Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: EFL 21
Date: Oct 20, 2018

#R1#
St John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St John feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Craig's calf.
Craig connects with a good right hand that stumbles St John. St John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Craig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St John.
Craig throws out a counter right but St John avoids it with no problem.
Craig shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Craig fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St John.
St John scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St John fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Craig checks it well.
Craig works St John's body with a nice hook.
St John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St John appears to be looking for a big counter.
St John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Craig counters with a good low kick that St John was not able to check.
Craig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St John.
Craig lands a nice looking body shot.
Craig thuds a left hand into St John's body.
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!
St John throws a leg kick that is checked
and St John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St John throws a one two combo. #T1#
Craig waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St John.
We've been hearing reports that St John has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
St John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craig flicks out a counter leg kick but St John steps away.
St John wants to clinch
and Craig counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craig with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Craig changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Craig blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Craig throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craig.
Craig misses the jab.
Craig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St John. #CL#
St John closes the distance and pushes Craig back into the cage.
St John tries to land a knee to the head but Craig blocks with his arms. #T2#
Craig lands a right hand that snaps the head of St John backwards. #BC#
St John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St John misses with a body shot
letting Craig counter with a right hand.
St John moves out of range as Craig strikes.
St John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Craig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St John doesn't seem bothered though.
St John scores with a kick to the midsection.
Craig throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Craig lands a nice looking body shot.
St John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craig moves away.
Craig doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of St John 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Craig throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Craig scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lane Craig 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##TD#
St John shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St John looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Craig with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
St John keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from St John.
St John slips a nice elbow through Craig's hands, connecting with Craig's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St John.
St John throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St John is thwarting Craig's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. St John connects with a nice short shot to Craig's temple. #T1#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Craig really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St John. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St John thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St John missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St John slips a nice elbow through Craig's hands, connecting with Craig's forehead.
St John is nestled in close to Craig, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
St John 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.
Craig trying to hold on to St John's head to control him but St John postures up. #SU#
St John decides to return to a standing position.
St John takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St John scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Craig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from St John.
Craig throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T2#
Craig scores with a body shot.
Craig pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#TD#
St John shoots in and gets a takedown into Craig's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU#
St John decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Craig, up you get!
Lane Craig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by St John as he connects with a hook.
Craig takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Craig's head backwards.
St John misses with a hook. Craig ducked under it nicely.
Craig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice shot lands for Craig.
Craig has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Some wild striking there from St John.
Craig avoids the head kick by St John.
St John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim St John dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Craig misses with an uppercut
and St John counters with a left and a right that stings Craig.
Tim St John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St John misses with a wild body shot.
Craig lands with a good body shot.
Craig tests St John's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Craig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Craig takes a swing at St John's ribcage but misses.
St John appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
St John checks a low kick from Craig.
St John seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Donk. St John catches Craig right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Craig.
A telegraphed right hand from Craig misses the target.
St John lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
St John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Craig moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St John misses with a body shot.
St John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St John ducks under a wild hook from Craig.
As Craig looks to move away, St John throws a big counter combo but Craig just gets out of the way.
St John throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Craig's waist but Craig gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St John off to one side. #T1#
