Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: STRIKE! 9
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses
and Narvaez counters with a good low kick that Farrokhzad was not able to check.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Narvaez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Narvaez 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.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Narvaezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged Narvaez in a clinch.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Narvaez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad cracks Narvaez with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narvaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow. #T1#
Narvaez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Narvaez avoids it.
Narvaez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Narvaez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
Narvaez tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Narvaez throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Narvaez is defending well for now.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Narvaez pushes Farrokhzad back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad working Narvaez over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Narvaez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick from Narvaez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narvaez tries to work over Farrokhzad's front leg with a kick but Farrokhzad checks it.
Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Narvaez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A jab from Narvaez finds it's way through Farrokhzad's defenses.
Jab, jab by Farrokhzad - just one landing.
Farrokhzad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Narvaez with a hook.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez wants to land a leg kick but Farrokhzad is out of range.
A low kick from Narvaez misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narvaez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narvaez throws a shot to the body.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T1#
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farrokhzad's sensitive parts.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad's corner calls for a 1-2. Farrokhzad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Farrokhzad blocks a leg kick.
Narvaez with a nice cross.
Narvaez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez clobbers Farrokhzad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Narvaez pushes him off.#CL#
Farrokhzad has managed to clinch.
Narvaez tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narvaez tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
Narvaez is working Farrokhzad over against the ropes.
Narvaez trying to control the position but instead, Farrokhzad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Narvaez into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narvaez blocks it with crossed arms.
Narvaez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Narvaez avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Narvaez avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Narvaez takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that second round.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Narvaez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narvaez avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Narvaez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Narvaez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narvaez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrokhzad under the eye.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.#CL#
Narvaez tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Narvaez. #T1#
Farrokhzad lands a nice knee to the body.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narvaez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Narvaez scores with a hook to the body.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad. #CUT#It looks like Carlos Narvaez has been cut.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Narvaez blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head. #ROC#Narvaez is rocked!
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!
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Narvaez is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Narvaez lands with a right to the head.
Narvaez seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Narvaez lands with a right to the head.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narvaez's elbow.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narvaez managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Narvaez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Narvaez is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Good body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Narvaez'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.#R4#
Narvaez moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Narvaez scores with the left hand. Farrokhzad knows he should have avoided that one.
Narvaez walks into a stiff left hand from Farrokhzad.
Bardia Farrokhzad is winning the standup battle so far.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Narvaez misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narvaez. Narvaez obviously looking to wear him down.
Narvaez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to clinch there but Farrokhzad circles away.
Narvaez slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Narvaez's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Farrokhzad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Narvaez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez clobbers Farrokhzad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Narvaez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Narvaez.
Narvaez misses with a body punch
and Farrokhzad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Narvaez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Narvaez. #T2#
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Narvaez is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Narvaez as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narvaez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narvaez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Narvaez - that landed with a thud.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narvaez blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Narvaez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Narvaez 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.
Farrokhzad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farrokhzad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Narvaez scoring well with a low kick there.
No joy there for Farrokhzad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrokhzad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narvaez.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Narvaez swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Narvaez as he connects with a hook.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Narvaez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez scores with the left hand. Farrokhzad knows he should have avoided that one.
Narvaez misses with a straight left. #T1#
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Narvaez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Farrokhzad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right. #KD#
Farrokhzad lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Narvaez goes down! The ref sends Farrokhzad to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Narvaez is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
Narvaez clobbers Farrokhzad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Narvaez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farrokhzad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Narvaez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narvaez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Carlos Narvaez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Narvaez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farrokhzad's hands.
Narvaez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Narvaez scores with a nice right hand.
Narvaez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Narvaez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Narvaez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Narvaez lands a jab to Farrokhzad's midsection.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Narvaez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narvaez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Narvaez misses with a right hand
and Narvaez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Narvaez throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Narvaez misses with a low kick as Farrokhzad jumps back.
Narvaez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Narvaez.
I think Farrokhzad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:45

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

Event: STRIKE! 7
Date: Mar 24, 2024

#R1#
Farrokhzad lands with a nice body punch.
Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little Dove moves away.
Little Dove is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farrokhzad with a body shot.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Little Dove shakes it off.
Farrokhzad connects with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad throws a series of punches but Little Dove avoids them all with ease.
Little Dove lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhzad's head back.
Little Dove scores with a decent looking hook.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Little Dove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Little Dove blocks with his arms.
Little Dove managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Little Dove is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Little Dove working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Little Dove on the inside.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Little Dove blocks it.
Little Dove lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Little Dove throws an elbow that misses.
Little Dove managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Little Dove is trying to stall.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Little Dove.
Little Dove pushes off an throws an elbow but Farrokhzad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Little Dove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Little Dove swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Little Dove throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little Dove is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Little Dove.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Little Dove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Little Dove lands a damaging elbow.
Little Dove throws an elbow but it misses.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Little Dove backwards.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Little Dove tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrokhzad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Little Dove.
Farrokhzad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Little Dove just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Little Dove looks to throw the jab but Farrokhzad is out of range.
Little Dove slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Farrokhzad instigates a clinch.
Little Dove takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little Dove pushes Farrokhzad back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Little Dove misses with some punches.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Little Dove's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Little Dove.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Little Dove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Little Dove misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Little Dove tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Little Dove back against the ropes.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad blocks the elbow strike.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Little Dove blocks it.
Little Dove wants to stall.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Little Dove blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC#Little Dove is rocked!
Little Dove tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Little Dove throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Little Dove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little Dove avoids it.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Little Dove misses with an elbow over the top.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Little Dove is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Little Dove.
Little Dove's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Little Dove to the canvas! Can Little Dove beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Little Dove was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! Farrokhzad is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: STRIKE! 5
Date: Mar 10, 2024

#R1#
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Asch moves away.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Asch.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Asch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Van Asch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Van Asch moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Asch 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Asch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Van Asch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
A left lands for Van Asch.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot that snaps Van Asch's head back.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Van Asch moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Van Asch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrokhzad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Van Asch moved out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Farrokhzad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Asch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Asch doesn't seem phased though.
Van Asch sizes up Farrokhzad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Asch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Farrokhzad there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Asch. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Asch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Asch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Farrokhzad misses with a double jab
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Asch.
Van Asch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Van Asch throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Van Asch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Farrokhzad walks into a stiff left hand from Van Asch.
Van Asch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Asch is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Asch lands with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Van Asch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Van Asch's ribs.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Asch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Van Asch's shoulder, as Van Asch tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Asch misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Van Asch misses with a left hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Van Asch throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Van Asch scores with a hook to the body.
Van Asch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Asch controlling the action here for a moment.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Asch tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Van Asch back against the ropes.
Van Asch lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch. #T2#
Van Asch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Asch backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Farrokhzad obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Van Asch blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Asch avoids the damage to the body.
Van Asch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Asch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Van Asch manages to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Van Asch moved out of range nicely.
Van Asch with the inside leg kick.
Van Asch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Van Asch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farrokhzad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Asch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Asch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Asch moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Asch misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Van Asch counters with a quick kick to the body but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Van Asch connects with a body shot that sends Farrokhzad's belly button to the back.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch
and Van Asch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice shot by Farrokhzad.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Asch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Asch misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch throws a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Van Asch misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Van Asch slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Van Asch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farrokhzads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Van Asch blocks it.
Farrokhzad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Asch moves away.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Asch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Van Asch ducked under it nicely.
Van Asch walks into a straight right hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Van Asch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Van Asch cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Van Asch slips the punch.
Van Asch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Asch.
Van Asch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farrokhzad. That did some damage!
Van Asch scores with a nice head shot.
Van Asch misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Van Asch lands the left hand.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Van Asch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Asch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Bardia Farrokhzad just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Van Asch lands a front kick.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Van Asch.
Van Asch feints and then cracks Farrokhzad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farrokhzad down.
Van Asch slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Van Asch moves away and avoids it.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand right.
Van Asch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Van Asch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Asch scores with a jab to the head.
Van Asch looks to throw the jab but Farrokhzad is out of range. #T1#
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Asch throws a shot from downtown. Farrokhzad moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Asch.
Farrokhzad misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Asch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
A little feinted left hand from Van Asch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Asch defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Farrokhzad throws out a counter right but Van Asch avoids it with no problem.
Van Asch moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Asch.
Van Asch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Van Asch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Asch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Van Asch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Asch can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Van Asch fails to land.
Van Asch lands a right hand.
Van Asch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Van Asch.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Van Asch blocks it. #BC#
Van Asch breaks from the clinch.
Van Asch tries to land a leg kick but Farrokhzad saw it coming and moves away.
Farrokhzad cracks Van Asch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Van Asch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Van Asch with a jab.
Van Asch thows a leg kick but Farrokhzad checks it
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koos Van Asch had his way with Bardia Farrokhzad in that round.
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!#R5#
Van Asch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farrokhzad walks into a straight right hand from Van Asch.
Van Asch throws the left hand but Farrokhzad avoids the punch easily.
Van Asch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Farrokhzad releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farrokhzad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC2#Van Asch is rocked!
Van Asch connects with a looping right hand.
Van Asch tries to move into range but Farrokhzad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Van Asch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Asch misses with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Van Asch throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
Van Asch seems to have got his legs back now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut. Van Asch saw that one coming.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Van Asch strikes.
Van Asch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab. #T1#
Farrokhzad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Farrokhzad digs a good hook to Van Asch's body.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Van Asch was well out of range.
Van Asch throws a jab when Farrokhzad was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Asch. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad defending well as Van Asch loads up on a big left hand.
Van Asch misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Van Asch shakes it off.
Van Asch throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Asch drops his hands momentarily and Farrokhzad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T2#
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Asch throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Asch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Van Asch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Asch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Asch misses with a shot to the body
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farrokhzad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Van Asch's ribs.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
A lazy left from Farrokhzad finds it's target.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Van Asch circles away.
Farrokhzad works Van Asch's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Bardia Farrokhzad, 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: SSKT XIII
Date: Feb 19, 2024

#R1#
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chai throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to the nose.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Chai.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Farrokhzad sizes up Chai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farrokhzad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chai. Chai obviously looking to wear him down.
Chai scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Farrokhzad.
A punch combination from Farrokhzad misses.
Chai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Farrokhzad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Chai scores with a nice right hand. #T1##CL2#
Chai tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai presses Farrokhzad against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farrokhzad is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Chai avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the ropes.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad managing to block the knees to the body from Chai.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Chai tries a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Chai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chai's face.
Chai looking to throw knees to the head but Farrokhzad is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Chai working aggressively here. #T2#
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is working Chai over against the ropes.
Chai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farrokhzad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Chai back against the ropes.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Chai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chai tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Chai tries to land a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Chai throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Chai misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chai can't break the clinch.
Chai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
Chai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Farrokhzad scores with a decent looking hook.
Farrokhzad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Farrokhzad moves away and avoids it.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chai's head.#ROC2#Chai is rocked!
Farrokhzad connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Chai's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Chai - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: H32
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bualuang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Bualuang misses with a leg kick.
Farrokhzad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Farrokhzad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bualuang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bualuang doesn't seem bothered though.
Bualuang misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Farrokhzad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Bualuang as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bualuang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Bualuang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bualuang blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad is working Bualuang over against the ropes.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the ropes.
Bualuang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Bualuang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bualuang uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad crunches a lovely knee into Bualuang's ribcage.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bualuang blocks it. #T2#
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Bualuang managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bualuang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bualuang is defending well for now.
Bualuang lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Bualuang has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Bualuang won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
Bualuang misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Bualuang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad 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#
Farrokhzad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bualuang on the side of the head.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot lands for Farrokhzad.
Bualuang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrokhzad.#CL2#
Farrokhzad moves into range and clinches up with Bualuang.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Bualuang avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the ropes.
Bualuang lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bualuang is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bualuang misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bualuang backwards.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Anurak Bualuang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Bualuang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Bualuang.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bualuang blocks it.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bualuang blocks it.
Good body shot from Bualuang.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Bualuang blocks it.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Bualuang.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bualuang's face. #CUT2#It looks like Anurak Bualuang has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
Bualuang lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Bualuang can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Bualuang fails to land.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bualuang blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bualuang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bualuang's elbow.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Bualuang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bualuang swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bualuang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bualuang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad presses Bualuang against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anurak Bualuang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Bualuang misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Bualuang's ribs.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bualuang.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bualuang can pounce on him.
Bualuang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Farrokhzad tries to bum rush Bualuang with a series of wild strikes but Bualuang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bualuang is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Bualuang takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Farrokhzad pushes Bualuang up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bualuang.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bualuang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T1#
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bualuang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#Bualuang is rocked!
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Oh Bualuang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bualuang blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Bualuang seems to have got his legs back now.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bualuang blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bualuang is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Bualuang working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Bualuang. #BC#
Bualuang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.
Bualuang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Bualuang tries to land a front kick but Farrokhzad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bualuang misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A left lands for Farrokhzad.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Bualuang is just out of range.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Bualuang is having none of it.
Bualuang throwing a counter right hand but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Our winner, Bardia Farrokhzad, 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: H29
Date: Nov 26, 2023

#R1#
Narvaez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
A swing and a miss from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Narvaez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narvaez ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Nice body punch from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the body
letting Narvaez counter with a right hand.
Narvaez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Narvaez circles away.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild combination.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narvaez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad dips to his left and cracks Narvaez with an uppercut!#T1#
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Narvaez is just out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Narvaez moves out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Narvaez counters with an outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad punishes Narvaez's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Narvaez.
Narvaez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Narvaez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farrokhzad's sensitive parts.
Narvaez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Narvaez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Narvaez. #T2#
Farrokhzad lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
and Narvaez counters with an inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Narvaez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Narvaez connects with a solid leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook
and Narvaez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Farrokhzad throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Narvaez to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Narvaez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Narvaez lands with a cross.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narvaez was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Narvaez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad thuds a left hand into Narvaez's body.
Narvaez thumps Farrokhzad with a low kick.
Narvaez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Farrokhzad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Narvaez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Narvaez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Narvaez slips the punch.
Farrokhzad takes one to the chin there.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Farrokhzad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
Farrokhzad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Narvaez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Narvaez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farrokhzad moves to clinch but Narvaez breaks away
and Narvaez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Narvaez misses with a low kick.
Narvaez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narvaez moves away.
Narvaez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farrokhzad misses with a lunging right hand
and Narvaez counters with a low kick, right behind Farrokhzad 's knee.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
and Narvaez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and Narvaez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick nicely.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narvaez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farrokhzad punishes Narvaez's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Narvaez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad backing away here, and Narvaez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Narvaez throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Carlos Narvaez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrokhzad misses with a right hand
enabling Narvaez to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the body
and Narvaez counters with a leg kick.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Narvaez looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad misses with a double jab
and Narvaez counters with a nice body shot.
Narvaez misses with a hook.
Narvaez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Narvaez was well out of range.
Narvaez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrokhzad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Narvaez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Farrokhzad scrambles back to his feet.
Narvaez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farrokhzad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narvaez throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Narvaez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narvaez.
Narvaez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Narvaez misses.
Farrokhzad cracks Narvaez with an open hand slap.
A jab from Farrokhzad finds it's way through Narvaez's defenses.
Narvaez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Narvaez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narvaez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Farrokhzad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Narvaez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Narvaez pushes him off.
Farrokhzad lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad lands a really nice looking cross but Narvaez seems unphased. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Narvaez blocks it. #BC2#
Narvaez manages to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a right hand.
Narvaez thows a leg kick but Farrokhzad checks it
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the body
and Narvaez counters with a straight right hand.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Narvaez throws a lazy uppercut
and Farrokhzad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez throws the left hand but Farrokhzad avoids the punch easily.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Narvaez avoids the punch easily.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Narvaez circles away.
Narvaez tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Narvaez. #T2#
Narvaez cracks Farrokhzad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Narvaez throws a low kick but Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
Farrokhzad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narvaez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narvaez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Narvaez pushes him off.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch
and Narvaez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farrokhzad thinking.
Narvaez throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Farrokhzad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Farrokhzad jabs Narvaez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Narvaez throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez throws a leg kick
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narvaez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Narvaez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Narvaez scores with a jab to the head.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body. Narvaez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Narvaez 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: H24
Date: Nov 05, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from De Cremonesi misses the target.
De Cremonesi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Cremonesi misses with a shot to the body
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when De Cremonesi was well out of range.
It looked like De Cremonesi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and De Cremonesi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice right hand. #CL2#
Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged De Cremonesi in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that De Cremonesi has been working on his elbows in the gym.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
De Cremonesi misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Cremonesi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Cremonesi can't break the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Cremonesi blocks it with crossed arms.
De Cremonesi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Cremonesi swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
De Cremonesi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
De Cremonesi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but De Cremonesi avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by De Cremonesi. #BC#
De Cremonesi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Cremonesi looks for the body kick but Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
De Cremonesi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Farrokhzad darts in and clinches De Cremonesi up against the ropes.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
De Cremonesi throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but De Cremonesi is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from De Cremonesi fails to land.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Cremonesi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Cremonesi prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Cremonesi is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Cremonesi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Cremonesi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Cremonesi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Cremonesi is looking to score with low kicks.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from De Cremonesi misses its target.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but De Cremonesi moves out of range.
De Cremonesi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Farrokhzad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT2#It looks like Franko De Cremonesi has been cut.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
De Cremonesi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
A big left from De Cremonesi misses.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but De Cremonesi blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Farrokhzad.
De Cremonesi looks to land a body kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
De Cremonesi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. De Cremonesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Cremonesi with a nice calf kick.#CL2#
De Cremonesi gets tackled into the ropes by Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad maintains the clinch.
De Cremonesi blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
De Cremonesi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Cremonesi under the eye.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Cremonesi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Cremonesi missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Cremonesi momentarily. #T2#
The fighters circling - De Cremonesi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
De Cremonesi throws a big counter combination but Farrokhzad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Cremonesi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Cremonesi is looking to slow Farrokhzad down with leg kicks.
De Cremonesi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand right.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Farrokhzad.
De Cremonesi connects with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from De Cremonesi.
Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but De Cremonesi uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Cremonesi staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Franko De Cremonesi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
De Cremonesi ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Franko De Cremonesi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farrokhzad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Cremonesi misses with a kick to the body.
De Cremonesi misses with a body kick.
De Cremonesi misses with a leg kick
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Cremonesi thinking.
De Cremonesi misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
De Cremonesi lands a jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the body
and De Cremonesi counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Cremonesi.#ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can De Cremonesi finish him?
De Cremonesi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Cremonesi throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Cremonesi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Cremonesi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrokhzad seems to have recovered his senses.
De Cremonesi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T1#
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. De Cremonesi shakes it off.
De Cremonesi looks to land a right hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from De Cremonesi.
De Cremonesi moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at De Cremonesi's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but De Cremonesi slips the punch.
Farrokhzad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Cremonesi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
De Cremonesi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Cremonesi slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
De Cremonesi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CL2#
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
De Cremonesi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
De Cremonesi takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Cremonesi swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
A short body shot lands from Farrokhzad as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Cremonesi's elbow.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Cremonesi blocks it with crossed arms.
De Cremonesi lands an uppercut.
De Cremonesi throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Cremonesi has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Cremonesi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 249 Nickel vs Widenose
Date: Oct 15, 2023

