Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WCF WNF 92: Corona vs Barbosa
Date: Feb 09, 2022

#R1#
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#CL#
Claw clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Petrov is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claw tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Claw back against the cage.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Claw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrov dodges an elbow strike from Claw.
Claw trying to land knees to the body. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Petrov.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrov.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petrov is keeping busy.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petrov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claws head.
Claw is trying to maintain a safe position but Petrov gets an underhook and turns Claw into the cage.#T2#
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Claw misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrov can't break the clinch.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claw.
Claw throws an elbow but it misses.
Claw has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claw stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Petrov avoids a wild elbow strike from Claw.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Petrov blocks it. #BC2#
Petrov breaks the clinch.
Claw smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov tests Claw's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Claw is looking to clinch. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Claw fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrov avoids it.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw stalling in the clinch. #BC2#
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Claw tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Claw lands with a nice body kick.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Claw throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Claw blocks a jab.#CL#
Claw has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petrov has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Petrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
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 Bear Claw will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Petrov takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CUT#It looks like Fedor Petrov has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrov circles away.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL#
and Claw counters by moving into the clinch.
Claw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrov avoids the damage to the body.
Claw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Claw.
Claw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T1#
Claw has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Petrov. Those never looked like landing.
Claw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Claw. That one must have hurt.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Claw manages to avoid it.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Claw moved out of range.
Claw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Claw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bear Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.#T2#
Petrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrov unleashes a big counter combination but Claw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fedor Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Claw moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Claw throws a head kick but Petrov moves out of range.
Claw lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw moves in looking to clinch but Petrov pushes him off.
Petrov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Claw with a body shot.
Petrov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov misses the jab.
Claw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.#T3#
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T4#
Nice shot lands for Petrov.
Petrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrov looks to land a combination but Claw avoids it well.
Claw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab. #CL#
Claw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Claw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Petrov or not.
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Claw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov tries to break free but Claw pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Petrov lands a shoulder strike.
Bear Claw has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Claw does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Petrov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Petrov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##KD2#
Petrov lands a left and a right that send Claw crashing to the mat, dazed. Petrov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Claw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Claw tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claw wants to clinch.
Claw defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Claw wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw looks to land a body kick but Petrov moved away.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Claw misses with a body kick.
Claw is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrov thuds his right hand into Claw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Claw. #CL#
Claw drives through and clinches with Petrov against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrov.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Petrov's ribcage.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but Petrov is blocking nicely.
Claw prevents a body shot from Petrov. #T2#
Petrov tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the cage.
Claw has Petrov pressed against the cage, preventing Petrov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Petrov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Petrov tries to break free but Claw pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Claw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Petrov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Claw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Claw misses with an elbow strike.
Petrov avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw tries a body shot but Petrov blocks it.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov.
Claw is trying to stall.
Petrov is trying to break free.#T4#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Claw keeps control of Petrov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrov dodges an elbow strike from Claw. #BC2#
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrov takes a swing at Claw's ribcage but misses.
Claw tries to clinch up
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claw throws a leg kick which misses Petrov's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrov tries to avoid it.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Claw tries to clinch up
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fedor Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Petrov!
Fedor Petrov opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: WCF 106: White vs Corona
Date: Jan 08, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Jameison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jameison wants to take a breather but Claw is having none of it. #ES#
Claw kicks off Jameison and gets to his feet.
Claw tries to clinch but Jameison moves out of range.
Claw is looking to clinch but Jameison is avoiding it.
Claw darts in trying to clinch
and Jameison counters with a right hand to the body.
Claw wants to clinch.#CL#
Claw moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Claw throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Jameison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Claw just stands there and leans against the cage.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Claw wants to stall.
Jameison fails to pull guard. #BC2#
Jameison manages to break the clinch.
Claw tries to clinch but Jameison moves away
and Jameison counters with a nice body shot.
Jameison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Claw moves in looking to clinch but Jameison pushes him off.#CL2#
Jameison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jameison is trying to pull guard but Claw turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bear Claw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jennson Jameison.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jameison blocks it with crossed arms.
Jameison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD2#
Jameison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jameison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Claw is trying to stand. #T2#
Jameison tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jameison controlling the action here.
Jameison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Claw pushes Jameison off looking to stand but Jameison dives back in and keeps control.
Jameison trying to control the action but Claw is working from the bottom.
Claw wants to control but Jameison is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Jameison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Claw has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jameison is on him like a limpet, forcing Claw back against the cage.#T3#
Claw tries a knee to the head but Jameison blocks it.
Claw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jameison avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Jameison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #TD2#
Jameison manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jameison is pulling down on Claw's head. It's preventing any offense from Claw, at least for the moment.#SU#
Claw stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jameison lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Claw wants to clinch up but Jameison keeps it at a distance.
Jameison is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Claw with a body shot.
Claw throws a head kick but Jameison moves out of range. #T4##CL2#
Jameison closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jameison has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Claw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jameison can turn it around.
Jameison managing to block the knees to the body from Claw. #BC2#
Jameison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jameison circles away quickly and effectively.
Jameison is looking for the big counter here.
Jameison shoots in but no luck this time.
Claw is looking to counter the offense by Jameison and move into the clinch.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jameison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claw throws a leg kick
letting Jameison counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Jameison pushes Claw up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Jameison 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.