St John throws a nice looking combination but Craig bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lane Craig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! St John crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Craig - the referee stops the clock and St John gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Craig. St John manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - St John coming out on top.
St John swings for the body but Craig moves out of range.
Craig throws a body shot but no joy.
St John blocks a head kick by Craig.
Craig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St John looks to land a combination but Craig avoids it well.
St John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Craig.
Craig looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Craig connects with a solid leg kick.
Craig scores with a hook to the body. St John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Craig buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Craig.
Craig showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St John. #T2#
Craig scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craig throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Craig finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Craig, as that shot connected.
Craig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Craig dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craig moves away.
Craig is looking to chop away at St John's legs.
It looked like St John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St John misses with a straight right.
St John is looking to wear down Craig with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Craig lands a nice shot to the body.
Craig misses with a lunging right hand
and St John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Craig works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Craig looks to throw a body kick
and St John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lane Craig really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Craig tries to score with a low kick but St John moves his leg out of the way.
St John appears to be looking for a big counter.
St John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Craig to counter with a crisp jab.
Craig thuds a left hand into St John's body.
St John throws a jab but it's blocked by Craig.
Craig stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Craig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig misses with a hook. St John ducked under it nicely.
Craig misses with a hook #TD#
and St John counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craig is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St John is controlling him.
St John throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Craig looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
St John scoring with some ground and pound.
St John content to stall in guard here.
St John throwing strikes but missing.
St John tries to free his leg and advance position but Craig is retaining full guard.
St John keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Craig's head.
St John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St John is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St John chips away with some ground and pound.
Craig trying to control the position.
St John working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tim St John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
St John is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St John lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Craig keeping full guard, as St John tries to pass.
Craig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Craig is trying to control the position but St John postures up.
St John missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St John is in close to Craig's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Craig trying to keep a closed guard but St John is proving a slippery customer.
St John postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Craig wants to sweep here but St John controlling him for the moment.
Craig keeping full guard, as St John tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim St John had his way with Lane Craig in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Craig throws a jab but it's blocked by St John.
St John misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from St John misses.
St John misses with a series of wild punches.
Craig fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St John moves out of range as Craig strikes.
Craig scores with a hook to the body. St John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Craig looks to land a left hand but St John moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St John moves away.
Craig scores with a leg kick.
St John throws a front kick aimed at Craig's knee but Craig avoids it well.
And Craig responds with a good body kick, but St John manages to step out the way in time.
Craig scores with a kick to the midsection.
St John ducks under a wild hook from Craig.#T1#
Craig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St John manages to avoid it.
St John throws a leg kick which misses Craig's front leg but catches the back leg as Craig tries to avoid it.
St John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Craig to score with a decent uppercut.
Craig misses with a wild body shot.
Craig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St John moves away.
It looked like St John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St John swings widly with a right hand
and Craig cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craig fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St John.
Tim St John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Craig misses the target.
Lane Craig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St John slips a straight right by Craig.
Nice body kick there by Craig.
Craig lands a right hook to the body.
St John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Craig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St John doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St John takes one to the side of the head.
Craig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Craig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Craig shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. St John eats them both and turns towards Craig to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Craig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St John will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Craig looks to land a right hand but St John moved out of range.
St John seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Craig. That snapped St John's head back. #TD#
St John shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Craig manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Craig is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
St John content to stall in guard here.
St John scoring with punches to the head and body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Lane Craig!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Lane Craig!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Lane Craig!

