Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CFC 477: Beach v Mataitai
Date: Apr 23, 2022

#R1#
Joplin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva tries a quick counter leg kick but Joplin is wise to it.
Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joplin. #TD2#
Da Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joplin quickly recovers to half guard.
Joplin trying to control but Da Silva postures up. #SUB#
Joplin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Joplin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Da Silva pulls his head out easily.
Da Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva wants to take a breather but Joplin is having none of it.
Da Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Joplin tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg. #T1##SUB#
Joplin actively working from the bottom here.
Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Joplin is working away.
Joplin tries to roll over but Da Silva keeps him under control.
Da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Joplin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Joplin is trying to control Da Silva's posture. Da Silva takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Joplin! Da Silva is rotating here... this could be the end... Joplin is out! Da Silva has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Leonardo Da Silva!
A very excited looking Leonardo Da Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CFC 472: Tiotio v Chukwuma
Date: Apr 02, 2022

#R1#
Trounvouche thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Joplin if he has to take too many more of those.
Trounvouche lands with a shot to the body. #TD#
Joplin gets a takedown into half guard.
Joplin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Joplin is trying to control. Trounvouche wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Joplin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Trounvouche defends it well.
Trounvouche wants to improve his position but Joplin is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joplin wants to take a breather but Trounvouche is having none of it.
Trounvouche trying to control here.
Joplin wants to take a breather but Trounvouche is having none of it. #T1#
Trounvouche wants to get back to full guard.
Joplin throwing shots but Trounvouche is blocking nicely.
Joplin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trounvouche defending well though.
Joplin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trounvouche's head.
Trounvouche keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trounvouche is looking to control Joplin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trounvouche avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Joplin looking for a submission but Trounvouche manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Trounvouche keeping moving, preventing Joplin from controlling successfully.
Trounvouche pulls Joplin in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joplin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joplin throws a big right hand that misses.
Joplin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Trounvouche bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joplin's guard. #REVB#
Trounvouche slips nicely into half guard.
Trounvouche is controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Let's hope that Trounvouche has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Joplin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Trounvouche pulls his head out easily.
Joplin wants to get back to full guard but Trounvouche has passed into side control.#T3#
Joplin regains half guard.
Trounvouche is trying to control the action in half guard but Joplin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joplin wants to get back to full guard.
Trounvouche not doing much here.
Joplin is looking to improve his position.
Trounvouche tries to pass the half guard into mount. Joplin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like Trounvouche is going to stand back up. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Joplin wants to control but Trounvouche is keeping busy.
Joplin is looking for a sweep. Trounvouche is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Trounvouche controlling the pace.
Trounvouche uses his free foot to push down on Joplin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Joplin.
Joplin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trounvouche sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trounvouche can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joplin is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Azacca Trounvouche dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Joplin misses with a body shot.
Trounvouche looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joplin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trounvouche to score with a decent uppercut.
Trounvouche takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joplin misses the shot to the body.
Joplin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Joplin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Crunch! Trounvouche slams his shin into Joplin's torso.
Trounvouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Joplin avoids the punch easily.
Joplin throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Joplin throws a shot from downtown. Trounvouche moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Trounvouche.
Joplin throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Joplin checks a leg kick.
Joplin moves out of range of the leg kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses the shot to the body.
Trounvouche scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Trounvouche misses with a low kick.
Joplin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Joplin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trounvouche finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Joplin throws a low kick but Trounvouche avoids it.
Trounvouche tries to land a front kick but Joplin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joplin blocks a low kick nicely.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Joplin avoids the punch easily.
Joplin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Trounvouche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Joplin throws a body punch but Trounvouche moves out of range.
It seemed like Trounvouche was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trounvouche misses with an uppercut.
Joplin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joplin dives in for a single leg takedown but Trounvouche sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short uppercut from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche pushes Joplin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trounvouche struggles to land a body shot inside as Joplin controls his hands. #T2#
Joplin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trounvouche blocks it with crossed arms.
Trounvouche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joplin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trounvouche smiles and moves away.
The fighters circling - Trounvouche throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joplin dives in for a single leg takedown but Trounvouche sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Joplin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Trounvouche escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Joplin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Trounvouche changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joplin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joplin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trounvouche. Trounvouche obviously looking to wear him down.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trounvouche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joplin throws out the jab.
Trounvouche throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Trounvouche.
Joplin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trounvouche delivers a nice body kick.
Trounvouche attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Trounvouche looks to move away, Joplin throws a big counter combo but Trounvouche just gets out of the way.#T3#
Joplin throws out a loose jab but Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Joplin does no damage.
Joplin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Trounvouche's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Trounvouche throws the left hand but Joplin avoids the punch easily.
Trounvouche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trounvouche walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joplin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Joplin misses with a hook.
Trounvouche is looking to score with low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Joplin, as that shot connected.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joplin dives in and grabs Trounvouche's left leg, looking for a takedown. Trounvouche pushes down on Joplin's head and hops out.
A combination from Joplin does no damage.
Azacca Trounvouche is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trounvouche jabs Joplin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joplin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trounvouche was well out of range. Poor timing from Joplin.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a hook but Joplin blocks it.#T4#
Joplin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trounvouche.
Joplin shoots in for a takedown but Trounvouche shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joplin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trounvouche. Trounvouche obviously looking to wear him down.
Trounvouche bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but Joplin moves out of range easily.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trounvouche throws a shot from downtown. Joplin moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche looks to land a right hand but Joplin moved out of range.
Trounvouche connects with the punch.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joplin ducks under a wild hook from Trounvouche.
Joplin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trounvouche. Joplin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trounvouche scores with a jab to the head.
Joplin connects with a body shot that sends Trounvouche's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Azacca Trounvouche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.#R3#
Joplin misses with a body shot.
Joplin throws a body punch but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Joplin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Joplin drives through with a takedown into Trounvouche's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Joplin throws a strike but Trounvouche rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Joplin working for a triangle but Trounvouche defends it easily.
Trounvouche wanted to stand there but Joplin had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Trounvouche decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Joplin, up you get!
Trounvouche fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Trounvouche connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joplin's hands.
Trounvouche with a jab.#T1#
Trounvouche tries to land a leg kick but Joplin saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Joplin.
Trounvouche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joplin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joplin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche missing with a left hand there. Joplin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joplin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Trounvouche sprawls and moves away.
Trounvouche misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joplin.
Trounvouche wants to slow Joplin down by chopping away at his legs.
Joplin blocks a jab.
Joplin throws out a leg kick but Trounvouche moves out of range and Joplin only half commits.
Trounvouche feints a counter leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but Joplin moves out of range easily.
Joplin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trounvouche misses with a low kick as Joplin jumps back.
Joplin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trounvouche.
Joplin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trounvouche turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joplin is looking to wear down Trounvouche with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joplin throws a push kick but Trounvouche slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
Joplin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Joplin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trounvouche.
Trounvouche looks to score with a jab to the body but Joplin is just out of range.
Trounvouche cracks Joplin with a good jab.
Joplin tries for a takedown but Trounvouche sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trounvouche swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joplin scores with a jab to the body.
Trounvouche takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joplin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trounvouche thows a leg kick but Joplin checks it #TD#
and Joplin counters with a shoot takedown. Trounvouche fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trounvouche holds on and takes a little breather.
Joplin stopping the sweep attempt from Trounvouche.
Joplin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joplin throws a big right hand that misses.
Trounvouche keeping moving, preventing Joplin from controlling successfully. #T3#
Joplin is working Trounvouche over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joplin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joplin is in close to Trounvouche's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trounvouche holds on and takes a little breather.
Trounvouche wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Trounvouche avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trounvouche keeping full guard, as Joplin tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Trounvouche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Joplin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joplin misses with a takedown attempt - Trounvouche sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Joplin misses.
Trounvouche throws a chopping leg kick but Joplin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Trounvouche tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trounvouche is looking to chop away at Joplin's legs.
Joplin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trounvouche throws out a loose jab but Joplin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trounvouche slaps away a takedown attempt from Joplin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Joplin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trounvouche tries to bum rush Joplin with a series of wild strikes but Joplin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Azacca Trounvouche really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Joplin jabs Trounvouche to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joplin walks into a jab.
Joplin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trounvouche at a distance.
Trounvouche scores with a shot to the body.
Trounvouche walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Joplin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Trounvouche lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A swing and a miss from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche misses with a straight left.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but Joplin avoids it.
Joplin throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Trounvouche. That snapped Joplin's head back.
Joplin looks to land a left hand but Trounvouche moved out of range nicely.
Joplin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trounvouche on the side of the head.
Joplin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice combination there by Trounvouche. #T1#
Trounvouche avoids the body shot from Joplin.
Trounvouche moves out of range of the body kick from Joplin.
Nice sprawl there from Trounvouche as Joplin shoots in.
Trounvouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Joplin takes one to the side of the head.
Trounvouche takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Trounvouche with a hook.
Joplin lands with a nice body punch.
Joplin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joplin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joplin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trounvouche throws an overhand right that lands on Joplin's shoulder, as Joplin tries to avoid the shot.
Trounvouche misses with a looping right.
Trounvouche pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Trounvouche tries to score with a low kick but Joplin moves his leg out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Trounvouche checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trounvouche thumps Joplin with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Trounvouche as Joplin shoots in.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick that misses.
Trounvouche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trounvouche throws a shot from downtown. Joplin moves away and avoids it.
Trounvouche throws a lazy right hand but Joplin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joplin throwing a counter right hand but Trounvouche manages to avoid it.
Trounvouche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joplin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Trounvouche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Joplin just misses with a punch to the body.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Joplin sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3#
Trounvouche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joplin misses with a looping left.
Trounvouche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Trounvouche wants to slow Joplin down by chopping away at his legs.
Joplin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trounvouche scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joplin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trounvouche throws out a leg kick but Joplin moves out of range and Trounvouche only half commits.
Trounvouche checks a low kick from Joplin.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick #TD#
and Joplin counters with a single leg into guard. Trounvouche didn't expect that.
Joplin stopping the sweep attempt from Trounvouche.
Joplin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Joplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trounvouche wants to sweep but no luck.
Joplin wants to control from the top but Trounvouche keeps moving.
Joplin is fighting to break Trounvouche's control of his arms but Trounvouche is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trounvouche controls Joplin momentarily but Joplin frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joplin shoots in and drives through. Trounvouche sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Joplin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trounvouche lunges at Joplin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joplin's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Azacca Trounvouche dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Joplin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Trounvouche is looking to slow Joplin down with leg kicks.
Trounvouche looks to land a right hand but Joplin moved out of range.
Joplin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Trounvouche.
Joplin avoids the body shot from Trounvouche.
Joplin checks a low kick from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trounvouche takes a swing at Joplin's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Joplin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trounvouche's guard.
Joplin forces his way into half guard.
Joplin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joplin trying to mount his opponent but Trounvouche defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trounvouche manages to get to full guard. #T1#
Joplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Trounvouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joplin being controlled here momentarily.
Joplin trying to control but Trounvouche is working from the bottom.
Joplin throws a big elbow that misses.
Joplin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pat Joplin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trounvouche keeping moving, preventing Joplin from controlling successfully.
Trounvouche working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joplin.
Trounvouche trying to keep a closed guard but Joplin is proving a slippery customer.
Joplin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joplin postures up.
Trounvouche wants to stand and escape but Joplin is having none of it.
Trounvouche looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Joplin misses.
Joplin blocks a jab.
Joplin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joplin defending well as Trounvouche loads up on a big left hand.
Joplin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Joplin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trounvouche swivels and escapes.
Trounvouche tries to work over Joplin's front leg with a kick but Joplin checks it. #TD#
Joplin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Trounvouche pushes Joplin off and scrambles back to his feet.
Trounvouche misses with a wild body shot.
Joplin throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joplin throws out the jab.
Joplin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trounvouche.
Good standup being displayed there by Trounvouche as he connects with a hook.
Joplin shoots in for a takedown but Trounvouche shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Trounvouche lands with an uppercut that bounces Joplin off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Trounvouche.
Joplin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trounvouche.#T4#
Joplin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trounvouche.
Joplin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Trounvouche throws a leg kick but Joplin moved away.
Joplin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trounvouche's hands.
Nice sprawl there from Trounvouche as Joplin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Joplin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trounvouche throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trounvouche just misses with a punch to the body.
Trounvouche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joplin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joplin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joplin lands a body shot.
Joplin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Trounvouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trounvouche moves into range and connects with a jab.
Azacca Trounvouche is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trounvouche uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joplin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Azacca Trounvouche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trounvouche 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Azacca Trounvouche!
A very excited looking Azacca Trounvouche made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: CFC 467: Joplin vs Hackett
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1##TD#
Joplin drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joplin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hackett is keeping the position for now.
Hackett is trying to keep Joplin in close.
Joplin postures up in Hackett's guard and throws a big left but Hackett blocks it.
Joplin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hackett is keeping the position for now.
Joplin wants to control from the top but Hackett keeps moving.
Hackett trying to keep a closed guard but Joplin is proving a slippery customer.
Joplin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joplin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Joplin throwing strikes but missing.
Joplin throwing strikes but missing. #T1#
Joplin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Hackett looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Hackett looking for a guillotine here but Joplin defends easily. #SUB2#
Hackett working for a triangle but Joplin defends it easily.
Joplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joplin pushing down on Hackett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T2##SUB#
Joplin is trying to work for a kimura but Hackett is defending well.
Hackett wants to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that Joplin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Joplin passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Joplin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hackett is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hackett and Joplin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Joplin working away.
Joplin in the domination position with Hackett hanging on.
Joplin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hackett keeps working. #T3#
Hackett regains half guard there - taking advantage of Joplin's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Joplin wants to pass the guard but Hackett is defending well.
Hackett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joplin.
Joplin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hackett's head.
Hackett manages to get to full guard.
Hackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joplin lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Hackett looking for subs off his back but Joplin has passed one foot through into half guard. #T4#
Hackett looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hackett trying to hold on to Joplin's head to control him but Joplin postures up. #SUB2#
Hackett is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Joplin is tapping! Great win for Hackett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Hackett!
A relieved looking James Hackett 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: CFC 463: Bang v Joplin/LOL SF
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1#
Bang throws a right hand that Joplin ducks under and follows up with a left that Joplin also avoids with ease.
Joplin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joplin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bang defends it nicely.
Bang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang connects with a nice looking jab.
Bang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joplin in his tracks.
Joplin slips under a jab.#T1#
Joplin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lemmy Bang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joplin darts in looking for a takedown but Bang gets double underhooks and turns Joplin into the cage.
It seemed like Bang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bang pushes Joplin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Joplin takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Joplin.
Bang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bang throws a punch but it's blocked by Joplin.
Joplin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joplin controlling the action here for a moment.
Bang throws a head punch that misses.
Joplin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joplin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bang misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bang.
Joplin misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bang. #T2#
Joplin just leaning against Bang, taking a breather.
Joplin scores with a shot to the side of Bang's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joplin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joplins head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joplin.
Bang goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD#
Joplin tightens his grip and picks Bang up, before dumping him to the ground. Bang manages to land in guard.
Joplin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Bang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Joplin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joplin. #T3#
Joplin with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Bang looking for a guillotine here but Joplin defends easily.
Joplin trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Bang has an active guard here but Joplin has managed to pass into half guard.
Joplin throwing shots but Bang is blocking nicely.
Joplin drops an elbow to the side of Bang's head.
Bang is pressing down on Joplin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
Joplin looking to pass the guard.
Joplin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joplin scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joplin wants to pass the guard but Bang is keeping the position.
Bang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joplin.
We've been hearing that Joplin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joplin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Joplin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pat Joplin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Joplin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Bang throws a leg kick but Joplin checks it.
Joplin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joplin fails with the takedown
and Bang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joplin counters with a straight right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joplin. That's going to slow Bang down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joplin lands a nice shot that snaps Bang's head back.
Bang misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Joplin blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Bang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joplin.
Bang is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Joplin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joplin blocks a head kick by Bang.
Joplin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joplin thuds his right hand into Bang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joplin scores with a jab to the body.
Joplin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Joplin.
The crowd cheers as Bang lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joplin doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Nice sprawl there from Bang as Joplin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Joplin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Joplin avoids the head kick by Bang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang lands with a hook. Joplin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joplin throws a hook but Bang blocks it.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Joplin.
Bang throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Joplin counters with a takedown into side control.
Joplin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Joplin landing strikes.
Joplin trying to control the position but Bang is working away. #T3#
Bang is trying to get back to half guard.
Joplin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Joplin lands some shots froms side control.
Joplin scoring with punches and elbows.
Joplin grinds an elbow into Bang's temple.
Joplin working the head with strikes.
Bang gets back to half guard.
Joplin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joplin connects with a nice short shot to Bang's temple.
Bang is trying to maintain the position but Joplin is very close to passing his half guard.
Bang has hold of Joplin's hands but Joplin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bang tries to roll over but Joplin keeps him under control.
Joplin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pat Joplin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Bang looking for submissions off his back.
Joplin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Joplin connects with a nice short shot to Bang's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Joplin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Bang slips a jab from Joplin.
Lemmy Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bang ducks under a wild hook from Joplin.
Bang feints a counter leg kick.
Bang misses with a hook.
Joplin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bang can do to turn this around?
Bang throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joplin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joplin connects with the punch.
Pat Joplin is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joplin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bang.
Joplin misses with a low kick as Bang jumps back.
Bang shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bang connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joplin momentarily. #T1#
A low kick from Bang is predictable there
and Joplin counters with a stiff right hand.
Joplin misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joplin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joplin misses with a wild body shot.
Joplin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bang misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joplin.
Bang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Joplin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Bang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joplin.
Jab by Joplin.
Bang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joplin moves out of range as Bang strikes.
Bang misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
so Joplin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joplin's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Bang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joplin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joplin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Our spies down at at Heavy Metal inform us that Bang has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T3#
Joplin trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joplin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joplin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joplin trying to control but Bang is working from the bottom.
Joplin looking to pass the guard.
Joplin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bang keeping moving, preventing Joplin from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Bang escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joplin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joplin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joplin.
Joplin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joplin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joplin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joplin sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joplin stands and throws Bang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Joplin cracks Bang with a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Joplin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joplin, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Joplin!
Pat Joplin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CFC 456: Jimenez v Bang
Date: Jan 29, 2022

