Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: RapidFC 45
Date: Sep 21, 2019

#R1##TD#
Wius scores with a takedown into Albber's guard.
Wius postures up and lands a big shot to Albber's brow.
Wius won't allow Albber to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from Wius's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Albber wants to stand but Wius is controlling the position.
Albber keeping moving, preventing Wius from controlling successfully.
Wius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wius wants to control from the top but Albber keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Albber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wius prevents Albber from getting back to his feet. #T1##ES2#
Albber wriggles free and stands up.
Wius dives in for a single leg takedown but Albber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wius walks into a stiff left hand from Albber.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wius swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Albber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wius prevents Albber from getting back to his feet.
Wius throws a big elbow that misses.
Wius prevents Albber from getting back to his feet.
Wius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Albber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wius throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Albber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wius is working Albber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Albber wants to stand but Wius is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wius postures up in Albber's guard and throws a big left but Albber blocks it.
Wius landing with the ground and pound. #ES2#
Albber manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Albber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wius throws a hook to the side of Albber's head but Albber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Albber, right into the meat. #T3#
Albber ducks under a wild hook from Wius.
Good leg kick by Albber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Albber tries to clinch but Wius moves out of range.
Wius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Albber on the side of the head.
Albber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wius scores with a jab. Albber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wius lands with a good body shot.
No joy there for Wius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wius takes a swing at Albber's ribcage but misses.
Wius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Albber's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Wius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber swings for the body but Wius moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Albber.
Tyrone Albber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albber ducks under a wild hook from Wius.
Wius misses with a few strikes there.
Albber defending well as Wius loads up on a big left hand.
Wius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albber moves away.#T4#
Albber dodges the punch combination from Wius.
Wius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Albber circles away quickly and effectively.
Albber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wius manages to avoid it.
Wius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Albber.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albber feints and then cracks Wius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wius down.
Albber wants to clinch up but Wius keeps it at a distance.
Albber looks to throw the jab but Wius is out of range.
Wius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wius looks to land a body kick but Albber moved away.
Albber lands a nice looking body shot.
Wius lands a slapping body shot.
Wius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Wius finds it's target.
Wius scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Albber scores with a one two! Wius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Wius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Wius throws the left hand but Albber avoids the punch easily.
Wius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albber.
Albber is looking to chop away at Wius's legs.
Albber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Albber throws a nice looking combination but Wius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wius keeps the fight on the outside.
Albber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wius was well out of range. Poor timing from Albber.
Albber misses with a leg kick.
Albber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Albber does no damage.
Albber tries to clinch up.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber checks a leg kick.
Albber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Albber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Albber moves out of range of the strikes.
Wius swings for the body but Albber moves out of range.
Albber lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wius throws a jab when Albber was well out of range.#T1#
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albber tries to clinch but Wius moves out of range.
Wius scores with a nice body kick.
Wius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albber.
Albber throws a series of punches but Wius moves out of range.
Albber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wius rather than just go for the knockout.
Wius throws a body shot but no joy.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Wius throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Albber tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wius is in Albber's guard.#ES2#
Albber has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wius off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wius tries to work over Albber's front leg with a kick but Albber checks it.
Albber tries a low kick but Wius avoids it.
Albber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wius missing with a left hand there. Albber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Wius circles away.
Albber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wius.
Albber is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Albber tries to clinch up.
Albber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wius misses with a body shot.
Wius misses with a hook.
Albber looks to land a combination. Wius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T2#
Wius misses with an uppercut. Albber saw that one coming.
Albber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wius takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Albber tries to land a leg kick but Wius saw it coming and moves away.
Wius connects with a right hand. Albber shakes it off.
Wius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Wius circles away.
Albber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Albber tries to clinch but Wius is having none of it.
Wius keeps the fight on the outside.
Albber tries to clinch up but Wius circles away and keeps his distance.
Wius misses with a straight right.
Albber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wius defends it well.
Wius throws a jab when Albber was well out of range.#TD#
Wius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Albber!#ES2#
Albber sneaks out the side door and pushes Wius away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Albber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Wius.#T3#
Wius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albber cracks the inside of Wius's front leg.
Albber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Albber tries to clinch but Wius is having none of it.
Albber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wius counters with a left and a right that stings Albber.
Albber tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Wius.
A big left from Wius misses.
Wius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Albber on the side of the head.
Wius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wius lunges at Albber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Albber's hand.
Wius lunges at Albber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Albber's hand.
Albber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wius is out of range and Albber settles back down.
Albber slips under a jab from Wius.
Albber tries to clinch but Wius moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wius.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albber scoring well with a low kick there.
Wius looks to land a right hand but Albber moved out of range.#T4#
Albber throws a leg kick #TD#
and Wius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wius throwing shots but Albber is blocking nicely.
Wius stops Albber from getting back to his feet.
Albber is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SUB#
Wius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Albber sees it coming and defends easily.#ES2#
Albber has one foot on Wius's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Albber is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Albber moves into range and clinches up with Wius.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Wius avoids the damage to the body.
Albber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wius.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wius's elbow.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wius.
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 Craig Wius will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Wius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tyrone Albber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Albber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Albber tries to clinch up.
Albber throws a left and a right that both miss #TD#
and Wius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.
Craig Wius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Wius is looking for a kimura but Albber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wius to get the leverage.
Albber looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wius stops Albber from getting back to his feet.
Wius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Albber is trying to stand back up but Wius is controlling him
Albber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wius scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Albber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wius lands a nice short elbow.#ES2#
Albber manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Wius circles away.
Wius missing with a left hand there. Albber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Albber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wius defends it well.
Albber throws a leg kick but Wius checks it.
Wius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wius throws out a powerful jab.
Albber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wius.
Albber changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Albber tries to clinch up.
Albber looks to clinch
letting Wius counter with a right hand.
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Wius circles away.
Wius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albber moves away.
Albber moves to clinch but Wius breaks away
and Wius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Craig Wius is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Wius misses the target. #TD#
Wius looking to score a takedown here. Albber is defending well but Wius drives through and ends up in Albber's guard.#T2#
Wius stops Albber from standing up.
Wius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wius won't allow Albber to get back to his feet.
Albber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wius with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#ROC#
Albber is rocked!#ES2#
Albber kicks Wius off and gets to his feet.
Albber is still on wobbly legs! Can Wius finish him?#TD#
Wius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Albber is trying to defend but Wius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES2#
Albber manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albber tries to clinch but Wius is having none of it. #CL2#
Albber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wius, pushing him back against the cage.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albber seems to have recovered his senses.
Albber has a couple of punches blocked by Wius.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albber.
Albber keeps control of Wius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Albber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wius backwards.
Albber throws an elbow but it misses. #T3#
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Wius's ribcage.
Wius leaning against his opponent.
Wius managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Wius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Albber.
Albber keeps control of Wius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Albber throws a punch but it's blocked by Wius.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wius is defending well for now.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Wius blocks a body shot from Albber.
Albber lands a good knee to the midsection. Wius won't want to take too many of those.
Albber gets underhooks to prevent Wius's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Albber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Albber misses with an elbow strike. #T4#
Wius avoids a wild elbow strike from Albber.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albber lands an elbow just above Wius 's eye.
Wius stalling.
Wius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Albber swings wildly with an uppercut but Wius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albber pushes off an throws an elbow but Wius leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Albber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Albber stops a takedown attempt from Wius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albber pushes Wius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tyrone Albber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albber swings wildly with an uppercut but Wius uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyrone Albber.
I think Wius 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Craig Wius!