Lane Craig wins by unanimous decision!
Lane Craig managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Woodshins' Ship, into his post fight interview.

Event: NJMMA 69
Date: Sep 15, 2018

#R1#
Test tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Practice Test seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
St John shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St John throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St John content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St John missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Test trying to get back to full guard but St John takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
St John landing shots from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
St John content just to control the position here.
Test is bucking up trying to escape but St John cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T1#
Test really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Test is working hard here to advance position.
St John dominating with strikes here.
Test taking shots to the head.
St John raining down shots from the mount!
St John looking to finish Test with some ground and pound. This is bad for Test!#ROC2#
Test is rocked!#SUB2#
St John swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim St John!
Tim St John made sure to mention his sponsor, Top Nutrition 160Q200$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$ in his post fight interview.

Event: DFN#52 Hoffman vs Newton 3
Date: Sep 01, 2018

#R1#
St John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd scores with a body shot.
Byrd cracks St John with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Byrd throws a nice outside leg kick.
St John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Byrd thinks about countering with a head kick.
St John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St John tries a low kick but Byrd avoids it.
Byrd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Byrd misses.
St John will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Byrd stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St John.
St John misses with a wild combination.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by St John.
St John lands a leg kick that knocks Byrd off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Byrd.
Byrd misses with a head kick.
Byrd throws a jab but it's blocked by St John. #T1#
St John lands a slapping body shot.
St John fails with an attempt to clinch.
St John throws a body shot but no joy.
St John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Byrd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that St John has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
St John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St John now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
St John lands a glancing blow to the side of Byrd's head.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for St John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St John throws a leg kick that misses.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adelaide Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St John misses with a lunging right hand
and Byrd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St John slips under a jab from Byrd.
Byrd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Byrd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches St John on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Byrd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St John.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrd.
Byrd dodges the punch combination from St John.
A slow jab from Byrd misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as St John blocks the leg kick.
St John scores with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St John.
St John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on St John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St John loads up on a big right hand but Byrd slips the punch.
St John scores with the left hand. Byrd knows he should have avoided that one.
Byrd throws a body kick that misses.
St John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrd swings for the body but St John moves out of range. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrd. St John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byrd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St John moves away.
St John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrd.
St John fails to land the takedown.
A head kick from Byrd lands but St John takes it in his stride.
St John looks to land a combination but Byrd avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by St John.
Byrd lands with a slapping head kick.
Byrd dodges the punch combination from St John.
St John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Byrd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
St John throws a head kick but Byrd moves out of range. #T4#
St John walks into a jab.
St John lands a jab to Byrd's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Byrd defends well and St John ends up having to push Byrd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adelaide Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim St John.
Byrd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Byrd throws a body shot but no joy.
St John is looking for the big counter here.
Byrd's hands are dropping dangerously low here and St John connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byrd scrambles back to his feet.
St John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St John throws a sloppy head kick and Byrd moves out of range easily.
Byrd is looking to counter punch.
Byrd 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.
St John walks into a straight right hand from Byrd.
Byrd throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St John circles away quickly and effectively.
St John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St John was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
No joy there for Byrd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byrd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Byrd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adelaide Byrd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
St John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St John circles away quickly and effectively.
St John flicks out a counter leg kick but Byrd steps away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrd.
St John takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St John connects with the punch.
Byrd tries a low kick but St John avoids it.
St John misses with a jab, cross combination.
Byrd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St John doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Byrd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd misses with a lunging right hand
and St John counters with a nice body shot.
St John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
St John defending well as Byrd loads up on a big left hand.
St John throws a counter combo.
St John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrd circles away quickly and effectively.
Byrd appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St John misses the shot to the body.
St John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byrd. #T1#
St John throws an off balance right hand
and Byrd makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. St John really felt that one!
St John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd throws a jab when St John was well out of range.
Byrd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St John counters with a three punch combo that has Byrd backing up. Byrd nods at St John to acknowledge the strikes.
Byrd's jab looks to have found its range, popping St John under the eye.
St John throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