#R1#
Joplin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Joplin feints the counter takedown.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
and Joplin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joplin throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws a nice head kick!
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by Joplin.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joplin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joplin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
And Joplin tries to counter it with a takedown but Sitsongrit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Joplin avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Joplin takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CUT#It looks like Pat Joplin has been cut.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Joplin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sitsongrit won't be happy with that.

Sitsongrit bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joplin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Petdee Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Joplin blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joplin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joplin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've been informed that Joplin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sitsongrit misses with a few strikes there.
Joplin lands a nice hook to Sitsongrit's body. Sitsongrit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Joplin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild combination.
Joplin feints the counter takedown.
Joplin ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit darts in trying to clinch
and Joplin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit throws a series of punches but Joplin avoids them all with ease.
Petdee Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joplin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joplin goes for a double leg but Sitsongrit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sitsongrit continues to drive forward.#T2#
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit lands a high kick! #ROC#Joplin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joplin is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Joplin avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Joplin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sitsongrit misses with a few strikes there.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy head kick
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses
and Joplin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joplin lands a right hook to the body.
Joplin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit moves forwards but Joplin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joplin.
Joplin avoids the head kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3#
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Joplin counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Sitsongrit pushes Joplin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Joplin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sitsongrit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joplin keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Joplin should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit wants to clinch
letting Joplin counter with a right hand.
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!
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Joplin tries to counter it with a takedown but Sitsongrit pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Joplin staying out of range there.
Joplin lands with a good body shot.
Sitsongrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Joplin circles away.
Sitsongrit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Sitsongrit misses with a two punch combination.
Joplin shoots in but Sitsongrit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sitsongrit duly obliges.
A head kick by Sitsongrit misses
and Joplin counters with a stiff right hand.
Sitsongrit throws a right and a left that Joplin avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab to the body
and Joplin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch but Joplin is avoiding it. #TD2#
Joplin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sitsongrit is wriggling around but Joplin manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#REVR##SUB2#
Joplin wants to work for an arm triangle but Sitsongrit is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Sitsongrit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Joplin pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Petdee Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Joplin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joplin.
A shot to the liver by Joplin. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joplin. Joplin obviously looking to wear him down.
Joplin slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Joplin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Joplin ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that half lands.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy head kick and Joplin moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joplin misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Joplin counters with a shoot takedown. Sitsongrit fights it but they end up in guard.
Joplin throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joplin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joplin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Sitsongrit throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Joplin passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joplin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sitsongrit slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Joplin from controlling successfully.
Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but instead Joplin has moved into half guard.
Joplin works his way into side control.
Joplin wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping him busy.
Sitsongrit tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
Joplin cracks Sitsongrit with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sitsongrit is not content to let Joplin control the position.
Joplin advances to mount.
Joplin landing strikes from the mount and Sitsongrit is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joplin tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away.
Joplin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Joplin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sitsongrit looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Joplin scores with a couple of good head shots there. #ROC2#Sitsongrit is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Joplin.
Oh Sitsongrit is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Joplin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sitsongrit sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sitsongrit is looking to improve his position.
Sitsongrit throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sitsongrit wants to improve his position but Joplin is controlling well.
Joplin trying to pass the guard but Sitsongrit defending well.
Sitsongrit missing with punches from the bottom. #SUB2#
Joplin is looking for a kimura but Sitsongrit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joplin to get the leverage.
Sitsongrit seems to have got his legs back now.
Joplin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joplin passes to side control. #T4#
Joplin wants to control but Sitsongrit is keeping him busy.
Joplin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sitsongrit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joplin lands some shots froms side control.
Sitsongrit gets back to half guard.
Joplin performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB#
Sitsongrit actively working from the bottom here.
Joplin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Joplin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pat Joplin'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.#R3#
Joplin blocks a head kick by Sitsongrit.
Joplin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sitsongrit under the eye.
Sitsongrit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sitsongrit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sitsongrit closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Joplin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Joplin wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving.
Joplin lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joplin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsongrit swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Sitsongrit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joplin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Joplin passes Sitsongrit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sitsongrit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joplin.
Joplin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sitsongrit defending well though.
Joplin lands strikes from half guard.
Pat Joplin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sitsongrit wants to get back to full guard.
Joplin is trying to control the action in half guard but Sitsongrit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sitsongrit taking some punishment here, with Joplin in his half guard.
Sitsongrit tries to kick Joplin off but Joplin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sitsongrit is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Joplin seems content to control.#T2#
Joplin lands with a punch from half guard.
Joplin is looking to take a break and control but Sitsongrit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB#
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sitsongrit is staying active underneath Joplin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Joplin is looking to advance position but Sitsongrit won't allow it.
Joplin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joplin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Joplin working Sitsongrit over with strikes.
Joplin winds up and cracks Sitsongrit with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joplin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sitsongrit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Joplin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sitsongrit doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joplin.
Joplin thows a huge punch but Sitsongrit dodges it nicely.
Joplin 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.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joplin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T4#
Sitsongrit tries to roll over but Joplin keeps him under control.
Joplin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sitsongrit gets full guard.
Joplin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joplin stands up over Sitsongrit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Sitsongrit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Joplin stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsongrit.
Joplin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Joplin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joplin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsongrit is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Joplin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pat Joplin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R4#
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Joplin counters with a straight right hand.
Joplin ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Joplin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joplin.
Joplin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sitsongrit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joplin landing with the ground and pound.
Joplin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joplin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Sitsongrit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joplin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sitsongrit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joplin. #T1#
Joplin cracks Sitsongrit with a solid left hand.
Joplin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Joplin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Joplin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sitsongrit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joplin has managed to get both his arms back between Sitsongrit's legs - danger averted.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Joplin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sitsongrit wants to sweep here but Joplin controlling him for the moment.
Joplin passes Sitsongrit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Joplin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Joplin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joplin is trying to control the action in half guard but Sitsongrit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
Joplin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sitsongrit manages to get to full guard.
Joplin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sitsongrit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joplin is controlling him.
Joplin with a nice head shot there.
Joplin wants to control from the top but Sitsongrit keeps moving. #SUB#
Sitsongrit looking for a guillotine here but Joplin defends easily. #T3##SUB2#
Joplin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sitsongrit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Joplin, into his guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Joplin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sitsongrit defends well.
Sitsongrit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Sitsongrit avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T4#
Sitsongrit trying to control the position from guard on top but Joplin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Joplin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sitsongrit defends well.#SUB2#
Joplin has his foot on Sitsongrit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sitsongrit works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Joplin looking for a guillotine here but Sitsongrit defends easily.
Joplin has his hands on Sitsongrit's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Joplin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pat Joplin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
A head kick misses from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD2#
and Joplin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sitsongrit won't be happy with that.
Sitsongrit manages to work his way to half guard, despite Joplin's best efforts.#SUB2#
Joplin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Sitsongrit is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Joplin has latched onto it... Big trouble! Joplin pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Sitsongrit is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Joplin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pat Joplin!
Pat Joplin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Petdee Sitsongrit stepped up to the mic, saying 'Out with Bolsonaro!'.