#R1##CL#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ostrowski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Ostrowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Ostrowski blocks an uppercut.
Ostrowski gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head. #CUT#It looks like Agnieszka Ostrowski has been cut.
Ostrowski wants to stall.
Ostrowski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ostrowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ostrowski backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farrokhzad as Ostrowski tries to tie him up.
Ostrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Ostrowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ostrowski's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad. #T1#
A short right from Farrokhzad.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Ostrowski controls his hands.
Ostrowski's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad works on Ostrowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Ostrowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostrowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Farrokhzad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Ostrowski's ribcage. Ostrowski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ostrowski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad blocks the elbow strike.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
Ostrowski looks winded!
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Ostrowski blocks 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!
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Ostrowski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head. #T2#
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working Ostrowski over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ostrowski.
Ostrowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Ostrowski won't want to take too many of those.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad. #ROC#Ostrowski is rocked!
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ostrowski's face.
Ostrowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad has Ostrowski pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ostrowski is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Farrokhzad - that's hurt Ostrowski badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ostrowski is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ostrowski doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bardia Farrokhzad!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 241 Cortez vs Thorn
Date: Sep 24, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rizzo moves away.
As Farrokhzad looks to move away, Rizzo throws a big counter combo but Farrokhzad just gets out of the way.
Rizzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad punishes Rizzo's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rizzo.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
A shot to the body from Farrokhzad misses
and Rizzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rizzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rizzo ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo tried to counter with a leg kick but Farrokhzad avoided it.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Rizzo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farrokhzad thinking.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Rizzo's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo is looking to counter the offense by Farrokhzad and move into the clinch.
Rizzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Rizzo with a hook.
Farrokhzad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farrokhzad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rizzo momentarily.
Rizzo slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad connects with a nice looking jab.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzo manages to avoid it.
Rizzo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farrokhzad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rizzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rizzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with the combination.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2##CL2#
Farrokhzad moves into range and clinches up with Rizzo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rizzo's elbow.
Rizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Rizzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rizzo prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Rizzo digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#TD#
Rizzo tightens his grip and picks Farrokhzad up, before dumping him to the ground. Farrokhzad manages to land in guard.
Farrokhzad looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrokhzad, not yet.
Rizzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farrokhzad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rizzo controls the pace.
Rizzo being controlled here momentarily.
Rizzo looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Farrokhzad wants to sweep here but Rizzo controlling him for the moment.
Farrokhzad is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Farrokhzad keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
Rizzo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rizzo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rizzo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rizzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farrokhzad is pulling down on Rizzo's head. It's preventing any offense from Rizzo, at least for the moment.
Rizzo throwing strikes from guard but Farrokhzad blocks nicely. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rizzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrokhzad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rizzo preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rizzo throws a right hand that Farrokhzad ducks under and follows up with a left that Farrokhzad also avoids with ease.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left and a right from Farrokhzad both land. Nice combination.
Farrokhzad walks into a jab.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Rizzo moved out of range.
Rizzo lands with a right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bardia Farrokhzad 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#
Farrokhzad lands a nice hook to Rizzo's body. Rizzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Rizzo's head but Rizzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rizzo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farrokhzad on the side of the head. #TD#
Rizzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rizzo controlling the action here.
Farrokhzad controlling the position well.
Rizzo is trying to control. Farrokhzad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad tries to get to full guard but Rizzo has control of the leg.
Farrokhzad felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Farrokhzad is refusing to be controlled, as Rizzo sits in half guard. #T1#
Rizzo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad wants to improve his position but Rizzo is controlling well.
Rizzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farrokhzad keeps working.
Rizzo is controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rizzo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Farrokhzad is trying to get back to full guard.
Farrokhzad trying to hold on to Rizzo's head to control him but Rizzo postures up.
Farrokhzad is refusing to be controlled, as Rizzo sits in half guard.
Rizzo not doing much here.
Farrokhzad holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Farrokhzad cracks Rizzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rizzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rizzo misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Rizzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Rizzo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rizzo slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
It looked like Rizzo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farrokhzad.
Rizzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bardia Farrokhzad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick from Rizzo.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Rizzo's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Rizzo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rizzo is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Rizzo was well out of range.
Rizzo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farrokhzad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Rizzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Rizzo blocks a jab.
Rizzo lands with an overhand left.#T4#
Rizzo is looking to chop away at Farrokhzad's legs. #TD#
Rizzo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Farrokhzad sprawls well initially but Rizzo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad wants to get back to full guard.
Farrokhzad trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Farrokhzad wants to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.
Rizzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Farrokhzad tries to hold on but Rizzo pushes him away.
Rizzo content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Rizzo working for a submission but Farrokhzad is keeping him at bay.
Rizzo trying to control but Farrokhzad is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Rizzo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rizzo.
Farrokhzad swinging wildly here.
Rizzo throws a sloppy body shot
and Rizzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut
and Rizzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Farrokhzad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rizzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Farrokhzad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Rizzo controls the action.
Farrokhzad connects with a knee to the head.
Rizzo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Rizzo controls his hands.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Rizzo is blocking nicely. #TD#
Rizzo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Farrokhzad can't fight it off and eventually Rizzo manages to take the fight to the floor. Farrokhzad looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Farrokhzad wants to sweep but no luck.
Rizzo postures up.
Rizzo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farrokhzad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farrokhzad being controlled here, momentarily.
Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T2#
Rizzo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rizzo lands a jab to Farrokhzad's midsection.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rizzo.
As Farrokhzad tries to get set, Rizzo tries to push him back and clinch up but Farrokhzad manages to avoid the attempt.
Rizzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#TD#
Rizzo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Farrokhzad quickly recovers to half guard.
Farrokhzad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rizzo trying to control but Farrokhzad is working from the bottom.
Rizzo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rizzo grinds an elbow into Farrokhzad's temple. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Farrokhzad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Farrokhzad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rizzo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rizzo throws an elbow but Farrokhzad slips to the side and avoids it well.
Farrokhzad is trying to get back to half guard.
Rizzo is looking to take a break and control but Farrokhzad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rizzo taking a breather here.
Farrokhzad is looking for a sweep.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Rizzo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Farrokhzad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Rizzo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Farrokhzad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo slows the pace down.

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 Frank Rizzo.
I think Rizzo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Rizzo!
Frank Rizzo 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: DMMA 232 Thorn vs Panda
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Asakura keeps it at a distance.
Asakura feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asakura drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Asakura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farrokhzad is able to avoid easily.
Asakura ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand right.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Asakura is out of range.
Asakura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Asakura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Asakura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asakura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Asakura quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad connects with a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Kotaro Asakura has been cut.
Farrokhzad with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asakura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asakura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Jab from Asakura.#T1#
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asakura connects with a leg kick.
Asakura misses with a leg kick.
Asakura misses with a kick to the body.
Asakura is looking to land body kicks.
Asakura blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Asakura misses the jab.
Asakura misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.#BC#
Asakura breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Farrokhzad has Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad. #T2#
Farrokhzad connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Asakura.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Asakura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Asakura.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Asakura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Asakura is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Asakura misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad works on Asakura's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asakura is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asakura blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Asakura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Asakura misses with a looping left.
Asakura throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad 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.#T3#
Asakura misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Asakura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Asakura misses its target.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Asakura wants to slow Farrokhzad down by chopping away at his legs.
Farrokhzad jabs at Asakura's body.
Asakura lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Asakura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asakura throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asakura lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Farrokhzad!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asakura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farrokhzad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asakura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Asakura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Asakura fakes the leg kick and cracks Farrokhzad in the body. #CL2#
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch. #BC#
Asakura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Asakura circles away. #CL2#
Farrokhzad has Asakura up against the cage in a clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Asakura avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Asakura prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kotaro Asakura's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Asakura is just out of range.
Asakura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Asakura feints and then cracks Farrokhzad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farrokhzad down.
Asakura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farrokhzad circles away quickly and effectively.
Asakura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Asakura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Asakura throws a big shot that misses.
Asakura throws an overhand right that lands on Farrokhzad's shoulder, as Farrokhzad tries to avoid the shot.
Farrokhzad throws out a counter right but Asakura avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
Asakura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Asakura.
Farrokhzad cracks a nice hook into Asakura's ribs.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asakura looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Asakura's ribcage but misses.
Asakura is looking to chop away at Farrokhzad's legs.
Farrokhzad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Asakura moved out of range.#T1#
Asakura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farrokhzad stuns Asakura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrokhzad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab from Asakura.
Farrokhzad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Asakura connects with a looping right hand. #ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad's corner calls for a 1-2. Farrokhzad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Asakura finish him?
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch
and Asakura counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farrokhzad thinking.
Farrokhzad walks into a straight right hand from Asakura.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Asakura's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kotaro Asakura is winning the standup battle so far.
Asakura fails to land with a series of punches.
Asakura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asakura misses with a straight right.
Farrokhzad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Asakura uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Asakura misses its target.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Asakura strikes.
Farrokhzad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Asakura.
Farrokhzad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Asakura with a body shot.
Asakura throws a sloppy body shot
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot that snaps Asakura's head back.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch but Asakura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Asakura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farrokhzad misses the jab.
Asakura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Asakura.
Asakura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Asakura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kotaro Asakura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura appears to be looking for a big counter.
Farrokhzad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Asakura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Asakura lands a nice looking body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a looping overhand right but Asakura ducks down to avoid it.
Asakura jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asakura throws the left hand but Farrokhzad avoids the punch easily.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Asakura blocks it.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Asakura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asakura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Asakura throws a sloppy body shot
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asakura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
A jab from Asakura misses.
Asakura drops Farrokhzad with a big left hand! Farrokhzad is injured, injured bad! Asakura jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kotaro Asakura!
Kotaro Asakura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA 224 Thorn vs Khan
Date: Aug 13, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot
and Kluba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut
enabling Kluba to counter with a crisp jab.
Kluba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farrokhzad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kluba 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.
Farrokhzad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluba avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kluba backwards. #T1#
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kluba blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kluba prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
A head punch on the inside from Kluba fails to land.
Kluba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farrokhzad avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Kluba fails to land.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Kluba misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kluba lands with a right to the head.
Kluba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Kluba swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Kluba fails to land.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a nice knee to the body.
Kluba looks winded!
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot. #T2#
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Kluba's ribcage. Kluba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kluba throws a head punch that misses.
Kluba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working Kluba over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head. #ROC#Kluba is rocked!
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kluba is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Kluba misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a big uppercut that drops Kluba! More strikes from Farrokhzad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kluba lies dazed against the cage as Farrokhzad celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Our winner, Bardia Farrokhzad, 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: DMMA 216 Martin vs Shifter
Date: Jul 23, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Greene moved out of range.
And Greene tries to counter it with a takedown but Farrokhzad pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Greene darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Farrokhzad is controlling Greene's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB2#
Greene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Farrokhzad is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Greene is trying to work for a kimura but Farrokhzad is defending well.
Farrokhzad tries to get to full guard but Greene has control of the leg. #T1#
Farrokhzad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Greene stopping the sweep attempt from Farrokhzad.#SUB2#
Greene drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Farrokhzad dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Farrokhzad throwing strikes from guard but Greene blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Greene looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Greene escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farrokhzad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2##SUB2#
Greene is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greene utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farrokhzad cracks Greene with a solid left hand.
Farrokhzad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farrokhzad is looking to work some ground and pound but Greene has wrist control.
Farrokhzad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Greene working for a triangle but Farrokhzad defends it easily. #SUB2#
Greene working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Farrokhzad doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Farrokhzad manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Farrokhzad is sitting in close to Greene's body. Greene has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Farrokhzad is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Farrokhzad is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Greene.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ricky Greene!

Event: SYN 997 Randleman vs Wolf
Date: Jun 27, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Biden moves out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Biden ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Biden tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Biden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Farrokhzad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad lands a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Joe Biden has been cut.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biden moves away.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Biden fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farrokhzad just manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biden counters with a solid body kick.
Biden ducks right into an uppercut from Farrokhzad. #T1#
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biden.
Biden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Biden.#CL2#
Farrokhzad clinches with his opponent.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Biden tries to land a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks with his arms.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Biden avoids the damage to the body.
Biden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Biden landing knees to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Biden won't want to take too many of those.
Biden tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Biden back against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Biden blocks an uppercut.
Biden misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Biden blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Biden working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Biden blocks it.
Biden trying to land knees to the body.
Biden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Biden scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Biden connects with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Biden finish him?
Biden lands a left hand.
Biden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Biden lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Farrokhzad to his knees! Biden keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Biden!
A very excited looking Joe Biden 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: SYN 989 Choke vs Randleman
Date: Jun 01, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad lands with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Finch was well out of range.
Finch takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Finch's head backwards.
Finch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finch moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
Finch tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Finch blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Finch.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
A low kick lands for Finch.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot. #T1#
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Finch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Finch staying out of range there.
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Finch.
Farrokhzad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Finch moved out of range.
Nice body kick from Finch.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Farrokhzad clinches up with Finch and pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Finch blocks it with crossed arms.
Finch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Finch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Finch is looking to control Farrokhzad's arms but Farrokhzad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finch has his back to the cage.
Finch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finch managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad. #T2#
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Finch fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Finch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Farrokhzad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Finch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad tries to counter with a clinch but Finch shakes him off and moves away.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Finch.
Finch throws the kick towards the body but Farrokhzad avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Finch.#T3#
Finch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Finch slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Finch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finch walks into a left hand.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut
and Finch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Finch to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Finch ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!#T4#
Finch drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Farrokhzad's head, knocking him out cold! Finch is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Atticus Finch!
Our winner, Atticus Finch, 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: SYN 983 Choke vs. Danger
Date: May 10, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Richardson slips the punch.
Richardson walks into a straight right hand from Farrokhzad.
The fighters circling - Richardson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Farrokhzad.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL2#
Richardson has closed the distance and engaged Farrokhzad in a clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
Richardson misses with the head strike.
Richardson wants to stall.
Richardson working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Richardson blocking some punches.
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!
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Richardson's ribcage. Richardson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richardson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T1#
Richardson is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
Richardson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Richardson lands a left hand.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Richardson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Richardson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richardson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Richardson just leaning against Farrokhzad, taking a breather.
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richardson avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Richardson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've been informed that Richardson 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.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richardson avoids it.
Richardson misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad cracks Richardson with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Rick Richardson has been cut.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richardson or not.
Richardson looks winded!
Richardson lands with a left to the head.
Richardson fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head. #ROC#Richardson is rocked!
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Richardson is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Richardson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Richardson controls the action.
Richardson seems to have recovered his senses.
Farrokhzad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Richardson is blocking nicely.
Richardson throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Richardson.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richardson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad cracks Richardson with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T3#
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Richardson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Richardson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrokhzad pushes Richardson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richardson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Farrokhzad obliges.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Richardson blocks it.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Richardson takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Richardson working aggressively here. #T4#
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richardson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richardson swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richardson lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richardson.
Farrokhzad pushes Richardson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richardson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Richardson misses with a body punch.
Richardson prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Richardson blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richardson struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Richardson blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Richardson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that Richardson ducks under and follows up with a left that Richardson also avoids with ease.
Richardson looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
enabling Richardson to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Farrokhzad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richardson throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Richardson jabs at Farrokhzad's body.
Farrokhzad defending well as Richardson loads up on a big left hand.
Richardson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Richardson misses with a hook #CL#
and Farrokhzad counters by clinching up.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Richardson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Farrokhzad presses Richardson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Richardson is blocking nicely. #T1#
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Richardson's head.
Richardson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richardson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richardson backwards.
Richardson wants to stall.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richardson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad gets through Richardson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Richardson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad working the clinch nicely. Richardson is working for position but Farrokhzad cracks him with a big knee to the head! Richardson crumples up against the cage and Farrokhzad lands two more shots before the ref can save Richardson! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bardia Farrokhzad!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SYN 976 Wolf vs. Krylov II
Date: Apr 14, 2023

#R1#
Gebhardt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #KD2#
Gebhardt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Farrokhzad sprawling to the canvas! Farrokhzad rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gebhardt finish him?! #ROC2#Farrokhzad is rocked!#CL#
Farrokhzad clinches.
Gebhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gebhardt or not.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Gebhardt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gebhardt working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Gebhardt blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Gebhardt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gebhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt misses with the head strike. #T1##BC2#
Gebhardt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gebhardt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#KD2#
Gebhardt cracks Farrokhzad with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gebhardt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Farrokhzad to stand back up!
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gebhardt fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Farrokhzad out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Colby Gebhardt!
A very excited looking Colby Gebhardt 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: SYN 970 Kilgore vs. Minaur 3
Date: Mar 24, 2023

#R1#
Patriot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patriot gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Patriot slips the punch.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patriot swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Patriot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Patriot avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Patriot counters with a thumping low kick.
Patriot scores with a decent looking hook.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patriot.
Patriot connects with the punch.#ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patriot cracks Farrokhzad with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Farrokhzad tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Patriot pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Farrokhzad is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgon Patriot!
Gorgon Patriot decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN 964 Sitsongrit vs. Bardia
Date: Mar 03, 2023

