtensteiner Lotus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rogba dips to his left and cracks Lotus with an uppercut!
Lotus misses with a jab to the body
and Rogba counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Rogba.
Rogba works the jab nicely.
Rogba throws a lazy right hand but Lotus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogba misses with a looping right.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogba is just out of range.
Rogba darts in trying to clinch
and Rogba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Rogba misses.
It looked like Lotus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rogba dips to his left and cracks Lotus with an uppercut!
Rogba missing with a left hand there. Lotus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lotus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caul Rogba seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Rogba 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.
Rogba throws a jab but it's blocked by Lotus.
Rogba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lotus slips under a jab.
Rogba tests Lotus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lotus moves forwards but Rogba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rogba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogba counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogba throws out a loose jab but Lotus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogba closes the distance but Lotus moves to the side
and Lotus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogba looks to throw the jab but Lotus is out of range.
Rogba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
Rogba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lotus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogba throws a hook but Lotus blocks it.
Rogba throws an off balance right hand
and Lotus counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogba throws a looping overhand right but Lotus ducks down to avoid it.
Rogba throws a good cross that connects.
Rogba lands with an uppercut that bounces Lotus off the cage and back into range.
Lotus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogba.
Lotus misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Rogba misses the target.
Lotus is looking to counter punch.
Lotus slips a straight right by Rogba.
Rogba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogba misses with a hook. Lotus ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Lotus misses with a looping left.
Lotus slips under a jab from Rogba.
Lotus throwing a counter right hand but Rogba manages to avoid it.
Rogba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lotus.
Rogba throws an off balance right hand
and Lotus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogba thinking.
Rogba misses with a wild body shot.
Lotus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogba.
Lotus slips a straight right by Rogba.
Rogba misses the jab.
Rogba throws a looping overhand right but Lotus ducks down to avoid it.
Lotus misses with a looping left.
Rogba throws a big shot that misses.
Rogba misses with a body shot.
A combination from Rogba does no damage.
Lotus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T4#
Rogba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lotus looks to land a right hand but Rogba moved out of range.
Rogba tries to clinch up
and Lotus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caul Rogba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lotus on the side of the head.
Lotus lands with a good body shot.
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!
Rogba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lotus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lotus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogba.
An attempted straight right counter from Lotus misses the target.
Lotus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caul Rogba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liechtensteiner Lotus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Lotus's corner calls for a 1-2. Lotus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lotus ducks under a wild hook from Rogba.
Lotus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lotus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lotus ducks under a wild hook from Rogba.
Rogba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lotus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lotus loads up on a big right hand but Rogba slips the punch.
Lotus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rogba misses with a wild body shot.
Rogba throws a right hand that misses
and Lotus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lotus misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Rogba drives through and clinches with Lotus against the cage.
Rogba has a couple of punches blocked by Lotus.
Lotus blocks an uppercut.
Rogba misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Lotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rogba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogba throws a lazy right hand but Lotus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rogba misses with a looping right.
Lotus lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Rogba misses.
Rogba catches Lotus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lotus.
Rogba throws the left hand but Lotus avoids the punch easily.
Lotus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogba.
Lotus misses the shot to the body.
Rogba cracks Lotus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogba scores with a jab to the body.
Lotus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2##CL2#
Rogba has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lotus fails to land.
Rogba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogba scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogba.
Lotus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rogba has a couple of punches blocked by Lotus.
Caul Rogba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lotus throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogba.
A bit of stalling here from Lotus.
Lotus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rogba blocks an uppercut.
Rogba swings wildly with an uppercut but Lotus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lotus misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Lotus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogba's elbow.
Lotus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lotus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lotus.
A bit of stalling here from Lotus.
Rogba lands with a short shot to the head.
Lotus has a couple of punches blocked by Rogba.
Rogba misses with a punch on the inside.
Lotus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogba misses with some punches.
Lotus tries to work over Rogba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Lotus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lotus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lotus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lotus fails to land.
Rogba misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Lotus.
Liechtensteiner Lotus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lotus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogba's elbow.
Rogba blocks an uppercut.
Lotus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lotus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogba backwards.
Lotus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogba lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liechtensteiner Lotus.
I think Rogba 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 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caul Rogba!
Liechtensteiner Lotus was interviewed post fight and said 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!! Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.