Event: CFC 447: El Toro Jr v Papa...
Date: Dec 29, 2021

#R1#
Joplin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sripituksakul takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sripituksakul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sripituksakul avoids the body shot from Joplin.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook
letting Joplin counter with a right hand.
Joplin ducks under a wild hook from Sripituksakul.
Joplin throws a low kick but Sripituksakul avoids it.
Joplin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sripituksakul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joplin circles away.#TD#
Sripituksakul is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Joplin's half guard.
Joplin wants to sweep but Sripituksakul has passed to side control!
Joplin prevents Sripituksakul from moving into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joplin is trying to improve his position.
Joplin is trying to control Sripituksakul's posture but Sripituksakul avoids it. #T1##SUB#
Sripituksakul thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sripituksakul grinds an elbow into Joplin's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joplin is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Sripituksakul is trying to get an arm triangle but Joplin is defending well.
Sripituksakul scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Joplin to see if he's OK.#T2#
Sripituksakul working the ground and pound.
Sripituksakul lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joplin is looking to reverse the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Sripituksakul'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.
Sripituksakul landing strikes.
Joplin is trying to improve his position.
Sripituksakul tries to move to mount but Joplin blocks the move with his legs.
Joplin regains half guard.
Joplin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joplin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joplin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Joplin working for a triangle but Sripituksakul defends it easily. #T3#
Joplin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sripituksakul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sripituksakul slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Sripituksakul seems to be working for a kimura but Joplin defends the submission attempt.
Joplin trying to control here.
Sripituksakul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T4#
Joplin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sripituksakul wants to pass the guard but Joplin is defending well.
Joplin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sripituksakul scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joplin tries to roll over but Sripituksakul keeps him under control.
Sripituksakul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sripituksakul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joplin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sripituksakul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sripituksakul's back!
Sripituksakul covering up well under a series of strikes from Joplin.
Sripituksakul avoids the strikes from Joplin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sripituksakul doesn't manage to clinch there - Joplin circles away.
Sripituksakul throws an off balance right hand
and Joplin counters with a nice body shot. #TD2#
Joplin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sripituksakul has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sripituksakul is looking to regain half guard here but Joplin keeps moving and retains side control.
Joplin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sripituksakul is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Joplin looks up at the clock and then as Sripituksakul takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Joplin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Joplin with the ground and pound but Sripituksakul regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sripituksakul gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Sripituksakul had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joplin defends it easily.#SUB#
Joplin avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Joplin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sripituksakul is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sripituksakul has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T1#
Sripituksakul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Joplin wants to sweep here but Sripituksakul controlling him for the moment.
Sripituksakul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sripituksakul is working Joplin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sripituksakul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Joplin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sripituksakul landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sripituksakul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joplin looking to control.
Sripituksakul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joplin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sripituksakul manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Sripituksakul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joplin's guard. #REVR#
Sripituksakul stopping the sweep attempt from Joplin.#SUB2#
Sripituksakul is posturing up here but Joplin has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sripituksakul tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sripituksakul has to tap! Slick submission there by Joplin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pat Joplin!
An out of breath Pat Joplin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CFC 441: DeSilva v Proudhon
Date: Nov 28, 2021

#R1#
Nagasaki just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joplin! But no joy.
Joplin lands a leg kick that knocks Nagasaki off balance momentarily.
Nagasaki wants to clinch.
Joplin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagasaki throws a lazy right hand but Joplin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nagasaki misses with a right hand
and Nagasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagasaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joplin.
Joplin gets cracked there but stands up to it. #TD#
Nagasaki drives through with a takedown into Joplin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nagasaki looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Joplin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nagasaki lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nagasaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joplin trying to control the position.
Nagasaki postures up in Joplin's guard and throws a big left but Joplin blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Joplin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nagasaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Joplin controls Nagasaki momentarily but Nagasaki frees himself.
Nagasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Joplin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagasaki is working Joplin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Joplin has momentary wrist control but Nagasaki slips an elbow through the middle.
Nagasaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joplin's head.
Nagasaki cracks Joplin with a solid left hand.
Joplin has momentary wrist control but Nagasaki slips an elbow through the middle.#T2##SUB2#
Joplin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nagasaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nagasaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nagasaki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Nagasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagasaki sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB2#
Joplin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nagasaki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joplin trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Nagasaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Nagasaki trying to control but Joplin is working from the bottom.
Nagasaki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Nagasaki landing with the ground and pound.
Joplin controls Nagasaki momentarily but Nagasaki frees himself. #SUB2#
Joplin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nagasaki is aware though and is defending well.
Nagasaki scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Joplin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nagasaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Joplin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nagasaki cracks Joplin with a solid left hand.#T4#
Nagasaki forces his way into half guard.
Joplin is looking to control Nagasaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joplin avoid being mounted?
Nagasaki is trying to control. Joplin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joplin is looking for a sweep. Nagasaki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Nagasaki seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Joplin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yuri Nagasaki!
Yuri Nagasaki is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Yuri Nagasaki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SFL 111 | Sitsongrit vs Payer
Date: Oct 27, 2021

#R1#
Jun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jun lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#It looks like Pat Joplin has been cut.
Jun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jun misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Jun has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Joplin scores with a decent looking hook.
Joplin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jun to score with a decent uppercut.
Jun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jun swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Joplin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Joplin.
Joplin tries to pull guard but Jun holds him up against the cage and eventually Joplin drops back down to his feet.
Jun blocks a body shot from Joplin.
Jun wants to break free but Joplin has control. #BC2#
Jun breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun lands with a hook. Joplin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC2#Joplin is rocked!
Joplin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jun.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jun 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 Joplin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Joplin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joplin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Joplin jabs at Jun's body.
We've been hearing reports that Joplin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jun looks to land a left hand but Joplin moved out of range nicely.
Joplin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Jun misses #TD#
and Joplin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jun's guard.
Joplin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jun trying to keep a closed guard but Joplin is proving a slippery customer.
Joplin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jun has wrist control.#SUB2#
Jun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jun is on top in guard. #REVB##T2#
Joplin is pulling down on Jun's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Joplin looking for a guillotine here but Jun defends easily.
Joplin being controlled here, momentarily. #SUB2#
Jun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jun would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Joplin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Jun trying to control but Joplin is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Joplin is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jun throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Joplin's body to avoid the submission. Joplin has instead reached around Jun's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Joplin arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pat Joplin!
A victorious Pat Joplin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SFL 104 | Sitsongrit vs Petrov
Date: Sep 26, 2021

#R1#
Nouveau throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Joplin to counter with a crisp jab.
Nouveau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Joplin misses with an uppercut.
Joplin misses with a hook. Nouveau ducked under it nicely.
Nouveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joplin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joplin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nouveau shoots in but no luck this time.
Joplin swings for the body but Nouveau moves out of range.
Nouveau throws a sloppy head kick and Joplin moves out of range easily.
Joplin throws an off balance right hand
and Nouveau counters with a nice body shot.
Nouveau tries to clinch there but Joplin circles away.
Joplin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nouveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joplin misses with an uppercut. Nouveau saw that one coming.
Nouveau unleashes a big counter combination but Joplin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Joplin avoids the head kick by Nouveau.
We've been hearing reports that Joplin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Joplin. #T1#
Nouveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joplin manages to avoid it.
Pat Joplin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nouveau is looking to clinch.
Joplin misses with a wild body shot.
Joplin missing with a left hand there. Nouveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joplin misses with a looping right.
Nouveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joplin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nouveau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nouveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joplin was well out of range. Poor timing from Nouveau.
Joplin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Nouveau counters with a takedown into side control.
Joplin tries to buck Nouveau off but Nouveau is having none of it.#SUB2#
Nouveau thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nouveau throws an elbow but Joplin slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joplin tries to improve position but can't. #T2##SUB2#
Nouveau goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Joplin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Nouveau but great work by Joplin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nouveau wants to control but Joplin postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nouveau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nouveau takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nouveau struggling a bit here.
Nouveau seems a little lost for a moment, as Joplin dominates the positioning.
Joplin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nouveau to see if he's OK.
Nouveau takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nouveau is looking to regain half guard here but Joplin keeps moving and retains side control.
Joplin tries to stand but Nouveau is controlling his head. #SUB#
Joplin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nouveau is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3#
Joplin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nouveau can't do much from the bottom here.
Nouveau wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#ES2#
Nouveau explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Joplin works over Nouveau's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC#Nouveau is rocked!
Joplin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Joplin lands.
Nouveau is still on wobbly legs! Can Joplin finish him?
Joplin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nouveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Joplin.
Nouveau feints the counter takedown.
Nouveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joplin.
Nouveau seems to have recovered his senses.#T4#
Nouveau wants to clinch.
Nouveau misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Joplin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nouveau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joplin throws a body punch but Nouveau moves out of range.
Joplin stuns Nouveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nouveau shoots and misses
and Joplin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joplin throws a body shot but no joy.
Joplin misses with a body shot.
Nouveau fails to land with a series of punches.
Joplin looks to throw the jab but Nouveau is out of range.
Joplin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nouveau.
Joplin lands a really nice looking cross but Nouveau seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pat Joplin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Nouveau throws a right and a left that Joplin avoids nicely.
Joplin slaps away a takedown attempt from Nouveau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Theodore Nouveau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joplin lands with a nice body punch.
Nouveau slips a jab and a cross from Joplin.
Joplin throws a body punch but Nouveau moves out of range.
Joplin punishes Nouveau's body with a nice straight punch.
Joplin lands a body shot.
Joplin misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nouveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Joplin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joplin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nouveau manages to avoid it.
Joplin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nouveau.
Nouveau thinks about the counter body kick.
Joplin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nouveau is defended easily by Joplin.
Joplin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A shot to the liver by Joplin. Beautiful body shot.
Joplin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Joplin scores with a punch to the head.
Nouveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joplin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joplin scores with a shot to the body.
Joplin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joplin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nouveau can do to turn this around?
Nouveau misses with a takedown attempt
and Joplin counters with a nice body shot.
Pat Joplin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.#T2#
Joplin scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nouveau or perhaps it was just good defense by Joplin, which made it look bad.
A punch lands to the side of Nouveau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
BOOM! Joplin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nouveau. Nouveau tries to recover but Joplin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nouveau lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Joplin!
A victorious Pat Joplin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Theodore Nouveau spoke after the fight, saying 'what a mess...'.

Event: SFL 89 | Sakmongkol's Reign
Date: Aug 01, 2021

#R1#
Hill moves away from the strike by Lavigne.
Lavigne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Lavigne off the cage and back into range.
Lavigne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill sizes up Lavigne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Lavigne misses its intended target.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Lavigne saw that one coming.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Hill.
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A countering left hand to the body from Lavigne misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavigne.
Lavigne looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Lavigne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Lavigne's shoulder, as Lavigne tries to avoid the shot.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lavigne on the side of the head.#T1##CL#
Hill closes the distance and pushes Lavigne back into the cage.
Lavigne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill digs a right hand into Lavigne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lavigne's gas tank. #BC2#
Lavigne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lavigne looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill thuds a left hand into Lavigne's body.
Lavigne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavigne.
Lavigne staying out of range there.
Hill misses with a right hand
and Lavigne counters with a right hand to the body.
Hill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lavigne doesn't seem bothered though.
Lavigne scores with a punch to the head.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Lavigne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Lavigne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lavigne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lavigne on the side of the head.
Lavigne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lavigne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hill rather than just go for the knockout.
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavigne counters with a nice body shot.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lavigne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Lavigne slips under a jab from Hill.
Lavigne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lavigne's hands.
A punch lands to the side of Hill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lavigne avoids the body shot from Hill.
Lavigne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Lavigne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lavigne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.#T3#
Hill walks into a left hand.
Hill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lavigne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill punishes Lavigne's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Hill clobbers Lavigne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hill throws a jab when Lavigne was well out of range.
Lavigne slips a jab from Hill.#CL#
Hill forces Lavigne back against the cage and clinches.
Lavigne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hill avoids a wild elbow strike from Lavigne.
Lavigne lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavigne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lavigne blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Hill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Hill connects with a jab.
A big left from Hill misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lavigne! But no joy.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Lavigne slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Lavigne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lavigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hill moves to clinch but Lavigne breaks away #KD2#
and Lavigne counters with a nice right hand that sends Hill toppling to the canvas! Hill scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lavigne finish him?!#ROC2#Hill is rocked!
Hill's corner calls for a 1-2. Hill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lavigne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lavigne moves out of range as Hill strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Lavigne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill lands with a nice combination. Lavigne backs away looking to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hill misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavigne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavigne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hill thinking.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Lavigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lavigne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavigne.
Lavigne slips under a jab.
Hill throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hill. #CL#
Hill clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lavigne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lavigne lands a right hand.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Lavigne avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill tries for a takedown but Lavigne manages to get underhooks.
Lavigne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lavigne throws an elbow but it misses. #T1#
Lavigne blocking some punches.
Lavigne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC2#
Lavigne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lavigne moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Hill.#KD2#
Lavigne drops Hill with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hill looks back up at him and smiles so Lavigne waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lavigne slips a straight right by Hill.
Hill throws a series of punches but Lavigne avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Hill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavigne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill throws a body punch but Lavigne moves out of range.
Lavigne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lavigne throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Hill misses with a hook.
Lavigne throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Lavigne moved out of range nicely.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Lavigne moved out of range nicely.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lavigne to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Hill misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Lavigne misses.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Lavigne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lavigne pounces like a tiger and cracks Hill with a vicious hook! Hill is down but not out! Lavigne follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gervais Lavigne!
Gervais Lavigne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: SFL 79 | Sitsongrit vs Gavin
Date: Jun 16, 2021

#R1#
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alzate throws out the jab.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alzate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alzate 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.
Alzate sizes up Hill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill jabs Alzate to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Alzate connects with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hill has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alzate misses with a straight right.
Alzate looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill looks to land a combination but Alzate avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Alzate on the counter but he doesn't commit to 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!
Hill cracks Alzate with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alzate was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alzate throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hill's head.
Alzate slips a jab from Hill.
Alzate rushes Hill with punches - Hill moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Hill goes down! Alzate follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Alzate!