#R1#
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farrokhzad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farrokhzad misses the jab.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body. #CL#
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
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!
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is leaning against Sitsongrit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.#CL2#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit - that landed with a thud.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
I was talking to Sitsongrit's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sitsongrit's face.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Sitsongrit works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands. #T4#
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.#BC#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sitsongrit pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sitsongrit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bardia Farrokhzad 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#
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.#CL2#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sitsongrit blocks it with crossed arms.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Farrokhzad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Sitsongrit works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sitsongrit presses Farrokhzad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Sitsongrit on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head. #ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrokhzad can do to turn this around?#T4#
Sitsongrit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
Nice body punch from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Farrokhzad with a big uppercut! Farrokhzad tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Farrokhzad to the mat! Farrokhzad covers up and Sitsongrit unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Petchuanglek Sitsongrit!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit retains his featherweight title!
Petchuanglek Sitsongrit seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SYN 959 Maluga vs. Olsen
Date: Feb 15, 2023

#R1#
Farrokhzad connects with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad misses with the combination.
Gebhardt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Gebhardt takes one on the button.
Farrokhzad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Gebhardt staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Gebhardt moves out of range.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Gebhardt lands with a straight right. Farrokhzad didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Gebhardt on the inside.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Gebhardt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gebhardt's gas tank.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Gebhardt controls the action.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gebhardt struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gebhardt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gebhardt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gebhardt misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gebhardt or not.
Gebhardt tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gebhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Gebhardt blocks it.
Gebhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Gebhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working Gebhardt over with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards. #T3#
Gebhardt blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gebhardt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gebhardt's elbow.
Gebhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Gebhardt has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Gebhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gebhardt or not.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Gebhardt is blocking nicely.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch. #T4#
Gebhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Gebhardt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad working Gebhardt over with knees to the body.
Gebhardt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gebhardt working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gebhardt is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gebhardt lands with a light punch inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gebhardt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Farrokhzad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farrokhzad catches Gebhardt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Farrokhzad lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Farrokhzad lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gebhardt's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Gebhardt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gebhardt misses the jab.
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gebhardt moves out of range of the strikes.
Gebhardt throws the left hand but Farrokhzad avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad tests Gebhardt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gebhardt misses with a right hand #CL2#
and Farrokhzad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Gebhardt gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad working Gebhardt over with knees to the body.
Gebhardt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Gebhardt blocks it. #T2#
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Gebhardt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gebhardt's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt blocking some punches.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gebhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Gebhardt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Gebhardt fails to land.
Gebhardt working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad presses Gebhardt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Gebhardt avoids the damage to the body.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Gebhardt swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gebhardts head. #T3#
Gebhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gebhardt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Gebhardt blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad cracks Gebhardt with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gebhardt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short body shot lands from Farrokhzad as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Gebhardt won't want to take too many of those.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gebhardt blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad pushes Gebhardt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Gebhardt is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Gebhardt is blocking nicely.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Gebhardt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gebhardt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Farrokhzad digs a good hook to Gebhardt's body.
Gebhardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad lands with an uppercut that bounces Gebhardt off the cage and back into range.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gebhardt doesn't seem phased though.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Gebhardt was well out of range.
Gebhardt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt sets himself, and Farrokhzad steps forward looking for the clinch! Gebhardt avoids it this time.
Farrokhzad throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gebhardt throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gebhardt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gebhardt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gebhardt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Gebhardt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrokhzad misses with a series of wild punches.
Farrokhzad scores with a one two! Gebhardt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Gebhardt 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL2#
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
Gebhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Gebhardt avoids the damage to the body.
Colby Gebhardt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gebhardt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gebhardt misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Gebhardt throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad works on Gebhardt's body with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Gebhardt blocks it.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Gebhardt blocks it.
Gebhardt misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Gebhardt's head.
Gebhardt takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#Gebhardt is rocked!
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Gebhardt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gebhardt tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gebhardt misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gebhardt works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.#T3#
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gebhardt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gebhardt throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gebhardt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Gebhardt blocks it.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gebhardt seems to have got his legs back now.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Farrokhzad.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Gebhardt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Gebhardt avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Gebhardt misses with the head strike.
Gebhardt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad. #T4#
Gebhardt is leaning against Farrokhzad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gebhardt.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gebhardt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gebhardt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Gebhardt lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Gebhardt.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Gebhardt can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gebhardt scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt. #ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Farrokhzad 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SYN 952 Minuar vs. Takahashi
Date: Jan 22, 2023

#R1#
Catch Wrestler throws a predictable looking body shot #CL2#
and Farrokhzad counters by moving into the clinch.
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Catch Wrestler tries to pull guard but Farrokhzad holds him up against the cage and eventually Catch Wrestler drops back down to his feet.
Catch Wrestler blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Catch Wrestler tries to pull guard but Farrokhzad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Catch Wrestler throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Catch Wrestler works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Catch Wrestler stopping the sweep attempt from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad pulls Catch Wrestler in close to his closed guard and prevents Catch Wrestler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Farrokhzad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catch Wrestler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Catch Wrestler throws a big elbow that misses.
Catch Wrestler controlling from the top position. #T1#
Farrokhzad is trying to control the position but Catch Wrestler postures up.
Catch Wrestler stopping the sweep attempt from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad keeping moving, preventing Catch Wrestler from controlling successfully.
Catch Wrestler 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.
Farrokhzad looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Catch Wrestler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Farrokhzad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Catch Wrestler. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Farrokhzad moves into range and clinches up with Catch Wrestler.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Catch Wrestler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Farrokhzad to keep the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Farrokhzad as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Catch Wrestler is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Catch Wrestler blocks it with crossed arms.
Catch Wrestler avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad stops a takedown attempt from Catch Wrestler.
Catch Wrestler is looking to control Farrokhzad's arms but Farrokhzad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Catch Wrestler has his back to the cage.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD#
Catch Wrestler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Farrokhzad working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Catch Wrestler is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farrokhzad defends well.
Farrokhzad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Catch Wrestler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farrokhzad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farrokhzad is in close to Catch Wrestler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farrokhzad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farrokhzad stands up over Catch Wrestler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Farrokhzad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farrokhzad landing some decent shots from guard. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farrokhzad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farrokhzad throws a big elbow that misses.
Farrokhzad is in close to Catch Wrestler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of elbows.#ROC2#Catch Wrestler is rocked!
Farrokhzad chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Catch Wrestler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad with a nice head shot there.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand. Catch Wrestler felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Farrokhzad looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Catch Wrestler can't hide his disappointment, as Farrokhzad celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SYN 945 Krylov vs. Stark
Date: Dec 25, 2022

#R1##CL#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
Duvernay lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Duvernay blocks it.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
Duvernay lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad dodges an elbow strike from Duvernay.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Duvernay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Duvernay swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duvernay throws an elbow that misses.
Duvernay is leaning against Farrokhzad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Duvernay backwards.
Duvernay lands an elbow inside that Farrokhzad shrugs off.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duvernay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Duvernay.
Duvernay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duvernay.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad gets through Duvernay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duvernay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad keeps control of Duvernay as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Duvernay controls his hands.
Duvernay takes a shot to the head.
Duvernay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Farrokhzad as the two fighters clinch.
Duvernay looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duvernay is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrokhzad has Duvernay pressed against the cage, preventing Duvernay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Duvernay looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duvernay.#T2#
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duvernay lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Evan Duvernay has been cut.#BC2#
Duvernay breaks the clinch.
Farrokhzad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duvernay. Duvernay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duvernay cracks Farrokhzad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Duvernay does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duvernay! But no joy.
A big left from Duvernay misses.
Farrokhzad cracks Duvernay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab by Farrokhzad.
Duvernay slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Duvernay ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a lunging right hand
and Duvernay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duvernay circles away from the clinch attempt. #T3#
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Duvernay.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
Duvernay takes one on the button.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and Duvernay counters with a straight right hand.
Duvernay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Duvernay keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Duvernay on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Duvernay shakes it off.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duvernay swats away the attempt to clinch by Farrokhzad.
Duvernay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duvernay steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad misses with a lunging right hand
and Duvernay counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Nice uppercut there from Farrokhzad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice straight punches there by Farrokhzad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a right hook to the body.
Duvernay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Duvernay keeps it at a distance.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duvernay tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrokhzad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a lunging right hand
and Duvernay counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick.
Duvernay avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Duvernay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farrokhzad misses with the combination.
Duvernay throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad backing away here, and Duvernay unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Farrokhzad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Duvernay circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Farrokhzad throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Duvernay to counter with a crisp jab.
Duvernay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farrokhzad looks to land a combination. Duvernay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#That has opened up Evan Duvernay's cut even more.#T1#
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duvernay keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Duvernay misses.
Duvernay misses with a straight right.
Bardia Farrokhzad is winning the standup battle so far.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duvernay can pounce on him.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch but Duvernay slips to the side
and Duvernay counters with a low kick, right behind Farrokhzad 's knee.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duvernay can do to turn this around?
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Duvernay wants to counter the offense by Farrokhzad and move into the clinch position.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Duvernay misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Duvernay's head back.
Duvernay with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duvernay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Farrokhzad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duvernay scrambles back to his feet.
Duvernay moves forwards but Farrokhzad connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farrokhzad defending well as Duvernay loads up on a big left hand.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duvernay counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Duvernay.
Duvernay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Duvernay's shoulder, as Duvernay tries to avoid the shot.
Duvernay is trying to counter with his kicks.
Duvernay throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Farrokhzad.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target. #T3#
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Duvernay makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Farrokhzad really felt that one!
Duvernay avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Duvernay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Farrokhzad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duvernay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farrokhzad connects with the punch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hook to the body.
Duvernay misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC#Duvernay is rocked!
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Duvernay moved out of range.
Duvernay is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad checks the leg kick.
Duvernay seems to have recovered his senses.
Farrokhzad swinging wildly here.
Duvernay appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Farrokhzad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duvernay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Duvernay moved out of range.
Duvernay tried to score with a low kick but Farrokhzad checks it.
Duvernay walks into a stiff left hand from Farrokhzad.#CUT#The cut above Evan Duvernay's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#CL#
Farrokhzad instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duvernay.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Duvernay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duvernay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duvernay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay'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#
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that Duvernay ducks under and follows up with a left that Duvernay also avoids with ease.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farrokhzad lands with a hook. Duvernay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Farrokhzad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Duvernay is out of range.
Farrokhzad moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad clobbers Duvernay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the body
and Duvernay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farrokhzad fails to land with a series of punches.
Duvernay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Farrokhzad lands the left hand.
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duvernay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a glancing blow to the side of Duvernay's head.
Duvernay throws a sloppy head kick and Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a right hand
and Duvernay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad misses with a right hand
and Duvernay counters with a huge left! Farrokhzad is in big trouble! He's backing up but Duvernay isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Farrokhzad from any more damage. A dominating finish by Duvernay!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Duvernay!
Our winner, Evan Duvernay, 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: Sucker Punch Pro Series 211
Date: Dec 04, 2022

#R1#
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greene.
Greene throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
Farrokhzad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Greene to score with a decent uppercut.
Greene dips to his left and cracks Farrokhzad with an uppercut!
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses.
Greene moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Greene misses.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad blocks a leg kick.
Greene ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Farrokhzad scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#It looks like Paulie Greene has been cut.
Greene throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Greene tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Greene fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Greene throws an elbow that misses. #T1#
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Greene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Greene blocks it.
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Greene.
A right hook to the body lands for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working Greene over with knees to the body.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks with his arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Greene is breathing heavily.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greene. #T2#
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Greene.
Greene struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Greene swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Greene.
A left hand lands to the body for Greene.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad pushes Greene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Greene seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greene has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greene backwards.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greene takes a knee to the side of the body. #T3#
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Greene's ribcage. Greene let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head. #ROC2#Greene is rocked!
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Greene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad pushes Greene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad blocks the elbow strike.
Farrokhzad working the clinch nicely. Greene is working for position but Farrokhzad cracks him with a big knee to the head! Greene crumples up against the cage and Farrokhzad lands two more shots before the ref can save Greene! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bardia Farrokhzad!
A relieved looking Bardia Farrokhzad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Paulie Greene was interviewed post fight and said 'Im Sorry Everyone, I’m Disappointed '.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 203
Date: Nov 13, 2022

#R1#
A shot to the liver by Farrokhzad. Beautiful body shot.
Farrokhzad looks to clinch
and Kalmisto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Kalmisto is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kalmisto counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kalmisto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the body
and Kalmisto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Farrokhzad is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Decent striking displayed by Farrokhzad there.
Kalmisto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad with a nice cross.
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses
and Kalmisto counters with a good low kick that Farrokhzad was not able to check. #CL#
Farrokhzad rushes Kalmisto and presses him up against the cage.
Kalmisto managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad. #BC2#
Kalmisto breaks from the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kalmisto was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.#T1#
Jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Kalmisto's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Kalmisto.
Farrokhzad takes a head kick and keeps coming. #ROC2#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kalmistos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalmisto throws an overhand right that drops Farrokhzad like a sack of potatoes! Kalmisto dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apophis Kalmisto!
During a confident post fight interview, Apophis Kalmisto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 193
Date: Oct 12, 2022

#R1#
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
enabling Joseph to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph throws a hook but Farrokhzad avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Joseph circles away.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to Joseph's midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Farrokhzad there.
Farrokhzad lands with an overhand left.
Joseph circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Joseph counters with an inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut
and Joseph counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joseph counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joseph.#ROC2#Farrokhzad is rocked!#T1#
Farrokhzad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joseph counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farrokhzad's knee momentarily.
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph drops Farrokhzad with a straight right hand, right on the button! Joseph follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jihadi Joseph!
A victorious Jihadi Joseph thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 183
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Bickle moves into the clinch successfully.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Bickle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad pushes Bickle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bickle.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Bickle blocks with his arms.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bickle's face. #CUT#It looks like Tom Bickle has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Bickle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bickle misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Bickle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bickle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bickle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle connects with a knee to the head.
Bickle connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Bickle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Bickle managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Bickle misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Bickle misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Bickle.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad managing to block the knees to the body from Bickle.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Bickle.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bickle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bickle throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bickle.
Bickle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Bickle avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bickle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
Bickle misses with the head strike.
A short right from Bickle on the inside.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad. #T4#
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Bickle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bickle looks winded!
Bickle swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bickle working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bickle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Bickle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Bickle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bickle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Bickle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Bickle ducks right into an uppercut from Farrokhzad. #CL2#
Bickle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bickle blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Bickle lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Bickle blocks it.
Bickle scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Bickle - that landed with a thud.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Bickle gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bickle connects with a knee to the head. #T1#
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bickle lands a right hand.
Bickle misses with a punch on the inside.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bickle lands with a right to the head.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Bickle tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Bickle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
Bickle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bickle with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farrokhzad gets through Bickle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Bickle's ribcage. Bickle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bickle misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad avoiding damage as Bickle throws knees to the body. #T2#
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bickle tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Bickle back against the cage.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bickle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Bickle managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bickle lands with a light punch inside.
Bickle lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Bickle blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
A head punch on the inside from Bickle fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Bickle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bickle blocking some punches. #T3#
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bickle backwards.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Bickle is blocking nicely.
Bickle looking to throw knees to the head but Farrokhzad is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad pushes Bickle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Bickle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farrokhzad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bickle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Farrokhzad blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Bickle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Farrokhzad.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad. #T4#
Bickle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Farrokhzad. #ROC#Bickle is rocked!
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bickle prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Bickle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bickle is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Bickle misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bickles head.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.
Bickle throws a head punch that misses.
Bickle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands a big knee to the head and Bickle goes down! Farrokhzad pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 171
Date: Aug 14, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Farrokhzad has Liu up against the cage in a clinch.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad pushes Liu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liu's face.
Liu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad crunches a lovely knee into Liu's ribcage.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Liu's face.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Liu blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards. #T1#
Liu avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Liu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Liu misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
Liu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T2#
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liu cracks Farrokhzad with a nice body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Liu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Liu lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Liu breaks the clinch.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liu throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Farrokhzad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad is out of range.
Farrokhzad connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad connects with a body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Liu finds it's way through Farrokhzad's defenses. #ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!#T3#
Farrokhzad gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Liu gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Farrokhzad 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 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balagot Liu!
Balagot Liu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CFC 501
Date: Jul 17, 2022