St John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Byrd. Those never looked like landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but St John might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Byrd has got the better of the exchanges.
Byrd connects with a jab.
St John looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Byrd throws a leg kick but St John moved away.
Adelaide Byrd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byrd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byrd misses with a head kick.
St John is looking for the big counter here.
Byrd misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St John throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Byrd.#T2#
Byrd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St John can do to turn this around?
Byrd throws a body punch but St John moves out of range.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St John.
Byrd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St John throws a combination. Byrd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St John 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.
St John lands with a shot to the body.
Byrd blocks a jab.
St John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Byrd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St John misses with a wild combination. #T3#
St John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byrd is looking to land body kicks.
St John is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Byrd with a body shot.
Byrd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
St John lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Byrd throws a nice outside leg kick.
St John throws a shot from downtown. Byrd moves away and avoids it.
St John connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byrd's hands.
St John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Byrd jabs St John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St John.
St John is breathing heavily.
Byrd moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
St John forces Byrd back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byrd throws an elbow but misses.
St John looking for a takedown.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Byrd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
St John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St John prevents a body shot from Byrd.
St John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd lands a right hand. #BC2#
St John breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St John's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Byrd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St John.
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 Adelaide Byrd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Byrd throws a head kick but St John moves out of range.
St John ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd connects with a nice looking jab.
St John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St John ducks under a wild hook from Byrd.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from St John.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
St John misses with a wild combination.
Byrd thows a body kick. St John tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd moves out of range of the body kick.
St John has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byrd.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Byrd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrd was well out of range. Poor timing from St John.#T1#
Byrd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St John momentarily.
Byrd scores with a kick to the body.
Adelaide Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Byrd. Those never looked like landing.
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by St John.
Byrd misses with a series of wild punches.
Byrd misses with a body kick.
Byrd throws a big shot that misses.
Byrd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St John. St John obviously looking to wear him down.
St John misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from St John.
Byrd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St John throws out a counter right but Byrd avoids it with no problem.
Byrd throws a leg kick but St John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St John unleashes a big counter combination but Byrd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T2#
Byrd avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St John misses with a body kick.
St John is looking to clinch.
Byrd takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrd falls off balance throwing a combination
and St John counters with a series of strikes. Byrd will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC2#
Byrd is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. St John engages and cracks Byrd with a massive lead left hook - Byrd tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! St John is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim St John!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tim St John thanked Top Nutrition 160Q200$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: The EFL Returns
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1#
St John stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Tim St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
A big left from St John misses.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St John.
St John thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it #TD2#
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
St John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by St John, who protects the arm well.
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T1#
St John managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
St John is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz landing strikes. #SUB2#
Diaz tries for a kimura but St John is defending well. #SUB2#
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control. #T2##SU2#
Diaz decides to stand back up. Diaz steps back and let's St John get back to his feet.
Diaz is looking to clinch but St John is avoiding it.
St John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
St John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St John.
St John misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.#CL#
St John rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
St John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
St John keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but St John blocks nicely. #SUB#
St John is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St John keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz distracts St John with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but St John keeps moving.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz won't allow St John to sweep him here.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC2#
St John is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Diaz 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#
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St John.
St John throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by St John. Beautiful body shot.
St John misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St John defends it well.
St John misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
St John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St John leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John misses with a body punch #TD2#
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh St John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Diaz lands a big elbow - St John is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Diaz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nate Diaz waved his t-shirt featuring CAGED CROW Clothings 50$'s logo in front of the cameras.