Event: NJMMA #32: Klos v Graves
Date: Jan 24, 2018

#R1#
Flobov connects with a single shot there.
Flobov throws a jab when Lotus was well out of range.
Flobov slips under a jab.
Lotus slips a straight right by Flobov.
Lotus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flobov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flobov misses with an uppercut
and Lotus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flobov throws an overhand right that lands on Lotus's shoulder, as Lotus tries to avoid the shot.
Flobov misses with a looping right.
Lotus stuns Flobov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lotus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Artie Flobov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lotus shoots in looking for a takedown but Flobov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lotus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flobov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lotus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lotus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Flobov throws a lazy uppercut
and Lotus counters with a nice uppercut.
Flobov misses the jab.#T1#
A jab from Lotus misses.
Flobov misses with a right hand
and Lotus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flobov throws a hook to the side of Lotus's head but Lotus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flobov takes one to the chin there.
Flobov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Lotus throws a big counter combination but Flobov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lotus moves out of range as Flobov strikes.
Lotus misses the shot to the body.
Flobov is looking for the big counter here.
Lotus misses with a wild body shot.
Flobov looks to land a left hand but Lotus moved out of range nicely.
Flobov throws a body shot but no joy.
Flobov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lotus to score with a decent uppercut.
Flobov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lotus counters with a right hand to the body.
Lotus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Flobov looks winded!#T2#
Nice body punch from Lotus.
Flobov walks into a stiff left hand from Lotus.#CUT#
It looks like Artie Flobov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus drops Flobov with a big left hand! Flobov is injured, injured bad! Lotus jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liechtensteiner Lotus!
Liechtensteiner Lotus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: NJMMA #24: Burger v Lee
Date: Dec 27, 2017