Event: Rapid Fight Night 10
Date: Aug 17, 2019

#R1#
Baker blocks a low kick nicely.
Albber wants to slow Baker down by chopping away at his legs.
Albber connects with a leg kick. Baker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Albber scoring well with a low kick there. #CL2#
Albber drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Albber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Albber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Albber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Jonny Baker has been cut.
Albber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Albber lands a right hand.
Albber working aggressively here.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker holding his opponent close, against the cage. #TD#
Baker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baker manages to end up in side control.#T1#
Albber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Baker in side control, throwing shots but Albber defends.
Baker trying to control the position but Albber is working away.
Albber parries the strikes from Baker easily there. Baker is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Albber to escape.
Albber is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Baker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Baker is looking to take a break and control but Albber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baker prevents Albber from escaping the position.
Baker is looking to take a break and control but Albber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Albber is trying to get back to his feet.#ES2#
Albber explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL2#
Albber clinches up with Baker and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Come on Baker - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baker pressing his opponent against the cage. #TD#
Baker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baker manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES2#
Albber explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL2#
Albber forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
Albber lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Baker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Baker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baker prevents Albber from standing back up.
Baker throwing shots but Albber is blocking nicely.
We've been hearing that Baker has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.#ES2#
Albber makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Albber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Albber closes the distance and clinches. #T3#
Albber misses with a punch on the inside.
Baker is working for takedown but Albber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Baker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Albber is keeping busy.
Baker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Albber throws a punch but it's blocked by Baker.
Albber landing knees to the body.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Baker slowing the pace effectively.
Albber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baker's elbow.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albber misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker is pushing Albber up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Albber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Albber lands a nice knee to the body.
Albber tries to work over Baker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albber lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Albber on the inside.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Baker taking a breather.
Albber misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Baker'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#
Albber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #CL2#
Albber rushes Baker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Albber lands with a short shot to the head.
Albber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
Tyrone Albber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber lands a shoulder strike.
Baker tries a body shot but Albber blocks it.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Albber.
Baker stalling in the clinch.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Albber throws an elbow but misses.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albber tries a body shot but Baker blocks it.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Albber lands with a left to the head.
Albber pushes Baker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
Baker looking to stall.
Albber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber misses with some punches.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker. #TD#
Baker gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Baker stops Albber from getting back to his feet.
Baker wants to take a breather but Albber is having none of it.
Baker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Albber's head. #ES2#
Albber has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Baker is on him like a limpet, forcing Albber back against the cage.
Albber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
A hook to the body from Albber.
Albber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Albber misses with the head strike. #T3#
Albber landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Albber as Baker tries to tie him up.
Albber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Albber misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Albber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Baker lands a takedown into guard.
Baker throws a big elbow that misses.
Albber wants to stand but Baker is controlling the position. #T4##ES2#
Albber scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Baker gets a double leg takedown into Albber's guard.#ES2#
Albber pushes Baker off and scrambles back to his feet. #CL2#
Albber moves into the clinch.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Albber gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Albber working Baker over with knees to the body.
Albber lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Albber misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Baker to work.
Albber lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Baker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Albber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baker's sensitive parts. #CL2#
Albber clinches.
Albber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Albber misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Albber fails to land.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albber swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albber scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Baker has Albber pressed against the cage.
Baker slowing the pace effectively.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker. #T1#
Albber swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker blocks an elbow strike.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Albber avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker has Albber pushed against the cage.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Baker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Albber is keeping busy.
Albber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Albber lands a right hand.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Baker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Albber up against the cage.
Albber swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
Albber misses with a knee strike.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.#TD#
Albber is fighting off a takedown attempt but Baker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Albber to the mat. Albber regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albber is looking to stand up but Baker isn't so interested in that idea.
Baker wants to control from the top but Albber keeps moving.
Baker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3##ES2#
Albber is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Baker presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Albber lands an uppercut.
Albber misses with a knee to the head.
Albber misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albber.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Albber gets through Baker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baker prevents a body shot from Albber.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Baker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Albber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Albber misses with an elbow strike.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber prevents the takedown attempt. #TD#
Baker turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Baker manages to end up in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baker lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Albber down.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.
Jonny Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrone Albber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Albber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Albber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Albber!
A less than humble Tyrone Albber misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 17
Date: Jul 27, 2019

#R1#
Albber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eye checks a leg kick.
Albber tries to clinch up.
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Eye circles away.
Eye moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eye getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Albber.
Albber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eye.
Albber with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eye to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Eye.
Albber tries to clinch but Eye moves out of range.
Albber moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromEye.
Albber scores with the left hand. Eye knows he should have avoided that one.
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eye thumps Albber with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Eye.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Eye manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Eye scores with the left hand. Albber knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Eye. #CL#
Albber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Eye misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Eye struggles to land a body shot inside as Albber controls his hands.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Eye.
Eye lands a shoulder strike.
Eye lands a left hand.
Eye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eye.
Albber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eye lands a hook that snaps the head of Albber backwards.
Albber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eye blocks an elbow strike from Albber.
Eye lands an uppercut.
Eye blocks the elbow strike.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eye avoids it.
Albber misses with a punch to the body.
Eye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eye lands a right hand.
Eye works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Eye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eye lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Albber is rocked!
Eye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Albber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eye lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Albber missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Eye unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Albber! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Eye is unloading with more strikes now! Albber drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Third Eye!
During a confident post fight interview, Third Eye thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 13
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Albber rushes Souza and presses him up against the cage.
Souza changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Albber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albber.
Albber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL2#
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Albber has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Albber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Souza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Albber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Souza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Albber prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilberto Da Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Albber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Albber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Albber lands an elbow that stopped Souza in his tracks for a moment.
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Souza's defenses.
Albber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Albber lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Souza is rocked!
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Albber lands a good knee to the midsection. Souza won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Albber scores with a shoulder strike.
Albber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Albber lands a damaging elbow.
Albber lands a nice knee to the body.
Albber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Souza or not.
Albber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Souza.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Albber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Albber.
Albber lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Albber gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Albber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Albber.
Albber lands with a right to the head.
Albber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Souza.
Albber landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T2#
Good body shot from Albber.
Albber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Albber lands an uppercut.
Albber lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Souza's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Albber.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Souza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Albber landing knees to the body.
Albber presses Souza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Souza lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albber lands an elbow inside that Souza shrugs off.
Albber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albber lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Souza to his knees! Albber keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Albber!
Tyrone Albber decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 9
Date: Jun 01, 2019