#R1#
Jimenez thumps Farrokhzad with a low kick.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Jimenez throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad connects with a nice looking jab.
Jimenez scores with a jab. Farrokhzad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jimenez lands a two punch combo. #TD2#
Farrokhzad gets caught flat footed, as Jimenez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Farrokhzad pulls Jimenez in close to his closed guard and prevents Jimenez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Farrokhzad is trying to keep Jimenez in close. #T1#
Farrokhzad is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jimenez wants to pass the guard but Farrokhzad is keeping the position.
Farrokhzad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Farrokhzad pulls Jimenez in close to his closed guard and prevents Jimenez from doing any damage or advancing position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Jimenez misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jimenez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Jimenez. That snapped Farrokhzad's head back.
Jimenez throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimenez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Jimenez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jimenez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T3#
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Jimenez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jimenez lands with a shot to the body.
Jimenez slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Jimenez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardia Farrokhzad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Jimenez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jimenez backwards.
Jimenez misses with a body punch.
Jimenez blocking some punches. #TD2#
Jimenez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad gets back to full guard.
Farrokhzad wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Farrokhzad is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrokhzad wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jimenez is now in half guard.
Farrokhzad tries to roll over but Jimenez keeps him under control.
Jimenez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Farrokhzad is trying is best to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Jimenez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Jimenez throws the left hand but Farrokhzad avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Jimenez. #TD2#
Jimenez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jimenez is pressing down on Farrokhzad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farrokhzad is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Farrokhzad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad is looking to get back to full guard here but Jimenez has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Farrokhzad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Farrokhzad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jimenez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jimenez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Farrokhzad's legs.
Farrokhzad tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Farrokhzad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jimenez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Jimenez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Farrokhzad is trying to control Jimenez's posture but Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farrokhzad keeps working. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Farrokhzad tries to bum rush Jimenez with a series of wild strikes but Jimenez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jimenez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Jimenez ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farrokhzad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jimenez.
Farrokhzad cracks Jimenez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jimenez lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jimenez walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Jimenez's ribs.
Farrokhzad feints a jab promting Jimenez to slip. Farrokhzad then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jimenez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T4#
Jimenez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farrokhzad moves to clinch but Jimenez breaks away
enabling Jimenez to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Jimenez moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimenez.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrokhzad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Jimenez looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Farrokhzad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrokhzad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jimenez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
The fighters circling - Jimenez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Jimenez avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Jimenez 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.#R3#
Farrokhzad takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #TD2#
Jimenez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Farrokhzad is trying to maintain the position but Jimenez is very close to passing his half guard.
Farrokhzad is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Jimenez 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad keeping hold of Jimenez's head, controlling as best he can. #T1##SUB2#
Jimenez is working for a submission of some sort.
Jimenez is controlling the pace.
Diogo Jimenez has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farrokhzad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jimenez is working away from the top position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Farrokhzad is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Farrokhzad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Jimenez.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jimenez takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook
letting Jimenez counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Farrokhzad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Jimenez avoids it easily.
Jimenez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Jimenez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jimenez working away.
Farrokhzad is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Jimenez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jimenez wants to take Farrokhzad's back but he can't do it this time.
Farrokhzad wants to control but Jimenez is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Farrokhzad is looking to improve his position but Jimenez isn't that keen on the idea.
Farrokhzad wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#SUB2#
Jimenez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Farrokhzad is defending well though. Jimenez let's go of the attempt for now.
Jimenez keeps control of the position as Farrokhzad tries to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diogo Jimenez really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Jimenez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farrokhzad backs up against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a few strikes there.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jimenez moves away.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez lands with a straight right. Farrokhzad didn't see that one coming.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Jimenez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Jimenez misses with a right hand
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez looks for the body kick but Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Jimenez scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad swinging wildly here.
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!
Jimenez misses with a body shot.
Jimenez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farrokhzad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimenez connects with a nice looking jab.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jimenez.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimenez.
Jimenez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jimenez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2##CL#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch successfully.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jimenez scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jimenez is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Jimenez.
A head punch on the inside from Jimenez fails to land.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jimenez's elbow.
Jimenez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Jimenez's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimenez avoids it.#T3#
Jimenez scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimenez.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Farrokhzad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from Jimenez.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farrokhzad closes the distance but Jimenez moves to the side
and Jimenez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimenez was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimenez. #T4#
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Jimenez slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Jimenez walks into a stiff left hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild combination.
Jimenez loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.#CL#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and pushes Jimenez back into the cage.
Jimenez prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jimenez stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jimenez.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad had his way with Diogo Jimenez in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Jimenez circles away. #CL2#
Jimenez clinches up with Farrokhzad and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farrokhzad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jimenez throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Farrokhzad lands with a hook. Jimenez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Farrokhzad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jimenez backs up against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
Jimenez jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Jimenez's ribcage but misses.
Jimenez wants to counter the offense by Farrokhzad and move into the clinch position.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Jimenez keeps it at a distance.
Farrokhzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jimenez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jimenez misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Jimenez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez throws a predictable looking body shot #CL#
and Farrokhzad counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head. #TD2#
Jimenez pulls guard. #SUB2#
Jimenez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Farrokhzad is aware though and is defending well.
Farrokhzad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of elbows.
Jimenez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Farrokhzad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Farrokhzad throws a big elbow that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a strike but Jimenez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad looking for a sweep. Not yet Farrokhzad, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farrokhzad is on top in guard. #REVR#
Farrokhzad postures up in Jimenez's guard and throws a big left but Jimenez blocks it.
Farrokhzad works over Jimenez with some ground and pound from guard.
Farrokhzad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Farrokhzad postures up in Jimenez's guard and throws a big left but Jimenez blocks it.
Farrokhzad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farrokhzad throws an elbow that misses. Jimenez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Farrokhzad's guard. Nice move by Jimenez!#REVB#
Farrokhzad trying to control the position. #T3#
Jimenez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Farrokhzad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jimenez is one step ahead there.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farrokhzad is trying to hold Jimenez in close to prevent damage but Jimenez has managed to pass into half guard.
Farrokhzad is trying to maintain the position but Jimenez is very close to passing his half guard.
Jimenez is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #SUB2#
Farrokhzad wants to control position but Jimenez is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Farrokhzad here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diogo Jimenez!
Diogo Jimenez 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: CFC 493: Tiotio v Outlaw 2
Date: Jun 19, 2022

#R1#
Goncalves throws out a loose jab but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Goncalves ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Goncalves moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Farrokhzad.#CUT#It looks like Guilherme Goncalves has been cut.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Farrokhzad.
Goncalves moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Goncalves counters with a series of strikes. Farrokhzad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.#CL#
Farrokhzad has managed to clinch.
Goncalves can't break the clinch.
Goncalves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Goncalves tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position.
Goncalves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goncalves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goncalves blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Goncalves.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Goncalves blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goncalves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to Goncalves's midsection.
Goncalves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Goncalves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goncalves lands with an uppercut that bounces Farrokhzad off the cage and back into range.
Farrokhzad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goncalves doesn't seem bothered though.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
As Farrokhzad backs off Goncalves throws a huge counter combo but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it all.
Farrokhzad connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Goncalves gets tackled into the cage by Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Goncalves is looking for the big counter here.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T2#
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Farrokhzad moves into range and clinches up with Goncalves.#BC2#
Goncalves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goncalves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goncalves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goncalves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut. Goncalves saw that one coming.
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Goncalves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Farrokhzad misses the target.#CL#
Farrokhzad gets a clinch.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goncalves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Goncalves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Goncalves is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Goncalves wants to get back to striking at distance but Farrokhzad won't allow it. #T3#
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Goncalves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Goncalves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goncalves.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Goncalves controls the action. #BC2#
Goncalves breaks the clinch.
Goncalves misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Goncalves's shoulder, as Goncalves tries to avoid the shot.
Goncalves ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goncalves throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Goncalves slips the punch.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goncalves.
Goncalves cracks a nice hook into Farrokhzad's ribs.
A head kick misses from Goncalves.
Goncalves missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goncalves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goncalves lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Goncalves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goncalves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Farrokhzad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#ROC#Goncalves is rocked!
Farrokhzad lands with a cross.
Goncalves is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Goncalves misses with a two punch combination.
Goncalves tries to get into range but Farrokhzad steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Goncalves! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Farrokhzad scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
An out of breath Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CFC 485: Farrokhzad v Jimenez
Date: May 22, 2022

#R1#
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Jimenez strikes.
Jimenez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Jimenez. Those never looked like landing.
Jimenez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Jimenez misses its target.
Jimenez cracks Farrokhzad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farrokhzad.
Jimenez ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimenez 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.
Jimenez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimenez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up but Jimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Jimenez blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body.
Jimenez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Jimenez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad presses Jimenez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jimenez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Jimenez lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards. #TD#
Jimenez wants the takedown. Farrokhzad is fighting it off but Jimenez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Farrokhzad's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jimenez looking to pass the guard.
Farrokhzad has Jimenez pulled in close to control his posture.
Jimenez wants to control from the top but Farrokhzad keeps moving. #T2#
Jimenez preventing the sweep.
Jimenez tries to free his leg and advance position but Farrokhzad is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farrokhzad is on top in guard. #REVB##SUB#
Jimenez looking for a guillotine here but Farrokhzad defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farrokhzad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jimenez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farrokhzad.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrokhzad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jimenez's head.#T3#
Farrokhzad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farrokhzad scoring with some ground and pound.
Farrokhzad is looking to work some ground and pound but Jimenez has wrist control.
Farrokhzad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrokhzad works over Jimenez with some ground and pound from guard.
Farrokhzad landing with the ground and pound.
Farrokhzad is looking to work some ground and pound but Jimenez has wrist control.
Farrokhzad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jimenez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farrokhzad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jimenez's head.
Farrokhzad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jimenez is trying to control the position but Farrokhzad postures up.
Farrokhzad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farrokhzad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farrokhzad chips away with some ground and pound.#T4##SUB#
Jimenez looking for a guillotine here but Farrokhzad defends easily.
Farrokhzad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farrokhzad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Farrokhzad connects with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ROC2#Jimenez is rocked!#SUB#
Farrokhzad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jimenez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farrokhzad has managed to get both his arms back between Jimenez's legs - danger averted.
Jimenez has momentary wrist control but Farrokhzad slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh Jimenez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farrokhzad landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Jimenez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farrokhzad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Jimenez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jimenez seems to have got his legs back now.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jimenez.
Jimenez takes one to the side of the head.
Jimenez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jimenez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jimenez scores with a hook.
Jimenez misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diogo Jimenez is winning the standup battle so far.
Jimenez blocks a jab.
Jimenez lands with an uppercut that bounces Farrokhzad off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jimenez throws out the jab.
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad scores with a body shot.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad connects with a looping right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Jimenez was well out of range.#CL2#
Farrokhzad forces Jimenez back against the cage and clinches.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad. #TD#
Jimenez is trying to trip Farrokhzad. He has hold of a leg but Farrokhzad is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jimenez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Farrokhzad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jimenez is one step ahead there.
Farrokhzad working a defensive guard here.
Jimenez trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrokhzad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farrokhzad is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Farrokhzad is trying to control the position but Jimenez postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farrokhzad is on top in guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Jimenez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farrokhzad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bardia Farrokhzad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farrokhzad throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Jimenez has his foot on Farrokhzad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Farrokhzad works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farrokhzad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farrokhzad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farrokhzad scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Farrokhzad working some strikes from top position.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of digs.
Farrokhzad stands up over Jimenez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Farrokhzad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Farrokhzad stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Jimenez throws up his legs and catches Farrokhzad in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Farrokhzad tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Jimenez! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Diogo Jimenez!
After the fight, Diogo Jimenez 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: CFC 481: Trounvouche/Bardia F.
Date: May 08, 2022

#R1#
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Trounvouche tries a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrokhzad as he connects with a hook.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Farrokhzad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trounvouche, pushing him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trounvouche backwards. #BC#
Trounvouche breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Trounvouche gets tackled into the cage by Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad maintains the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Trounvouche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Trounvouche counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trounvouche has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIST OF FURY in the buildup to the fight.
Farrokhzad throws a good cross that connects.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trounvouche.
A left lands for Trounvouche.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trounvouche throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Farrokhzad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrokhzad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trounvouche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trounvouche looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Trounvouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trounvouche ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Trounvouche slips the punch.#T1#
Trounvouche scores with a spinning back kick!
Trounvouche swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trounvouche staying out of range there.
Some bone on bone action there as Farrokhzad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Farrokhzad steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Trounvouche.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Farrokhzad tries to move into range but Trounvouche moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Trounvouche defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Farrokhzad with a hook.
Farrokhzad lands a jab.
Trounvouche with the inside leg kick.
Trounvouche lands with a good body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head but Trounvouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trounvouche with the inside leg kick.
Trounvouche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trounvouche avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trounvouche swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the body kick from Trounvouche.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
Trounvouche lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trounvouche dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trounvouche connects with a solid leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Trounvouche counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to Trounvouche's midsection.
Trounvouche walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trounvouche manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad ducks right into an uppercut from Trounvouche.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Trounvouche lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Trounvouche avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad digs a good hook to Trounvouche's body.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Trounvouche sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Trounvouche pushes him off.#T3#
Trounvouche circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trounvouche counters with a right hand to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Trounvouche's head but Trounvouche sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
A quick step to the side and Trounvouche tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trounvouche scores with a decent looking hook.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad connects with a looping right hand. #CL2#
Farrokhzad has Trounvouche up against the cage in a clinch.
Trounvouche lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Trounvouche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad lands with a straight right. Trounvouche didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Trounvouche counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Trounvouche moves out of range.
Farrokhzad blocks a leg kick.
Trounvouche feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farrokhzads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Trounvouche throws a nice outside leg kick. #T4#
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trounvouche.
Farrokhzad checks the leg kick.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trounvouche.
Trounvouche fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad thuds a left hand into Trounvouche's body.
Farrokhzad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Trounvouche had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trounvouche.
Nice uppercut there from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrokhzad under the eye.
Donk. Trounvouche catches Farrokhzad right on the button with a cross.
Trounvouche swings away with a body shot that misses #CL2#
and Farrokhzad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trounvouche is defending well for now.
Trounvouche scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Trounvouche's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azacca Trounvouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trounvouche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trounvouche throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Trounvouche tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 Azacca Trounvouche will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Trounvouche avoids the punch easily.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Farrokhzad looks to land a combination but Trounvouche avoids it well.
Trounvouche fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch
and Trounvouche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trounvouche sizes up Farrokhzad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trounvouche connects with a right hand. Farrokhzad shakes it off.
Trounvouche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trounvouche staying out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trounvouche!
Trounvouche misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Farrokhzad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Trounvouche counters with a good low kick that Farrokhzad was not able to check.
Azacca Trounvouche is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad lands a nice hook to Trounvouche's body. Trounvouche takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farrokhzad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Trounvouche throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trounvouche throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Trounvouche swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range. #T1#
Farrokhzad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
Farrokhzad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Farrokhzad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Trounvouche uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Good exchange - Trounvouche coming out on top.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Trounvouche takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Trounvouche takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL2#
Farrokhzad clinches with his opponent.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trounvouche or not.
Trounvouche pushes Farrokhzad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Trounvouche fails to land.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Trounvouche controls the action.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Trounvouche seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Trounvouche working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trounvouche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Trounvouche avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Farrokhzad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Trounvouche.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Trounvouche won't want to take too many of those.
Trounvouche can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trounvouche backwards.
Trounvouche takes a knee right on the jaw! #BC#
Trounvouche's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trounvouche lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T3#
Trounvouche with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trounvouche. #CL2#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Trounvouche backwards.
Trounvouche has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Trounvouche controls his hands.
Farrokhzad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Trounvouche.
Trounvouche prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad. #BC#
Trounvouche breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trounvouche takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trounvouche looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Trounvouche loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Trounvouche takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC2#Trounvouche is rocked!
Farrokhzad drops Trounvouche with a huge uppercut! Trounvouche drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Farrokhzad is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CFC 476: Jimenez v Nagasaki
Date: Apr 20, 2022

#R1#
Farrokhzad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hackett momentarily.
Hackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Farrokhzad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackett blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range.
Hackett feints a counter leg kick.
Hackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Hackett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick from Hackett misses.
Hackett misses the jab.
A low kick from Hackett misses
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good leg kick by Hackett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad scores with a jab.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Hackett avoids the punch easily.
Hackett tries a quick counter leg kick but Farrokhzad is wise to it.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Hackett.
Hackett circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Hackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad jabs Hackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Farrokhzad misses with a jab to the body
and Hackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Farrokhzad's knee momentarily.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Hackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hackett takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Farrokhzad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Hackett.
Farrokhzad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hackett crunches a lovely knee into Farrokhzad's ribcage.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Hackett drags the fight down to the ground.
Hackett pulls Farrokhzad in to control the position.
Farrokhzad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Farrokhzad landing some decent shots from guard.
Hackett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hackett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farrokhzad's guard. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad wants to sweep here but Hackett controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Hackett wants to control from the top but Farrokhzad keeps moving.
Hackett pushes down on Farrokhzad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Farrokhzad is defending against the submission attempts here by Hackett.
Farrokhzad is looking for a sweep. Hackett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farrokhzad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hackett is working away from the top position though.
Hackett wants to pass to mount but Farrokhzad is defending the position. #T3#
Hackett is taking a breather. Farrokhzad says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Hackett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farrokhzad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hackett is pressing down on Farrokhzad's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farrokhzad is holding on for now.
Hackett has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hackett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier. #T4#
Hackett content just to control the position here.
Farrokhzad is desperately trying to improve his position but Hackett has a good base and remains in mount.
Farrokhzad tries to hold on but Hackett postures up.
Hackett content just to control the position here.
Farrokhzad manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hackett trying to mount his opponent but Farrokhzad defends it.
Hackett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Hackett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Hackett lands a head shot.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Hackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farrokhzad throws a good cross that connects.
Hackett slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Hackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackett 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.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hackett.
Hackett throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad lands with a nice body punch.
Hackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hackett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
It looked like Farrokhzad was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Hackett strikes.
As Hackett tries to get set, Farrokhzad tries to push him back and clinch up but Hackett manages to avoid the attempt.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Hackett moves out of range. #T1#
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Farrokhzad blocks the low kick.
Hackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farrokhzad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hackett throws a hook but Farrokhzad avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad checks a low kick from Hackett.#CL#
Farrokhzad instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
A short right from Hackett.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Hackett avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
Hackett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hackett lands with a right to the head.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hackett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Hackett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hackett misses with the head strike.
Hackett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hackett fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Hackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Hackett looking to throw knees to the head but Farrokhzad is blocking nicely.
Hackett lands a good knee to the midsection. Farrokhzad won't want to take too many of those.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Hackett blocks it. #TD2#
Hackett jumps into guard, dragging Farrokhzad to the mat.
Hackett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Farrokhzad's guard. #REVB#
Farrokhzad keeping moving, preventing Hackett from controlling successfully.
Farrokhzad wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Hackett wants to control from the top but Farrokhzad keeps moving.
Farrokhzad is trying to keep Hackett in close. #SUB2#
Hackett has gone for a leg lock! Farrokhzad slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hackett's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Hackett is looking for a triangle but Farrokhzad pushes his legs off easily.
Farrokhzad works over Hackett with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Hackett had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farrokhzad defends it easily.#SUB2#
Hackett is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4#
Farrokhzad lands a couple of digs.
Farrokhzad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farrokhzad is fighting to break Hackett's control of his arms but Hackett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrokhzad landing with the ground and pound.
Farrokhzad landing some decent shots from guard.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of elbows.
Hackett controls Farrokhzad momentarily but Farrokhzad frees himself.
Farrokhzad working some strikes from top position.
Farrokhzad throws a big elbow that misses.
Farrokhzad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Farrokhzad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Hackett.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Hackett.
Hackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hackett swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
A low kick lands for Hackett.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hackett manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hackett.
Hackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Hackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackett. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farrokhzad walks into a stiff left hand from Hackett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Hackett does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Hackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.#ROC#Hackett is rocked!
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad works the jab nicely.
Hackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
No joy there for Hackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James Hackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
BOOM! Farrokhzad lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hackett. Hackett tries to recover but Farrokhzad is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hackett lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
A very excited looking Bardia Farrokhzad 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: Tycoon Olympics 2022 - Bantamweight QF
Date: Apr 06, 2022