Event: SFL 69 | Lomax vs Thomas
Date: May 09, 2021

#R1#
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but One manages to avoid it.
One steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hill.
Hill missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
One drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hill defends it well.
Hill throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and One counters with a nice double leg into guard.
One postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it. #SUB#
Hill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. One defends it easily.
One wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but One puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB2#
One is trying to work for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
One looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T1##SUB2#
Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by One. #SUB2#
Hill is defending against the submission attempts here by One. #SUB2#
One is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hill tries to roll over but One keeps him under control.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
One is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
One is trying to work for a kimura but Hill is defending well.
One tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hill knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
One is working for a kimura but Hill is defending it quite comfortably.
Hill regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3#
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
One throws a big elbow that misses.
One is working Hill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hill keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill managing to control the position.
One looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as One accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
One stands and throws Hill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T4#
One moves into full mount! Hill won't be happy about that!
One lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
One postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hill looks a forlorn figure. #SUB2#
One working for a submission but Hill is keeping him at bay.
One scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hill?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
One cracks Hill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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!#SUB2#
One is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hill can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

New Breed One dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
One walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hill missing with a left hand there. One was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
One ducks right into an uppercut from Hill.
No luck with that takedown attempt from One.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
One misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One staying out of range there.
One with the counter takedown but Hill avoids it easily.
One fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Darrel Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
Hill misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hill.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
One ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
One misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between One's hands.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
One tries to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
One drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hill defends it well.
Hill throws a jab when One was well out of range.
One dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on One's head and hops out.
Hill misses with a shot to the body
and One counters with a three punch combo that has Hill backing up. Hill nods at One to acknowledge the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill swings for the body but One moves out of range.
A big left from Hill misses.
Hill connects with a nice looking jab.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One walks into a stiff left hand from Hill.
Hill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hill falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and One counters with a shoot takedown. Hill fights it but they end up in guard.
One landing some decent shots from guard.
One chips away with some ground and pound.
One landing some decent shots from guard.
Hill keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.
One has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
One is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
New Breed One has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hill wants to sweep here but One controlling him for the moment.
One controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
One makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
One working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. One manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T4##SUB2#
One working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
One tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that One has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but One is retaining full guard.
One trying to keep a closed guard but Hill is proving a slippery customer.
Hill stays in close to One's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
One working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
One keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but One moves away.
Hill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and One counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
One tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
One trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
One drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hill manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now One has Hill in his guard.#REVR#
Hill won't allow One to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass. #T1#
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
One looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hill is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
One is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hill rolls with it to try and escape but One cranks on the arm and Hill is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

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

Event: SFL 62 | Kilgore vs Simon II
Date: Apr 09, 2021

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Rojumanong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Rojumanong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill jabs Rojumanong right on the nose. Rojumanong blinks but takes it well.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rojumanong.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong scores with a jab. Hill acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hill digs a good hook to Rojumanong's body.
Hill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rojumanong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill dips to his left and cracks Rojumanong with an uppercut!
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
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!
Hill misses with a straight left.
Rojumanong slaps away a takedown attempt from Hill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rojumanong throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Rojumanong off the cage and back into range.
Hill defending well as Rojumanong loads up on a big left hand.
Rojumanong throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Rojumanong lands the left hand.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Rojumanong connects with a jab.#T1#
Hill is looking to clinch but Rojumanong is avoiding it.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Rojumanong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill slips a jab from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rojumanong misses with a looping right.
Hill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Rojumanong's shoulder, as Rojumanong tries to avoid the shot.
Hill moves out of range as Rojumanong strikes.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojumanong throws out the jab.
Hill's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rojumanong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hill scrambles back to his feet.
Rojumanong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Rojumanong thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Rojumanong misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Rojumanong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Rojumanong misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill lands with a straight right. Rojumanong didn't see that one coming.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill defending well as Rojumanong loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
A jab from Rojumanong misses.
Hill staying out of range there.
Hill defending well as Rojumanong loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rojumanong throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Hill misses.
Rojumanong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rojumanong looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Rojumanong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Rojumanong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hill.
Rojumanong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojumanong misses with a double jab.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Nice defenses there by Rojumanong.
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rojumanong throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill lands a jab.
Hill's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hill's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hill has time to react.#T3#
Hill lands an overhand right.
Hill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rojumanong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojumanong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2#
Hill gets a clinch. #BC#
Rojumanong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill works the jab nicely.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Rojumanong misses the jab.
Rojumanong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojumanong throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Rojumanong looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rojumanong misses the target.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rojumanong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill scores with a punch to the head.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rojumanong sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Rojumanong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill slips a jab from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong looks to land a left hand but Hill moved out of range nicely.
Hill tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Hill takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill. #BC#
Rojumanong breaks from the clinch.
Hill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rojumanong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #TD2#
Hill scores with a takedown into Rojumanong's guard.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojumanong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hill won't allow Rojumanong to sweep him here.
We've been hearing good reports from Rojumanong'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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Rojumanong working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Darrel Hill 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#
Rojumanong throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rojumanong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Rojumanong blocks a jab.
Rojumanong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojumanong throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Rojumanong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hill's head.
Hill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Hill.
Rojumanong fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojumanong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojumanong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rojumanong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rojumanong throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Rojumanong's head but Rojumanong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojumanong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rojumanong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Rojumanong's belly button to the back.
Hill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rojumanong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rojumanong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hill has time to react.
Hill digs a good body shot into Rojumanong's ribs.
Darrel Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rojumanong misses with a looping left.
Hill throws out a counter right but Rojumanong avoids it with no problem.
Rojumanong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hill lands a nice shot that snaps Rojumanong's head back.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Rojumanong.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill cracks Rojumanong with an open hand slap.
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Rojumanong throws a big counter combination but Hill scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hill slips under a jab.
Rojumanong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill defending well as Rojumanong loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Rojumanong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rojumanong, as that shot connected. #T2#
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojumanong doesn't seem phased though.
Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Rojumanong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rojumanong misses with a looping left.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A big right from Rojumanong misses.
Rojumanong throws a big shot that misses.
Hill tries to clinch up but Rojumanong circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Hill moves into the clinch successfully.
Rojumanong lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Rojumanong's ribcage. Rojumanong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rojumanong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rojumanong blocks an uppercut.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rojumanong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rojumanong misses with some punches.
Rojumanong throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Rojumanong misses with an elbow over the top.
Rojumanong misses with the head strike.
Rojumanong blocks an uppercut.
Rojumanong misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Rojumanong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD2#
Hill feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rojumanong looking for a sweep. Not yet Rojumanong, not yet.
Hill stays in close to Rojumanong's body and controls the position.
Hill is continuing to stall.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Rojumanong.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rojumanong is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill is still trying to improve position.#T4#
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from Rojumanong.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Hill.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojumanong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
Rojumanong loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hill moves out of range as Rojumanong strikes.
Hill tries to clinch there but Rojumanong circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojumanong.
Hill blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rojumanong.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rojumanong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojumanong avoids the body shot from Hill.
Hill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill tries to clinch up.
Rojumanong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojumanong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rojumanong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Rojumanong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Hill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Rojumanong misses.
Hill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill scores with the left hand. Rojumanong knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill shoots in and drives through. Rojumanong sprawls well.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rojumanong digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.
Rojumanong misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Rojumanong throws a big shot that misses.
Hill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rojumanong. Rojumanong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Rojumanong off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
It looked like Rojumanong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice sprawl there from Rojumanong as Hill shoots in.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rojumanong.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Rojumanong slips the punch.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Rojumanong's belly button to the back.
Rojumanong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Rojumanong moved out of range.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Rojumanong is out of range.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rojumanong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojumanong misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely. #T2#
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rojumanong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rojumanong misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hill! But no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hill.
Hill moves away from the strike by Rojumanong.
Hill throws a hook but Rojumanong blocks it.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Rojumanong.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojumanong moves away.
Rojumanong lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rojumanong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Rojumanong.
Hill moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Aroon Rojumanong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Hill lands a jab.
A big left from Hill misses.
Rojumanong misses with a straight left.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Rojumanong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill moves away from the strike by Rojumanong.
A slow jab from Rojumanong misses its intended target.
Rojumanong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojumanong.
Rojumanong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rojumanong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojumanong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rojumanong connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Rojumanong throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Rojumanong moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Rojumanong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Rojumanong's head but Rojumanong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojumanong throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rojumanong.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rojumanong misses with a straight right.
Rojumanong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rojumanong looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hill with a hook.
A lazy left from Hill finds it's target.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Hill does it's job there.
Darrel Hill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill thuds a left hand into Rojumanong's body.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rojumanong.
It seemed like Hill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rojumanong throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hill 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Hill!
A relieved looking Darrel Hill thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Aroon Rojumanong stepped up to the mic, saying 'Back to the gym...'.

Event: SFL 55 | Gladiators
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1#
Bohizdar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Bohizdar moved out of range.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bohizdar is looking to slow Hill down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Hill rushes Bohizdar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hill avoiding damage as Bohizdar throws knees to the body.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohizdar.
A short body shot lands from Hill as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Bohizdar lands a nice knee to the body.
Bohizdar misses with a knee strike.
Hill working aggressively here.
Hill's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hill's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar keeps control of Hill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Bohizdar blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Bohizdar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Bohizdar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bohizdar.
Hill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Good shot there by Hill.
Hill digs a good body shot into Bohizdar's ribs.
Bohizdar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Bohizdar misses the target.
Hill checks the leg kick.
Bohizdar misses with a body kick.
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Hill misses.
We've been told by Bohizdar's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bohizdar throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Bohizdar throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Hill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Bohizdar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bohizdar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bohizdar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hill throws out the jab.
Bohizdar misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bohizdar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bohizdar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
Bohizdar looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Bohizdar misses with a hook.
Hill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bohizdar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill avoids the head kick by Bohizdar. #CL2#
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bohizdar has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill working aggressively here.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bohizdar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bohizdar working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohizdar.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bohizdar lands a good knee to the midsection. Hill won't want to take too many of those.
Bohizdar struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Bohizdar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bohizdar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Bohizdar throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bohizdar backwards.
Hill lands a body punch.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Hill goes for a takedown attempt but Bohizdar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar lands with a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bohizdar.
Hill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bohizdar throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Hill forces Bohizdar back against the cage and clinches.
Bohizdar lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Bohizdar.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hill - that landed with a thud.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Bohizdar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Hill sizes up Bohizdar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bohizdar sizes up Hill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bohizdar misses with a body kick.
Bohizdar tries a head kick but it misses.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohizdar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill cracks Bohizdar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hill tries to clinch there but Bohizdar circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Bohizdar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bohizdar missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill lands a slapping body shot. #CL2#
Hill rushes Bohizdar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hill pushes Bohizdar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill is trying to force a seperation but Bohizdar has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohizdar landing knees to the body.
Bohizdar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohizdar prevents a body shot from Hill.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Darrel Hill will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bohizdar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Bohizdar.
Hill lunges at Bohizdar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bohizdar's hand.
Bohizdar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Bohizdar's defenses.
Bohizdar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohizdar.
Hill appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bohizdar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bohizdar misses the jab.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
Bohizdar throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bohizdar misses the shot to the body.
Hill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bohizdar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bohizdar. Bohizdar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Bohizdar.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill blocks a head kick by Bohizdar.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiril Bohizdar is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill scores with a hook to the body. Bohizdar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Bohizdar misses.
Hill lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good shot there by Hill.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Bohizdar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL2#
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.
Darrel Hill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bohizdar's elbow.
Bohizdar tries to break free but Hill pushes him back against the cage.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bohizdar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bohizdar lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Bohizdar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bohizdar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bohizdar on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill tries to clinch but Bohizdar is having none of it.
Bohizdar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill lands a nice looking body shot.
Bohizdar tries a head kick but it misses. #T2#
Bohizdar throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Bohizdar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hill's head.
Hill cracks Bohizdar with a good jab.
Bohizdar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill is looking to clinch but Bohizdar is avoiding it.
Bohizdar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #ROC#Hill is rocked!
Bohizdar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohizdar.
Hill scores with a hook.#CL2#
Hill has managed to clinch.
Bohizdar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bohizdar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hill blocks a jab.
Bohizdar throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Bohizdar lands a really nice looking cross but Hill seems unphased.
Hill stuns Bohizdar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bohizdar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bohizdar misses the target.
Bohizdar misses with a body shot.
Bohizdar misses with the combination. #T3#
Hill lands an overhand right.
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bohizdar throws the kick towards the body but Hill avoids it.
Bohizdar throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Bohizdar misses with a series of wild punches.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Bohizdar misses.
Bohizdar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohizdar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Hill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bohizdar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Bohizdar misses its target.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohizdar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bohizdar throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Bohizdar looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well. #T4#
Bohizdar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice straight punches there by Hill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hill.
Bohizdar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Bohizdar throws a right hand that Hill ducks under and follows up with a left that Hill also avoids with ease.
Bohizdar takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Bohizdar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bohizdar misses with a straight left.
Bohizdar misses with an uppercut.
Bohizdar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Bohizdar off the cage and back into range.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hill lands a really nice looking cross but Bohizdar seems unphased.
Hill cracks a nice hook into Bohizdar's ribs.
Bohizdar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bohizdar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Bohizdar works over Hill's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill blocks a head kick by Bohizdar.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hill lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Bohizdar takes one to the side of the head.
Hill cracks Bohizdar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bohizdar misses the jab.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Bohizdar.
The fighters circling - Bohizdar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bohizdar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Hill with a jab.
Bohizdar throws a shot from downtown. Hill moves away and avoids it.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bohizdar throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Hill.
Bohizdar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bohizdar tries a head kick but it misses.
Bohizdar throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bohizdar. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
Bohizdar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hill to score with a decent uppercut.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hill connects with a body shot that sends Bohizdar's belly button to the back.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bohizdar doesn't seem phased though.
Bohizdar throws a sloppy head kick and Hill moves out of range easily.
Hill defending well as Bohizdar loads up on a big left hand.
Bohizdar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
Bohizdar lands a body shot.
Bohizdar with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill lands a jab to the nose.
Bohizdar misses the jab.
Hill tries to clinch but Bohizdar is having none of it.
Bohizdar is looking to counter punch.
Hill cracks Bohizdar with a good jab.
Hill scores with a nice head shot.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bohizdar throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohizdar throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Bohizdar 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.
Hill lunges at Bohizdar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bohizdar's hand.
A left lands for Hill.
Bohizdar misses with the combination.
Hill lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiril Bohizdar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nice cross by Hill.
Bohizdar with a nice calf kick.
Hill lands with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Bohizdar in a clinch.
Hill cracks Bohizdar with a nice body shot.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
A left hand lands to the body for Hill.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Bohizdar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill lands a left hand. #ROC2#Bohizdar is rocked!
Hill lands a right hand.
Oh Bohizdar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohizdar throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Bohizdar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill lands with a hook. Bohizdar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hill checks a leg kick.
Bohizdar misses with a head kick.
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. Bohizdar should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hill works Bohizdar's body with a nice hook.
Bohizdar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bohizdar scores with a sloppy right hand. Hill should have avoided that one.
Bohizdar throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bohizdar.
Bohizdar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hill closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bohizdar! Hill dives in looking to finish! Bohizdar is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrel Hill!
A relieved looking Darrel Hill 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: SFL 47 | Atunes vs Alcala
Date: Feb 14, 2021