Jennson Jameison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bear Claw's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Jameison shoots in and bounces Claw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Claw scrambles and gets back to his feet. #CL2#
Jameison moves into the clinch.
Claw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #TD2#
Jameison turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jameison manages to end up in side control.

Claw throws Jameison to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw tries to clinch but Jameison moves out of range.
Jameison tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jameison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Claw throws a nice looking combination but Jameison bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jameison is looking for the big counter here.
Claw moves to clinch but Jameison breaks away
and Jameison counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
Jameison pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Jameison gets a clinch.
Claw is trying to maintain a safe position but Jameison gets an underhook and turns Claw into the cage.
Jameison goes for a takedown attempt but Claw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jameison.
Claw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Jameison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Claw tries to throw a body punch but Jameison avoids it by throwing Claw back against the cage.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jameison is defending well for now.#BC2#
Jameison breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Jameison closes the distance and clinches.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Jameison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw wants to clinch but Jameison slips to the side#TD2#
and Jameison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Claw won't be happy with that.

Claw explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw drops his hands momentarily and Jameison needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Claw just on the top of the head. Claw drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Claw - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jennson Jameison!

Event: WCF WNF 83: White vs Benedetti
Date: Dec 08, 2021

#R1#
Moore is looking to land body kicks.
Claw 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.#CL#
Moore has Claw up against the cage in a clinch.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.#TD#
Moore has Claw pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moore pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Claw tumbling to the mat - Moore dives into Claw's guard.
Claw wants to get back to his feet but Moore passes into half guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw won't allow Moore to pass to mount.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to pass the half guard into mount. Claw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moore is controlling the pace.
Moore missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Moore is trying to control. Claw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Moore stops Claw from getting back to his feet.
Claw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Claw wants to control but Moore is keeping busy. #SUB#
Moore is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Claw sees it coming and defends easily.
Claw is trying to stand back up but Moore is controlling him #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Claw throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
As Claw tries to get set, Moore tries to push him back and clinch up but Claw manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Claw has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Moore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Claw to keep the fight standing.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Claw'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.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd are getting on Claw's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.#T3#
Claw stalling in the clinch.
Moore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moore managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Claw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Claw has Moore pushed against the cage.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #T4#
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Moore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Claw avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Claw.
Claw just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Claw receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw is pushing Moore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw dominated that round.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Moore darts in looking for a takedown but Claw gets double underhooks and turns Moore into the cage.
Claw has Moore pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Moore fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Moore fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braden Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Claw stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Claw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw taking a breather.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Braden Moore has been cut.
Claw taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Claw is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Claw scores with a nice short uppercut.
Claw'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.
Moore tries to pull guard but Claw holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Claw holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't. #T2#
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Claw stalling the fight.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Claw working Moore over with knees to the body.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
A right hook to the body lands for Claw.
Bear Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw working Moore over with knees to the body.#T3#
Claw stalling.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claw lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw working Moore over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Claw. #CUT2#Braden Moore's cut is getting worse.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.#T4#
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Claw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Claw tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Claw taking a breather.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#Braden Moore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moore is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Braden Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL2#
Claw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Claw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Moore letting Claw take a breather here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body. #T1#
Claw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands a damaging elbow. #ROC2#Moore is rocked!
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Claw has Moore pressed against the cage.
Claw has Moore pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Moore is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Claw - that's hurt Moore badly! Oh, another knee lands and Moore is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Moore doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bear Claw!