#R1#
An inside leg kick from Kidd misses. #CL2#
Farrokhzad gets a clinch.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad. #CUT2#It looks like Killer Kidd has been cut.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Kidd lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Kidd avoids the damage to the body.
Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kidd tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Kidd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Kidd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Kidd blocks it.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Kidd.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidd controls his hands.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kidd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Kidd lands a right hand. #T1#
Kidd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Kidd.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
A shot in the inside from Kidd.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the side of Kidd's head.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Kidd swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
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!
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad. #T2#
Kidd scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
Kidd blocks an uppercut.
Kidd throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from Kidd.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Kidd scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Kidd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Kidd.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T3#
Kidd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kidd is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
Kidd managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Kidd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Kidd won't want to take too many of those.
Kidd misses with a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Kidd misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kidd.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Kidd can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Kidd controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kidd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kidd avoids it.
A short uppercut from Kidd.
Kidd lands a left hand.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidd managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
A right hook to the body lands for Kidd.
Kidd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kidd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kidd lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Kidd misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Kidd finish him?
Kidd working aggressively here.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Killer Kidd's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Kidd is looking to slow Farrokhzad down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Farrokhzad clinches with his opponent.
Kidd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farrokhzad seems to have recovered his senses.
Kidd lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Kidd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kidd fails to land.
Farrokhzad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kidd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here. #T1#
A short left from Kidd.
Farrokhzad cracks Kidd with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Kidd avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
Kidd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Kidd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kidd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kidd misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kidd is defending well for now.
Kidd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidd's elbow.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kidd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Kidd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kidd.
Kidd tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Kidd back against the cage.
Kidd tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Kidd back against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T2#
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kidd lands with a left to the head.
Kidd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Kidd.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kidd.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Kidd blocks it.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Kidd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kidd lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Kidd misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kidd's elbow.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from Kidd. #T3#
Kidd lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Farrokhzad to his knees! Kidd keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Kidd!
Killer Kidd very nearly forgot to thank Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: WCF WNF 95: Shabazz vs Borgia
Date: Mar 02, 2022

#R1#
Anderson lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhzad's head back.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad with a jab.
Anderson throws a jab when Farrokhzad was well out of range.#CL2#
Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farrokhzad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson works the jab nicely.#ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad leaves his chin hanging out and Anderson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Farrokhzad crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Anderson!
Ryan Anderson is the new bantamweight champion!
Ryan Anderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WCF WNF 90: Woo vs Goncalves 3
Date: Jan 26, 2022

#R1##CL#
Ashbourne Jr tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ashbourne Jr avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashbourne Jr.
Ashbourne Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Ashbourne Jr avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad cracks Ashbourne Jr with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Ashbourne Jr controls the action.
Ashbourne Jr working aggressively here.
Ashbourne Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Farrokhzad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ashbourne Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashbourne Jr is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
Ashbourne Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashbourne Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ashbourne Jr is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ashbourne Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ashbourne Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ashbourne Jr's face. #T1#
Ashbourne Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside. #ROC#Ashbourne Jr is rocked!
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
Ashbourne Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad lands a big knee to the head and Ashbourne Jr goes down! Farrokhzad pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WCF 104:Christmas Day Massacre
Date: Dec 25, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dimms throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dimms doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Dimms doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Dimms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Dimms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dimms ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dimms throws a head kick that misses.
Farrokhzad looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged Dimms in a clinch.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Dimms blocks it.
Nice body punch from Dimms - that landed with a thud.
Dimms pushes Farrokhzad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Dimms blocks with his arms. #BC#
Dimms breaks from the clinch.
Dimms circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrokhzad 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.
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!
Farrokhzad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dimms. Dimms circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Dimms scores with a hook to the body. Farrokhzad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Dimms blocks it.
A slow jab from Farrokhzad misses its intended target.
Dimms throws an overhand right that lands on Farrokhzad's shoulder, as Farrokhzad tries to avoid the shot.
Dimms lands a nice hook to Farrokhzad's body. Farrokhzad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dimms keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Dimms sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dimms fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farrokhzad just manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Dimms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad cracks Dimms with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch
and Dimms counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up but Dimms circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Farrokhzad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dimms makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dimms ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
A little feinted left hand from Dimms on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dimms takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimms digs a good hook to Farrokhzad's body.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Dimms.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot.
Dimms misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Farrokhzad counters by moving into the clinch.
Dimms lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Farrokhzad.
A short right from Dimms.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Nice body punch from Dimms - that landed with a thud.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Dimms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimms.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dimms presses Farrokhzad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Dimms lands with a right to the head.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dimms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dimms presses Farrokhzad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimms tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dimms's face.
Dimms avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Dimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
Nice body punch from Dimms.
Dimms lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Dimms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Dimms lands with a light punch inside.
Dimms misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Dimms breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Dimms.
It seemed like Farrokhzad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dimms manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad misses with a left hand
and Dimms counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Farrokhzad clinches with his opponent.
Dimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dimms tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Dimms tries to throw a body punch but Farrokhzad avoids it by throwing Dimms back against the cage.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Dimms is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Dimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dimms.
A short right from Dimms.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimms controls his hands.
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 Schmedgar Dimms will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Nice straight punches there by Farrokhzad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands the left hand.
Farrokhzad thuds a left hand into Dimms's body.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight left.
Farrokhzad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dimms looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dimms throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL2#
Farrokhzad has Dimms up against the cage in a clinch.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Dimms.
Dimms softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dimms avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Schmedgar Dimms has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud. #BC#
Dimms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farrokhzad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dimms at a distance.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and Dimms counters with a stiff right hand.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch but Dimms swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Dimms on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Farrokhzad lands a lovely overhand right.
Farrokhzad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farrokhzad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dimms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Dimms steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
A counter left hand to the body from Dimms misses its target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Farrokhzad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up
enabling Dimms to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!#T2#
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Dimms moves out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Dimms avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Dimms is out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Dimms blocks it.
Dimms is looking to wear down Farrokhzad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Dimms is avoiding it.
Dimms was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Dimms swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Dimms keeps it at a distance.
Dimms throws a counter high kick but Farrokhzad was just alert enough to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Dimms.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Dimms counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can Dimms finish him?
Farrokhzad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad lands with a shot to the body.
Dimms scores with a push kick.#T3#
Farrokhzad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimms.
Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Dimms.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad seems to have recovered his senses.
Farrokhzad connects with a jab.
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Dimms counters with a left and a right... And another left! Farrokhzad is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schmedgar Dimms!

Event: WCF WNF 82: Tzeng vs Bardia
Date: Dec 01, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Tzeng counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tzeng.
Farrokhzad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tzeng controls the pace.
Farrokhzad keeping moving, preventing Tzeng from controlling successfully.
Tzeng sitting in guard here, content to control.
Farrokhzad wants to sweep but no luck.
Tzeng looking to pass the guard.
Farrokhzad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrokhzad can't keep his opponent in guard - Tzeng advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T1#
Farrokhzad is trying is best to control the position here.
Tzeng trying to control the action but Farrokhzad is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Tzeng is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farrokhzad has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Tzeng is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Farrokhzad is controlling Tzeng's trapped leg to prevent Tzeng from advancing to side control.#SUB#
Tzeng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tzeng seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB#
Farrokhzad is defending against the submission attempts here by Tzeng. #SUB#
Tzeng is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Farrokhzad is just riding it out for now. Tzeng eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Tzeng is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Farrokhzad defends it well. #T3#
Tzeng is looking to take a break and control but Farrokhzad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking body shot.
Tzeng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#It looks like Shu Fang Tzeng has been cut.
Farrokhzad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrokhzad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Tzeng tries to counter with a takedown but Farrokhzad is quick to defend against it.
Tzeng changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farrokhzad tries to avoid it but Tzeng manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farrokhzad to the ground. Farrokhzad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tzeng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tzeng walks into a left hand.
Tzeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Tzeng moves away and avoids it.#T4##CL2#
Farrokhzad takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Farrokhzad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tzeng is trying to stall.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tzengs head.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head. #TD#
Tzeng drags the fight down to the ground.
Farrokhzad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Farrokhzad working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Farrokhzad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farrokhzad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farrokhzad cracks Tzeng with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Tzeng escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farrokhzad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Farrokhzad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farrokhzad throwing strikes from guard but Tzeng blocks nicely.
Farrokhzad scoring with punches to the head and body. #ROC2#Tzeng is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shu Fang Tzeng's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Tzeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhzad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CUT2#Shu Fang Tzeng's cut is getting worse.
Farrokhzad lands a head shot.
Oh Tzeng is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD#
Tzeng fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Farrokhzad sprawls well initially but Tzeng persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Farrokhzad tries to get to full guard but Tzeng has control of the leg.
Tzeng seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB#
Tzeng is working for a kimura but Farrokhzad is defending it quite comfortably.
Farrokhzad keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Tzeng is trying to work for a kimura but Farrokhzad is defending well.
We've been hearing good reports from Tzeng'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.#T1#
Farrokhzad trying to get back to full guard but Tzeng takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!#SUB#
Tzeng wants to finish this one by submission but Farrokhzad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tzeng.
Tzeng sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tzeng can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Farrokhzad is looking to escape. #SUB#
Tzeng is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Farrokhzad is surviving well by controlling Tzeng's body position as best he can. #T2#
Farrokhzad regains half guard.#SUB#
Tzeng is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Farrokhzad manages to get to full guard.
Farrokhzad looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tzeng trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrokhzad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Farrokhzad pulls Tzeng in close to prevent any damage.
Farrokhzad's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Farrokhzad keeping moving, preventing Tzeng from controlling successfully.
Farrokhzad trying to control the position here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tzeng looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL2#
Farrokhzad has managed to clinch.
Tzeng tries to pull guard but Farrokhzad holds him up against the cage and eventually Tzeng drops back down to his feet.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
Tzeng is looking to take this one to the mat.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Tzeng backwards.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Tzeng won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shu Fang Tzeng's cut.
That's time! Tzeng's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3##CL2#
Farrokhzad pushes Tzeng up against the cage in a clinch.
Tzeng is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Farrokhzad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tzeng tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tzengs head.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad presses Tzeng against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad lands a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tzeng backwards.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tzeng is trying to pull guard but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shu Fang Tzeng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tzeng takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head. #T1#
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tzeng's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Tzeng fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tzeng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands an uppercut.#TD#
Tzeng pulls guard successfully.
Farrokhzad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tzeng's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Tzeng is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Farrokhzad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tzeng's head.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Farrokhzad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tzeng's head.#T2#
Farrokhzad postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tzeng covers up, he's hurt! Farrokhzad keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Farrokhzad and the ref steps in to end the fight! Farrokhzad can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WCF 98: Tzeng vs Blackburn
Date: Nov 13, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farrokhzad stuffs the takedown attempt from Haba. Haba gets slowly back to his feet.
Farrokhzad throws a nice looking combination but Haba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haba.
Haba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haba changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD2#
Haba dives in and scores a takedown into Farrokhzad's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrokhzad 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.
Haba trying to control the position from guard on top but Farrokhzad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farrokhzad 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.
Haba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Haba is still trying to improve position.
Farrokhzad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Farrokhzad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Farrokhzad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Haba fails with a takedown attempt.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claus Haba.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haba walks into a jab.#CUT#It looks like Claus Haba has been cut.#T2##TD2#
Haba throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Farrokhzad tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Haba is in Farrokhzad's guard.
Farrokhzad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Haba looking to sit in guard and control but Farrokhzad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrokhzad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Haba working for a triangle but Farrokhzad defends it easily.
Farrokhzad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farrokhzad throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Haba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Farrokhzad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Haba's head.#T3#
Farrokhzad is in close to Haba's body, working some short punches and elbows.#SUB2#
Haba has his foot on Farrokhzad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Farrokhzad works his way back into a safe position though.
Farrokhzad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farrokhzad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Haba's head.#ROC#Haba is rocked!
Farrokhzad is in close to Haba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haba is still in real trouble! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Haba's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WCF 95: Sepi vs Jones
Date: Oct 23, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
and Blackburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to Blackburn's midsection.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the body
and Blackburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackburn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Blackburn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farrokhzad cracks Blackburn with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blackburn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blackburn walks into a straight right hand from Farrokhzad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blackburn moves forwards but Farrokhzad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blackburn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#ROC#Blackburn is rocked!
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackburn is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Blackburn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Blackburn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farrokhzad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bardia Farrokhzad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Blackburn slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackburn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blackburn has time to react.
Blackburn misses with a hook.#CL2#
Blackburn moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Blackburn blocks it.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackburn seems to have recovered his senses.
Blackburn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blackburn managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Blackburn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Blackburn blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad. #TD2#
Blackburn has hold of one of Farrokhzad's legs. Farrokhzad is fighting the takedown attempt but Blackburn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Farrokhzad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farrokhzad pulls Blackburn in close to his closed guard and prevents Blackburn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blackburn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blackburn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad managing to control the position.
Blackburn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Blackburn won't allow Farrokhzad to sweep him here.
Blackburn throws an elbow that misses. Farrokhzad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blackburn's guard. Nice move by Farrokhzad!#REVR#
Farrokhzad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackburn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farrokhzad postures up in Blackburn's guard and throws a big left but Blackburn blocks it.
Farrokhzad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blackburn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blackburn wants to stand up but Farrokhzad is controlling him. #T4#
Blackburn is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Farrokhzad throwing strikes from guard but Blackburn blocks nicely.
Farrokhzad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blackburn's head.
Farrokhzad throws a strike but Blackburn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrokhzad keeping moving, preventing Blackburn from controlling successfully.
Blackburn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blackburn landing some decent shots from guard.
Farrokhzad wants to improve his position but instead Blackburn has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Farrokhzad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bardia Farrokhzad is winning the standup battle so far.
Blackburn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Blackburn.
Farrokhzad closes the distance but Blackburn moves to the side
and Blackburn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blackburn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blackburn defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Blackburn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Blackburn moves out of range.
A cross from Blackburn lands.
Blackburn misses with a takedown attempt
and Farrokhzad counters with a two punch combo.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad 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.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Blackburn shakes it off.#T1#
Nice jab there from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves to clinch but Blackburn breaks away
and Blackburn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blackburn throws a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.#CL2#
Blackburn clinches.
Blackburn misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackburn won't want to take too many of those.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blackburn blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Blackburn controls the action.
Blackburn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Blackburn stalling in the clinch but Farrokhzad improves position.
Farrokhzad lands a good knee to the midsection. Blackburn won't want to take too many of those.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Blackburn blocks it.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but Blackburn avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Blackburn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackburn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackburn misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs. #KD#
Farrokhzad drops Blackburn with a big knee straight up the middle! Blackburn is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #CL2#
Blackburn pushes Farrokhzad up against the cage in a clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the body.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blackburn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blackburn blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T3#
A nice left hand lands by Blackburn.
Blackburn is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Farrokhzad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackburn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackburn can do to turn this around?
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farrokhzad as Blackburn tries to tie him up.
Blackburn wants to take the fight to the mat but Farrokhzad manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blackburn backwards.
Farrokhzad has a couple of punches blocked by Blackburn.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Blackburn blocks it. #T4#
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Farrokhzads head.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackburn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackburn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Blackburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Blackburn lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackburn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#Farrokhzad is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Blackburn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackburn slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Blackburn is avoiding it.
Blackburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Blackburn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blackburn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackburn was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Farrokhzad misses the body punch
and Blackburn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch
and Blackburn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
BOOM! Blackburn lands a beautiful left hook that drops Farrokhzad. Farrokhzad tries to recover but Blackburn is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Farrokhzad lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emiliano Blackburn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Emiliano Blackburn waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: WCF 91: Corona vs Bardia 2
Date: Sep 25, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
It looked like Corona was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farrokhzad.
Corona throws a hook but Farrokhzad avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses.
Corona moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
Corona looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Corona takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses. #CL2#
Corona tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Corona.
Corona misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Corona pressing his opponent against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Corona blocks with his arms. #T1#
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Corona controls his hands.
Corona blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Corona lands an uppercut.
Corona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Corona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corona really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Farrokhzad presses Corona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Corona.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corona.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Corona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corona.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Corona blocks it.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Corona looking to stall.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T2#
Farrokhzad letting Corona take a breather here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Corona blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corona stalling against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad lands with a right to the head.
Corona lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad working Corona over with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad cracks Corona with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
Corona pressing his opponent against the cage.
Corona misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
I was talking to Corona's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T3#
Corona looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Corona.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Corona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corona is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Farrokhzad is keeping busy.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Corona's ribcage. Corona let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Corona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Corona's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Corona's gas tank.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corona's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Corona.
Corona dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Corona blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Corona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike. #T4#
Corona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Corona blocks with his arms.
Corona working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corona backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farrokhzad as Corona tries to tie him up.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corona wants to stall.
Corona blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corona backwards.
Corona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Corona blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Corona throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad 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#
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Corona avoids the punch easily.
Corona scores with a jab to the head.
A solid body kick from Corona.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corona. That's going to slow Farrokhzad down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Corona.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Corona moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Corona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrokhzad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Corona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corona misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Corona misses with a low kick.
Farrokhzad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a double jab.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farrokhzad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
and Corona counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
Farrokhzad scores with a body shot.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
Corona's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrokhzad under the eye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Farrokhzad in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Corona takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corona manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Corona moves out of range. #T2#
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Corona moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Corona does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Corona's head back. #ROC2#Corona is rocked!
Corona connects with a right hand. Farrokhzad shakes it off.
Oh Corona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corona.
Corona seems to have got his legs back now.
Corona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Farrokhzad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farrokhzad.
Corona will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook. Corona ducked under it nicely.
Corona feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Farrokhzads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T3#
Corona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Corona lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farrokhzad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farrokhzad throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Corona slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Corona swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corona.
A jab from Corona misses.
Farrokhzad walks into a jab.
Corona moves away from the strike by Farrokhzad.
Corona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Farrokhzad cracks a nice hook into Corona's ribs.
Corona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4##CL2#
Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged Corona in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad pushes Corona back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Corona seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Farrokhzad can turn it around.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Corona working aggressively here.
Corona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Corona.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corona.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad presses Corona against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corona blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Corona blocks it.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Corona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Corona.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Corona misses with a kick to the body
and Farrokhzad counters with a right hand to the body.
Corona slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Corona swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that Corona ducks under and follows up with a left that Corona also avoids with ease.
Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Farrokhzad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corona throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the leg kick from Corona.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Corona delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corona fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farrokhzad checks it well.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Corona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farrokhzad! But no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Corona 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corona moves away.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body. Corona takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corona throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farrokhzad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farrokhzad finds it's way round the side to connect with Corona's head.
A jab from Corona finds it's way through Farrokhzad's defenses.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
A left lands for Farrokhzad.
Corona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corona is looking to counter punch.
Corona misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Corona takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Farrokhzad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corona feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
Corona throwing a counter right hand but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Corona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Corona moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Corona on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Corona misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Farrokhzad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Farrokhzad punishes Corona's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corona paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corona.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Corona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Corona looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Corona catches Farrokhzad right on the button with a cross.
Farrokhzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corona takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Corona misses the target.
Corona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Nice uppercut lands for Corona. That snapped Farrokhzad's head back.
Corona misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Corona avoids the punch easily.
Corona throwing a counter right hand but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.#T4#
Corona with the inside leg kick.
Farrokhzad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corona misses with a low kick as Farrokhzad jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Corona is out of range.
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!
Farrokhzad throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Corona's ribcage but misses.
Corona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Corona lands an overhand right.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Corona slips the punch.#CL2#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and pushes Corona back into the cage.
Corona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
Farrokhzad throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Farrokhzad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corona walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corona scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch
letting Corona counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corona moves away.
Farrokhzad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corona can pounce on him.
Farrokhzad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farrokhzad avoids a kick to the body.
Corona throws a low kick but Farrokhzad avoids it.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corona blocks a jab.
Corona moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Corona works over Farrokhzad's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
and Corona counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Farrokhzad! He's just covering up as Corona starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Corona!
Juan Corona retains his bantamweight title!
Juan Corona made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.