#R1#
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Jun takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hill avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jun throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Jun throws a head kick that misses.
Jun pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hill is out of range and Jun settles back down.
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Jun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Jun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Jun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Jun connects with a body shot.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jun's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jun scrambles back to his feet.
Jun has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice uppercut there from Hill.
Hill swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Hill throws out a powerful jab.#T1#
A head kick misses from Jun.
Jun tries a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Jun's head but Jun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A left and a right from Hill both land. Nice combination.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hill shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jun eats them both and turns towards Hill to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jun.
Jun is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hill with a body shot.
Hill throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
Jun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jun.
Jun misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jun appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hill connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Jun.
Jun now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill backing away here, and Jun unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Jun counters with a left to the body.
Hill misses with a hook. Jun ducked under it nicely.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.#T2#
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.
Jun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hill.
Jun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jun connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill throws an off balance right hand
and Jun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Jun.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Jun.
Jun throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Hill avoids the head kick by Jun.
Jun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
Jun slips under a jab from Hill.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A swing and a miss from Jun.
Hill slips under a jab.#T3#
Jun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Jun looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Jun lands with a kick to the temple. Hill shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jun misses the shot to the body.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Jun is out of range.
Jun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT2#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Jun is out of range.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Jun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Jun throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Hill thuds his right hand into Jun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Jun misses with a double jab.
Jun walks into a jab.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Jun tries a quick counter leg kick but Hill is wise to it.
The crowd cheers as Jun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hill doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jun doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jun throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Jun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Jun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.#TD#
Jun tries to sprawl but Hill drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jun is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Jun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
Jun is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill moves into full mount! Jun won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hill avoids the body shot from Jun. #CL#
Hill rushes Jun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jun tries to circle away but Hill has him pinned against the cage.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jun can do to turn this around?
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhang Jun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jun wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill keeps control of Jun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hill misses with some punches. #BC2#
Jun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill punishes Jun's body with a nice straight punch.
Hill 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.
Jun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jun lands with a hook. Hill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hill throws a jab when Jun was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun wants to slow Hill down by chopping away at his legs.
Hill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill lands with a right hand.
Jun misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
Hill clobbers Jun with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1##CL#
Hill forces Jun back against the cage and clinches.
Hill keeps control of Jun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Jun breaks from the clinch.
Jun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Hill misses.
Hill avoids the head kick by Jun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jun. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Jun moves away and avoids it.
Jun throws a low kick but Hill moves out of range easily.
Jun thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
Hill lands a jab to Jun's midsection.
Good shot there by Hill.
A clash of legs there as Hill blocks the low kick.
Hill scores with a hook to the body. Jun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Jun's shoulder, as Jun tries to avoid the shot.
Hill misses with an uppercut
and Jun counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jun.
Hill lands a jab to Jun's midsection.
Jun ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jun throws a low kick, looking for Hill's leg but Hill calmly moves out of range. #CL#
Hill instigates a clinch.
Jun is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jun blocking some punches.
Jun wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Jun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Hill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jun's elbow.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Jun controls the action.
Jun blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
A frustrated look appears on Jun's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Jun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Hill blocks the leg kick.
Jun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hill slips under a jab from Jun.
Jun throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill lands a jab.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Hill misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Hill. That snapped Jun's head back.
Nice defenses there by Hill.#CL#
Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
A short right from Hill. #T4#
Jun blocks a body shot from Hill. #BC2#
Jun manages to break the clinch.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill blocks a head kick by Jun.
Jun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Jun with a nice calf kick.
Hill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jun.
Sloppy strikes from Jun. Those never looked like landing.
Jun takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jun lands a jab to the nose.
Hill swings for the body but Jun moves out of range.
Jun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jun there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL#
Hill clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Jun manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jun looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Jun works the jab nicely.
Hill lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jun connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Jun slips the punch.
Jun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Jun has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hill tries to clinch there but Jun circles away.
Jun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Hill.
Jun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jun is looking to chop away at Hill's legs.
Jun takes one to the side of the head.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
Jun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darrel Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Hill manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jun on his heels. He'll look to pass Jun's guard now, I'm sure.
Hill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hill advances position into side control!#T1#
You can see the frustration on Jun's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hill has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jun is looking to improve his position but Hill isn't that keen on the idea.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill moves to the back position. #SUB#
Hill looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jun trying to control the hands but Hill won't let him.
Hill is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
You can see the frustration on Jun's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later. #T3#
Hill is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Jun trying to control but not successfully.
Jun tries to break free.
Hill trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jun doesn't escape.
Jun rolls, trying to escape but Hill keeps control of the position.
Jun tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Jun wants to control but Hill is having none of it.
Hill controlling from the full mount.
Darrel Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill is trying to take his opponent's back.
Jun flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hill 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: SFL 39 | Sitsongrit vs Grandis
Date: Jan 10, 2021

#R1#
Hill connects with a body shot.
McKraken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hill to score with a decent uppercut.
Hill works McKraken's body with a nice hook.
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McKraken on the side of the head.
Hill looks to land a right hand but McKraken moved out of range.#CL#
Hill has closed the distance and engaged McKraken in a clinch.
McKraken lands a left hand.
Hill blocking some punches.
McKraken lands with a left to the head.
McKraken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by McKraken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McKraken.
McKraken scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
A head punch on the inside from McKraken fails to land.
McKraken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill misses with a body punch.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by McKraken. #BC#
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill lands a nice shot that snaps McKraken's head back.
McKraken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Hill moves in looking to clinch but McKraken pushes him off.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McKraken drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hill defends it well.
Hill takes a swing at McKraken's ribcage but misses.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McKraken moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill walks into a jab.
McKraken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
A combination from McKraken does no damage.
McKraken throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
McKraken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hill. #TD2#
McKraken looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill wants to improve his position but McKraken is controlling well.
McKraken scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hill taking some punishment here, with McKraken in his half guard.
Hill tries to get to full guard but McKraken has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2##SUB#
Hill actively working from the bottom here.
McKraken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
McKraken has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hill defend it? McKraken steps over the head and cranks it - Hill is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McKraken!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gemechu McKraken!
In his post fight interview, Gemechu McKraken started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: FARTMMA 127: ADIOS AMIGOS
Date: Dec 05, 2020