Event: EFL 11 - Wales v Wallace
Date: Jul 08, 2018

#R1#
St John circles away from the clinch attempt.
St John unleashes a big counter combination but Ruta bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Ruta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC#
Ruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that St John has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ruta is looking to clinch but St John is avoiding it.
St John swinging wildly here.
Ruta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
St John lands a jab to the nose.
St John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruta swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St John defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ruta.
St John digs a good hook to Ruta's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St John throws a leg kick but Ruta checks it.
Ruta is looking to clinch but St John is avoiding it.
Ruta tries to close the distance and clinch up but St John swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Ruta moves into range and clinches up with St John.#T1#
Ruta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St John is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruta blocks the elbow strike.
Ruta jumps guard but St John stands there with Ruta around his waist. Ruta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St John working hard to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from St John.
A right hook to the body lands for St John.
Ruta tries to pull guard but St John forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Ruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Trent Ruta has been cut.
St John stalls. #T2##BC2#
St John breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St John throws a body punch but Ruta moves out of range.
Ruta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Trent Ruta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Ruta takes the fight into the clinch.
St John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruta is defending well for now.
St John stalling against the cage.
Ruta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St John smiles and moves away.
Ruta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St John lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ruta dodges the punch combination from St John. #T3#
St John throws a lazy body kick
and Ruta counters with a series of strikes. St John will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ruta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruta misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Ruta.
Ruta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ruta tries to clinch up but St John circles away and keeps his distance.
St John scores with a nice head shot.
Ruta wants to clinch up but St John keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Ruta. Those never looked like landing.
St John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruta circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Ruta as he checks the leg kick.
St John throws a leg kick but Ruta sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL#
Ruta clinches.
Ruta taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #TD2#
St John tightens his grip and picks Ruta up, before dumping him to the ground. Ruta manages to land in guard. #ES#
Ruta has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. St John is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Ruta to work.
St John can't get the takedown.
Ruta avoiding damage.
Ruta taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruta goes for a takedown attempt but St John pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
St John circles away from the clinch attempt
and St John counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim St John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trent Ruta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
St John cracks Ruta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruta doesn't manage to clinch there - St John circles away.
St John throws a head kick that misses.
Ruta tries to close the distance and clinch but St John swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD#
St John gets caught flat footed, as Ruta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ruta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St John wants to control but Ruta passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Ruta 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. #T1#
St John has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ruta is working away from the top position though.
Ruta perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ruta throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing St John to regain full guard.
Ruta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St John is keeping the position for now.
Ruta stands and throws St John's legs to the side, diving into side control. #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.
St John is looking for a sweep.
Ruta throws an elbow but St John slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ruta controlling the position.
Ruta passes to full mount! That's big trouble for St John!
Ruta controlling the pace for now. #T3#
St John manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ruta not doing much here.
St John is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SU#
Ruta postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for St John to stand up.
Ruta moves out of range as St John strikes.
St John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruta checks a leg kick.
Ruta is looking for a counter combo.
Ruta tries to clinch but St John moves out of range.
Trent Ruta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruta pushes St John away with a front kick.
St John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruta wants to clinch up but St John keeps it at a distance.
St John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ruta checks the leg kick.
St John swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruta.
Ruta closes the distance and clinches up with St John, looking for a takedown. Ruta pushes St John against the cage but St John circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tim St John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Trent Ruta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ruta misses with a takedown attempt
and St John counters with a two punch combo.
St John throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St John circles away from the clinch attempt.
St John keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruta ducks under a wild hook from St John.
St John lands a jab-cross combination.
St John misses with a wild combination.
St John works over Ruta's head and body with a nice combination.
Ruta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St John paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruta doesn't manage to clinch there - St John circles away. #CL2#
St John closes the distance and pushes Ruta back into the cage.
St John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John tries to break the clinch but Ruta is controlling the position. #BC2#
St John breaks the clinch. #T1#
Ruta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St John pinned against the cage. St John gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Despite the aggression on St John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
St John throws a looping overhand right but Ruta ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Ruta gets a clinch.
St John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruta avoids it.
Ruta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St John is keeping busy.
St John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruta blocks it with crossed arms.
Ruta blocks the elbow strike.
Trent Ruta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St John pushes off an throws an elbow but Ruta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St John goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
Ruta displaying some good clinch control by pressing St John up against the cage.
Ruta is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
St John missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St John.
Ruta jumps guard but St John turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Ruta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruta stalling against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from St John. #T3#
Ruta is leaning against St John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but St John is keeping busy.
St John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ruta is trying to pull guard but St John has him pressed against the cage.
Tim St John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruta taking a breather.
St John wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on St John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#BC2#
St John manages to break the clinch.
Ruta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Ruta moves into the clinch successfully.
Ruta blocks the elbow strike. #BC2#
St John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St John on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruta. Ruta obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trent Ruta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruta slips a jab and a cross from St John.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim St John!
Tim St John very nearly forgot to thank Top Nutrition 160Q250$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: EFL 8 - Murphy v Stiltskin
Date: Jun 17, 2018