#R1#
Bokh connects with a body shot that sends Lotus's belly button to the back.
Bokh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lotus.
Lotus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Donk. Bokh catches Lotus right on the button with a cross.
Bokh lands a head shot.
Bokh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lotus.
Bokh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lotus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bokh takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT2#
It looks like Buri Bokh has been cut.
Lotus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lotus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bokh.
Lotus 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.
Bokh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lotus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bokh jabs Lotus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lotus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bokh scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lotus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bokh.
Bokh scores with a sloppy right hand. Lotus should have avoided that one.
Lotus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bokh.#T1#
Lotus throws a right hand that misses
and Bokh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bokh throws a poor cross that misses
and Lotus counters with a nice uppercut.
Bokh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lotus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lotus throws a hook but Bokh blocks it.
Lotus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bokh moves out of range of the strikes.
Bokh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lotus doesn't seem bothered though.
Lotus lands a lovely overhand right.
Bokh is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice shot by Bokh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bokh lands a right hook to the body.
Buri Bokh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bokh ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bokh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Bokh throws a looping overhand right but Lotus ducks down to avoid it.
Bokh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lotus under the eye.
Bokh tries to clinch up.
Bokh misses with a straight right.
Bokh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bokh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Lotus misses.
Lotus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bokh.
Bokh misses with an uppercut. Lotus saw that one coming.
Bokh throws out a powerful jab.
Bokh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bokh throws a poor cross that misses
and Lotus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bokh scores with a nice right hand.
Bokh pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Lotus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bokh.
A little jabbing left from Lotus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Bokh misses.
Lotus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bokh darts in trying to clinch
and Lotus counters with a nice uppercut.
Bokh swings for the body but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus misses with a hook.
Bokh lands a nice shot to the body.
Lotus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lotus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bokh.
Lotus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bokh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lotus scrambles back to his feet.
Bokh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lotus ducks under a wild hook from Bokh.
Lotus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bokh. #T4#
Bokh misses with a looping right.
A jab from Lotus misses.
Bokh throws a hook but Lotus avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Bokh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bokh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bokh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lotus was well out of range. Poor timing from Bokh.
Lotus on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL#
Bokh forces Lotus back against the cage and clinches.
Lotus throws a punch but it's blocked by Bokh.
Lotus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bokh's elbow.
Lotus gets through Bokh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lotus wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Lotus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bokh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lotus manages to avoid it.
Bokh looks to score with a jab to the body but Lotus is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buri Bokh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buri Bokh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bokh lands a right hook to the body.
Bokh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lotus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lotus misses with a shot to the body
and Bokh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lotus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bokh.
Bokh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lotus misses with a straight left.
Bokh appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bokh throws a body punch but Lotus moves out of range.
A big left from Lotus misses.
Lotus ducks under a wild hook from Bokh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Lotus. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Bokh instigates a clinch.
Bokh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Bokh as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bokh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Lotus scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Lotus wants to break free but Bokh has control.
Lotus stalls. #BC2#
Lotus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Bokh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bokh misses with a punch on the inside.
Bokh lands a nice shot to the body.
Bokh misses with the head strike.
Bokh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bokh misses with a punch on the inside.
Bokh misses with the head strike.
Lotus blocking some punches.
A short right from Lotus. #BC2#
Lotus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bokh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lotus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Bokh connects with a right hand. Lotus shakes it off.
Lotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bokh manages to avoid it.
Bokh scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lotus misses with a body shot.
Bokh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL#
Bokh rushes Lotus and presses him up against the cage.
Bokh scores with a hook to the body.
Lotus is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Lotus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lotus moves away from the strike by Bokh.
Lotus throws out a counter right but Bokh avoids it with no problem.
Lotus keeps the fight on the outside.
Lotus throws out a counter right but Bokh avoids it with no problem.
Bokh with a hook.
Lotus 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.
Lotus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bokh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bokh manages to avoid it.
Lotus moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Bokh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lotus manages to avoid it.
Lotus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lotus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bokh.
A slow jab from Bokh misses its intended target.
Bokh lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#
It looks like Liechtensteiner Lotus has been cut.
Lotus defending well as Bokh loads up on a big left hand.
Lotus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bokh moves in looking to clinch but Lotus pushes him off.
Lotus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lotus misses with a body shot.
Bokh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lotus.
Bokh cracks Lotus with a good jab.
Lotus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lotus cracks a nice hook into Bokh's ribs.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bokh throws out a loose jab but Lotus uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lotus! But no joy.
Lotus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lotus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bokh connects with a nice looking jab.
Bokh throws a lazy uppercut
and Lotus counters with a nice uppercut.
Bokh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lotus.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Bokh is just out of range.
Bokh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lotus under the eye.
Bokh lands with an uppercut that bounces Lotus off the cage and back into range.#ROC#
Lotus is rocked!
Good exchange - Bokh coming out on top.
Lotus is still on wobbly legs! Can Bokh finish him?
Bokh looks to throw the jab but Lotus is out of range.
Bokh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bokh connects with a right hand. Lotus shakes it off.
Bokh scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buri Bokh dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Bokh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lotus, pushing him back against the cage.
Lotus seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Lotus. #BC2#
Lotus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lotus drops his hands momentarily and Bokh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bokh throws a body punch but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bokh throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lotus to counter with a crisp jab.
Lotus misses with an uppercut. Bokh saw that one coming.
Bokh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bokh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lotus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Lotus counter with a right hand.
Bokh cracks Lotus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lotus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lotus there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lotus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bokh.
Bokh with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Bokh throws an overhand right that lands on Lotus's shoulder, as Lotus tries to avoid the shot.
Bokh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lotus counters with a stiff right hand.
Bokh connects with a single shot there.
Bokh scores with a jab to the body.
Bokh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lotus at a distance.
Bokh jabs at Lotus's body.
Lotus throws a lazy right hand but Bokh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lotus missing with a left hand there. Bokh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bokh works the jab nicely.
Bokh lands a nice shot to the body.
Bokh scores with a nice head shot.
Buri Bokh is winning the standup battle so far.
Lotus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bokh throws a shot to the body.
Lotus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Bokh coming out on top.
Bokh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lotus.
Bokh slips a jab and a cross from Lotus.
Buri Bokh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bokh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Bokh misses the body punch
and Bokh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bokh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bokh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lotus can do to turn this around?
Bokh misses with an uppercut. Lotus saw that one coming.
Lotus looks to throw the jab but Bokh is out of range.
Bokh is looking to counter the offense by Lotus and move into the clinch.
Lotus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Bokh catches Lotus right on the button with a cross.#T3#
Bokh scores with the left hand. Lotus knows he should have avoided that one.
Bokh throws a good cross that connects.
Lotus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokh was well out of range. Poor timing from Lotus.
Bokh throws a lazy uppercut
and Lotus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lotus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bokh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lotus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bokh lands with a cross.
Bokh misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Lotus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bokh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lotus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bokh misses with a left hand
and Lotus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bokh on the wrong end of a nice hook.#ROC2#
Bokh is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Bokh out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Liechtensteiner Lotus!
Post fight, Liechtensteiner Lotus stared into the camera and said 'Hell yeah!!! First win baby!!! Wooo! Fuck all you naysayers! Fuck all you doubters!! And fuck all you haters!!! I'm the Black Lotus remember that! One tap and I'll give you three babies, honey!! Now blow me a kiss pretty lady. Mwah!'.