#R1#
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill cracks Nesset with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nesset throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesset connects with a crisp jab.
Nesset misses with an uppercut. Hill saw that one coming.
Hill let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hill moves forwards but Nesset connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CUT#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Nesset scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill's coach down at London MMA Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hill's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nesset throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Hill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nesset looks like he's trying to stand up. #T1#
Hill keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB2#
Hill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nesset doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hill.
Hill is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nesset!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Nesset is trying to stand up.#T2#
Hill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nesset is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nesset is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hill has taken his back!
Hill slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Nesset is trying to get back to his feet but Hill has full control of the position and if anything, Nesset has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T3##T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hill controlling the positon.#ES#
Nesset is trying to shake Hill off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Hill won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Nesset takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nesset misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesset.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hill! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nesset throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill blocks a jab.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nesset on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nesset looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nesset really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nesset ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Nesset lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Darrel Hill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hill moves out of range as Nesset strikes.
Hill blocks a jab.
Nesset works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Nesset misses.
Nesset works over Hill's head and body with a nice combination.
Arnfinn Nesset is winning the standup battle so far.
Nesset scores with a nice right hand. #ROC#Hill is rocked!
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Nesset finish him?
Nesset fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hill on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Hill.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nesset. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Hill.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Nesset waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Nesset misses with a body shot.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill throws a body punch but Nesset moves out of range.
Hill seems to have recovered his senses.
Nesset throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Nesset.
Nesset throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Nesset.
A swing and a miss from Hill.#T1#
Hill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD2#
Hill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nesset tries to kick Hill off but Hill keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #ES#
Nesset manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hill keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC#
Nesset breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Hill.
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nesset swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Nesset is just out of range.
A jab from Nesset misses.
Nesset lands with an overhand left.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Nesset moved out of range nicely.
Nesset takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nesset keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
It looked like Nesset wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A lazy left from Hill finds it's target.
Nesset throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Hill throws out a powerful jab.
Nesset fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Nesset walks into a left hand.
Nesset throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Hill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hill throws the left hand but Nesset avoids the punch easily.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nesset.
Hill swings for the body but Nesset moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Nesset connects with a crisp jab.
Nesset drops Hill with a naaaaasty hook - Hill is in real trouble here! Nesset dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnfinn Nesset!
After the fight, Arnfinn Nesset was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: FARTMMA 123
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill moves out of range as Andermatt throws a body kick.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hill lands with a right hand.
Hill avoids the head kick by Andermatt.
Hill tries to counter by clinching up but Andermatt breaks away and moves out of range.
Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hill walks into a straight right hand from Andermatt.
A lazy left from Hill finds it's target.
Andermatt looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Hill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andermatt on the side of the head.
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Hill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andermatt doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Andermatt lands with a shot to the body.
Andermatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill throws a sloppy body shot
and Andermatt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Andermatt's coach down at Average Joe’s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Andermatt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hill misses with the combination.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
Hill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Andermatt. That one must have hurt.
Andermatt slips under a jab.
Andermatt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
Hill connects with the punch.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andermatt.#T1#
Andermatt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Hill moves out of range of the leg kick from Andermatt.
A quick step to the side and Hill tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Andermatt is just out of range.
Andermatt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hill tries to clinch up but Andermatt circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Andermatt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill slips a jab from Andermatt.#CL2#
Hill gets tackled into the cage by Andermatt. Andermatt maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andermatt.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Andermatt controls the action.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Andermatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andermatt lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andermatt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andermatt has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Andermatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Andermatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards. #T2#
Andermatt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hill.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Andermatt.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Hill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andermatt has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Andermatt misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Andermatt.
Andermatt has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Andermatt misses with the head strike.
Hill lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Andermatt scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andermatt.
Andermatt stalling in the clinch.
Hill scores with a hook to the body.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Andermatt.
Hill is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andermatt tries to stall but Hill uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hill lands a left hand.
Hill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andermatt stops a takedown attempt from Hill.
Andermatt tries a body shot but Hill blocks it. #T3#
Andermatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Hill controls his hands.
Andermatt blocks an uppercut.
Andermatt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill struggles to land a body shot inside as Andermatt controls his hands.
Hill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andermatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andermatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andermatt lands a hook that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Hill blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andermatt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill blocking some punches.
Andermatt misses with a body punch.
Andermatt is working Hill over against the cage.
Andermatt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Hill working aggressively here.
Andermatt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill misses with some punches.
Andermatt tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill prevents a body shot from Andermatt.
Hill lands an uppercut.#T4#
Hill lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill lands with a short shot to the head.
Andermatt prevents a body shot from Hill.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Andermatt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andermatt.
Andermatt misses with the head strike.
Andermatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andermatt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andermatt gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andermatt lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Darrel Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Hill throws a good cross that connects.
Andermatt throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Andermatt drives through and clinches with Hill against the cage.
Andermatt pushes Hill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Andermatt fails to land.
Hill lands with a right to the head.
Hill blocks the elbow strike.
Hill lands a body punch.
Andermatt controlling the action here for a moment.
Andermatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Andermatt.
A short left from Hill.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Andermatt.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Andermatt controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards. #BC#
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill jabs Andermatt to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Andermatt moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andermatt wants to clinch.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Andermatt counters with a stiff right hand.
Andermatt throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Andermatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andermatt.
Andermatt misses the jab.
Andermatt misses with a body kick.
Hill lands a jab.
Andermatt misses with a looping right.
Hill jabs Andermatt right on the nose. Andermatt blinks but takes it well.
Andermatt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hill has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Andermatt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Andermatt dips to his left and cracks Hill with an uppercut!#T2#
Andermatt throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
A jab lands there for Andermatt.
Andermatt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hill's sensitive parts.
Andermatt moves out of range of the strikes.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Andermatt throws a lazy right hand but Hill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill tries to move into range but Andermatt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Darrel Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill swings for the body but Andermatt moves out of range.
Andermatt ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Andermatt misses with a two punch combination.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Andermatt saw that one coming.
Andermatt takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Andermatt throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andermatt.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Hill checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target. #T3#
Nice shot by Hill.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut.
Hill digs a good body shot into Andermatt's ribs.
Andermatt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill blocks a head kick by Andermatt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andermatt.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Andermatt.
Andermatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Andermatt throws a head kick that misses.
Hill defending well as Andermatt loads up on a big left hand.
Hill lands with a cross.
Jab from Hill.
Hill with a jab.
Andermatt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hill catches Andermatt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andermatt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Andermatt moved out of range.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Andermatt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill connects with the punch.#CL#
Hill gets a clinch.
A short right from Andermatt.
Roger Andermatt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hill misses with some punches.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Andermatt - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hill wants to break free but Andermatt has control.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Andermatt backwards.
Andermatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andermatt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Andermatt has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andermatt.
Andermatt gets through Hill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
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 Darrel Hill will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Andermatt has time to react.
Andermatt throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hill misses the target.
Andermatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andermatt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hill throws the left hand but Andermatt avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Hill misses its target.
Andermatt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Andermatt misses with a body kick.
Hill lands a jab to Andermatt's midsection.
Andermatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Hill was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andermatt raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hill moves away.
Hill with a nice cross.#CL2#
Andermatt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Andermatt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Andermatt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andermatt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face. #CUT2#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Andermatt cracks Hill with a nice body shot.
Andermatt scores with a shoulder strike.
Andermatt misses with the head strike.
Hill blocking some punches.
Andermatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andermatt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andermatt is defending well.
Andermatt lands a right hand.
Andermatt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill prevents a body shot from Andermatt.
Andermatt leaning against his opponent.
Hill blocking some punches. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Hill.
Andermatt lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andermatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andermatt blocks a body shot from Hill.
Andermatt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andermatt lands an elbow that stopped Hill in his tracks for a moment.
Andermatt misses with a punch to the body.
Andermatt throws a head punch that misses.
Andermatt throws an elbow but it misses.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Andermatt controls the action.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Andermatt.
Andermatt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill blocks a body shot from Andermatt.
Hill misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Hill. #T3#
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Andermatt.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Andermatt trying to control the position but instead, Hill has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andermatt into the cage.
Andermatt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Andermatt tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andermatt throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Andermatt fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Andermatt.
Andermatt blocking some punches.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andermatt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Andermatt. #BC#
Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Andermatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andermatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andermatt misses with a few strikes there.
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T4#
Andermatt misses with a looping left.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andermatt misses with a looping right.
Hill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hill scores with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
Andermatt takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill lands with a nice body punch.
Hill thuds a left hand into Andermatt's body.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andermatt moves away.
Darrel Hill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hill keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hill lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roger Andermatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Andermatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darrel Hill.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hill, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrel Hill!
An out of breath Darrel Hill thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: FARTMMA 121
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Gracie takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Hill misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Gracie.#ROC2#Hill is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice jab there from Hill.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Gracie connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hill tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie slips a straight right by Hill.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Hill throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL#
Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gracie.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Gracie lands an uppercut.
Gracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Gracie gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gracie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie working a defensive guard here. #T3##SUB2#
Gracie working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
Gracie seems keen to control Hill's posture.
Hill sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie seems keen to control Hill's posture.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hill uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hill's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie trying to control from the bottom.
Hill trying to mount his opponent but Gracie defends it.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
Hill is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gabriel Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hill is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Gracie throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Hill lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Hill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gracie! But no joy.
Jab by Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Hill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hill tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill misses the jab.
Gabriel Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hill.
Hill lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by Gracie - just one landing.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
A jab from Gracie does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie digs a good body shot into Hill's ribs.#TD2#
Gracie shoots in and bounces Hill off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie postures up. #T1#
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Hill is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Gracie lying in Hill's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Hill decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Gracie taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darrel Hill!
After winning the bout, Darrel Hill thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: RFC Live in Sydney 3
Date: May 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chin tests Hill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hill misses with a hook.
Chin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hill lands a jab.
Chin catches Hill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hill missing with a left hand there. Chin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hill is out of range and Chin settles back down.
Chin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chin.#CL#
Chin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chin tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
Chin looking to throw knees to the head but Hill is blocking nicely.
Chin looking to throw knees to the head but Hill is blocking nicely.
Chin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill scores with a shoulder strike.
Hill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chins head.
Chin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chin blocks an uppercut.
Chin lands a good knee to the midsection. Hill won't want to take too many of those.
Chin lands a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Hill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chin blocks an uppercut.
Chin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
Chin 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.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chin looking to throw knees to the head but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hill scores with a shoulder strike.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Hill working aggressively here.
Chin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Chin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Hill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot by Hill.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill blocks a head kick by Chin.
Hill looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill scores with a jab to the body.
Hill connects with a single shot there.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hill! But no joy.
Hill thuds his right hand into Chin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill swings for the body but Chin moves out of range.
Hill has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Chin misses.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Hill checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Hill.
Chin walks into a straight right hand from Hill.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Chin's shoulder, as Chin tries to avoid the shot.
Chin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hill manages to circle out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
Hill moves away from the strike by Chin.
Hill is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Chin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chin.
Chin blocks an uppercut.
Hill tries to work over Chin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chin missing with knees to the body.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Chin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chin misses with a knee strike.
Chin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hill.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T4#
Chin missing with knees to the body.
Chin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Chin scores with a knee to the head.
A short left from Hill.
Chin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chin trying to land knees to the body.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
Chin lands a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chin blocks a body shot from Hill.
A knee to the head by Chin. #ROC#Hill is rocked!
Chin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Chin finish him?
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Uriah Chin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hill thuds his right hand into Chin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hill seems to have recovered his senses.
Chin throws a low kick, looking for Hill's leg but Hill calmly moves out of range.
Hill might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill misses the shot to the body.
Chin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Darrel Hill seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill with a jab.#CL#
Chin closes the distance and clinches.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hill's elbow.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Chin.
Chin tries a body shot but Hill blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chin.
Chin tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
Hill digs a right hand underneath Chin's ribcage. Chin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hill gets through Chin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chin lands a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
Chin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
Hill swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
Chin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
Hill avoiding damage as Chin throws knees to the body.
Hill lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Hill lands a nice uppercut.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Chin missing with knees to the body.
Chin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hill blocks it with crossed arms.
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
Hill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Chin avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage. #T2#
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill avoids a wild elbow strike from Chin.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Chin lands a nice knee to the body.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chin lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill avoiding damage as Chin throws knees to the body.
Chin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chin.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Uriah Chin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms. #T3#
Chin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hill is defending well for now.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Chin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hill.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Hill.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chin lands a nice shot to the body.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Chin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Hill breaks the clinch. #T4#
Chin is looking to clinch but Hill is avoiding it. #CL#
Chin has Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Chin misses with a knee to the head.
Chin lands a knee to the head.
Hill throws a head punch that misses.
Chin tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chin landing knees to the body.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chin or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.
Hill lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darrel Hill will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##CL2#
Hill clinches.
Chin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
Hill lands with a left to the head.
Chin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chin blocks a body shot from Hill.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC2#Chin is rocked!#BC2#
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Chin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Chin's defenses.
Hill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chin wants to slow Hill down by chopping away at his legs.
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Chin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
A leg kick checked by Hill.
Chin seems to have got his legs back now.
Chin slips a straight right by Hill.
Hill connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Hill lands.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Chin misses the target.
Chin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Chin.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Chin moved out of range nicely.
Hill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chin under the eye.
Chin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chin's head backwards.
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Chin's defenses.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill scores with a shot to the body.
Chin moves in looking to clinch but Hill pushes him off.
Hill scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hill! But no joy.
Chin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hill's head backwards.
Hill lands a slapping body shot.
Hill slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hill.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Chin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Chin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill lands a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chin takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Hill rushes Chin and presses him up against the cage.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chin backwards.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chin blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Chin tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
Chin tries to land a knee to the head but Hill blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Chin.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Hill misses with a punch to the body.
Chin looking to throw knees to the head but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hill takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hill avoids it.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chin blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chin tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #TD2#
Hill gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Chin is trying to keep Hill in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chin is looking to sweep but instead, Hill has passed into half guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but Chin defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hill controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hill 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TWGC 29 (170lbs, D1): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Apr 17, 2020

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between AJ The Perfectionist (ranked 4442 p4p, 114 weight class) and Darrel Hill (ranked 850 p4p, 0 weight class). AJ The Perfectionist had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

170 cm
39 yrs
176 lbs

167 cm
23 yrs
145 lbs

The Perfectionist

Hill

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; AJ The Perfectionist! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Darrel Hill!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

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

The Perfectionist drives through with a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: The Perfectionist (2) vs (0) Hill
The Perfectionist pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hill is keeping the position for now.
The Perfectionist preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Perfectionist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Perfectionist trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
The Perfectionist passes Hill's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The Perfectionist maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hill could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but The Perfectionist has cracked it and Hill is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by The Perfectionist!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AJ The Perfectionist!
AJ The Perfectionist 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 65
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1#
Liu tries to land a leg kick but Hill saw it coming and moves away.
Hill tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Liu manages to circle out of the way.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Liu misses with the combination.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Liu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Liu. #CL#
Hill has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Hill.
Hill pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Liu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Liu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill working aggressively here.
Liu misses with a punch to the body.
Hill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hill.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Liu fails to land.
We've been hearing reports that Hill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hill blocks an uppercut.
Liu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liu is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liu down to the mat. Liu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
Liu throws a leg kick
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hill swinging wildly here.
Liu thows a leg kick but Hill checks it #TD#
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Liu won't be happy with that.
Hill tries to advance to mount but Liu denies him. #SU#
Hill decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Liu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Hill slips a jab and a cross from Liu.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Liu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Hill checks the leg kick.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
Hill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liu throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
A combination from Hill does no damage. #T4#
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Hill instigates a clinch.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Hill.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu misses with a punch to the body.
Liu misses with the head strike.
Hill pushes off an throws an elbow but Liu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hill prevents Liu from breaking the clinch.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hill digs a right hand into Liu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liu's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Liu.
Liu pushes Hill back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liu scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Hill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hill lands a lovely overhand right.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Liu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
Hill takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
Hill is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Nice uppercut lands for Hill. That snapped Liu's head back.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Liu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill throwing a counter right hand but Liu manages to avoid it.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu misses with a two punch combination.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Liu throws a leg kick
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Liu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Hill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Liu.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Liu misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Hill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Liu lands with a light punch inside.
Liu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hill seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Liu can turn it around.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Liu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hill or not.
Liu working hard to break the clinch.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hill.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill. #T3#
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Hill.
Liu misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liu.
A short right from Hill on the inside.
Good body shot from Liu.
Hill lands a hook that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Liu tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liu scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
Liu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Liu fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hill.
Liu working aggressively here.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Hill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hill has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Hill is trying to trip Liu. He has hold of a leg but Liu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hill persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hill seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hill's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Balagot Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Liu swings widly with a right hand
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
A head kick misses from Hill.
Liu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu drops his hands momentarily and Hill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Liu throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Liu feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu wants to land a leg kick but Hill is out of range.
Liu lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Hill on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Liu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Liu as he checks the leg kick.
Liu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from Liu misses
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Liu wants to land a leg kick but Hill is out of range. #T2#
Liu lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#
It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Liu misses with a leg kick
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu scores with a hook to the body. Hill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hill clobbers Liu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Hill's front leg but catches the back leg as Hill tries to avoid it.
Hill thuds a left hand into Liu's body.
Liu scores with a jab to the head.
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu. #T3#
Liu throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Hill is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hill scores with a hook to the body. Liu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hill moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Liu throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Liu saw that one coming.
Liu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hill tries to bum rush Liu with a series of wild strikes but Liu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Liu throws a lazy body kick
and Hill counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Hill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liu duly obliges.
Liu throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
That kick from Liu tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu walks into a straight right hand from Hill.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu lands an overhand right.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liu.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liu throws a lazy head kick
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balagot Liu.
I think Liu 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29

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

Event: RapidFC Aus Day 2
Date: Jan 26, 2020

#R1#
Hill defending well as Eugen loads up on a big left hand.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Some wild striking there from Eugen.
Hill misses with a takedown
and Eugen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill lands a jab to the head.
Hill tries to move into range but Eugen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eugen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eugen throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Eugen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill looks for a takedown but Eugen sprawls well.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eugen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Eugen throws a good cross that connects.
Hill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eugen manages to avoid it.
Hill throws a hook but Eugen avoids it easily.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill misses the body punch
and Eugen counters with a one-two to the body.
Eugen misses with a hook.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eugen lands with a nice combination. Hill backs away looking to recover.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Eugen. No joy for Hill on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Eugen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Hill lands with an overhand left.
Eugen lands a head shot.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Hill lands with a straight right. Eugen didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Hill misses.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill misses with a two punch combination.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Eugen throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Eugen slips under a jab from Hill.
Eugen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Eugen misses with a wild combination.
Hill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Eugen with a hook.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill misses the jab.#T3#
Hill throws a right hand that misses
and Eugen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hill throws a sloppy body shot
and Eugen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#
Hill is rocked!
Eugen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
Oh Hill is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Hill seems to have got his legs back now.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Eugen moved out of range.
Eugen throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugen scores with a hook.
Eugen throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Eugen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Eugen counter with a right hand.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eugen.
Eugen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eugen throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Eugen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hill scores with a decent looking hook.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Eugen moved out of range.
Hill throws a nice looking combination but Eugen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eugen moves out of range as Hill strikes.#CL#
Hill darts in and clinches Eugen up against the cage.
Eugen can't break the clinch.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#TD#
Hill drags the fight down to the ground. #SUB#
Hill working for submissions but it's allowed Eugen to get to half guard.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Eugen is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Eugen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hill tries to clinch up but Eugen circles away and keeps his distance.
Eugen misses with the combination.
Hill swings for the body but Eugen moves out of range.
Hill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Eugen is just out of range.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
Eugen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hill back to the cage. Eugen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#
It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Eugen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eugen throws a body punch but Hill moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Eugen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Eugen is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Eugen. Those never looked like landing.
Hill staying out of range there.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Martin Eugen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eugen lunges at Hill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hill's hand.
Eugen throws a nice looking combination but Hill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hill tries to clinch but Eugen moves out of range.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eugen.
Eugen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Eugen misses the shot to the body.
Hill feinted with a counter takedown.
Eugen misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Hill misses
and Eugen counters with a three punch combo that has Hill backing up. Hill nods at Eugen to acknowledge the strikes.
Hill misses with a hook.
Eugen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Hill swings widly with a right hand
and Eugen counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hill! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Eugen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen! Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
Martin Eugen 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 NYE
Date: Dec 31, 2019