Event: WCF WNF 78: Sepi vs Jones 2
Date: Nov 03, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Toshin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Toshin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Toshin trying to control the action but Claw is working from the bottom.
Toshin is chipping away with strikes.
Claw is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Toshin controlling the position.
Toshin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Claw down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is trying to get back to his feet.
Toshin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Claw is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toshin cracks Claw with a big elbow. #T1#
Claw is not content to let Toshin control the position.
Toshin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Toshin prevents Claw from escaping the position.
Claw tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Claw has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Toshin.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toshin lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Claw is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Good control from Toshin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw trying to control the action but Toshin just sinks the hooks in.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Toshin scores with strikes from the back. #T3#
Claw is trying to stand back up.
Toshin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Claw. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Claw avoids the strikes from Toshin.
Claw is covering up but some of the strikes from Toshin are getting through and doing damage.
Toshin has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Claw's body.
Toshin missing with punches from the back. #T4#
Toshin wants to control but Claw is keeping busy.
Claw trying to get back to his feet but Toshin is in full control for now.
Toshin misses with an elbow to the head.
Toshin is looking to control Claw but Claw is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Claw takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claw takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Claw trying to get back to his feet but Toshin is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ogre Toshin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Toshin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Claw was covering up waiting for the punch and Toshin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Toshin is having none of it.
Claw has momentary wrist control but Toshin slips an elbow through the middle.
Toshin with a nice head shot there.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Toshin from controlling successfully.
Ogre Toshin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Toshin won't allow Claw to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toshin controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
Toshin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Claw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Toshin throwing strikes from guard but Claw blocks nicely.
Toshin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Toshin stops Claw from standing up.
Toshin is stalling in the full guard.
Toshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Toshin landing with the ground and pound.
Toshin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#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.
Toshin lands a couple of elbows.
Toshin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Toshin is having none of it.
Toshin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Toshin is having none of it.
Claw is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Toshin dives into side control.
Claw defending against the ground and pound.
Claw is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Toshin working the ground and pound but Claw is defending the strikes.
Toshin taking a breather here. #T3#
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Toshin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Claw some visible discomfort.
Claw on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Toshin cracks Claw with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Toshin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #T4#
Claw is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Toshin is controlling him well.
Toshin lands a few punches from side control.#ROC2#Claw is rocked!
Claw is pushing Toshin's head away, looking to escape. Toshin manages to hold on to the position though.
Oh Claw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw seems to have got his legs back now.
Toshin landing a few strikes.
Toshin lands a big left to the face of Claw, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Toshin and another - Claw is out! Toshin stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ogre Toshin!
A less than humble Ogre Toshin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: WCF WNF 73: Rader vs Tupp 2
Date: Sep 29, 2021

#R1#
Claw looks to clinch #TD#
and Coyle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Claw wants to stand up but Coyle is controlling him.
Claw trying to keep a closed guard but Coyle is proving a slippery customer.
Coyle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Coyle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Claw is proving hard to escape from.
Coyle 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.
Claw wants to stand up but Coyle is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coyle controls the pace.
Coyle won't allow Claw to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T1#
Coyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Claw is fending him off so far but Coyle persists. Nope, Claw circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Coyle rushes Claw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Claw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Coyle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Coyle looking for a takedown.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Coyle holding his opponent close, against the cage. #TD#
Coyle jumps guard and drags Claw to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SU2#
Claw gets to his feet - Coyle follows without any prompting.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coyle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Claw sprawls well. Claw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Coyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Claw wants to counter with a clinch but Coyle pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Coyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Claw tries to clinch but Coyle is having none of it. #CL#
Coyle instigates a clinch. #TD#
Coyle jumps into guard, dragging Claw to the mat. #SU2#
Claw gets to his feet. Coyle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Claw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Claw tries to clinch but Coyle is having none of it.
Coyle throws a head kick but Claw moves out of range.
Coyle sets himself, and Claw steps forward looking for the clinch! Coyle avoids it this time.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.#T3#
Claw tries to clinch
and Coyle counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Coyle shoots in and gets a takedown into Claw's guard.
Coyle stops Claw from standing up. #ES2#
Claw manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Coyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Claw tries to clinch but Coyle moves out of range.
We've been informed that Claw has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Coyle moves out of range of the body kick from Claw. #TD#
Coyle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Claw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Coyle tries to stand but Claw is controlling his head.
Claw wants to get back to his feet but Coyle drags him back down.#T4#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coyle landing a few strikes.
Claw is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Coyle is controlling him well.
Coyle landing a few strikes.
Coyle moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Claw is trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Coyle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Coyle shoots in for a double leg but Claw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Claw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Claw. Those never looked like landing.
Coyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claw circles away quickly and effectively.
Claw is looking to clinch but Coyle is avoiding it. #TD#
Coyle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Claw's guard.
Claw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Claw looking for a sweep. Not yet Claw, not yet. #ES2#
Claw pushes Coyle off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #TD#
Claw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coyle stops Claw from standing up. #T1#
Claw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Coyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Claw is looking to sweep but instead, Coyle has passed into half guard.
Coyle drops an elbow to the side of Claw's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coyle stalling.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Coyle is controlling him well.
Coyle is controlling the pace. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Claw is trying to stand back up but Coyle is controlling him
Claw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Claw has managed to clinch.
Coyle jumps guard but Claw stands there with Coyle around his waist. Coyle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claw can do to turn this around?
Claw taking a breather. #T3#
Coyle fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Coyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coyle jumps guard but Claw stands there with Coyle around his waist. Coyle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Claw smiles and moves away.
Claw tries to clinch up but Coyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Claw wants to clinch up but Coyle keeps it at a distance.
Coyle drops down looking for a counter takedown but Claw sprawls and moves away.
Coyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Coyle here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coyle tries for a takedown but Claw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Claw.
Nice body kick from Claw.#T4#
Coyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Coyle tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Coyle trying to control the position but instead, Claw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coyle into the cage.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coyle.
Claw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Claw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Claw effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coyle takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#It looks like Chris Coyle has been cut.
Claw misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Claw just misses with a elbow thrown towards Coyle's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Coyle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Claw tries to clinch but Coyle is having none of it.
Coyle is looking to counter punch.
Coyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Coyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coyle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coyle is keeping busy.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Coyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Claw is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Claw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Claw.
Claw is trying to maintain a safe position but Coyle gets an underhook and turns Claw into the cage.#TD#
Coyle pulls Claw into guard. #SU2#
Claw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Claw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1##TD#
Coyle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Coyle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coyle wants to control but Claw is keeping him busy.
Claw being controlled for a moment.
Coyle lands a nice forearm strike.
Coyle works to advance to full mount. Claw defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #T2#
Coyle lands a heavy elbow.
Claw working to try and regain half guard.
Coyle lands a couple of good shots and Claw has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#SUB#
Coyle working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Claw is doing well to defend. Coyle seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Claw is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Coyle!