Event: NJMMA #15: Rooney v Dickens
Date: Nov 25, 2017

#R1##TD#
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB2#
Lotus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lotus wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jackson is now in half guard.
Jackson passes to full mount!
Jackson trying to control but Lotus is having none of it.
Lotus blocking the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to control but Lotus is having none of it. #T1##SUB#
Jackson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lotus has worked his arm free - good work by Lotus! #SUB#
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Jackson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lotus is trying to get back to his feet.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lotus is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson wants to control but Lotus is keeping him busy.
Jackson throws an elbow but Lotus slips to the side and avoids it well.#T3#
Lotus being controlled for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lotus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Jackson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lotus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lotus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lotus can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Lotus has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD: Gimme Yo Money GYM. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lotus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lotus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lotus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lotus! #REVB#
Jackson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Jackson 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#
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.#TD#
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson working over Lotus with some ground and pound. Lotus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Lotus is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson uses his free foot to push down on Lotus's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lotus. #T1#
Lotus tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jackson controlling the position easily from mount.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Lotus to control.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB#
Jackson has control of Lotus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lotus regains control of the situation pretty easily. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lotus tries to buck Jackson off but he can't manage it.
Jackson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lotus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jackson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lotus to take his back!#T3#
Lotus wants to escape the position.
Lotus staying busy and making it hard for Jackson to control.
Jackson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lotus doesn't escape.
Lotus staying busy and making it hard for Jackson to control. #SUB#
Lotus is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jackson gets his way! #SUB#
Lotus defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson misses with an elbow to the head.
Jackson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Lotus to escape the position.
Jackson controlling well, preventing Lotus from escaping the position.
Jackson lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lotus.
Jackson punishes Lotus with strikes from the back mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lotus is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Jackson dominated that second round.
That's time! Jackson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lotus takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lotus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lotus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Lotus keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Lotus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jackson misses with a head kick. #TD#
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lotus controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Lotus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lotus can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T1##SUB#
Jackson tries for a kimura but Lotus is defending well.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Lotus is defending the strikes.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Lotus looks to move to half guard but instead Jackson has passed into mount! Damn!
Jackson looking to control but Lotus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T2#
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.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #SUB#
Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lotus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jackson slows the pace down.
Jackson trying to control the position but Lotus is working away.
Lotus is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Lotus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lotus to see if he's OK.
Jackson wants to control but Lotus is keeping him busy.
Jackson just content to control the position. #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.
Jackson wants to control but Lotus is keeping him busy.
Lotus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jackson has just dragged him back down to the mat.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Jackson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lotus tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jackson manages to move to mount!
Liechtensteiner Lotus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Lotus is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Jackson!
In defeat, Liechtensteiner Lotus stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!! Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.

Event: NJMMA #9: Lloyd v Barnett
Date: Nov 03, 2017

#R1#
Lotus lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like Arseni Tereshchenko has been cut.
Lotus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tereshchenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lotus counters with a straight right hand.
Lotus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Lotus.#KD#
Lotus cracks Tereshchenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tereshchenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lotus finish him? #ROC#
Tereshchenko is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Tereshchenko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lotus quickly recovers to half guard.
Lotus is trying to stand up here but Tereshchenko is controlling him well.
Tereshchenko works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Tereshchenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
Tereshchenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lotus keeps working.
Lotus tries to buck Tereshchenko off but Tereshchenko is having none of it.#SUB2#
Tereshchenko has hold of Lotus's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lotus seems comfortable defending it but Tereshchenko has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lotus is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lotus is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tereshchenko couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arseni Tereshchenko!
The defeated Liechtensteiner Lotus had this to say: 'This fucking blind referee is friends with the fucking biased judges who are both paid by my PED-using opponent's manager. Fuck them and fuck the haters! What are you looking at asshole? Come at me, I'll mash you like potatoes!! Mommy!! They are threatening me! 😭'.

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