#R1#
Hill misses with a looping left.
Thing Thing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from Hill.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thing has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#BC#
Hill breaks from the clinch.
Thing misses with an uppercut
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from Thing. Thing gets slowly back to his feet.
Thing tries to clinch but Hill is having none of it.
We've been hearing reports that Hill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thing tries to clinch up
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Thing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Hill as Thing shoots in.
Darrel Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.
Thing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thing is looking to clinch.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hill tries to bum rush Thing with a series of wild strikes but Thing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hill leaves Thing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thing shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hill pinned against the cage. Hill gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Thing.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thing manages to avoid it.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thing was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Thing feints the counter takedown.
Hill throws a looping overhand right but Thing ducks down to avoid it.
Thing steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hill.#TD2#
Thing shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Hill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thing pulls his head out easily.
Thing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thing throwing shots but Hill is blocking nicely.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.#T3##SUB#
Hill actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thing lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hill tries to roll over but Thing keeps him under control.
Hill is pressing down on Thing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Hill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thing postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Thing trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thing defends well.
Thing lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thing lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T4#
Thing scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Thing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thing with a nice head shot there.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thing landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Hill throws his legs up looking for a submission but Thing uses it to pass to side control.
Hill is looking to regain half guard here but Thing keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill struggling a bit here.
Thing in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Thing shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thing shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thing thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thing.
Hill appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Darrel Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thing Thing.#CL2#
Hill tries to keep at a distance but Thing has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hill.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thing wants to take the fight to the mat but Hill manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thing wants to take the fight to the mat but Hill manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thing has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hill avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hill lands a body punch.
Thing blocks a body shot from Hill.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thing can do to turn this around?
Hill prevents a takedown attempt there. #T1#
Thing trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Hill breaks the clinch.
Thing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hill lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A swing and a miss from Thing.
Hill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thing dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Thing's head and hops out.
Hill throwing a counter right hand but Thing manages to avoid it.
Thing throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Thing is just out of range.#T2#
Thing tries to close the distance and clinch but Hill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Hill misses.
Thing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thing tries to clinch but Hill moves away
and Hill counters with a three punch combo that has Thing backing up. Thing nods at Hill to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thing.
Darrel Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hill appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thing.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thing manages to avoid it.
And Thing tries to counter it with a takedown but Hill pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt. #T3#
Thing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thing tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hill defends well and Thing ends up having to push Hill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thing fails with the takedown
and Hill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD2#
Thing gets the takedown into side control.
Hill is looking to regain half guard here but Thing keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill is working hard here to advance position.
Thing looks up at the clock and then as Hill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thing smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thing working the head with strikes.
Hill is not content to let Thing control the position.
Hill tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
Thing trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Hill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Hill actively working from the bottom here.
Thing trying to control from half guard but Hill is working away.
Thing lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thing slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
Thing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hill manages to get to full guard.
Thing trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Thing closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hill to the mat! Hill manages to get full guard. #SUB#
Hill is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thing defends well.
Thing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Hill is looking to cinch up a triangle. Thing throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Hill's body to avoid the submission. Hill has instead reached around Thing's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Hill arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darrel Hill!
After the fight, Darrel Hill was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Thing Thing had this to say: 'THING!'.

Event: RapidFC 54
Date: Nov 23, 2019

#R1#
Hill misses with an uppercut.
Eugen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hill misses with a left hand
and Eugen counters with a nice uppercut.
Hill takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eugen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Eugen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eugen throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hill! But no joy.
Eugen throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Hill with the counter takedown but Eugen avoids it easily.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eugen.
Eugen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Eugen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Eugen.
Eugen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Eugen counters with a straight right hand.
Hill slips a jab from Eugen.#T1#
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eugen throws an off balance right hand
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hill scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Eugen as he connects with a hook.
Eugen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hill backs up against the cage. #ROC#
Hill is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Eugen.
Eugen misses with a double jab.
Hill takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Eugen finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eugen's hands.
Hill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eugen scores with a counter punch that sends Hill to the canvas! Eugen smells blood - he's punishing Hill with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hill has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen!
Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Martin Eugen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 32
Date: Nov 09, 2019

#R1#
Hill lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Liu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Liu throws a low kick but Hill avoids it.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Hill checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
Good work by Hill as he checks the leg kick.
Hill tries to counter with a takedown but Liu is quick to defend against it.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hill checks a leg kick.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Hill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liu's head.
A low kick from Liu misses #TD#
and Hill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Liu's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu pulls Hill in to control the position. #SUB#
Hill drops back looking for a leg! Liu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Liu manages to kick Hill off! Hill jumps back into Liu's guard. #SUB#
Hill is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Liu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Liu has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T1##SUB#
Hill is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Hill has his foot on Liu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Liu works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Liu avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Liu defends easily.
Liu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2##SUB#
Hill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Liu from controlling successfully.
Liu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T3##SUB#
Hill isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Liu stacks Hill on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Liu!
Hill is trying to get back to half guard.
Hill manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Liu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Liu trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom. #T4##SUB#
Hill has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Liu should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Hill has tightened it up now! Liu should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 28
Date: Oct 12, 2019

#R1#
Hill scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mandrill doesn't seem bothered though.
Mandrill scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#
It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.
Mandrill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hill defends well and Mandrill ends up having to push Hill into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mandrill throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Mandrill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Mandrill shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Mandrill throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Mandrill's head but Mandrill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Mandrill.
Mandrill throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Mandrill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
A swing and a miss from Hill.
Donk. Hill catches Mandrill right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Mandrill moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Hill throws a sloppy body shot
and Mandrill counters with a nice uppercut.
Mandrill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill slips under a jab.
Mandrill ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Mandrill walks into a jab.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Hill misses with a looping right.
Mandrill misses the shot to the body.
Hill drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mandrill sprawls and moves away.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mandrill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hill lands a jab to the head.
Mandrill moves away from the strike by Hill.
Mandrill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill staying out of range there.#T2#
Hill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandrill changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mandrill jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mandrill ducks under a wild hook from Hill.#TD#
Hill closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mandrill to the mat! Mandrill manages to get full guard. #SUB2#
Mandrill is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Mandrill had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hill defends it easily.
Hill is pushing down on Mandrill's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mandrill is fighting to maintain full guard but Hill has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mandrill is not content to let Hill control the position.#SUB#
Hill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Hill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mandrill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hill. #T3##SUB#
Hill seems to be looking for submissions.
Mandrill tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Hill is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Mandrill as he works his way to full guard.
Mandrill trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mandrill is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hill pushing down on Mandrill's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mandrill tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.#SUB#
Hill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Hill wants to work for an arm triangle but Mandrill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Jab, jab by Hill - just one landing. #TD#
Hill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mandrill is trying to improve his position.
Hill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mandrill sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Hill is looking for a kimura here.
Hill is trying to control the action in half guard but Mandrill is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandrill is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.
Mandrill is staying active underneath Hill, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1##SUB#
Hill is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mandrill is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Hill is working for a kimura but Mandrill is defending it quite comfortably.
Darrel Hill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mandrill is looking for a sweep. Hill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Hill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Hill is trying to work for a kimura but Mandrill is defending well. #SUB#
Hill is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mandrill is concentrating on defense, preventing Hill from advancing position.
Mandrill tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.#SUB#
Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mandrill is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold. #T3#
Mandrill is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Hill is working for a kimura but Mandrill is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mandrill is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Hill is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mandrill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hill. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mandrill is trying to get back to full guard.
Mandrill moves into full guard.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mandrill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mandrill looking to control. #SUB#
Hill is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mandrill is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mandrill has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hill throws the left hand but Mandrill avoids the punch easily.
Mandrill with the counter takedown but Hill avoids it easily.
A jab from Mandrill misses.
Darrel Hill is winning the standup battle so far.
Hill lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandrill was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Mandrill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Mandrill ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandrill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mandrill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hill misses the jab.
Mandrill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mandrill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandrill stuffs the takedown attempt from Hill. Hill gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
A punch combination from Hill misses.
Hill needs to keep his hands up - Mandrill had a free shot at his head there.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandrill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hill circles away quickly and effectively.
Mandrill defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandrill can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Hill.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Mandrill's head but Mandrill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill with a poor takedown
and Mandrill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandrill.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mandrill was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Nice shot by Mandrill.
Hill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandrill gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T2#
Mandrill changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill takes one on the button.
Hill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mandrill defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Mandrill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mandrill missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Mandrill, which made it look bad.
Mandrill steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hill.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandrill.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandrill is just out of range.
Mandrill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Mandrill's defenses. #T3#
Hill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hill works Mandrill's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Hill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mandrill doesn't seem phased though.
Mandrill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mandrill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mandrill on the side of the head.
Mandrill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hill.
Mandrill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
And Mandrill tries to counter it with a takedown but Hill pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mandrill dodges the punch combination from Hill.
Darrel Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill cracks Mandrill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandrill is just out of range.#T4#
Hill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for Mandrill on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Mandrill. Those never looked like landing.
Mandrill moves out of range as Hill strikes.
Hill thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Mandrill tries to counter it with a takedown but Hill pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hill works over Mandrill's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Hill misses
and Mandrill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mandrill takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
Mandrill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandrill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ludwig Mandrill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mandrill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darrel Hill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hill 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 25
Date: Sep 21, 2019

#R1#
Eugen throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Eugen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT#
It looks like Darrel Hill has been cut.#CL2#
Eugen tries to keep at a distance but Hill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Eugen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eugen looks to throw the jab but Hill is out of range.
Eugen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Eugen throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
Eugen scores with a decent looking hook.
Hill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
Eugen dodges the punch combination from Hill.
A right-left combo lands from Hill.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill moves out of range as Eugen strikes.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hill lands a jab.#CL2#
Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1##BC#
Eugen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eugen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Hill tries to counter it with a takedown but Eugen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hill throws a hook to the side of Eugen's head but Eugen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Hill.#CL2#
Hill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Hill.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill has Eugen pressed against the cage, preventing Eugen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eugen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hill misses with some punches. #BC#
Eugen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Eugen slips the punch.
Eugen misses with a looping left.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
We've been told by Eugen's head coaches at Rapid Fighting Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eugen missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Eugen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2#
Eugen throws a hook but Hill avoids it easily.
Hill lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Eugen throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eugen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eugen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Eugen stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Eugen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Eugen misses its intended target.
Hill throws a poor cross that misses
and Eugen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hill slips a straight right by Eugen.
Hill's corner calls for a 1-2. Hill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eugen.#TD2#
Hill gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
Eugen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Hill tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eugen defends well and Hill ends up having to push Eugen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eugen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill drops his hands momentarily and Eugen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T3#
Eugen misses with a looping left.
Eugen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Eugen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eugen misses with a straight left.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big left from Eugen misses.
Hill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Eugen throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Hill with the counter takedown but Eugen avoids it easily.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eugen.
Eugen sizes up Hill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Eugen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill moves out of range as Eugen strikes.
Hill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hill lands a right hook to the body.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eugen.
Eugen moves out of range of the strikes.
Eugen staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut there from Hill.
Hill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Eugen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Eugen's defenses. #T4#
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Hill misses with a body shot.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eugen.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Eugen slips the punch.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.
Eugen misses with an uppercut.
And Hill tries to counter it with a takedown but Eugen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Eugen misses with a series of wild punches.
Eugen scores with a nice strike.
Eugen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hill throws a shot to the body.
Eugen throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eugen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eugen misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Eugen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Martin Eugen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hill misses with a hook. Eugen ducked under it nicely.
Eugen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Eugen.
Martin Eugen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Eugen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eugen throws out a powerful jab.
Eugen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hill moves away from the strike by Eugen.
Hill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eugen.
Eugen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen throws a jab when Hill was well out of range.
Hill digs a good body shot into Eugen's ribs.
Eugen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Eugen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Eugen misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Hill misses
and Eugen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Hill shoots in for a takedown but Eugen shows good takedown defense.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eugen throws out the jab.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill cracks Eugen with an open hand slap.
Hill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eugen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eugen misses with a two punch combination.
Eugen slips under a jab.
Hill connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Eugen. That snapped Hill's head back.
Eugen throws a big shot that misses.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eugen throws out the jab.
Eugen moves out of range as Hill strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eugen lands a jab to the nose.
Eugen on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
Hill tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Eugen to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Hill is rocked!
Eugen missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eugen moves out of range of the strikes.
Eugen misses with a hook #TD2#
and Hill counters with a single leg into guard. Eugen didn't expect that. #ES#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eugen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hill has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hill throws a punch but it's blocked by Eugen.
Eugen is trying to break free.
Hill lands a shot to the body.
Eugen wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill jumps guard but Eugen stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eugen.
Hill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eugens head.
Eugen blocking some punches.
Hill misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eugen. #T3#
Hill misses with some punches.
Eugen prevents a body shot from Hill.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Hill throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eugens head.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eugen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Eugen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eugen wants to break free but Hill has control. #BC#
Eugen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Eugen misses.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eugen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill throws an overhand right that lands on Eugen's shoulder, as Eugen tries to avoid the shot.
Eugen lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eugen.
The fighters circling - Eugen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eugen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hill on the side of the head. #T4#
Hill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hill tries to clinch up.
Eugen throwing a counter right hand but Hill manages to avoid it.
Eugen cracks Hill with an open hand slap.
A big left from Eugen misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eugen misses with a looping right.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eugen misses with a looping right.
Eugen fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Eugen.
Hill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eugen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Some wild striking there from Eugen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Eugen moved out of range.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Eugen moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Hill. That snapped Eugen's head back.
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 Martin Eugen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Eugen misses with an uppercut.
Eugen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eugen throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eugen won't be happy with that.
Eugen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Hill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eugen has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eugen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1#
Eugen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Hill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eugen has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Hill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Hill goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Eugen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hill but great work by Eugen.#T2#
Hill regains half guard.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Hill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eugen pulls his head out easily.
Hill wants to sweep but Eugen has passed to side control!
Hill tries to buck Eugen off but Eugen is having none of it.#SU#
Eugen stands up. #T3#
Eugen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eugen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice straight punches there by Eugen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Eugen.
Hill connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eugen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Eugen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill just misses with a punch to the body.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Eugen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eugen moves out of range of the strikes.
Eugen takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL2#
Hill forces Eugen back against the cage and clinches.
Eugen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Eugen. #T4#
Eugen tries to circle away but Hill has him pinned against the cage.
Hill throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Eugen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Eugen misses.
Hill is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hill slips under a jab.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eugen.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Eugen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Eugen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hill connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eugen scrambles back to his feet.
Eugen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Eugen.
Eugen lands a nice shot that snaps Hill's head back.
Eugen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill misses the jab.
Hill cracks Eugen with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Darrel Hill just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Darrel Hill's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
A telegraphed right hand from Eugen misses the target.
Hill misses with a straight right.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Eugen is out of range.
A jab from Hill finds it's way through Eugen's defenses.
Eugen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hill's head backwards.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Eugen does it's job there.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Eugen finish him?
Hill slips a straight right by Eugen.
Hill tries to clinch but Eugen is having none of it.
Hill gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Eugen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Hill is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen!
Martin Eugen is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Martin Eugen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RapidFC 42
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1#
Wu Cao throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wu Cao throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Hill is looking for a counter combo.
Ru Shi Wu Cao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wu Cao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Wu Cao misses
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wu Cao slips a jab and a cross from Hill.
Hill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wu Cao misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wu Cao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wu Cao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wu Cao misses with a jab to the body
and Wu Cao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wu Cao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Hill fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wu Cao on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Wu Cao. Those never looked like landing.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill works the jab nicely.
Wu Cao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Wu Cao persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Hill lands a body shot.
Wu Cao throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Wu Cao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wu Cao looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Wu Cao persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Hill lands a head shot.
Wu Cao throws a head kick that misses #KD#
and Hill counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Wu Cao! #ROC#
Wu Cao is rocked!#T2#
Hill trying to control from half guard but Wu Cao is working away.
Wu Cao is still in real trouble! Can Hill finish him?#SUB#
Hill is working for a kimura but Wu Cao is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Hill wants to work for an arm triangle but Wu Cao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wu Cao seems to have recovered his senses.
Wu Cao is looking to control Hill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wu Cao avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Hill is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wu Cao has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Hill is looking for a kimura here.
Wu Cao looks like he's trying to stand up. #T3##SUB#
Hill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Hill is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Hill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Hill is working for a kimura but Wu Cao is defending it quite comfortably. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Hill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wu Cao sees it coming and defends easily.
Wu Cao tries to kick Hill off but Hill keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Hill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hill wants to free his trapped foot but Wu Cao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hill stops Wu Cao from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Hill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Wu Cao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hill misses the target.
Wu Cao fails with the takedown
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wu Cao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hill counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ru Shi Wu Cao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wu Cao misses with a head kick.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wu Cao's hands.
Wu Cao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Ru Shi Wu Cao has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill sizes up Wu Cao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wu Cao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Darrel Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ru Shi Wu Cao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wu Cao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.#T1#
Hill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wu Cao in his tracks.
Wu Cao throws a head kick that misses
and Hill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wu Cao misses with a double jab
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Wu Cao out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Darrel Hill was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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