Event: WCF WNF 68: Kiran vs Wolf 3
Date: Aug 25, 2021

#R1#
Claw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kras. That did some damage!#CL#
Claw clinches with his opponent. #TD2#
Kras gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Claw has his feet on Kras's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Claw stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Claw wants it to stay on the feet.
Claw stalks Kras and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kras's face. Kras staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT#It looks like Don Kras has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw leaves Kras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Claw is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kras.#CL#
Claw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw is trying to stall.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Kras looks winded!
Claw'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.
Claw avoiding damage.
Claw stalls. #T1#
Nice elbow from Claw.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Kras being controlled against the cage.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kras lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.#CL#
Claw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claw taking a breather.
Kras wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kras takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw lands with a left to the head.
Claw working Kras over with knees to the body.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Claw. #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!
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kras in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stalling in the clinch from Claw.
Claw landing knees to the head.
Claw works on Kras's body with a couple of short punches.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kras takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#That has opened up Don Kras's cut even more.
Claw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A left hand lands to the body for Claw.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Kras won't want to take too many of those.
Claw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Claw taking a breather.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Claw.
Claw lands a body shot in the clinch.
Claw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kras backwards. #T3#
Claw working Kras over with knees to the body.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Kras's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw looking to stall.
Claw lands a damaging elbow. #ROC#Kras is rocked!
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kras is still on wobbly legs! Can Claw finish him?
Kras is pressed against the cage. Claw pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Kras! Two more big strikes from Claw and Kras crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bear Claw!

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

#R1#
Claw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Claw tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Long gets a clinch.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Claw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long lands a nice uppercut.
Long lands a left hand.
Long avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Long.
We've been informed that Claw 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.
Long throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Claw looks winded!
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Long.
Claw missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Long manages to break the clinch. #KD#
Long lands a left and a right that send Claw crashing to the mat, dazed. Long thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
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!
Long steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Claw is out on his feet! Long sets himself and nearly takes Claw's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
A relieved looking Ralph Long thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WCF WNF 58: Vanorden vs Boaler
Date: Jun 16, 2021

#R1##CL#
Jameison pushes Claw up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jameison avoids it.
I was talking to Jameison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Jameison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jameison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jameison counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Claw is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jameison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jameison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jameison - that will leave a mark!
Claw 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.
Jameison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jameison looks for a takedown but Claw sprawls well.
Claw misses with a two punch combination.
Claw closes the distance but Jameison moves to the side
and Jameison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Jameison lands with a kick to the temple. Claw shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Jameison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jameison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Claw looks to clinch #KD#
and Jameison counters with a crisp one two that drops Claw! Jameison thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Claw to his feet! Claw is in big trouble!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jameison!
Claw looks winded!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jameison.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jennson Jameison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jameison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Claw throws a looping overhand right but Jameison ducks down to avoid it.
Jameison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Claw dodges the punch combination from Jameison.
Claw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jameison. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Jameison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jameison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #ES2#
Claw throws Jameison to one side and escapes!
Jameison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jameison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jameison fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Claw.
Claw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Jameison closes the distance and clinches.
Jameison putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Claw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jameison scores with a knee to the head. #BC#
Jameison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Jameison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jameison misses with a takedown attempt - Claw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Claw tries to clinch but Jameison moves away #KD#
and Jameison counters with a head kick that drops Claw to the mat! Claw scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Claw is rocked!
Claw tries to clinch
and Jameison counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jennson Jameison!