#R1#
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Werthers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.#ES#
Albber pushes Werthers off and gets back to his feet.
Albber tries to land a leg kick but Werthers saw it coming and moves away.
Albber tries to clinch but Werthers moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Albber.
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Werthers circles away.
Werthers with the counter takedown but Albber avoids it easily.
Werthers scores with the left hand. Albber knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Albber has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Werthers tries to break free but Albber pushes him back against the cage.
Albber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Werthers is looking to break free of the clinch but Albber has double underhooks. #BC2#
Werthers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Werthers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Albber rushes Werthers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Werthers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Werthers. #TD2#
Werthers turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!#ES#
Albber throws Werthers to one side and escapes!#T1#
An inside leg kick from Albber misses.
Albber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Werthers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Werthers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Werthers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Albber keeps working.
Albber is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Werthers is controlling him well.
We've been hearing good reports from Albber's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Werthers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Albber wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Albber is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Albber is pushing Werthers's head away, looking to escape. Werthers manages to hold on to the position though.
Werthers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albber is trying to buck Werthers off.#T2#
Albber is not content to let Werthers control the position.
The referee asks Werthers politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Werthers prefers to stall for the moment though.#ES#
Albber bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL#
Albber darts in and clinches Werthers up against the cage.
Albber lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albber throws an elbow but misses.
Werthers has had enough of the clinch but Albber keeps him there for the moment.
Albber landing knees to the body.
Albber misses with an elbow strike.
Albber swings wildly with an uppercut but Werthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albber misses with a knee to the head.
Werthers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Werthers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Werthers tries to circle away but Albber has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Werthers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Werthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Werthers throws a counter combo.
Albber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Albber rushes Werthers and presses him up against the cage.
Werthers avoiding damage as Albber throws knees to the body.
Werthers pushes Albber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Werthers breaks the clinch. #CL#
Albber moves into range and clinches up with Werthers.
Werthers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Albber looking to throw knees to the head but Werthers is blocking nicely.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Werthers controls his hands.
Werthers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Werthers managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Werthers.
Werthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Albber.
Werthers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Werthers avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Werthers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Werthers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Albber clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Albber lands an elbow inside that Werthers shrugs off.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Werthers looks winded!
Albber lands with a right to the head.
Werthers tries to break the clinch but Albber is controlling the position.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Werthers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Werthers 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.
Albber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber dominated 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.
#R2#
Werthers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Albber.
Werthers throws a series of punches but Albber avoids them all with ease.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Werthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Albber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Werthers fails to land with a series of punches.
Werthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber slips a jab and a cross from Werthers.
Werthers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Werthers misses with a double jab.
Werthers blocks a low kick nicely.
Werthers looks to throw the jab but Albber is out of range.
Albber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Werthers checks it well. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Albber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Del Werthers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Albber throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Werthers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Albber! #ES#
Albber throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Werthers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Werthers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Werthers with the counter takedown but Albber avoids it easily.
Werthers keeps the fight on the outside.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Werthers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Werthers tries to counter it with a takedown but Albber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Werthers connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Albber momentarily. #T2#
Werthers lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albber throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Werthers counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Werthers thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Albber tries to escape but Werthers is in control.
Werthers tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Albber is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Werthers working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#ES#
Albber explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Werthers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Werthers. #T3#
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Werthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Albber has Werthers up against the cage in a clinch.
Werthers is trying to force a seperation but Albber has the dominant position.
Albber working aggressively here. #BC2#
Werthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyrone Albber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Albber has Werthers up against the cage in a clinch.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Werthers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Werthers is breathing heavily.
Werthers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Werthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Werthers breaks the clinch.
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Albber closes the distance and clinches.
Werthers managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Werthers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Werthers tries to circle away but Albber has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
Werthers avoids the elbow strike from Albber, against the cage.
Werthers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber throws an elbow that misses.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Werthers.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Werthers manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber tries to clinch but Werthers moves out of range.
Werthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
Albber wants to clinch up but Werthers keeps it at a distance.
Albber tries to clinch but Werthers is having none of it.
Albber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Werthers.
Albber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Werthers sprawls and moves away.
Werthers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Albber.
Good standup being displayed there by Werthers as he connects with a hook.
Albber wants to clinch up but Werthers keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Del Werthers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Albber is looking to clinch.
Albber tries to clinch up.
Werthers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Albber needs to keep his hands up - Werthers had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Albber closes the distance and pushes Werthers back into the cage.
Werthers takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Albber.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Albber looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Werthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Albber blocks a body shot from Werthers.
Albber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albber scores with a shot to the side of Werthers's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber lands a hook that snaps the head of Werthers backwards. #BC2#
Werthers breaks the clinch.
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tyrone Albber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Albber moves in looking to clinch but Werthers pushes him off.
Albber looks to clinch
and Werthers counters with a three punch combo that has Albber backing up. Albber nods at Werthers to acknowledge the strikes.
Albber wants to clinch.
Albber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Albber is looking to clinch.
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Werthers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Albber is wriggling around but Werthers manages to pass to half guard. #REVR#
Albber is looking to escape.#ES#
Albber makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werthers feints a jab promting Albber to slip. Werthers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Albber slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T2##CL#
Albber moves into the clinch successfully.
Albber tries a body shot but Werthers blocks it.
Albber working Werthers over with knees to the body.#BC2#
Werthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Werthers keeps the fight on the outside.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Werthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Werthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
Albber wants to clinch.
Albber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Werthers counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Albber. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Werthers! But no joy.#T3#
Albber tries to clinch there but Werthers circles away.
A punch combination from Albber misses.
Werthers is looking for the big counter here.
Werthers keeps the fight on the outside.
Werthers tries to bum rush Albber with a series of wild strikes but Albber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Werthers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Werthers is looking for the big counter here.
Albber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Werthers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Werthers looks to land a combination but Albber avoids it well.
Werthers blocks a leg kick.
Werthers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Werthers counters with a left and a right that stings Albber.
Werthers throws a series of punches but Albber moves out of range.
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch. #T4#
Albber tries to clinch but Werthers moves out of range.
Werthers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Werthers keeps the fight on the outside.
Albber closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
so Werthers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES#
Albber pushes Werthers off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werthers bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Albber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Werthers counters with a right hand to the body.
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Werthers circles away.
Werthers is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Albber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Werthers's sensitive parts.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Del Werthers!
A relieved looking Del Werthers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: RFC Aloha Hawaii 5
Date: Apr 27, 2019

#R1#
Albber connects with a solid leg kick.
Albber scores with a leg kick. #CL2#
Albber has managed to clinch.
Albber presses Lowery against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Albber lands a knee to the body.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber lands a hook that snaps the head of Lowery backwards.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lowery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Albber working Lowery over with knees to the body.
Albber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lowery backwards.
Albber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Albber scores with a knee to the head.
Albber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albber lands a good knee to the midsection. Lowery won't want to take too many of those.
Lowery takes a knee to the side of the body.
Albber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lowery backwards.
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Lowery is breathing heavily.#T1#
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Lowery's ribcage.
Lowery takes a knee right on the jaw!
Albber lands a knee to the body.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lowery's defenses.
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Lowery's ribcage.
Albber lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Albber.
Albber lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC2#
Lowery is rocked!
Albber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Lowery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lowery takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Lowery fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Albber pushes Lowery back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Albber lands with a left to the head.
Albber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Albber on the inside.
Albber working Lowery over with knees to the body.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Albber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Albber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lowery in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albber working Lowery over with knees to the body.
Albber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Albber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albber creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lowery's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lowery drops to his knees and Albber pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Albber!
Tyrone Albber was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: RFC Aloha Hawaii 3
Date: Mar 30, 2019