#R1#
Donk. Rodriguez catches Hill right on the button with a cross.
Rodriguez lands a glancing blow to the side of Hill's head.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Rodriguez defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Rodriguez connects with a solid leg kick.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
Hill avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rodriguez thows a body kick. Hill tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez cracks Hill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hill moves out of range of the body kick.
Hill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodriguez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hill counter with a right hand.
Pablo Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Rodriguez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hill's hands.
Rodriguez thuds his right hand into Hill's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rodriguez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
Hill cracks Rodriguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Hill was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez lands the left hand.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Hill tries to move into range but Rodriguez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez walks into a jab.#T2#
Rodriguez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rodriguez cracks Hill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT#
It looks like Pablo Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez throws an off balance right hand
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez throws a wild body kick that Hill sees coming a mile off.
Hill is looking for a counter combo.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hill finish him?
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hill had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Rodriguez misses with a hook.
Rodriguez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T3#
Rodriguez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodriguez stuns Hill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodriguez lands with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hill is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That kick from Rodriguez tenderised Hill's leg. Hill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rodriguez works Hill's body with a nice hook.
Rodriguez scores with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Hill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rodriguez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hill throwing a counter right hand but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a good cross that connects.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Hill loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
A cross from Rodriguez lands.
Rodriguez throws a combination that misses
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Rodriguez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Rodriguez counters with a body kick.
Hill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rodriguez lands a nice hook to Hill's body. Hill takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pablo Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hill misses with a looping left.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into Hill's body.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Hill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez with a jab.
Hill moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodriguez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Hill swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Rodriguez coming out on top.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hill might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hill checks a low kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Nice uppercut there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Hill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses
and Hill counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rodriguez - that will leave a mark!
The fighters circling - Hill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the body.
Rodriguez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Hill's head back.
Rodriguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rodriguez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Rodriguez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
Rodriguez lands an overhand right.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hill counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodriguez slips under a jab.
Rodriguez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hill blocks the body kick.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Hill staying out of range there.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Hill misses.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Hill lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
Rodriguez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hill's head backwards.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodriguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodriguez lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hill.
Hill is looking to counter punch.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Hill misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez ducks under a wild hook from Hill.
Hill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Hill avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Rodriguez'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.
#R3#
Hill misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Rodriguez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rodriguez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Hill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hill takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big right from Hill misses.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rodriguez thinking.
Hill blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez scores with a shot to the body.
Hill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez with a hook.
Hill throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Rodriguez misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hill steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rodriguez. That one must have hurt.
Hill blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hill misses the target.#KD#
Hill lands a left and a right that sends Rodriguez crashing to the canvas! Hill dives into mount looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez is working to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez tries to hold on but Hill postures up.#SUB#
Hill is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rodriguez is surviving well by controlling Hill's body position as best he can.
Hill avoids the attempt from Rodriguez to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hill wants to control the pace but Rodriguez is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Hill jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rodriguez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rodriguez and Hill has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission. #T2#
Rodriguez is looking to regain half guard here but Hill keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill working away.
Rodriguez is looking to regain half guard here but Hill keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rodriguez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Hill is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rodriguez looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hill gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rodriguez is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hill lets go of the hold and Rodriguez can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill retains his featherweight title!
Darrel Hill decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: RFC Showdown in Tokyo 16
Date: Jul 20, 2019

#R1##CL#
Barayev darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.#TD#
Barayev jumps guard.
Hill controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Barayev is looking for a triangle but Hill pushes his legs off easily.
Barayev is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
Hill passes into half guard.
Barayev is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.#SUB#
Barayev actively working from the bottom here.
Barayev gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Barayev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hill is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Hill avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barayev can't keep his opponent in guard - Hill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB#
Barayev actively working from the bottom here.
Barayev controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB2#
Hill is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barayev is just riding it out for now. Hill eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Hill is trying for a kimura here. Barayev looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hill wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill is the new featherweight champion!
Darrel Hill spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: RapidFC 31
Date: Jun 15, 2019

#R1#
Hjung has his takedown stuffed
and Hjung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hjung misses with a double jab
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC#
Hjung is rocked!
Hjung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hjung is still on wobbly legs! Can Hill finish him?
Crunch! Hjung slams his shin into Hill's torso.#CL2#
Hjung clinches with his opponent.
Hjung tries to pull guard but Hill forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hjung backwards. #TD#
Hill pulls Hjung into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hjung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Hill working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hjung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hjung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Hill has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hjung is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hjung's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Hill looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hjung trying to mount his opponent but Hill defends it.
Hjung is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hill blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hjung.
Hill won't allow Hjung to pass to mount.
Hjung trying to control from half guard but Hill is working away. #T1#
Hill tries to roll over but Hjung keeps him under control.#SUB#
Hill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hjung pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Hill looking for submissions off his back.
Hjung seems to have recovered his senses.
Hjung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hjung works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hill is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is squirming around, avoiding Hjung's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Hjung jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hill manages to avoid the submission attempt. #T2#
Hill is trying to control Hjung's posture but Hjung avoids it.
Hill is looking to regain half guard here but Hjung keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Hjung tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hjung has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hill wants to control but Hjung postures up.
Hjung wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hill keeps working.
Hill is trying to improve his position.#T3#
Hill wants to control but Hjung postures up.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hjung trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Hill can't do much from the bottom here.
Hjung is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hill's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hill on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Hjung thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T4##SUB2#
Hjung is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hill wants to control but Hjung postures up.
Hill looks to move to half guard but instead Hjung has passed into mount! Damn!#SUB2#
Hjung is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hill is surviving well by controlling Hjung's body position as best he can.
Hill gets back to half guard.#SUB#
Hill is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hjung pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sul Duk Hjung will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Good shot there by Hill.
Hjung has his takedown stuffed
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
Hjung tries for a takedown but Hill circles away easily
and Hill counters with a crisp right that sends Hjung to the canvas! Hill follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: RFC Aloha Hawaii 6
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Nice shot by Hill.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
Hill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yu.
Yu unleashes a big counter combination but Hill bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Yu clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Yu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yu scores with a shot to the side of Hill's head.
A short uppercut from Hill.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but Yu is controlling him.
Yu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yu lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yu lands a shoulder strike.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Yu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill managing to block the knees to the body from Yu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yu with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T1#
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yu pushes off an throws an elbow but Hill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yu tries a knee to the head but Hill blocks it.
Hill misses with some punches.
Hill lands a shoulder strike.
Hill lands a body shot.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hill throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hill scores with the left hand. Yu knows he should have avoided that one.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Yu doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Hill looks to throw the jab but Yu is out of range.
Hill swats away the attempt to clinch by Yu.#T2#
Hill misses with a hook to the body
and Yu counters with a straight right hand.
Yu blocks a jab.
Yu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD#
Hill throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hill is in Yu's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Hill drops back looking for a leg! Yu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yu manages to kick Hill off! Hill jumps back into Yu's guard.
Hill preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hill forces his way into half guard.#T3#
Yu misses with some strikes from the bottom. #SUB#
Hill seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Hill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Yu defend it? Hill steps over the head and cranks it - Yu is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill 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: UPF 8: Blazed n Dazed
Date: Apr 20, 2019

#R1#
A jab from Yoda finds it's way through Hill's defenses.
Master Yoda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Hill catches Yoda right on the button with a cross.
Yoda looks to land a right hand but Hill moved out of range.
Hill tries to clinch but Yoda is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Yoda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Hill gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hill jumps guard but Yoda turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yoda.
Hill tries to pull guard but Yoda holds him up against the cage and eventually Hill drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrel Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill is trying to pull guard but Yoda has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Yoda throws a big shot that misses.
Hill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoda scores with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Yoda there.
Yoda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hill manages to avoid it.
Yoda lands with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Yoda. Those never looked like landing.
Yoda misses with a body punch #TD#
and Hill counters with a single leg into guard. Yoda didn't expect that. #SUB#
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Hill drops back looking for a leg! Yoda is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yoda manages to kick Hill off! Hill jumps back into Yoda's guard. #T2##SUB#
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Hill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Hill drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hill jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T3##SUB#
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yoda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB#
Hill tries for a kimura but Yoda is defending well. #SUB#
Hill has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Yoda is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hill yanks on the arm and Yoda is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hill.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill 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.
The defeated Master Yoda had this to say: 'Good blow this is.'.

Event: UPF 3: Luck Of The Irish
Date: Mar 16, 2019

#R1#
Machine fails to land the takedown.
Machine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Machine's head.
Machine fails with the takedown.
It looked like Hill wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine throws an overhand right that lands on Hill's shoulder, as Hill tries to avoid the shot.
Hill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
BOOM! Hill lands a beautiful left hook that drops Machine. Machine tries to recover but Hill is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Machine lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrel Hill!
In his post fight interview, Darrel Hill started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 22, 2019

#R1#
Sinclair displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hill.
Hill darts in looking for a takedown but Sinclair gets double underhooks and turns Hill into the cage. #TD#
Hill closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sinclair did well to prevent Hill getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hill content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sinclair wants to control but Hill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Hill has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sinclair defend it? Hill steps over the head and cranks it - Sinclair is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Hill!
Darrel Hill decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2019

#R1#
Hill blocks a head kick by Sinclair . #TD2#
Hill drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Hill is trying to get an arm triangle but Sinclair is defending well.
Hill is looking to take a break and control but Sinclair is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sinclair is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sinclair is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sinclair is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it. #T1#
Hill advances nicely into full mount.
Sinclair tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB2#
Hill jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sinclair manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Hill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Hill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sinclair knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Hill looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2##SUB2#
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sinclair is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Hill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sinclair has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Hill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sinclair has escaped the position, nice work there.
The strikes coming from Hill are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T3##SUB2#
Hill has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Sinclair is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hill yanks on the arm and Sinclair is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hill.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darrel Hill!

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