Event: WCF 70: Garcia vs Nail
Date: May 01, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Claw has closed the distance and engaged Dervisevic in a clinch.
Dervisevic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dervisevic managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've been informed that Claw 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.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Claw just leaning against Dervisevic, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Claw's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dervisevic blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Claw.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Claw lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw blocks a body shot from Dervisevic.
Claw digs a right hand underneath Dervisevic's ribcage. Dervisevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dervisevic missing with knees to the body.
Dervisevic wants to stall.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dervisevic's efforts to push away.#T1#
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Dervisevic controls his hands.
Dervisevic wants to take the fight to the mat but Claw manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Claw throws a punch but it's blocked by Dervisevic.
Claw tries a body shot but Dervisevic blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Dervisevic has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw working aggressively here.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dervisevic is breathing heavily.
Claw stalling the fight.
Dervisevic taking a breather.
Dervisevic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervisevic won't want to take too many of those.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervisevic won't want to take too many of those.
Claw lands a right hand. #T2#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
Dervisevic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dervisevic takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#It looks like Emir Dervisevic has been cut.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Claw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Dervisevic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T3#
Claw pushes off an throws an elbow but Dervisevic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the head but Dervisevic blocks with his arms.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Dervisevic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Claw smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emir Dervisevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dervisevic is defending well for now.
Come on Claw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dervisevic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T4#
Dervisevic misses with a body punch.
Claw'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.
Claw gets underhooks to prevent Dervisevic's takedown attempt.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Dervisevic controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Claw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Claw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dervisevic is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emir Dervisevic's cut.
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#
Claw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dervisevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.#CL2#
Claw forces Dervisevic back against the cage and clinches.
Dervisevic managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Claw looking to throw knees to the head but Dervisevic is blocking nicely.
Dervisevic being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
Dervisevic avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body. #T1#
Claw misses with an elbow over the top.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dervisevic avoids it.
Dervisevic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Claw gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
Claw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Claw is pushing Dervisevic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Claw lands an elbow inside that Dervisevic shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Dervisevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dervisevic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dervisevic managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Dervisevic won't want to take too many of those.#T3#
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dervisevic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw presses Dervisevic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dervisevic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dervisevic backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Dervisevic avoids the damage to the body.
Claw stalls.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw. #T4#
Claw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dervisevic.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Claw swings wildly with an uppercut but Dervisevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claw digs a right hand underneath Dervisevic's ribcage. Dervisevic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Claw stalls.
Dervisevic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claw after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emir Dervisevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dervisevic takes an elbow to the temple. #ROC2#Dervisevic is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emir Dervisevic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Dervisevic get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Dervisevic stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Claw runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bear Claw!

Event: WCF WNF 46: Camara vs Tupp 2
Date: Mar 24, 2021

#R1#
Claw misses with a double jab.
Bryant unleashes a big counter combination but Claw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Claw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL#
Claw clinches up against the cage.
Bryant takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Dwayne Bryant has been cut.#TD2#
Bryant jumps guard. #SU#
Claw decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bryant, up you get! #CL2#
Bryant clinches up with Claw and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Bryant looks winded!
Claw lands an uppercut.
Claw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Claw stalling against the cage. #T1#
Claw stalling.
Bryant wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Claw lands a right hand.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bryant.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Claw lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Bryant in his tracks for a moment.
Claw lands a knee to the body. #T2#
Claw stalls.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Claw lands a nice looking body kick.#CL#
Claw has managed to clinch.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands with a left to the head.
Claw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Claw has Bryant pushed against the cage.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bryant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw lands a body shot.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T3#
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Claw.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw has Bryant pushed against the cage.
Bryant is trying to pull guard but Claw turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bear Claw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Bryant.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment. #KD#
Claw drops Bryant with a big knee straight up the middle! Bryant is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Bryant is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Dwayne Bryant's cut even more.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw throws an overhand right that has Bryant reeling! Claw follows up with more punches and Bryant is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bear Claw!