#R1#
Martin has a takedown stuffed.
Martin fails to land the takedown.
St John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
St John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martin's sensitive parts.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St John as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St John is fending him off so far but Martin persists. Nope, St John circles away and we're back to standing.
St John fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
St John throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martin on the side of the head.
Martin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from St John.
St John scores with a leg kick.
Martin tries to clinch up but St John circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
A head kick from St John lands but Martin takes it in his stride. #ROC2#
Martin is rocked!
Martin misses with a takedown #CL2#
and St John moves into the clinch.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
I was talking to Martin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
St John leaning his opponent against the cage.
St John scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St John lands a knee to the body. #BC2#
St John breaks from the clinch.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
St John misses with a series of wild punches.
St John misses with a double jab.
St John takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St John bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Martin's head.
St John has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.#T2##CL2#
St John moves into range and clinches up with Martin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St John lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
St John missing with knees to the body.
Martin stalling in the clinch but St John improves position.
Martin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables St John to keep the fight standing.
Martin jumps guard but St John stands there with Martin around his waist. Martin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St John lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
St John throws a counter combo.#T3#
St John checks a leg kick.
Martin shoots in for a double leg but St John sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
St John throws a counter combo.
St John bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
St John throws a series of strikes that have Martin backpedaling.
A lazy left from St John finds it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by St John as he connects with a hook.
St John throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
St John is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Martin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Martin drops his hands momentarily and St John takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Martin backs off St John throws a huge counter combo but Martin manages to avoid it all.
A head kick misses from St John. #CL2#
St John pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
St John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T4#
St John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
St John throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, St John throws an elbow but misses.
St John lands with a light punch inside.
St John is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Martin is defending well.
St John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
St John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St John blocks the body kick. #CL2#
St John rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
St John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin dives in for a single leg takedown but St John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim St John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Martin takes one to the side of the head.
St John tries a head kick but it misses.
St John throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St John as he avoids it easily.
St John scores with a jab to the jaw.
St John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St John defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
St John explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
St John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#KD2#
St John lands a big head kick that sends Martin tumbling to the mat! St John takes a step backwards and waves Martin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
St John throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
A punch combination from St John misses.
St John looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Martin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martin showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Martin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and St John defends it well.
St John blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin. #T2#
Martin wants to take a breather but St John is having none of it. #SUB2#
St John actively working from the bottom here.
St John keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
St John is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St John blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martin.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St John defending well though. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martin tries to move into range but St John moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
St John unleashes a big counter combination but Martin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
St John rushes Martin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Martin tries to pull guard but St John forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin tries to pull guard but St John holds him up against the cage and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
St John manages to break the clinch.
Tim St John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for St John.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on St John's shoulder, as St John tries to avoid the shot.
St John leaves Martin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St John avoids a kick to the body.
St John thuds a left hand into Martin's body.
Martin looks to throw the jab but St John is out of range.
St John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
St John misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim St John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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#
A left lands for St John.
Conor Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St John slaps away a takedown attempt from Martin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St John lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
St John cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
St John is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martin's half guard.#SUB#
Martin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St John thows a huge punch but Martin dodges it nicely. #T1#
St John seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin 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.
Martin missing with punches from the bottom.
Martin works his way to full guard. Good work.
St John throwing strikes but missing.
St John tries to free his leg and advance position but Martin is retaining full guard.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St John postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
St John throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Martin stands up from St John's guard - Martin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tim St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin blocks a head kick by St John.
Martin fails with the takedown
and St John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Martin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St John throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3##TD#
Martin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES2#
St John is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Martin presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC2#
St John breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by St John.
Tim St John is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martin tries to clinch but St John moves away
and St John counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martin is defended easily by St John.
Martin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St John's waist but St John gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martin off to one side.
Martin blocks a head kick by St John. #T4#
St John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martin. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by St John.
Martin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
St John moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Martin takes one on the button.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
St John takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as St John controls the action.
Martin is looking for a takedown.
St John is pressed up against the cage. Martin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St John down to the mat. St John avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conor Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim St John!
Tim St John managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Top Nutrition 160Q250$ 140Q150$ 100Q50$, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Conor Martin stepped up to the mic, saying 'Was I doing it right? I have to return strong again.'.

Event: EFL 5 - Claremont v Matthews
Date: May 27, 2018

#R1#
St John slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St John swinging wildly here.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but St John just manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Jones's head coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St John but St John pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St John misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.#T1#
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. St John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from St John. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St John lands with an overhand left.#CL#
Jones pushes St John up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
St John tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the ropes and eventually St John drops back down to his feet.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St John gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones prevents St John from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St John throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and St John only half commits.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
St John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
St John throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St John off to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St John defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
St John lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St John just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St John throws a lazy head kick
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from St John.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
St John throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
St John looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
St John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks for a takedown but St John sprawls well.
St John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
St John tries a head kick but it misses.
St John fails to land with a series of punches.
St John on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St John misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
St John scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St John avoids it really well and circles away.
St John throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St John throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but St John just manages to avoid it.
St John fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St John jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim St John dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
St John misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for St John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but St John manages to circle out of the way.
Jones slips under a jab.
St John attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throwing a counter right hand but St John manages to avoid it.
St John lands a jab.
St John fails to land with a series of punches.
Tim St John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St John misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St John.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but St John manages to circle out of the way.#T1#
A left lands for St John.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St John tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St John to the ground. St John escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
St John throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but St John circles away.
St John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but St John sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
St John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
St John tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St John misses with a double jab
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tim St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St John is breathing heavily.
St John misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St John as he avoids it easily.
Jones dives in and grabs St John's left leg, looking for a takedown. St John pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Tim St John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St John misses with a low kick.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St John.
Jones is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Jones slips a jab and a cross from St John.
St John throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but St John breaks away and moves out of range.
St John misses with a left hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
St John misses with a double jab.
A low kick from St John misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St John throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#
St John is rocked!
St John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St John is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
St John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St John misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut. #T4#
St John gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jones gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casey Jones!