Event: WCF 87: Corona vs Benedetti 2
Date: Aug 28, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chai.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Chai's shoulder, as Chai tries to avoid the shot.
Chai tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
Chai shoots in for a takedown but Farrokhzad shows good takedown defense. #TD2#
Chai shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Farrokhzad is trying to defend but Chai finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chai tries to pass to full mount but Farrokhzad defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chai in particular looking to stall.#T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrokhzad trying to control from the bottom.
Chai takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Farrokhzad is trying to control but can't.
Farrokhzad wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai trying to pass the guard but Farrokhzad defending well.
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Farrokhzad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Farrokhzad won't allow Chai to pass to mount. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Farrokhzad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chai.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch #TD2#
and Chai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chai pushes down on Farrokhzad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Farrokhzad is looking to improve his position.
Farrokhzad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Farrokhzad.#SUB2#
Chai postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Farrokhzad is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Chai, into his guard. #REVR##T3#
Chai wants to sweep but no luck.
Farrokhzad distracts Chai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chai is trying to control the position but Farrokhzad postures up.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Chai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farrokhzad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Chai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farrokhzad throws a big right hand that misses.
Chai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Farrokhzad throwing strikes but missing.
Our spies down at at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts inform us that Chai has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T4##SUB2#
Chai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Farrokhzad postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Farrokhzad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chai's head.
Chai controls Farrokhzad momentarily but Farrokhzad frees himself.
We've been hearing that Farrokhzad has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Farrokhzad chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC#Chai is rocked!
Farrokhzad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chai is still in real trouble! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad gets to his feet and stands over Chai, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Chai felt that one! Farrokhzad unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Chai from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
An out of breath Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WCF 83: Corona vs Bendetti
Date: Jul 30, 2021

#R1#
Sanders shoots in and drives through. Farrokhzad sprawls well.#CL#
Farrokhzad has closed the distance and engaged Sanders in a clinch.
Farrokhzad gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanders is looking for a takedown.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Farrokhzad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
Sanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hook to the body. #TD2#
Sanders shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Farrokhzad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Farrokhzad's coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
You can see the frustration on Farrokhzad's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanders has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at MY YARD Resurrect. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Farrokhzad is looking to reverse the position.
Farrokhzad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Sanders wants to work for an arm triangle but Farrokhzad is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T1##SUB2#
Sanders seems to be working for a kimura but Farrokhzad defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrokhzad keeping hold of Sanders's head, controlling as best he can.
Farrokhzad wants to get back to full guard.
Farrokhzad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sanders.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farrokhzad is on top in guard. #REVR##T2#
Farrokhzad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Sanders working for a triangle but Farrokhzad defends it easily.
Farrokhzad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farrokhzad working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Farrokhzad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farrokhzad has managed to get both his arms back between Sanders's legs - danger averted.
Farrokhzad stands up over Sanders, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Farrokhzad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farrokhzad with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Sanders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farrokhzad defends it easily.
Farrokhzad working some strikes from top position.
Farrokhzad cracks Sanders with a solid left hand.
Farrokhzad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farrokhzad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Farrokhzad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanders's head.#ROC#Sanders is rocked!#T3#
Farrokhzad landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanders is still in real trouble! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB2#
Sanders working for a triangle but Farrokhzad defends it easily.
Farrokhzad gets to his feet and stands over Sanders, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Sanders felt that one! Farrokhzad unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Sanders from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
An out of breath Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Bernie Sanders had this to say: 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'.

Event: WCF WNF 61: Decimal vs Corona
Date: Jul 07, 2021

#R1#
A jab lands there for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Farrokhzad - just one landing.
Farrokhzad throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch in the buildup to the fight.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad walks into a jab.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benedetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benedetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrokhzad.
Benedetti looks to throw a body kick
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benedettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick from Benedetti.#T1#
Benedetti slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Good leg kick by Benedetti.
Farrokhzad lands a head shot.
Farrokhzad cracks Benedetti with an open hand slap.
Benedetti throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Farrokhzad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Benedetti catches Farrokhzad right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Farrokhzad's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Farrokhzad misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Farrokhzad avoids it well.
Benedetti moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Farrokhzad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Farrokhzad counters with a three punch combo that has Benedetti backing up. Benedetti nods at Farrokhzad to acknowledge the strikes.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farrokhzad's head backwards.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Farrokhzad scores with a one two! Benedetti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farrokhzad with a body shot.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Farrokhzad off balance momentarily.
Benedetti takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Donk. Benedetti catches Farrokhzad right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti throws a body kick that misses.
Benedetti defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.#T4#
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farrokhzad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
A little feinted left hand from Farrokhzad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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 Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Farrokhzad throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Benedetti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bardia Farrokhzad is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benedetti - that will leave a mark!
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti sizes up Farrokhzad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farrokhzad tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
A head kick from Benedetti lands but Farrokhzad takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Farrokhzad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.#CL2#
Benedetti has managed to clinch.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
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!
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Farrokhzad gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benedetti gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Benedetti is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedettis head.
Benedetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Farrokhzad. #T3#
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedettis head.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Benedetti avoids the damage to the body.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Farrokhzad - that landed with a thud.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad. #BC2#
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benedetti slips a jab and a cross from Farrokhzad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.#T4#
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
Benedetti cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Farrokhzad swinging wildly here.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that is checked
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Farrokhzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that Benedetti ducks under and follows up with a left that Benedetti also avoids with ease.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Farrokhzad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrokhzad at a distance.
Benedetti moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Benedetti punishes Farrokhzad's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Farrokhzad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Farrokhzad connects with a body shot that sends Benedetti's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti thuds his right hand into Farrokhzad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1#
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Farrokhzad blocks it well.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. #CL#
Farrokhzad rushes Benedetti and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti presses Farrokhzad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti pushes Farrokhzad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benedetti is defending well for now.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Benedetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Benedetti.
A right handed body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Benedetti blocks it.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti pushes Farrokhzad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T3#
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad dodges an elbow strike from Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benedetti's face.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Benedetti scores with a kick to the body.
Farrokhzad blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhzad's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Benedetti moves away
and Farrokhzad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farrokhzad avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farrokhzad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrokhzad there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Farrokhzad's leg but Farrokhzad calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti takes one to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Farrokhzad finds it's target.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farrokhzad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Benedetti.
I think Farrokhzad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
Lorenzo Benedetti took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: WCF 75: Road vs Gordon
Date: Jun 05, 2021

#R1#
Corona darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Corona misses the target.
Farrokhzad tests Corona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corona jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farrokhzad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad looks to land a right hand but Corona moved out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corona was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
A jab from Farrokhzad does it's job there.
Corona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad scores with a hook.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Corona is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corona missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farrokhzad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Corona is out of range.
Corona cracks Farrokhzad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Farrokhzad throws a combination that misses
enabling Corona to counter with a crisp jab.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.#T1#
Corona throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Corona throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corona throws a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head but Farrokhzad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Corona cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad thuds his right hand into Corona's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farrokhzad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Corona throws a good cross that connects.
Farrokhzad walks into a jab.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
and Corona counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corona has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC2#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corona lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrokhzad at a distance.
Farrokhzad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrokhzad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Corona throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Corona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.#T2#
Corona misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Corona. Those never looked like landing.
Farrokhzad throwing a counter right hand but Corona manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad lands a right hook to the body.
Farrokhzad seems to have got his legs back now.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Corona.
Corona takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Corona is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Corona blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Corona manages to break the clinch.
Corona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
Corona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corona takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad throwing a counter right hand but Corona manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad works Corona's body with a nice hook.
Corona lands a jab to the head.
Corona on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad throws a sloppy body shot
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corona thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Corona takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Farrokhzad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Corona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrokhzad misses with a few strikes there.
Farrokhzad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Corona does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corona lands a head shot.
Corona misses with a lunging right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Corona is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Farrokhzad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A jab from Corona does it's job there.
Corona is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Corona takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Corona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corona slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Corona lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Corona misses.
Farrokhzad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Corona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corona.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Corona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.#T4#
Corona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corona avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Corona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Corona looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Corona lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrokhzad at a distance.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Corona on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Corona.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the side of Corona's head but Corona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Corona.
Corona misses with a combination
and Farrokhzad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juan Corona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corona. Corona circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Corona scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corona lands with a hook. Farrokhzad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Corona will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Corona misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Corona is out of range.
Farrokhzad misses with a jab to the body
enabling Corona to counter with a crisp jab.
Corona cracks Farrokhzad with a good jab.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad throws a good cross that connects.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Corona swinging wildly here.
Corona scores with a hook to the body. Farrokhzad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Corona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad misses with a two punch combination.
Corona on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Corona.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corona.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farrokhzad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Corona throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Farrokhzad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Corona misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Corona moves out of range.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses.
Corona cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Corona misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Corona clobbers Farrokhzad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Farrokhzad staying out of range there.
Corona swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Corona ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Juan Corona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Corona does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut. Corona saw that one coming.
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corona.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Corona avoids it easily.
Corona misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Corona throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Corona takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Corona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farrokhzad manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad jabs Corona to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL#
Farrokhzad gets a clinch.
Corona tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Corona scores with a hook to the body.
Corona avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Corona blocks an uppercut.
Corona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Corona.
Corona blocking some punches.
Corona is trying to stall.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Corona blocks with his arms.
Corona is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Corona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corona blocks it with crossed arms.
Corona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corona throws a punch but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Corona lands a body shot in the clinch.
Corona has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Farrokhzad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Corona can turn it around.#BC2#
Corona breaks the clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Corona lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Some wild striking there from Corona.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Corona as he connects with a hook.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Corona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.#T4#
A swing and a miss from Farrokhzad.
A jab from Farrokhzad misses.
Corona throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Corona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corona misses with a hook.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
Corona misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Corona.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Corona throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farrokhzad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Corona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Corona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Corona moves out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a looping overhand right but Corona ducks down to avoid it.
Corona swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Corona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corona.
Corona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
A nice side step and Corona releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Corona looks to land a combination but Farrokhzad avoids it well.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corona moves away.
Corona lands a right hook to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Corona.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy uppercut
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona swings widly with a right hand
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Corona.
Corona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Corona scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Farrokhzad doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Farrokhzad sizes up Corona with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Farrokhzad there.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Corona's ribcage but misses.
Corona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corona takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corona lands with a straight right. Farrokhzad didn't see that one coming.
Farrokhzad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Corona counters with a stiff right hand.
Corona throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corona misses with a body shot.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Corona is just out of range.
Farrokhzad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corona fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farrokhzad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Corona.
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!
Farrokhzad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Corona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farrokhzad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farrokhzad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Corona pushes him off.#T2#
Farrokhzad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corona. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut
and Corona connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Corona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Farrokhzad finds it's way round the side to connect with Corona's head.
Corona smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corona scores with a punch to the head.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corona lands with a good body shot.
A punch combination from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Corona lands a head shot.
Farrokhzad tries to bum rush Corona with a series of wild strikes but Corona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farrokhzad looks to clinch
and Farrokhzad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Corona ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.#T3#
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corona with a nice cross.
Corona fails to land with a series of punches.
Corona slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Corona avoids the damage to the body.
Corona lands with a left to the head.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farrokhzad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corona lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Corona avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corona lands an uppercut.
Corona lands a big right hand that drops Farrokhzad! The killer instinct kicks in and Corona finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Corona!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Corona!
A pretty intense looking Juan Corona took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: WCF 72: Tofail vs Cortez 2
Date: May 15, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Dewey Decimal has been cut.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Decimal doesn't seem phased though.
Decimal missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Decimal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Decimal scores with a three punch combo!
Farrokhzad scores with a nice right hand.
Farrokhzad connects with a jab.
Farrokhzad swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Decimal manages to avoid it.
Decimal looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Decimal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #ROC2#Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Decimal counter with a right hand.
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad misses with a right hand
and Decimal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Decimal is out of range.
Decimal throws an overhand right that has Farrokhzad reeling! Decimal follows up with more punches and Farrokhzad is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dewey Decimal!
Dewey Decimal is the new bantamweight champion!
Dewey Decimal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WCF WNF 48: Bardia vs Kraus
Date: Apr 07, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farrokhzad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a slapping body shot. #TD2#
Kraus throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Farrokhzad was covering up waiting for the punch and Kraus finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kraus works over Farrokhzad with some ground and pound from guard.
Kraus trying to control but Farrokhzad is working from the bottom.
Kraus looking to sit in guard and control but Farrokhzad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrokhzad is working Kraus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Kraus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farrokhzad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Farrokhzad working some strikes from top position.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Kraus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farrokhzad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T1#
Farrokhzad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farrokhzad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farrokhzad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Farrokhzad throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Kraus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farrokhzad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kraus's head.#SUB2#
Kraus has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farrokhzad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Farrokhzad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Farrokhzad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kraus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farrokhzad has managed to get both his arms back between Kraus's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Kraus looking for a guillotine here but Farrokhzad defends easily.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Farrokhzad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Farrokhzad chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC#Kraus is rocked!#SUB2#
Kraus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kraus is still in real trouble! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kraus seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB2#
Farrokhzad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Farrokhzad 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farrokhzad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Farrokhzad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Kraus looking for a guillotine here but Farrokhzad defends easily.
Farrokhzad is working Kraus over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farrokhzad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Kraus has his foot on Farrokhzad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Farrokhzad works his way back into a safe position though.
Farrokhzad landing some decent shots from guard.
Farrokhzad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kraus's head.#T3#
Farrokhzad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Farrokhzad works over Kraus with some ground and pound from guard.
Farrokhzad stopping the sweep attempt from Kraus.#SUB2#
Kraus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Kraus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farrokhzad gets to his feet and stands over Kraus, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kraus felt that one! Farrokhzad unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kraus from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Harti Kraus spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to Bardia. He's a good champion. Wasn't my night tonight. No excuses to be had, he was better. We will meet again though, make no mistake about it. This isn't the last you've seen of me.'.

Event: WCF WNF 43: Bardia vs Denisov
Date: Mar 03, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Denisov. #CL2#
Denisov clinches up with Farrokhzad and pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as Denisov controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Farrokhzad as Denisov tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
Denisov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Farrokhzad is working Denisov over against the cage.
Denisov looks winded!
Farrokhzad misses with some punches.
Denisov takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farrokhzad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Denis Denisov has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand. #T1#
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike. #ROC#Denisov is rocked!
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Denisov is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Denisov seems to have recovered his senses.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Denisov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Farrokhzad lands a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Denisov takes a shot to the head.
Farrokhzad pushes Denisov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Farrokhzad as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farrokhzad scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#KD#
Farrokhzad drops Denisov with a big knee straight up the middle! Denisov is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #CL#
Farrokhzad darts in and clinches Denisov up against the cage.#T2#
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Farrokhzad gets through Denisov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad presses Denisov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denisov backwards.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad pushes Denisov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch.
Farrokhzad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farrokhzad jerks Denisov's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Denisov drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Farrokhzad goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Farrokhzad because Denisov was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WCF 57: Bardia vs Li Chai
Date: Jan 30, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Chai moves forwards but Farrokhzad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Farrokhzad gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Bardia Farrokhzad 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: WCF 53: Bardia vs Sanders
Date: Jan 02, 2021

#R1#
Farrokhzad jabs Sanders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad sizes up Sanders with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanders darts in trying to clinch
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab from Sanders.
Sanders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farrokhzad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the head.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanders is just out of range.#KD#
Farrokhzad cracks Sanders with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farrokhzad has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sanders to stand back up!#ROC#Sanders is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad stuns Sanders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Sanders throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Sanders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Farrokhzad counters with a left to the body.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Sanders wants to clinch.
Sanders tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farrokhzad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanders with a poor takedown
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #KD#
Farrokhzad lands a big uppercut and Sanders crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sanders looks OK. Farrokhzad waves Sanders back to his feet!
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanders avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Sanders drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Farrokhzad swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Sanders's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Bernie Sanders had this to say: 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'.

Event: WCF WNF 29: Bardia vs Makino
Date: Nov 25, 2020

#R1#
Farrokhzad misses with a double jab.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Makino looks to throw the jab but Farrokhzad is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Makino.
Farrokhzad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Farrokhzad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Makino misses. #CL#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and pushes Makino back into the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad presses Makino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makino's elbow. #BC2#
Makino breaks the clinch.
Makino slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad digs a good body shot into Makino's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad lands a hook that stumbles Makino back into the cage. Farrokhzad follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Makino to the canvas! Farrokhzad pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Makino has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!