#R1##TD#
Stallion closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.
Stallion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stallion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stallion looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.
Stallion sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Albber defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallion throwing shots but Albber is blocking nicely.
Albber is looking to escape.
Stallion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Albber is looking to escape.
Stallion moves into full mount! Albber won't be happy about that!
You get the feeling that Albber really doesn't like being in this position too much. #T1#
Albber is bucking up trying to escape but Stallion cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Albber squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Albber is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stallion working Albber over with strikes here.
Stallion postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Albber badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stallion around the waist but Stallion pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stallion is the winner by TKO! Stallion jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Stallion!
Harvey Stallion took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: Rapid Fight Night 8
Date: Mar 08, 2019

#R1#
Werthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
Albber is looking to clinch but Werthers is avoiding it.
As Albber looks to move away, Werthers throws a big counter combo but Albber just gets out of the way.
Albber tries to clinch there but Werthers circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Werthers wants to slow Albber down by chopping away at his legs.
And Albber tries to counter it with a takedown but Werthers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Albber tries to clinch up
and Werthers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werthers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Werthers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Albber wants to clinch up but Werthers keeps it at a distance.
Albber tries to clinch up but Werthers circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Werthers does it's job there.#CL2#
Albber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Albber working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Werthers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Werthers is defending well for now.
Werthers managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Werthers blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albber throws an elbow but misses.
Werthers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Albber throws a punch but it's blocked by Werthers.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Albber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Albber.
I was talking to Werthers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Albber looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2#
Werthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Werthers blocks an elbow strike from Albber.
Werthers avoiding damage as Albber throws knees to the body.
Albber misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Werthers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albber throws a right hand that Werthers ducks under and follows up with a left that Werthers also avoids with ease.
Albber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Werthers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Albber thows a leg kick but Werthers checks it
and Werthers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Werthers misses.
Albber throws the left hand but Werthers avoids the punch easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albber wants to clinch up but Werthers keeps it at a distance.
Werthers feinted with a counter takedown.
Albber looks to clinch #TD#
and Werthers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Albber!
Albber wants to get back to his feet but Werthers drags him back down.#ES2#
Albber explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albber.
Albber closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Albber scores with a sloppy right hand. Werthers should have avoided that one. #T3#
Werthers throws out a leg kick but Albber moves out of range and Werthers only half commits.
Albber tries to clinch up.
Werthers misses with a low kick.
Albber feints the counter takedown.#CL2#
Albber clinches up with Werthers and pushes him back against the cage.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Werthers blocks an uppercut.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Werthers taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Albber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Albber misses with a punch to the body.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Werthers avoids it.#TD#
Werthers has Albber pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Werthers pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Albber tumbling to the mat - Werthers dives into Albber's guard.
Werthers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Albber wants to stand up but Werthers is controlling him. #T4#
Werthers stays in close to Albber's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albber wants to stand up but Werthers is controlling him.
Werthers slips nicely into half guard.
Albber is trying to stand back up but Werthers is controlling him
Werthers not doing much here.
Albber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Werthers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Werthers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Werthers winds up and cracks Albber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber tries to kick Werthers off but Werthers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyrone Albber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Albber tried to score with a low kick but Werthers checks it.
Albber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Werthers misses with a wild combination.
Albber tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Albber tries to clinch but Werthers moves away
and Werthers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#
Albber is rocked!
Werthers misses with a series of wild punches.
Albber is still on wobbly legs! Can Werthers finish him?
A good leg kick by Albber.
Albber seems to have recovered his senses.
Albber looks to land a combination but Werthers avoids it well.
Albber wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber connects with an inside leg kick.
Werthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
Del Werthers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Werthers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Albber finds it's way round the side to connect with Werthers's head.
Werthers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Albber wants to clinch up but Werthers keeps it at a distance.
Werthers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Albber throws out a leg kick but Werthers moves out of range and Albber only half commits.
Albber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Werthers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albber moves in looking to clinch but Werthers pushes him off.
Werthers looks to throw the jab but Albber is out of range.
Albber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Werthers defends it well.
Albber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Albber.
Albber throws a right and a left that Werthers avoids nicely.
A big left from Albber misses.
A combination from Albber does no damage.
Albber tries to clinch up#KD#
and Werthers counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Albber! #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Albber won't allow Werthers to pass to mount.
Werthers is trying to control the action in half guard but Albber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Albber is defending against the submission attempts here by Werthers.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.
Werthers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Werthers is controlling the pace.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.
Werthers takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Werthers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Albber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #ES2#
Albber kicks Werthers off and gets back to his feet.
Albber tries to clinch up but Werthers circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Albber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Albber clinches up against the cage.
Albber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Werthers blocking some punches.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Werthers avoids the damage to the body.
Werthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albber has a couple of punches blocked by Werthers.
Albber throws a head punch that misses.
Werthers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Werthers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Werthers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Werthers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4##BC#
Werthers breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Albber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Albber misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Werthers to work.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Werthers avoids it.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Werthers is stalling here. #TD#
Werthers pulls Albber into guard.
Werthers is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SU2#
Werthers is working an open guard so Albber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Werthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Werthers'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#
Werthers throws a right hand that Albber ducks under and follows up with a left that Albber also avoids with ease.
Albber tries to clinch up
and Werthers counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Albber forces Werthers back against the cage and clinches.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Werthers avoids the damage to the body.
Werthers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albber lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albber throws an elbow but it misses.
Albber misses with some punches.
Werthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Werthers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Werthers avoids the damage to the body.
Albber swings wildly with an uppercut but Werthers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Werthers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Albber can turn it around.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber misses with a punch to the body.
Werthers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Werthers managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Werthers avoids it.#BC#
Werthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyrone Albber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Werthers lands a jab.
Albber throws a body punch but Werthers moves out of range.
Albber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Werthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.#T2#
Werthers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albber's waist but Albber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Werthers off to one side.
Albber tries to clinch up
and Werthers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Werthers swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
Albber wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Werthers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albber.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Werthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Werthers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Werthers connects with a right hand. Albber shakes it off.#T3#
Werthers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Albber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Werthers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Albber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Werthers.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Del Werthers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch but Werthers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Werthers throws a big counter combination but Albber scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Albber tries to clinch but Werthers moves out of range.
Albber throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Albber has managed to clinch. #BC#
Werthers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Werthers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Albber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Werthers swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Albber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Werthers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Albber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Albber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Werthers.
Albber throws a nice looking combination but Werthers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Werthers is looking for a counter combo.
Werthers shoots in looking for a takedown. Albber tries to sprawl out of it but Werthers keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Albber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Werthers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albber throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Albber moves into the clinch successfully.
Werthers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Werthers's brow.
Albber misses with the head strike.
Tyrone Albber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Werthers throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Albber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Albber 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: Rapid Fight Night 4
Date: Feb 08, 2019