Event: WCF 59: Solo vs Wolf 2
Date: Feb 13, 2021

#R1#
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Claw sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Claw. Claw maintains the clinch. #TD#
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Claw to the mat.
Claw would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SU2#
Claw gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting. #CL2#
Claw has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've been informed that Claw 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.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Claw slowing the pace effectively.#T1#
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Claw.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Claw is working Smith over against the cage.
Claw with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T2#
Claw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Claw lands a left hand.
Claw slowing the pace effectively.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Claw.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T3#
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Claw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Claw - that will leave a mark!
Claw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bear Claw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Claw has knocked Smith down with a huge combo! Claw steps away and waves a wobbly Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A solid body kick from Claw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Claw moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.#T4#
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Claw has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Claw lands a left hand. #ROC2#Smith is rocked!
A short uppercut from Claw.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw throws a massive elbow that rocks Smith's head back - Smith crumples to the floor and this one is all over! Not often you see a KO via an elbow but that was a huge shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Bear Claw!
The defeated John Smith had this to say: 'he did a great job'.

Event: WCF 52: Anderson vs Camara 2
Date: Dec 26, 2020

#R1#
Claw tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Claw moves away.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch but Cortez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Cortez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Claw's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Claw wants to get back to his feet but Cortez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Claw is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Claw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet. #T1#
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cortez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Claw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been informed that Claw 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.
Claw looks for the body kick but Cortez saw that one coming. #TD#
Cortez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Claw's guard.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cortez throwing strikes from guard but Claw blocks nicely.
Cortez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Claw is trying to stand.
Cortez throwing shots but Claw is blocking nicely. #T2#
Cortez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Cortez seems content to control.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Claw is defending well. #SUB#
Cortez seems to be working for a kimura but Claw defends the submission attempt.
Cortez trying to pass the guard but Claw defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Cortez lands strikes from half guard.
Cortez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cortez uses his free foot to push down on Claw's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Claw.
Cortez lands a nice shot to the head.
Cortez looking to control but Claw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cortez controlling the pace for now.
Cortez landing strikes from the mount and Claw is in trouble! #SUB#
Cortez working for a submission but Claw is keeping him at bay. #T4#
Cortez unloading with bombs!
Claw is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cortez landing strikes from the mount.
Claw is bucking up trying to escape but Cortez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC#Claw 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!
Claw is squirming around, avoiding Cortez's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Cortez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Claw manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cortez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Cortez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Claw's half guard.
Cortez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Claw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cortez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cortez stops Claw from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez lands with a punch from half guard.
Claw wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cortez lands strikes from half guard.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Claw defends it well. #T1##SUB#
Cortez wants to work for an arm triangle but Claw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cortez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cortez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claw can do to turn this around?
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
Cortez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well.
Cortez content to control rather than advance.
Claw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Don Cortez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Claw is keeping the position.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
Cortez distracts Claw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet.
Cortez postures up in Claw's guard and throws a big left but Claw blocks it.
Cortez throws a big right hand that misses.
Claw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cortez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Claw's head.#T3#
Claw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.
Cortez lands a couple of digs.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
Cortez lands a couple of digs.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cortez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Claw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cortez.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet.
Cortez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cortez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T4#
Claw can't keep his opponent in guard - Cortez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cortez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Claw keeps working.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Cortez is controlling him well. #SUB#
Cortez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claw wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Cortez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Claw defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Cortez dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Cortez shoots in for a takedown but Claw shows good takedown defense.
Claw is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw throws a sloppy head kick and Cortez moves out of range easily. #TD#
Cortez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Claw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cortez is in Claw's guard.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet.
Cortez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cortez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cortez landing some decent shots from guard.
Claw has his hands on Cortez's head, controlling the position.
Cortez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw wants to get back to his feet but Cortez is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB#
Cortez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Claw looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Claw looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Claw! #REVB##T1#
Claw tries to stand but Cortez is controlling his head. #SU2#
Claw stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Cortez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cortez is working Claw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cortez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez connects with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Claw is keeping the position.
Claw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cortez content to stall in guard here.
Cortez is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.
Cortez controlling from the top position.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Cortez drops back looking for a leg! Claw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Claw manages to kick Cortez off! Cortez jumps back into Claw's guard. #T3#
Cortez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cortez is in close to Claw's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cortez is working Claw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Cortez is having none of it.
Cortez distracts Claw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cortez prevents Claw from getting back to his feet.
Cortez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cortez stops Claw from standing up. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Cortez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Claw wants to stand up but Cortez is controlling him.
Cortez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Claw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cortez is controlling him. #SUB#
Cortez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cortez cracks Claw with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claw is looking to stand up but Cortez isn't so interested in that idea.
Bear Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Cortez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cortez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cortez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cortez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cortez!
Don Cortez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: WCF 46: Khabib vs Gracie
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Claw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Advanced Fitness Inc. in the buildup to the fight.
Claw avoids the head kick by Barnes.
Claw throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses.
Claw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Barnes does no damage.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Claw takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Claw misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barnes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Claw.
Barnes connects with a leg kick.
Claw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #KD2#
Barnes lands a big head kick that sends Claw tumbling to the mat! Barnes takes a step backwards and waves Claw back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.#T1#
Claw misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Claw throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Claw should have avoided that one. #ROC2#Claw is rocked!
Barnes moves out of range as Claw throws a body kick.
Claw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes throws a quick head kick that knocks Claw silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Barnes is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Barnes!
Matt Barnes 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: WCF WNF 21: Zynne vs Escalante
Date: Sep 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Claw misses.
Pudzianowski lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pudzianowski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Pudzianowski misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Pudzianowski misses.
Pudzianowski scores with a jab.#KD2#
Pudzianowski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Claw sprawling to the canvas! Claw rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pudzianowski finish him?! #ROC2#Claw is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Pudzianowski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Claw sprawling to the canvas! Claw rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pudzianowski finish him?!
Oh Claw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pudzianowski throws a series of punches but Claw moves out of range.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Claw seems to have got his legs back now.
Pudzianowski throws a series of punches but Claw moves out of range.
Pudzianowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claw circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Pudzianowski does no damage.
Claw lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#It looks like Mariusz Pudzianowski has been cut.#CL#
Claw rushes Pudzianowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Pudzianowski looks winded!
Claw stalling against the cage. #BC2#
Pudzianowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Claw scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Claw moves into range and clinches up with Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski is trying to force a seperation but Claw has the dominant position.
Pudzianowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Claw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pudzianowski up against the cage.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Pudzianowski in his tracks for a moment.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw taking a breather.
Claw tries to work over Pudzianowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Pudzianowski's ribcage.
Claw stalling in the clinch. #T2#
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Pudzianowski won't want to take too many of those.
Claw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Pudzianowski won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Claw lands an elbow inside. #CUT#That has opened up Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut even more.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#The cut above Mariusz Pudzianowski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pudzianowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pudzianowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T3#
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pudzianowski takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#Mariusz Pudzianowski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Claw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Claw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pudzianowski up against the cage.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bear Claw!