Event: Halloween on Hilo
Date: Oct 31, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Decimal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Decimal in side control, throwing shots but Farrokhzad defends.
Farrokhzad is looking for a sweep.
Decimal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Decimal 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.
Farrokhzad can't do much from the bottom here.
Decimal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Farrokhzad is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Decimal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Farrokhzad is avoiding damage well.
Decimal misses with the ground and pound.
Farrokhzad is looking for a sweep.
Decimal is looking to take a break and control but Farrokhzad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Decimal throws an elbow but Farrokhzad slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Decimal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Farrokhzad felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Decimal working away.#T1#
Farrokhzad sneaks back into half guard.
Decimal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Decimal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Farrokhzad trying to control here.
Farrokhzad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Decimal is thwarting Farrokhzad's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrokhzad is looking to improve his position.
Farrokhzad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Decimal. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Decimal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decimal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decimal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Decimal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Decimal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Decimal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrokhzad's head.
Decimal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farrokhzad has a hand on Decimal's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Decimal takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Decimal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Farrokhzad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Decimal throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Decimal thowing shots but they're missing.
Decimal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch! #T3#
Decimal looking to ground and pound but Farrokhzad is blocking nicely.
Farrokhzad tries to hold on but Decimal pushes him away.
Decimal misses with a head shot.
Decimal throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Farrokhzad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Farrokhzad tries to lock up and control but Decimal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Decimal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Decimal thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Farrokhzad is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Decimal unloads with some shots from mount but Farrokhzad bucks and avoids them well.
Farrokhzad wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Decimal.
Farrokhzad is squirming around, avoiding Decimal's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Decimal throws some wild stikes that Farrokhzad manages to avoid easily.
Farrokhzad is working to get back to half guard.
Decimal thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Decimal there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Decimal looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad can't escape the position.
Decimal misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Decimal tries to control but Farrokhzad wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrokhzad suckers Decimal into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Farrokhzad is now in Decimal's guard!
Farrokhzad won't allow Decimal to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dewey Decimal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Decimal darts in looking for a takedown but Farrokhzad gets double underhooks and turns Decimal into the cage.
Farrokhzad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Farrokhzad thuds his right hand into Decimal's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#It looks like Dewey Decimal has been cut.
Decimal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farrokhzad misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Decimal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Decimal is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Decimal closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Farrokhzad did well to prevent Decimal getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrokhzad defending well though.
Decimal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrokhzad's head.
Farrokhzad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farrokhzad wants to control but Decimal is keeping busy. #T1#
Decimal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farrokhzad is looking to control Decimal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farrokhzad avoid being mounted?
Decimal thows a huge punch but Farrokhzad dodges it nicely.
Farrokhzad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Decimal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrokhzad can do to turn this around?
Farrokhzad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Decimal.
Farrokhzad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Farrokhzad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Farrokhzad.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Decimal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farrokhzad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Decimal manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Farrokhzad scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Decimal 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farrokhzad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Decimal wants to stand and escape but Farrokhzad is having none of it.
Farrokhzad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Decimal wants to get back to his feet but Farrokhzad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Farrokhzad throws a strike but Decimal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Decimal won't allow Farrokhzad to sweep him here.
Farrokhzad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Farrokhzad throwing strikes but missing.
Decimal wants to get back to his feet but Farrokhzad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Decimal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Farrokhzad connects with a couple of short punches.
Decimal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Farrokhzad advances position into side control!
Decimal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Decimal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Farrokhzad working the head and body with strikes.
Decimal tries to escape but Farrokhzad is in control.
Farrokhzad working the head and body with strikes.
Farrokhzad landing a few strikes.
Decimal wants to get back to his feet.
Farrokhzad working the body and head with strikes.
Decimal on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Farrokhzad cracks Decimal with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T4#
Decimal wants to get back to his feet.#ES#
Decimal explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the body
enabling Decimal to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Farrokhzad gets caught napping as Decimal dives in and scores a takedown. Farrokhzad manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decimal is looking to work some ground and pound but Farrokhzad has wrist control.
Decimal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Decimal throws a big elbow that misses.
Decimal wants to control from the top but Farrokhzad keeps moving.
Farrokhzad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Decimal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Dewey Decimal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dewey Decimal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Nice straight punches there by Farrokhzad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donk. Farrokhzad catches Decimal right on the button with a cross.
Decimal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farrokhzad avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Decimal feints and as Farrokhzad raises his hands in defense, Decimal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Decimal being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Decimal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Decimal throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Farrokhzad managing to control the position.
Decimal is looking to work some ground and pound but Farrokhzad has wrist control.
Decimal is looking to work some ground and pound but Farrokhzad has wrist control.
Farrokhzad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Farrokhzad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Farrokhzad connects with a nice short shot to Decimal's temple.
Farrokhzad working the head and body with strikes.
Farrokhzad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Decimal is trying to stand up here but Farrokhzad is controlling him well.
Farrokhzad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Farrokhzad slips a nice elbow through Decimal's hands, connecting with Decimal's forehead.#ROC2#Decimal is rocked!#T2#
Farrokhzad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Decimal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Decimal! More strikes land and this one is all over! Farrokhzad jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WCF WNF 19: Rua Bolsdeep
Date: Sep 16, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
A little feinted left hand from Farrokhzad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manhunter throws a shot from downtown. Farrokhzad moves away and avoids it.
Farrokhzad scores with a decent looking hook.
Manhunter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Manhunter.
Martian Manhunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhunter looks to land a right hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Manhunter.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manhunter struggles to land a body shot inside as Farrokhzad controls his hands.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Manhunter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Farrokhzad or not.
Farrokhzad throws a punch but it's blocked by Manhunter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manhunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Manhunter throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Manhunter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad trying to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manhunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Farrokhzad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Manhunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside. #KD#
Farrokhzad has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Manhunter goes down! Farrokhzad dives on top of him - Manhunter manages to get guard. #ROC#Manhunter is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand. Manhunter felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Farrokhzad looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Manhunter can't hide his disappointment, as Farrokhzad celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WCF 34: White vs Farrokhzad 2
Date: Aug 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Bruce White Jr has been cut.
White Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farrokhzad.
White Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pandemic Fight System in the buildup to the fight.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
White Jr blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from White Jr.
It seemed like Farrokhzad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrokhzad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White Jr moves away.
White Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad moved away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farrokhzad throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from White Jr misses the target.
White Jr works the jab nicely.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by White Jr. #T1#
Farrokhzad throws a one two combo.
White Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.
White Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Farrokhzad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White Jr scores with a punch to the head.
White Jr missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from White Jr misses.
The crowd cheers as White Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farrokhzad doesn't seem phased though.#ROC#Farrokhzad is rocked!
White Jr staying out of range there.
Farrokhzad is still on wobbly legs! Can White Jr finish him?
White Jr drops Farrokhzad with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Farrokhzad! White Jr dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr retains his featherweight title!

Event: WCF WNF 10:Farrokhzad vs White
Date: Jul 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Farrokhzad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
White Jr slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White Jr manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
White Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farrokhzad blocks a jab.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
White Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farrokhzad lands a slapping body shot.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but White Jr avoids it easily.
White Jr throws a counter combo.#CL#
Farrokhzad rushes White Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
White Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from White Jr.
Farrokhzad tries to work over White Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad gets through White Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but White Jr blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
White Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but White Jr is blocking nicely.
White Jr stalling.
Farrokhzad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut. #T2#
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Nice body punch from White Jr - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
White Jr prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from White Jr.
A left hand lands to the body for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a short shot to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr lands a right hand.
White Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Farrokhzad seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if White Jr can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Farrokhzad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad. #T3#
White Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but White Jr blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but White Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
White Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White Jr tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White Jr tries to work over Farrokhzad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with the head strike.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
White Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr tries a body shot but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad blocks a body shot from White Jr.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farrokhzad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad dominated that round.
That's time! Farrokhzad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Farrokhzad misses with a few strikes there.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
White Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Farrokhzad misses its target.
Farrokhzad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Farrokhzad moves into the clinch.
Farrokhzad tries to throw a body punch but White Jr avoids it by throwing Farrokhzad back against the cage.
White Jr slows down the pace here.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White Jr works on Farrokhzad's body with a couple of short punches.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farrokhzad's elbow.
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T1#
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White Jr can do to turn this around?
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad with a knee to the head.
White Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farrokhzad struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
Farrokhzad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White Jr.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
White Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
White Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Farrokhzad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White Jr is working Farrokhzad over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Farrokhzad.
A short uppercut from White Jr.
Farrokhzad pushes White Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
White Jr digs a right hand into Farrokhzad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farrokhzad's gas tank.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White Jr lands with a right to the head.
White Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White Jr misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from White Jr.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#Farrokhzad is rocked!
White Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from White Jr.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
White Jr gets through Farrokhzad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside.
White Jr throws a big uppercut that drops Farrokhzad! More strikes from White Jr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Farrokhzad lies dazed against the cage as White Jr celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr is the new featherweight champion!

Event: WCF 25: Diaz vs Farrokhzad
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#KD2#
Farrokhzad feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Diaz sprawling to the canvas! Diaz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Farrokhzad finish him?! #ROC2#Diaz is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Frank Diaz has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Farrokhzad.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz drops his hands momentarily. Farrokhzad doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Diaz staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Diaz doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new featherweight champion!
Bardia Farrokhzad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WCF 21: Orion vs Diaz
Date: May 16, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrokhzad misses the jab.
Ortiz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
Farrokhzad cracks Ortiz with a nice body shot.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farrokhzad.
I was talking to Farrokhzad's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farrokhzad lands a nice knee to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz looks winded!
Farrokhzad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad works on Ortiz's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrokhzad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Colton Ortiz has been cut.
Farrokhzad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
A short left from Farrokhzad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrokhzad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farrokhzad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad lands a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Ortiz - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Farrokhzad, and another! Ortiz is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bardia Farrokhzad!
An out of breath Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SAFO 56 Mendoza v Anderson
Date: Apr 28, 2020

#R1#
Sripituksakul misses with a looping left.
Sripituksakul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sripituksakul 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.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad dodges the punch combination from Sripituksakul.
Farrokhzad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sripituksakul scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Sripituksakul misses. #TD2#
Farrokhzad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Farrokhzad being controlled here, momentarily.
Farrokhzad lands some strikes from the bottom.
Farrokhzad trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sripituksakul works over Farrokhzad with some ground and pound from guard.
Farrokhzad doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom. #T1#
Sripituksakul is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Farrokhzad doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sripituksakul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farrokhzad thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farrokhzad trying to strike off his back.
Sripituksakul slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Farrokhzad wants to sweep here but Sripituksakul controlling him for the moment.
Sripituksakul pushes down on Farrokhzad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Farrokhzad throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sripituksakul is taking a breather. Farrokhzad says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Farrokhzad misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrokhzad missing with punches from the bottom.
Sripituksakul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T2#
It looks like Sripituksakul might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sripituksakul prevents Farrokhzad from improving his position.
Sripituksakul is nestled in close to Farrokhzad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sripituksakul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Sripituksakul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farrokhzad tries to roll over but Sripituksakul keeps him under control.
Sripituksakul slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Sripituksakul is working for a submission of some sort.
Sripituksakul seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Farrokhzad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sripituksakul winds up and cracks Farrokhzad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Farrokhzad punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Sripituksakul seems content to control.
Sripituksakul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sripituksakul wants to take a breather but Farrokhzad is having none of it.
Farrokhzad flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Farrokhzad missing with punches from the bottom.
Sripituksakul controlling the action here.
Sripituksakul wants to take a breather but Farrokhzad is having none of it.
Farrokhzad missing with punches from the bottom.
Farrokhzad tries to get to full guard but Sripituksakul has control of the leg. #T4##SUB2#
Sripituksakul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farrokhzad misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sripituksakul looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sripituksakul working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sripituksakul in particular looking to stall.
Farrokhzad misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Farrokhzad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sripituksakul controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Farrokhzad tries to strike from the bottom.
Sripituksakul takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farrokhzad is striking off his back. Sripituksakul thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Farrokhzad missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Kitty Sripituksakul dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Farrokhzad lands a nice hook to Sripituksakul's body. Sripituksakul takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sripituksakul throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it.
Sripituksakul throws a good cross that connects.
Farrokhzad lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild combination.
Sripituksakul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Farrokhzad gets a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Farrokhzad has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sripituksakul can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
Sripituksakul lands a left hand.
Sripituksakul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sripituksakul working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Farrokhzad tries a body shot but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Sripituksakul avoids the damage to the body.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sripituksakul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farrokhzad is trying to break the clinch but Sripituksakul has him pressed against the cage.
Sripituksakul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farrokhzad lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Sripituksakul.
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sripituksakuls head.
Sripituksakul working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Sripituksakul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sripituksakul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sripituksakul! But no joy.
Sripituksakul lands a nice shot to the body.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul unleashes a big counter combination but Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Farrokhzad takes one to the chin there.
Sripituksakul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farrokhzad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Farrokhzad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sripituksakul misses with a wild combination.
Sripituksakul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sripituksakul throws a jab but it's blocked by Farrokhzad.
Sripituksakul takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but Farrokhzad blocks it.
Sripituksakul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sripituksakul looks to score with a jab to the body but Farrokhzad is just out of range.
Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.#TD2#
Sripituksakul fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Farrokhzad to the ground. Sripituksakul is now in Farrokhzad's guard.
Farrokhzad wants to sweep but no luck.
Sripituksakul engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Farrokhzad will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position. #T3#
Farrokhzad thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sripituksakul with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farrokhzad trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sripituksakul is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Farrokhzad trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sripituksakul slips nicely into half guard.
Farrokhzad tries to get to full guard but Sripituksakul has control of the leg.
Sripituksakul is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB2#
Sripituksakul wants to work for an arm triangle but Farrokhzad is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Farrokhzad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sripituksakul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Farrokhzad flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #T4#
Sripituksakul performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Farrokhzad is looking for a sweep. Sripituksakul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Farrokhzad throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sripituksakul perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Sripituksakul is working for a kimura but Farrokhzad is defending it quite comfortably.
Sripituksakul blocks the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Sripituksakul perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farrokhzad flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sripituksakul winds up and cracks Farrokhzad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Farrokhzad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Kitty Sripituksakul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Sripituksakul cracks Farrokhzad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sripituksakul fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping right.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target. #CL#
Farrokhzad rushes Sripituksakul and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sripituksakul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Farrokhzad misses with some punches. #BC#
Farrokhzad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Sripituksakul misses its intended target.
Farrokhzad slips a jab from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul throws a right hand that misses
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Sripituksakul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sripituksakul swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Farrokhzad.
Sripituksakul loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Sripituksakul swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Farrokhzad cracks Sripituksakul with an open hand slap.
Bardia Farrokhzad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sripituksakul swinging wildly here.
Farrokhzad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a shot to the body.
A cross from Farrokhzad lands.
Sripituksakul looks to throw the jab but Farrokhzad is out of range.
Sripituksakul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sripituksakul bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Sripituksakul throws a lazy right hand but Farrokhzad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sripituksakul stuns Farrokhzad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sripituksakul.
Farrokhzad throwing a counter right hand but Sripituksakul manages to avoid it.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sripituksakul.
Farrokhzad swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Farrokhzad misses with a right hand
and Sripituksakul counters with a stiff right hand.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch but Sripituksakul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sripituksakul lands an overhand right.
Farrokhzad misses the jab.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Sripituksakul moves out of range.
Farrokhzad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sripituksakul moves away.
Sripituksakul defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Sripituksakul thuds a left hand into Farrokhzad's body.#T3##TD2#
Sripituksakul closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sripituksakul lands in his opponent's guard.
Sripituksakul engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Farrokhzad throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sripituksakul is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sripituksakul content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sripituksakul connects with a couple of short punches.
Farrokhzad can't keep his opponent in guard - Sripituksakul advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sripituksakul drops an elbow to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Nice strikes from Sripituksakul there.
Farrokhzad landing a few short strikes. #T4#
Farrokhzad is looking to improve his position.
Sripituksakul seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #ROC2#
Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad wants to get back to full guard.
Oh Farrokhzad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sripituksakul keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sripituksakul prevents Farrokhzad from improving his position.
Sripituksakul working Farrokhzad over with strikes.
Sripituksakul slows the pace down in half guard.
Farrokhzad is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sripituksakul scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sripituksakul looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Farrokhzad misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Farrokhzad gets back to full guard.
Sripituksakul forces his way into half guard.
Sripituksakul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sripituksakul lands strikes from half guard.
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. Sripituksakul connects with a nice short shot to Farrokhzad's temple.
Farrokhzad missing with punches from the bottom.
Farrokhzad tries to roll over but Sripituksakul keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Kitty Sripituksakul really 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.
#R4#
Farrokhzad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sripituksakul lands a body shot.
Sripituksakul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farrokhzad momentarily.
Sripituksakul looks to land a right hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range.
Sripituksakul misses with a body shot.
Sripituksakul connects with a looping right hand.
Sripituksakul moves into range and connects with a jab.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sripituksakul scores with a shot to the body.
Sripituksakul lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sripituksakul throws an overhand right that drops Farrokhzad like a sack of potatoes! Sripituksakul dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul is the new bantamweight champion!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SAFO 49: Roots
Date: Mar 28, 2020

#R1#
Farrokhzad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Fox tries to keep at a distance but Farrokhzad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fox tries to score a body lock takedown but Farrokhzad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fox tries to score a body lock takedown but Farrokhzad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Farrokhzad.
Fox goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farrokhzad prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox is trying to break free.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fox can't get the takedown.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Fox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fox goes for a takedown attempt but Farrokhzad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox walks into a stiff left hand from Farrokhzad.#T1#
Fox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Farrokhzad pinned against the cage. Farrokhzad gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farrokhzad, as that shot connected. #ROC2#
Fox is rocked!
Farrokhzad drops Fox with a naaaaasty hook - Fox is in real trouble here! Farrokhzad dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad! Bardia Farrokhzad retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Bardia Farrokhzad 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, Red Fox stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got robbed i want a rematch '.