#R1#
Albber lands a jab to Beltrad's midsection.
Beltrad misses with a straight left.
Albber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beltrad 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.
Beltrad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albber thumps Beltrad with a low kick.
Albber throws a leg kick which misses Beltrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltrad tries to avoid it.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Albber.
Albber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Albber digs a good body shot into Beltrad's ribs.
Albber tries to clinch there but Beltrad circles away. #CL2#
Albber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Albber misses with some punches.
Albber scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Rodger Beltrad has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beltrad wants to take the fight to the mat but Albber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Beltrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Albber stops a takedown attempt from Beltrad. #T1#
Beltrad goes for a takedown attempt but Albber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Beltrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Albber clinches with his opponent.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltrad's defenses.
Beltrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albber misses with a knee to the head.
Albber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beltrad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Albber is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Albber gets through Beltrad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Beltrad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#ES2#
Albber pushes Beltrad off and scrambles back to his feet.
Beltrad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albber can pounce on him. #T2#
Beltrad shoots in for a takedown but Albber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albber.
Beltrad keeps the fight on the outside.
Albber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Albber stuffs the takedown attempt from Beltrad. Beltrad gets slowly back to his feet.
Albber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beltrad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beltrad changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Albber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Albber feints a jab promting Beltrad to slip. Albber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beltrad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beltrad walks into a left hand.
Albber is looking to clinch but Beltrad is avoiding it.
Albber jabs at Beltrad's body.
Albber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T3#
Albber fails to land with a series of punches.
Albber stuffs the takedown.
A good leg kick by Albber. #TD#
Beltrad shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Albber wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beltrad is looking to take a break and control but Albber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Albber is trying to stand back up but Beltrad is controlling him
Beltrad controlling the action here.
Beltrad stops Albber from getting back to his feet.
Beltrad thows a huge punch but Albber dodges it nicely. #T4#
Beltrad controlling the pace.
Albber is trying to stand up here but Beltrad is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Beltrad lands a nice short elbow.
Beltrad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Albber tries to kick Beltrad off but Beltrad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Beltrad lands with a punch from half guard.
Beltrad working over Albber with some ground and pound. Albber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Albber is trying to stand.
Beltrad lands strikes from half guard.
Beltrad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Albber defending well though. #ES2#
Albber has one foot on Beltrad's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Albber tries to counter it with a takedown but Beltrad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Albber, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodger Beltrad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Beltrad swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
Beltrad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albber can pounce on him.
Beltrad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albber tries to clinch but Beltrad is having none of it. #CL2#
Albber rushes Beltrad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Albber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beltrad.
Tyrone Albber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Albber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albber scores with a shot to the side of Beltrad's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Albber.
Albber lands a knee to the head.
Albber tries a knee to the head but Beltrad blocks it.
Beltrad tries for a takedown but Albber manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Beltrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albber lands an uppercut.#T1#
Beltrad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Albber pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Albber stops a takedown attempt from Beltrad.
Albber lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
Rodger Beltrad's cut is getting worse.
Albber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beltrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #TD#
Beltrad turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Albber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Albber is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Albber is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Albber is trying to escape the position but Beltrad is controlling the position.
Beltrad is looking to take a break and control but Albber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Albber wants to get back to his feet but Beltrad drags him back down.#T2##ES2#
Albber bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL2#
Albber drives through and clinches with Beltrad against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beltrad is working for takedown but Albber is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Albber.
Albber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Albber.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltrad's defenses.
A left hand lands to the body for Albber.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Albber landing knees to the body.
A short right from Albber on the inside.
Albber digs a right hand underneath Beltrad's ribcage. Beltrad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Beltrad wants a takedown.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Beltrad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Albber can turn it around.
Albber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T3#
Albber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Albber scores with a shoulder strike.
Albber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Albber lands a nice uppercut.
Albber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Albber digs a right hand into Beltrad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beltrad's gas tank.
Albber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Albber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beltrad's defenses.
Albber connects with a knee to the head.
Beltrad can't get the takedown.
Albber lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Albber obliges.
A short left from Albber.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Albber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Albber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
Rodger Beltrad's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beltrad goes for a takedown attempt but Albber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyrone Albber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Albber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beltrad at a distance.
Albber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Albber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beltrad takes one on the button.
Albber lands a jab to Beltrad's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albber.
Beltrad shoots in looking for a takedown but Albber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beltrad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Albber.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albber throws a leg kick which misses Beltrad's front leg but catches the back leg as Beltrad tries to avoid it.
Albber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Albber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beltrad rather than just go for the knockout.
Albber tries to clinch up but Beltrad circles away and keeps his distance.
Albber lands a nice hook to Beltrad's body. Beltrad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodger Beltrad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Good leg kick by Albber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beltrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beltrad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beltrad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Albber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beltrad. Albber does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Albber pushes Beltrad up against the cage in a clinch.
Albber lands a body punch.
Albber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Albber misses with a punch on the inside.
Albber with a knee to the head.
Albber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beltrad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Albber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Albber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albber landing knees to the body. #T1#
Albber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beltrad backwards.
Albber lands with a right to the head.
Albber lands a good knee to the midsection. Beltrad won't want to take too many of those.
Albber lands a shoulder strike.
Albber is working Beltrad over against the cage.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beltrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albber lands an elbow inside.
Albber lands a damaging elbow.
Albber lands a knee to the body.
Albber works on Beltrad's body with a couple of short punches.
Albber scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Beltrad's ribcage.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beltrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Knees to the body from Albber.
Albber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Albber pushes Beltrad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Albber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beltrad backwards.
Beltrad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Albber after a bit of a struggle.
Albber lands an elbow that stopped Beltrad in his tracks for a moment.
A short uppercut from Albber.
Albber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
Jeez, Rodger Beltrad's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Beltrad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beltrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Beltrad controls his hands.
Beltrad tries to score a body lock takedown but Albber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodger Beltrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beltrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T3#
Albber crunches a lovely knee into Beltrad's ribcage.
Albber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beltrad backwards.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Beltrad controls his hands.
Albber lands with a left to the head.
Albber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beltrad's face.
Albber tries a body shot but Beltrad blocks it.
Albber lands with a light punch inside.
Albber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Beltrad.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Beltrad controls his hands.
Albber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beltrad backwards.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyrone Albber!
Tyrone Albber tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: RapidFC 11
Date: Jan 19, 2019

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Albber scores with a leg kick.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Albber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Albber bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albber.
Albber throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Albber only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Some wild striking there from Albber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Albber motions for Smith to come forward. Albber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Albber looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Albber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Albber lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Albber misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Albber connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Albber manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Albber blocks the leg kick.
Albber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Albber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Albber.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Albber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albber fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Albber throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Albber only half commits. #T2#
Albber keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Albber thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Albber is looking to counter the offense by Smith and move into the clinch.
Albber tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Albber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Albber. Those never looked like landing.
Albber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Albber throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Albber. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Albber takes one on the chin but seems OK. #ROC2#
Albber is rocked!
Albber throws a leg kick that is checked
and Albber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Albber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Albber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith blocks a jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Smith! Albber is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Smith!