Event: WCF WNF 15:Vaughn v Horatius 2
Date: Aug 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madness feints a jab promting Claw to slip. Madness then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Claw slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Madness with a jab.
Donk. Madness catches Claw right on the button with a cross.
Claw slips a jab from Madness.
Madness lands an overhand right.
Claw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madness misses the shot to the body.
Claw seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Madness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Claw gets a clinch.
Claw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Madness is defending well for now.
Madness is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Madness wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Claw'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.
Madness managing to block the knees to the body from Claw. #T1#
Claw has Madness pressed against the cage.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madness.
Madness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Madness wants to break free but Claw has control.
Claw prevents Madness from breaking the clinch.
Madness is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madness avoids it.#BC2#
Madness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Claw slips a jab and a cross from Madness. #T2#
Madness scores with a jab to the head.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Madness moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Claw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madness.
Claw swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madness counters with a series of strikes. Claw will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Claw takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Madness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Claw on the side of the head.
Claw delivers a nice body kick.
Claw tries to clinch but Madness moves out of range.
Madness throws a counter combo.
Claw fails with an attempt to clinch. #T3#
Claw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Madness blocks a head kick by Claw.
Claw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Madness misses with the combination.
Madness misses with a double jab.
Claw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Madness's sensitive parts. #CL#
Claw drives through and clinches with Madness against the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madness avoids it.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madness blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Madness is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.#T4#
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madness is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Madness avoids it.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Madness's efforts to push away.
Madness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Madness breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Claw.
Madness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Claw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Claw circles away quickly and effectively.
Claw seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Madness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Claw doesn't seem bothered though.
Madness fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rand Madness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bear Claw'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#
Madness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madness thuds his right hand into Claw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Madness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Claw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Claw.
As Claw backs off Madness throws a huge counter combo but Claw manages to avoid it all.
Madness works over Claw's head and body with a nice combination.
Madness looks to throw the jab but Claw is out of range. #CL#
Claw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw tries to stall but Madness uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Madness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw throws a sloppy head kick and Madness moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Madness checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Claw moves out of range as Madness strikes.#CL#
Claw closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
A frustrated look appears on Madness's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Madness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madness misses with a two punch combination.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Claw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Madness throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Claw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Madness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rand Madness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Madness moves out of range of the body kick.
Madness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Madness moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Madness throws a right and a left that Claw avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Claw misses with a double jab.
Madness is looking for the big counter here.
Madness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Claw looks to throw a body kick
and Madness counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Claw thinking. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Madness.
Madness throws a jab when Claw was well out of range.
An inside leg kick from Claw misses.
Madness throws a nice looking combination but Claw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Claw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Madness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Madness is breathing heavily.
Madness throws a series of punches but Claw avoids them all with ease.
Madness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Claw explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice defenses there by Madness.
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Madness slips a jab from Claw.#CL#
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as Madness controls the action. #T3#
Claw tries to throw a body punch but Madness avoids it by throwing Claw back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Madness has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Madness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Madness breaks the clinch.
Claw throws the kick towards the body but Madness avoids it.
Claw throws a body kick that misses
letting Madness counter with a right hand.
Claw tries to clinch up but Madness circles away and keeps his distance.
Claw lands a nice shot to the body.
Madness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claw.
Claw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Madness checks a low kick from Claw.
Claw moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Claw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4#
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Madness circles away.
Claw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Madness throws a body punch but Claw moves out of range.
Madness keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madness closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Claw swings for the body but Madness moves out of range.
Madness waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Claw.
Claw wants to clinch.
Madness is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Claw throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rand Madness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bear Claw's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Claw's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Claw duly obliges. #CUT#It looks like Rand Madness has been cut.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Claw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Claw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Madness's head.