Event: EFL 3 - Gonzalez v Claremont
Date: May 12, 2018

#R1#
St John lands with a straight right. Sakuraba didn't see that one coming.
Sakuraba swings widly with a right hand
and St John counters with an outside leg kick.
Sakuraba fails to land the takedown.
It looked like St John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St John sprawls well. St John wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
St John jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by St John.
St John smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakuraba. That did some damage!
Nice body punch from St John.
St John lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba with a lazy takedown attempt
and St John counters with a three punch combo that has Sakuraba backing up. Sakuraba nods at St John to acknowledge the strikes.
Tim St John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Sakuraba.
St John lands a glancing blow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba throws out a loose jab but St John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuraba misses with a right hand #KD#
and St John counters with a crisp one two that drops Sakuraba! St John thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sakuraba to his feet! Sakuraba is in big trouble!#ROC#
Sakuraba is rocked!
Sakuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can St John finish him?#T1#
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but St John moves out of range.
St John connects with a single shot there.
St John jabs Sakuraba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St John is looking to slow Sakuraba down with leg kicks. #KD#
St John drops Sakuraba with a beautiful combination! Sakuraba stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - St John is looking for the KO!
Sakuraba throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St John throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Sakuraba's jaw, knocking him onto his back! St John dives in looking to finish as Sakuraba flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block St John's strikes! St John is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Sakuraba's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Sakuraba was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim St John!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tim St John thanked Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: EFL 2 - Midget v Mills
Date: May 05, 2018

#R1##KD#
Kenshin lands a left and a right that send St John crashing to the mat, dazed. Kenshin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
St John is rocked!
St John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St John is still on wobbly legs! Can Kenshin finish him?
OH! St John has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Kenshin smells blood and charges in for the finish! Kenshin unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of St John sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uesugi Kenshin!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 01, 2018

#R1#
St John misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL2#
St John pushes Woods up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Woods breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD2#
St John shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Woods is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St John trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Woods has his foot on St John's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St John works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John with a flurry of punches that miss.
St John trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St John is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St John content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1#
St John lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St John stops Woods from standing up.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Woods gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
St John has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Woods has passed into side control.
St John tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
St John is trying to control Woods's posture but Woods avoids it. #SUB#
Woods working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Woods tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Woods has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3#
St John is looking to regain half guard here but Woods keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.#SUB#
Woods looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A nice inside leg kick there by St John. That's going to slow Woods down.
Woods has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Woods there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St John misses with a low kick as Woods jumps back.
St John works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St John scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim St John dominated that round.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##TD2#
St John closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St John is keen to just control but Woods is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Woods is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St John pulls his head out easily.
St John trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Woods's head. #T1#
St John drops an elbow to the side of Woods's head.
St John missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Woods makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Woods.
Woods really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
St John looking to pass the guard.
St John connects with a couple of short punches.
St John loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Woods escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St John gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St John with a flurry of punches that miss.
St John really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Woods. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
St John trying to control but Woods is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St John's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St John with a flurry of punches that miss.
St John throws a big elbow that misses.
St John looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
St John misses with a double jab.
St John just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWoods.
Tim St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St John, as that shot connected.
St John scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#ROC2#
Woods is rocked!
Woods drops his hands for a split second and St John immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Woods face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. St John follows up with a right hand that knocks Woods into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim St John!
Tim St John seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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