Event: Rapid Fight Night 2
Date: Jan 11, 2019

#R1#
Albber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Albber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Albber misses with a left hand
and Spriggins counters with a straight right hand.
Spriggins throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Albber misses.
Spriggins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL#
Spriggins forces Albber back against the cage and clinches.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Spriggins avoids the damage to the body.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albber tries to work over Spriggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spriggins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #BC#
Spriggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spriggins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Albber misses the body punch #CL#
and Spriggins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Albber scores with a hook to the body.
Albber lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spriggins avoids it.
Spriggins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Albber. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spriggins.
Stalling in the clinch from Spriggins.
Albber misses with a knee to the head.
Albber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albber looking to throw knees to the head but Spriggins is blocking nicely.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Spriggins controls the action.
Albber misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albber has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Albber misses the body punch
and Spriggins counters with a stiff right hand.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spriggins scoring well with a low kick there.
Spriggins scores with a push kick.
Spriggins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spriggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Spriggins.#T2#
Spriggins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spriggins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Albber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Albber throws a body shot but no joy.
Spriggins throws a right hand that Albber ducks under and follows up with a left that Albber also avoids with ease.
Spriggins lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber looks to throw the jab but Spriggins is out of range.
Spriggins throws a body punch but Albber moves out of range.
Spriggins misses with a head kick.
Albber throws a low kick, looking for Spriggins's leg but Spriggins calmly moves out of range.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Albber fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spriggins checks it well.
Albber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Albber thows a leg kick but Spriggins checks it #CL#
and Spriggins counters by clinching up. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Albber misses the target.
As Albber looks to move away, Spriggins throws a big counter combo but Albber just gets out of the way.#T3#
Spriggins throws a right hand that Albber ducks under and follows up with a left that Albber also avoids with ease.
Spriggins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Albber misses.
As Albber tries to get set, Spriggins tries to push him back and clinch up but Albber manages to avoid the attempt.
Spriggins feints and then cracks Albber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Albber down.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Spriggins avoids the body shot from Albber.
Albber wants to land a leg kick but Spriggins is out of range.
Spriggins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Albber lands a two punch combo.
Albber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spriggins.
Albber misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Spriggins.
Spriggins tries to bum rush Albber with a series of wild strikes but Albber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Albber connects with a body shot that sends Spriggins's belly button to the back.
Albber misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Albber tries a low kick but Spriggins avoids it.#T4#
Spriggins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Albber wants to counter the offense by Spriggins and move into the clinch position.
Albber throws out a loose jab but Spriggins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Albber is looking to chop away at Spriggins's legs.
Albber just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSpriggins.
Good leg kick by Albber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spriggins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Spriggins blocks the low kick.
Spriggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spriggins slips a jab and a cross from Albber.
As Albber looks to move away, Spriggins throws a big counter combo but Albber just gets out of the way.
Spriggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Albber.
Albber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spriggins rather than just go for the knockout.
Albber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Albber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spriggins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spriggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Albber.
Spriggins throws a nice looking combination but Albber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Spriggins checks a low kick from Albber.#CL#
Spriggins closes the distance and clinches.
Spriggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albber tries a knee to the head but Spriggins blocks it.
Albber lands with a light punch inside.
Spriggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spriggins avoids it.#BC#
Spriggins manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Spriggins. Those never looked like landing.
Albber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Albber.
Jack Spriggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spriggins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spriggins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Albber avoids the head kick by Spriggins.
Spriggins misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Spriggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Albber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albber lands a lovely overhand right.
Tyrone Albber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Albber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spriggins.
A chopping leg kick lands by Albber.
Spriggins slips a jab and a cross from Albber.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Albber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spriggins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Albber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spriggins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spriggins checks a leg kick.
Albber scores with a nice right hand.
Albber motions for Spriggins to come forward. Albber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Albber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spriggins tries to clinch up but Albber circles away and keeps his distance.
Albber pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spriggins back to the cage. Albber follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spriggins throws a series of punches but Albber avoids them all with ease.
Spriggins dodges the punch combination from Albber. #T2#
Albber throws a leg kick
and Spriggins counters with a three punch combo that has Albber backing up. Albber nods at Spriggins to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albber throws a series of punches but Spriggins moves out of range.
Albber throws a one two combo.
Albber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spriggins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Albber throws a leg kick
and Spriggins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Spriggins instigates a clinch.
Albber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albber avoids the elbow strike from Spriggins, against the cage.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Spriggins avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch.
Spriggins just misses with a punch to the body.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Spriggins moves his leg out of the way.
Spriggins throws a big counter combination but Albber scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Spriggins misses with a double jab.
Albber wants to counter with a clinch but Spriggins pushes him away.
Albber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spriggins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Albber blocks the body kick. #T3#
Albber goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A low kick from Albber misses
and Spriggins counters with a three punch combo that has Albber backing up. Albber nods at Spriggins to acknowledge the strikes.
Albber throws a nice looking combination but Spriggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spriggins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Albber.
Albber slips a jab and a cross from Spriggins.
Albber tries to counter by closing the distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spriggins checks a leg kick.
Spriggins tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Albber manages to circle out of the way.
Albber slips a jab and a cross from Spriggins.
Albber misses with a leg kick.
Albber tries to land a leg kick but Spriggins saw it coming and moves away.
Albber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spriggins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Spriggins's head coaches at CrossFit Sydney that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spriggins moves away from the strike by Albber.
A little feinted left hand from Spriggins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spriggins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Albber misses.
Albber tries a low kick but Spriggins avoids it.
Spriggins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Albber moves away.#T4#
Spriggins tries to clinch but Albber is having none of it.
Spriggins avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spriggins checks a leg kick nicely.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins checks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spriggins checks a leg kick.
Spriggins checks the leg kick.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spriggins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Albber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spriggins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spriggins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a big counter.
Albber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sprigginss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Albber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spriggins misses with a head kick.
Albber lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Albber misses.
Spriggins moves out of range of the leg kick from Albber.
Spriggins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Albber throws out a leg kick but Spriggins moves out of range and Albber only half commits.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Spriggins moves his leg out of the way.
Spriggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Spriggins closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Spriggins blocks the low kick.
Spriggins takes one to the chin there.
Spriggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Albber.
A solid leg kick lands there for Albber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spriggins looks to land a combination but Albber avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Albber. Those never looked like landing.
Spriggins bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice body kick there by Spriggins.
Albber scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Albber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Albber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spriggins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spriggins tries to clinch but Albber moves out of range.
Albber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spriggins moves away.
Albber tries to work over Spriggins's front leg with a kick but Spriggins checks it.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a big counter.
A bone on bone clash there as Spriggins blocks the leg kick.
Albber is looking to score with low kicks.
Spriggins tries to close the distance and clinch but Albber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albber throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Spriggins blocks the leg kick.
Spriggins misses with the combination.
Albber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spriggins's sensitive parts. #T2#
Spriggins misses with a hook. Albber ducked under it nicely.
Spriggins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Spriggins moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Spriggins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jack Spriggins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albber takes a swing at Spriggins's ribcage but misses.
Albber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Albber.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albber.
Spriggins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spriggins checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spriggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spriggins slips under a jab.
Spriggins checks the leg kick.#T3#
Albber connects with a solid leg kick.
Albber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spriggins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Albber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spriggins is out of range and Albber settles back down.
Spriggins doesn't manage to clinch there - Albber circles away.
Albber throws a series of punches but Spriggins moves out of range. #CL#
Spriggins rushes Albber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Albber working aggressively here.
Albber scores with a shot to the side of Spriggins's head. #BC#
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spriggins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spriggins avoids the body shot from Albber.
Spriggins throws a big counter combination but Albber scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Spriggins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Albber, pushing him back against the cage.
Spriggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spriggins.
Albber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T4#
Albber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spriggins or not.
Albber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Albber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Albber lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spriggins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spriggins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Spriggins checks a leg kick nicely.
Spriggins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Albber eats them both and turns towards Spriggins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spriggins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Albber lands a jab to the nose.
Albber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Albber misses with a looping right.
Spriggins is looking for a counter combo.
Albber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spriggins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack Spriggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albber throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyrone Albber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Spriggins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Albber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Albber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Albber 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Albber!