Event: SAFO 44 Turban v Bridges
Date: Mar 07, 2020

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Rram.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.
Rram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrokhzad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farrokhzad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farrokhzad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marty Robbin's Fight Ranch™ in the buildup to the fight.
A cross from Rram lands.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Farrokhzad has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farrokhzad.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a nice head shot.
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.#T1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rram!
Rram looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Rram scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rram cracks Farrokhzad with an open hand slap.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Rram moves out of range.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Rram takes a swing at Farrokhzad's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild combination.
Rram misses with a straight left.
Rram defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Rram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rram slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Rram's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rram looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rram misses with a hook. Farrokhzad ducked under it nicely.
Rram swings widly with a right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Farrokhzad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Farrokhzad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farrokhzad connects with the punch.
Farrokhzad scores with a hook to the body. Rram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rram swinging wildly here.
Farrokhzad defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Rram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farrokhzad counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Farrokhzad gets a clinch. #T3#
Rram is trying to push Farrokhzad away but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Farrokhzad crunches a lovely knee into Rram's ribcage.#BC2#
Rram breaks from the clinch.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Rram swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rram misses its intended target.
Rram throws a jab when Farrokhzad was well out of range.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it. #CL#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rram avoiding damage as Farrokhzad throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries a knee to the head but Rram blocks it.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rram prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a light punch inside.
Rram wants to get back to striking at distance but Farrokhzad won't allow it.
Rram tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Farrokhzad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rram blocks it with crossed arms.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rram has Farrokhzad pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position.
Farrokhzad pushes Rram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farrokhzad tries to work over Rram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farrokhzad working aggressively here.
Rram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Farrokhzad backwards.
Farrokhzad tries to land knees in the clinch but Rram avoids the damage to the body.
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a nice uppercut.
Rram blocks a body shot from Farrokhzad. #BC2#
Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrokhzad lands a lovely overhand right.
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 Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Rram misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Farrokhzad to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Farrokhzad.
Rram connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rram throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rram misses with an uppercut. Farrokhzad saw that one coming.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Farrokhzad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rram.
Farrokhzad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rram keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rram lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrokhzad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farrokhzad momentarily.
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!
Farrokhzad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farrokhzad throws a shot from downtown. Rram moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Farrokhzad does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Farrokhzad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram misses with a left hand
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Farrokhzad connects with a right hand. Rram shakes it off.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rram moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Farrokhzad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rram at a distance.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rram takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Rram misses with a double jab
and Farrokhzad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farrokhzad lands a glancing blow to the side of Rram's head.
Farrokhzad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rram loads up on a big right hand but Farrokhzad slips the punch.
Rram takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Farrokhzad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rram will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
letting Farrokhzad counter with a right hand.
Rram lands with a shot to the body.
Farrokhzad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rram. Rram circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Farrokhzad moves out of range as Rram strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rram.
Rram on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Farrokhzad. That snapped Rram's head back.
Farrokhzad slips a straight right by Rram.
Rram thuds a left hand into Farrokhzad's body.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farrokhzad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrokhzad ducks under a wild hook from Rram.
Farrokhzad just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Rram.
A punch combination from Rram misses. #T4#
A big left from Farrokhzad misses.
Farrokhzad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Rram throws a counter combo.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Rram does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rram swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rram misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Farrokhzad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rram.
Farrokhzad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
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 Bardia Farrokhzad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farrokhzad was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farrokhzad moves away.
Rram throws a combination that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram ducks right into an uppercut from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rram has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farrokhzad with a hook.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
It seemed like Rram was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yajson Rram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rram misses with a left hand
and Farrokhzad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Farrokhzad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rram swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farrokhzad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Rram walks into a jab.
Rram throws a series of punches but Farrokhzad avoids them all with ease.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Rram slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Rram missing with a left hand there. Farrokhzad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rram cracks Farrokhzad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rram misses with a hook
and Farrokhzad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Farrokhzad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rram backs up against the cage.
Farrokhzad doesn't manage to clinch there - Rram circles away.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a straight right hand.
Farrokhzad throws a poor cross that misses
and Rram counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
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!
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farrokhzad at a distance. #T2#
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Rram defending well as Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand.
Rram throws out a counter right but Farrokhzad avoids it with no problem.
Farrokhzad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farrokhzad connects with a single shot there.
Rram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rram misses with an uppercut.
Farrokhzad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rram throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rram looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rram paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Rram misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Farrokhzad as he connects with a hook.
Rram blocks a jab.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T3#
Rram throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farrokhzad walks into a straight right hand from Rram.
Rram takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rram misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farrokhzad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rram throws a lazy uppercut
and Farrokhzad counters with a nice uppercut.
Rram lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Farrokhzad misses. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Farrokhzad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rram blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Rram moved out of range nicely.
Rram slips a jab from Farrokhzad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Rram misses with a right hand #CL#
and Farrokhzad counters by moving into the clinch.
Farrokhzad connects with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad pushes Rram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farrokhzad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farrokhzad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Rram is trying to force a seperation but Farrokhzad has the dominant position.
Rram managing to block the knees to the body from Farrokhzad.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Farrokhzad.
Rram is trying to break free.
Rram prevents a body shot from Farrokhzad.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Rram blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farrokhzad throws a head punch that misses.
Farrokhzad scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad clearly takes 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.
#R4#
Rram throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL#
Farrokhzad darts in and clinches Rram up against the cage.
Farrokhzad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Rram is out of range.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Rram is just out of range.
Rram lands a glancing blow to the side of Farrokhzad's head.
Rram takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rram gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rram misses with an uppercut
and Rram takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rram with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Farrokhzad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rram can do to turn this around?
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Rram is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rram! But no joy.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Rram is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Farrokhzad wants to clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a lazy right hand but Rram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Farrokhzad lands.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Rram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram is looking for the big counter here.
Rram pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rram throws a looping overhand right but Farrokhzad ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Farrokhzad rushes Rram and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rram's elbow.
Rram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Farrokhzad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rram lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rram is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rram blocks an uppercut.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the head.
A short right from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands with a left to the head.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with an uppercut but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rram.
Rram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Farrokhzad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rram is defending well for now.
Farrokhzad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Rram blocks with his arms.
Farrokhzad scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Rram breaks from the clinch.
Rram throws a poor cross that misses
and Farrokhzad counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Rram moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rram misses the target.
Rram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rram misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Farrokhzad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rram moves out of range as Farrokhzad strikes.
Farrokhzad misses with a straight right.
Rram lands a nice shot that snaps Farrokhzad's head back.
Rram scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rram doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
Rram ducks under a wild hook from Farrokhzad.
Rram tests Farrokhzad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
No joy there for Rram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rram throws a body punch but Farrokhzad moves out of range.
Rram uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Nice defenses there by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands with a good body shot.
Rram misses with a lunging right hand
and Farrokhzad counters with a series of strikes. Rram will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rram slips under a jab.
Farrokhzad punishes Rram's body with a nice straight punch.
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bardia Farrokhzad had his way with Yajson Rram in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Rram fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farrokhzad on the side of the head.
Rram lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram misses with a looping right.
A big left from Rram misses.
Rram uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farrokhzad.
Rram drops his hands momentarily and Farrokhzad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad works Rram's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rram throws out a powerful jab.
Rram looks to land a combination but Farrokhzad avoids it well.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Rram. #T1#
Farrokhzad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rram's head.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a hook but Rram avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad moves in looking to clinch but Rram pushes him off.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Rram keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Rram.
Farrokhzad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rram misses with a two punch combination.
Farrokhzad throwing a counter right hand but Rram manages to avoid it.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Farrokhzad.
Sloppy strikes from Rram. Those never looked like landing.
Rram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Farrokhzad slips a jab and a cross from Rram.
Farrokhzad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rram's hands.
Rram swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Rram tries to move into range but Farrokhzad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rram just misses with a punch to the body.
Rram is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farrokhzad scores with the left hand. Rram knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rram.
Rram takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farrokhzad misses with a looping left.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Rram.
Farrokhzad moves out of range of the strikes.
Rram scores with a jab to the body.
Rram looks to land a left hand but Farrokhzad moved out of range nicely.
Farrokhzad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rram.#T3#
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Farrokhzad stalks Rram and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rram's face. Rram staggers backwards, shaken.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farrokhzad missing with a left hand there. Rram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Farrokhzad throws out a loose jab but Rram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rram swings for the body but Farrokhzad moves out of range. #CL#
Farrokhzad rushes Rram and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rram's face.
Farrokhzad blocking some punches.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rram has had enough of the clinch but Farrokhzad keeps him there for the moment.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but Rram blocks with his arms.
Bardia Farrokhzad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand underneath Rram's ribcage. Rram let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rram tries to break the clinch but Farrokhzad is controlling the position. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Farrokhzad fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rram.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Farrokhzad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rrams head.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee to the head.
Farrokhzad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rram or not.
Rram is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bardia Farrokhzad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rram on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rram tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yajson Rram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rram is trying to break the clinch but Farrokhzad has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bardia Farrokhzad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farrokhzad 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 50:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Bardia Farrokhzad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SAFO 39 Gracie vs Turban
Date: Feb 15, 2020

#R1#
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
Goncalves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goncalves.
Farrokhzad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goncalves doesn't seem bothered though.
Goncalves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch but Goncalves is avoiding it.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Goncalves's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad avoids the body shot from Goncalves.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch but Goncalves moves out of range.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farrokhzad looks to score with a jab to the body but Goncalves is just out of range.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Goncalves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farrokhzad throws a sloppy body shot
and Goncalves counters with a low kick, right behind Farrokhzad 's knee.
Goncalves with a nice cross.
Goncalves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goncalves misses with a wild combination.
Goncalves swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Goncalves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Farrokhzad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farrokhzad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been informed that Goncalves 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.
Farrokhzad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goncalves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Goncalves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farrokhzad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goncalves.
Goncalves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goncalves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farrokhzad lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goncalves.
Farrokhzad is looking to wear down Goncalves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goncalves was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrokhzad.
Goncalves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrokhzad. Goncalves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that misses
and Goncalves counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Goncalves.
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up
letting Goncalves counter with a right hand. #T2#
Goncalves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farrokhzad throws a body punch but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves works Farrokhzad's body with a nice hook.
A leg kick checked by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a shot to the body.
Goncalves slips under a jab from Farrokhzad.
Goncalves slips under a jab.
Goncalves only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Goncalves tries to bum rush Farrokhzad with a series of wild strikes but Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goncalves throws out a leg kick but Farrokhzad moves out of range and Goncalves only half commits.
Farrokhzad looks to throw the jab but Goncalves is out of range.
A nice combination there by Goncalves.
Goncalves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farrokhzad scores with the left hand. Goncalves knows he should have avoided that one.
A shot to the liver by Goncalves. Beautiful body shot.#T3#
Farrokhzad looks to land a left hand but Goncalves moved out of range nicely.
Goncalves lands with a nice combination. Farrokhzad backs away looking to recover.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goncalves connects with an inside leg kick.
Goncalves slips a straight right by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Farrokhzad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farrokhzad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Farrokhzad throws a big shot that misses.
Goncalves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Farrokhzad swings for the body but Goncalves moves out of range.
Farrokhzad punishes Goncalves's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goncalves throws a body shot but no joy.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter the offense by Goncalves and move into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Goncalves.
Goncalves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farrokhzad throws out the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Farrokhzad.#T4#
Farrokhzad connects with a nice looking jab. #ROC#
Goncalves is rocked!
Goncalves punishes Farrokhzad's body with a nice straight punch.
Goncalves is still on wobbly legs! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad tries to close the distance and clinch but Goncalves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goncalves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goncalves.
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farrokhzad avoids a kick to the body.
Farrokhzad takes one to the chin there.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goncalves moves away.
Goncalves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farrokhzad.
Goncalves seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Farrokhzad drives through and clinches with Goncalves against the cage.
Farrokhzad misses with a knee strike.
Goncalves pushes Farrokhzad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farrokhzad throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Goncalves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrokhzad lands a left hand.
Farrokhzad crunches a lovely knee into Goncalves's ribcage.
Goncalves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Goncalves as the two fighters clinch.
Farrokhzad is breathing heavily.
Goncalves can't find room to land a body shot as Farrokhzad controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Guilherme Goncalves 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#
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up.
Guilherme Goncalves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goncalves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goncalves tries a quick counter leg kick but Farrokhzad is wise to it.
Farrokhzad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farrokhzad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goncalves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goncalves has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Farrokhzad takes a swing at Goncalves's ribcage but misses.
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrokhzad misses with a hook
and Goncalves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Farrokhzad checks a leg kick.
Goncalves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch
and Goncalves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Goncalves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goncalves fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farrokhzad checks it well.
Farrokhzad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goncalves manages to avoid it.
Goncalves misses with a wild body shot.
Goncalves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farrokhzad.#T1#
Goncalves throws a sloppy head kick and Farrokhzad moves out of range easily.
Farrokhzad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Farrokhzad lands with an overhand left.
Farrokhzad misses with an uppercut. Goncalves saw that one coming.
Goncalves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goncalves avoids the body shot from Farrokhzad.
Goncalves lands with a nice body punch.
Farrokhzad misses the shot to the body.
Farrokhzad is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goncalves! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Goncalves.
Goncalves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Farrokhzad misses with a wild body shot.
Farrokhzad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goncalves throws a hook but Farrokhzad avoids it easily.
Farrokhzad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farrokhzad throws a right hand that Goncalves ducks under and follows up with a left that Goncalves also avoids with ease.#T2#
Farrokhzad tries to clinch up
and Goncalves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farrokhzad thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farrokhzad loads up on a big right hand but Goncalves slips the punch.
Farrokhzad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farrokhzad cracks Goncalves with a good jab.
Goncalves scoring well with a low kick there.
Goncalves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farrokhzad wants to clinch up but Goncalves keeps it at a distance.
Farrokhzad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goncalves unleashes a big counter combination but Farrokhzad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Goncalves misses the shot to the body.
Goncalves throws a right and a left that Farrokhzad avoids nicely.
Goncalves throws a leg kick but Farrokhzad checks it.
Farrokhzad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goncalves throws out a powerful jab.
Goncalves scores with a leg kick. #T3#
Farrokhzad throws an off balance right hand
and Goncalves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Farrokhzad misses the target.
Goncalves goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#ROC2#
Farrokhzad is rocked!
Farrokhzad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Farrokhzad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goncalves lands a body shot.
Farrokhzad takes one on the button.
Farrokhzad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goncalves lands a big head kick that sends Farrokhzad to the canvas! Goncalves follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Goncalves!
Guilherme Goncalves is the new featherweight champion!
As Guilherme Goncalves got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Bardia, you're in incredible champion and it's an honor to be the new title holder! I know our paths will cross again and I know our next battle will be epic! I hope to be as good a champion as you have been.'.

Event: SAFO 36 Gracie v Vilheimshauge
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
Farrokhzad stuffs the takedown.
Lotus Style misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Farrokhzad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Farrokhzad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farrokhzad, as that shot connected.
Lotus Style dives in and grabs Farrokhzad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Farrokhzad pushes down on Lotus Style's head and hops out.
Farrokhzad is looking to counter punch.
Bardia Farrokhzad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Funky Lotus Style.
Farrokhzad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lotus Style looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrokhzad stuffs the takedown attempt from Lotus Style. Lotus Style gets slowly back to his feet.
Lotus Style fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farrokhzad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farrokhzad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lotus Style at a distance.
Lotus Style takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Farrokhzad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lotus Style doesn't seem phased though.#KD#
Farrokhzad cracks Lotus Style with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Farrokhzad has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lotus Style to stand back up!#ROC#
Lotus Style is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Funky Lotus Style has been cut.
Farrokhzad ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lotus Style out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Bardia Farrokhzad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ACE18Lotus Style vs Farrokhazd
Date: Dec 27, 2019

#R1#
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking body shot.
Farrokhzad lands a jab to Lotus Style's midsection.
Lotus Style takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#CUT2#
It looks like Funky Lotus Style has been cut.
Lotus Style changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farrokhzad tries to avoid it but Lotus Style manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farrokhzad to the ground. Farrokhzad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bardia Farrokhzad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Farrokhzad throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Lotus Style rushes Farrokhzad and presses him up against the cage.
Farrokhzad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lotus Style changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Farrokhzad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Farrokhzad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Farrokhzad looking to throw knees to the head but Lotus Style is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lotus Style tries to pull guard but Farrokhzad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Funky Lotus Style. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrokhzad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad lands a hook that snaps the head of Lotus Style backwards.
Farrokhzad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad. #ROC2#
Lotus Style is rocked!
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Lotus Style is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farrokhzad dips a shoulder and cracks Lotus Style with a mighty uppercut! Lotus Style falls back against the cage and Farrokhzad unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lotus Style is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Farrokhzad screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Bardia Farrokhzad is the new featherweight champion!

Event: ACE14 Aronna vs Gracie
Date: Dec 11, 2019

#R1#
Farrokhzad moves away from the strike by Burns.
Burns is looking to score with low kicks.
Burns looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No joy there for Burns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Burns tries to bum rush Farrokhzad with a series of wild strikes but Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farrokhzad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns.
Farrokhzad lands a body shot.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Farrokhzad lands a nice looking body shot.
Farrokhzad jabs Burns to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Farrokhzad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad connects with a body shot.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrokhzad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farrokhzad is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burns looks winded!
Burns walks into a stiff left hand from Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Burns closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Farrokhzad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1##CL#
Farrokhzad closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farrokhzad.
Burns tries to break free but Farrokhzad pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Burns takes a knee right on the jaw!
Farrokhzad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Farrokhzad.
A short right from Farrokhzad on the inside. #BC#
Farrokhzad breaks the clinch.
Farrokhzad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farrokhzad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #KD#
Burns ducks straight into an uppercut from Farrokhzad and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Burns manages to regain guard straight away. #ROC#
Burns is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns wants to stand up but Farrokhzad is controlling him.
Burns is still in real trouble! Can Farrokhzad finish him?
Farrokhzad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Farrokhzad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farrokhzad postures up and lands a big shot to Burns's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrokhzad lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Farrokhzad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Farrokhzad loads up on a big left hand. Burns felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Farrokhzad looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Burns can't hide his disappointment, as Farrokhzad celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bardia Farrokhzad!
Alec Burns spoke after the fight, saying 'I whooped his ass he caught me with some lucky shit '.

Event: ACE11 Lati vs King
Date: Nov 30, 2019

#R1##CL#
Farrokhzad darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Farrokhzad digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Farrokhzad is working Diaz over against the cage.
Farrokhzad scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farrokhzad.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Farrokhzad.
Farrokhzad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Farrokhzad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Farrokhzad shows good takedown defense.
Farrokhzad misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrokhzad slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is aggressively charging in as Farrokhzad backs up avoiding any damage. Farrokhzad tosses out a jab and Diaz runs right into it face first! Diaz is out cold! Farrokhzad dropped down on all fours and is barking in Diaz's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bardia Farrokhzad!
TyLaw Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'I can't stop getting knocked out but I wanna move up a weight class away from these powerful midgets'.

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