Event: RFC NYE
Date: Dec 31, 2018

#R1#
Albber wants to clinch.
Knee is looking for the big counter here.#CL2#
Knee closes the distance and clinches.
Knee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Albber prevents it.
Albber pushes off an throws an elbow but Knee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knee blocks an elbow strike from Albber. #TD2#
Knee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Albber uses from the top position.
Albber has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#SU#
Albber decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Knee, up you get! #CL#
Albber clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knee jumps guard but Albber turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knee is looking for a takedown.
Tyrone Albber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Albber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Albber - that landed with a thud.
Knee is trying to pull guard but Albber turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1#
Albber misses with a knee strike.
Knee prevents a body shot from Albber.
Knee tries to pull guard but Albber won't allow it.
Knee managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Knee looking to slow down the pace here.
Knee avoiding damage as Albber throws knees to the body.
Albber tries a knee to the head but Knee blocks it.
Knee is struggling to control the position.
Knee is looking for a takedown.
Albber missing with knees to the body. #TD2#
Knee pulls guard. #SU#
Knee is working an open guard so Albber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Albber tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL#
Albber rushes Knee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knee has Albber pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Albber manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Albber to keep the fight standing.#T2#
Albber working aggressively here.
Albber throws a head punch that misses.
Knee blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Knee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albber is looking to clinch.
Knee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Albber has managed to clinch.
Albber connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knee's face. #CUT#
It looks like Alex Knee has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Albber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Knee looks winded!#CL#
Albber takes the fight into the clinch.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knee is defending well for now.
Albber pushes off an throws an elbow but Knee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Albber.
Knee prevents a body shot from Albber. #TD2#
Knee pulls Albber into guard. #SU#
Albber stands up from Knee's guard - Albber perhaps looking for a knockout. #T3##CL#
Albber darts in and clinches Knee up against the cage.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Albber landing knees to the body.
Albber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Knee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Albber is looking to slow Knee down with leg kicks.
Albber lands a body shot.
Albber is looking to clinch but Knee is avoiding it. #CL#
Albber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Albber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Albber is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Albber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Knee lands a knee to the body.
Albber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
Albber tries to land a knee to the head but Knee blocks with his arms.
Knee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Albber lands a nice uppercut.
Knee wants a takedown.
Albber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albber lands an uppercut.
Knee looking for a takedown.
Albber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knee's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albber.
Knee has had enough of the clinch but Albber keeps him there for the moment.
Albber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Albber.
Knee takes a knee right on the jaw! #BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Knee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Albber tries to clinch there but Knee circles away.
Albber scores with a hook to the body. Knee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knee shoots in looking for a takedown but Albber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Knee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albber's waist but Albber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knee off to one side. #CL#
Albber rushes Knee and presses him up against the cage.
Albber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knee avoids a wild elbow strike from Albber.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Knee controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knee managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Albber tries to work over Knee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Albber tries to clinch but Knee is having none of it.
Knee feints a counter leg kick.
Albber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Albber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knee is looking to clinch but Albber is avoiding it.
Knee tries to clinch there but Albber circles away.
Albber blocks the body kick.
Albber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Albber scores with a leg kick.
Knee shoots in looking for a takedown but Albber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Knee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tyrone Albber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Knee is breathing heavily.
Knee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albber's waist but Albber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knee off to one side.
Albber is looking to clinch.
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Albber has closed the distance and engaged Knee in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Albber fails to land.
Albber tries a body shot but Knee blocks it.
Albber has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#TD2#
Knee ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Knee no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SU#
Knee is working an open guard so Albber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Knee pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T2#
Albber wants to clinch.
Tyrone Albber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albber misses with a body shot.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch but Knee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Knee's sensitive parts.
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!
Albber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knee doesn't manage to clinch there - Albber circles away.
Knee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch but Knee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Knee as he checks the leg kick.#CL#
Albber has managed to clinch.
Tyrone Albber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knee missing with knees to the body.
Knee avoids the elbow strike from Albber, against the cage. #T3#
Knee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Albber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Albber scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knee backwards.
A short right from Albber on the inside.
Knee avoiding damage as Albber throws knees to the body.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Albber.
Knee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Knee avoids the damage to the body.
Knee jumps guard but Albber stands there with Knee around his waist. Knee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Albber gets through Knee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Knee avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Knee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Albber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Albber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Albber lands with a right to the head.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Albber fails to land.
Knee takes a shot to the head.
Albber tries to work over Knee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Albber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knee can do to turn this around?
Knee managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Knee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber misses with a knee strike.
Albber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albber throws an elbow but misses.
Albber throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Albber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Knee'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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albber moves in looking to clinch but Knee pushes him off.
Albber tries to score with a low kick but Knee moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
Knee drives through and clinches with Albber against the cage.
Albber tries a body shot but Knee blocks it.
Knee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Albber pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knee closes the distance and clinches up with Albber, looking for a takedown. Knee pushes Albber against the cage but Albber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albber moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKnee.
Albber misses with a low kick.
Albber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albber throws a series of punches but Knee moves out of range.
Knee tries to counter with a clinch but Albber shakes him off and moves away.
Albber misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Knee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knee blocks a leg kick.
Albber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knee.
Tyrone Albber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Knee.
Knee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Knee shoots in looking for a takedown. Albber tries to sprawl out of it but Knee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Albber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Albber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#CL#
Albber closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Albber as the two fighters clinch.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Albber missing with knees to the body.
Albber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Knee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knee is defending well for now.#T2#
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Knee blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Knee breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Knee rushes Albber and presses him up against the cage.
Knee jumps guard but Albber stands there with Knee around his waist. Knee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Albber.
Albber softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Albber.
Albber lands a knee to the body.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Albber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Albber is working Knee over against the cage.#T3#
Albber lands a nice elbow.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Knee controls the action.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knee.
Knee blocks an elbow strike from Albber.
Albber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knee blocks a body shot from Albber.
Albber pushes Knee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Knee avoiding damage as Albber throws knees to the body.
Knee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Albber after a bit of a struggle.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albber pushes off an throws an elbow but Knee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Albber trying to land knees to the body. #T4#
Albber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Knee managing to block the knees to the body from Albber. #TD2#
Knee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #SU#
Albber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Albber throws a leg kick but Knee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Albber misses with a double jab.
Tyrone Albber is winning the standup battle so far.
Albber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Albber takes the fight into the clinch.
Albber lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knee.
With the fighters up against the cage, Knee throws an elbow but misses.
Alex Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyrone Albber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albber lands a knee to the body.
Knee prevents a body shot from Albber.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Albber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Albber, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Albber!

Event: RapidFC 6
Date: Dec 13, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Albber pushes Spriggins up against the cage in a clinch.
Spriggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Spriggins lands a nice uppercut.
Albber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spriggins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spriggins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spriggins scores with a knee to the head.
Albber has a couple of punches blocked by Spriggins.
Albber throws an elbow that misses.
Albber misses with an elbow strike.
Albber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Spriggins controls the action.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Albber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Albber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spriggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spriggins managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spriggins is defending well for now.
Spriggins lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
Spriggins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Albber blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spriggins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Spriggins closes the distance and pushes Albber back into the cage.
Spriggins managing to block the knees to the body from Albber.
Spriggins misses with an elbow strike.
Albber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spriggins connects with a knee to the head. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spriggins throws a nice looking combination but Albber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Spriggins moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Spriggins.
Spriggins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Spriggins controls his hands.
Albber lands an elbow that stopped Spriggins in his tracks for a moment.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Spriggins controls his hands.
Spriggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spriggins lands a nice elbow.
Spriggins misses with a knee strike.
Spriggins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spriggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spriggins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spriggins landing knees to the head.
Albber misses with a knee strike. #BC#
Spriggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spriggins checks a leg kick.
Spriggins is looking for a counter combo.
Spriggins swats away the attempt to clinch by Albber.
Albber swinging wildly here.
Spriggins tries to counter by clinching up but Albber breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Spriggins has managed to clinch.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spriggins. #T3##BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albber misses with a combination #CL#
and Spriggins counters by moving into the clinch.
Spriggins throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spriggins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Albber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Albber scores with a shot to the side of Spriggins's head.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Spriggins controls the action.
Albber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spriggins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Albber struggles to land a body shot inside as Spriggins controls his hands.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Albber can't find room to land a body shot as Spriggins controls the action.
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Spriggins looking to throw knees to the head but Albber is blocking nicely.
Albber tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T4##BC#
Spriggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spriggins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Albber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spriggins manages to avoid it.
Spriggins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spriggins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyrone Albber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albber misses with the combination.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Albber clinches with his opponent.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Spriggins avoids the damage to the body.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spriggins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Albber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Spriggins.
Spriggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spriggins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spriggins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Albber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Albber wants to clinch up but Spriggins keeps it at a distance.
Albber tries to clinch there but Spriggins circles away.
Spriggins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spriggins 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.#CL#
Spriggins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spriggins blocks a body shot from Albber.
Albber misses with a punch to the body.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spriggins. #BC#
Spriggins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albber throws a leg kick which misses Spriggins's front leg but catches the back leg as Spriggins tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Albber rushes Spriggins and presses him up against the cage.
Spriggins blocks a body shot from Albber.
A hook to the body from Spriggins. #BC#
Spriggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spriggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Albber can do to turn this around?
Albber takes a swing at Spriggins's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins checks it.
Jack Spriggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albber tries to clinch
and Spriggins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Albber misses.
It looked like Spriggins was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Spriggins throws a series of strikes that have Albber backpedaling.
A nice leg kick lands there from Spriggins.
Albber is looking to clinch.
Spriggins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spriggins connects with an inside leg kick.
Albber doesn't manage to clinch there - Spriggins circles away.
Albber cracks Spriggins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spriggins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Albber tries to clinch there but Spriggins circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Spriggins. That's going to slow Albber down.
Spriggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Albber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spriggins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch. #T2#
Spriggins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Albber. Albber obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Spriggins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spriggins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Albber.
Spriggins avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Spriggins pushes Albber up against the cage in a clinch.
Albber tries to land a knee to the head but Spriggins blocks with his arms.
Albber lands an elbow inside.
Spriggins is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Albber misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albber tries to close the distance and clinch but Spriggins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Albber connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Albber gets a clinch.
Albber misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Albber trying to land knees to the body.
Spriggins working Albber over with knees to the body.
Albber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Albber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spriggins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Albber backwards.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spriggins is defending well for now.
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albber working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Spriggins.
Albber pushes off an throws an elbow but Spriggins leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Albber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Albber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spriggins's elbow.
Albber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spriggins blocks it with crossed arms.
Spriggins scores a nice knee to the body.
Albber misses with some punches.
Spriggins scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Albber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spriggins is pushing Albber up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spriggins lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Spriggins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spriggins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Albber fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Spriggins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spriggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spriggins blocks an elbow strike from Albber.
Spriggins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spriggins 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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Spriggins moves into range and clinches up with Albber.
Albber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Albber misses with a punch to the body.
Albber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spriggins.
Spriggins prevents a body shot from Albber. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albber throws a body punch but Spriggins moves out of range.
Albber tries to clinch up.#CL#
Spriggins clinches up against the cage.
Spriggins blocks an elbow strike from Albber.
Albber throws a punch but it's blocked by Spriggins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spriggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spriggins blocks a body shot from Albber.
Spriggins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Albber tries to throw a body punch but Spriggins avoids it by throwing Albber back against the cage.
Spriggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Spriggins breaks from the clinch. #T1#
No joy there for Spriggins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Albber throws a leg kick #CL#
and Spriggins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Albber tries to throw a body punch but Spriggins avoids it by throwing Albber back against the cage.
Spriggins misses with a knee strike.
Spriggins lands an elbow just above Albber 's eye.
Albber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spriggins crunches a lovely knee into Albber's ribcage.
Spriggins prevents a body shot from Albber.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spriggins is defending well for now.
Spriggins lands an uppercut.
Albber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spriggins is defending well for now.
Spriggins blocks a body shot from Albber.
Albber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spriggins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spriggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
Albber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Spriggins.
Spriggins trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Spriggins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Albber rushes Spriggins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albber looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spriggins tries to land a knee to the head but Albber blocks with his arms.
Albber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spriggins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Albber working aggressively here.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Spriggins avoids the damage to the body.
Albber misses with a punch to the body.
Albber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spriggins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Spriggins avoids the damage to the body.
Albber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spriggins backwards. #T3#
Albber tries to land knees in the clinch but Spriggins avoids the damage to the body.
Albber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albber throws a leg kick but Spriggins sees it coming and moves out of range. #CL#
Spriggins clinches up against the cage.
Spriggins tries to land a knee to the head but Albber blocks with his arms.
Spriggins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spriggins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spriggins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Albber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spriggins avoids it.
Spriggins blocks an uppercut.
Albber lands a damaging elbow.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Spriggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Albber avoids the damage to the body.
Spriggins lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
A short uppercut from Spriggins.
Spriggins slows down the pace here.
Albber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Spriggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Albber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Albber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spriggins appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Spriggins moves into the clinch.
Spriggins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albber is defending well for now.
Spriggins tries a knee to the head but Albber blocks it.
Albber misses with a body punch.
Albber misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Albber throws an elbow but misses.
Tyrone Albber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Spriggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Albber misses with a hook to the ribs.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spriggins!
Jack Spriggins is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Jack Spriggins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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