Claw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Claw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Madness scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Claw slips under a jab from Madness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madness lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Claw defending well as Madness loads up on a big left hand.
Madness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Madness takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Madness takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Madness lands a nice shot that snaps Claw's head back. #T1#
Claw throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Claw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Claw tries to clinch but Madness is having none of it.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Claw lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Madness has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Madness and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A low kick lands for Claw.
Madness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madness lands with a right hand.
Claw throws out a leg kick but Madness moves out of range and Claw only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Madness.
A clash of legs there as Madness blocks the low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Madness. Those never looked like landing.
As Madness tries to get set, Claw tries to push him back and clinch up but Madness manages to avoid the attempt.#T2#
Jab, jab by Madness - just one landing.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Madness misses with a body shot.
Claw throws a lazy head kick
and Madness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claw misses with a body shot.
Madness swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
Madness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
Claw misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Madness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Claw lands a jab-cross combination.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Madness blocks the body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Madness. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#T3#
Madness connects with a jab.
Madness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Claw on the side of the head.
Madness 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.
Claw darts in trying to clinch
and Madness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Madness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Claw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claw throws a push kick but Madness slaps the foot to one side.
Claw throws the kick towards the body but Madness avoids it.
Claw throws a series of punches but Madness moves out of range.
Madness misses with a series of wild punches.
Claw misses with a series of wild punches.
Rand Madness is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
A left lands for Madness.
Claw tries to land a body kick
and Madness counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw misses with a kick to the body
and Madness counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Claw misses.
Madness misses with a few strikes there.
Madness's jab looks to have found its range, popping Claw under the eye.
No joy there for Madness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Claw tried to score with a low kick but Madness checks it.
Claw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Claw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
Bear Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rand Madness!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw throws a head kick but Hradek moves out of range.
Hradek misses with a wild body shot.
Claw is looking to slow Hradek down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Hradek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hradek tries to pull guard but Claw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Claw'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.
Hradek tries to pull guard but Claw forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Claw is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hradek has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Hradek managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hradek working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
Hradek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Hradek decides to pull guard.
Hradek seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
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.#SUB#
Hradek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Claw doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Claw manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hradek has a closed guard, preventing Claw from standing up. #SU2#
Claw gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hradek misses with a head kick.
Claw is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Claw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Claw is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#T2##KD2#
Claw lands a big head kick that sends Hradek tumbling to the mat! Claw takes a step backwards and waves Hradek back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#It looks like Jan Hradek has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hradek darts in looking for a takedown but Claw gets double underhooks and turns Hradek into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Hradek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw ducks under a wild hook from Hradek.
Left hook, right uppercut from Claw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Claw checks a leg kick.
Claw blocks a head kick by Hradek. #CL2#
Claw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Claw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hradek up against the cage.
Claw has Hradek pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Claw's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Claw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hradek tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #T3#
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hradek is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Hradek is breathing heavily.
Claw has Hradek pressed against the cage, preventing Hradek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hradek managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hradek avoids it.#BC#
Hradek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hradek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Claw circles away.
Claw steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hradek.
An inside leg kick lands from Claw.
Hradek misses with a double jab.
Claw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hradek moves away.
Hradek throws a sloppy head kick and Claw moves out of range easily.
Claw has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T4#
Hradek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Claw scores with a head kick.
No joy there for Claw, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear Claw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Claw. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Claw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw misses with some punches.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw is pushing Hradek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hradek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hradek avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hradek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Hradek's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Claw tries to clinch there but Hradek circles away. #CL2#
Claw rushes Hradek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hradek takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hradek blocks an elbow strike from Claw.
Claw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hradek fails to pull guard.
Hradek avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw lands with a right to the head.
Claw stalling against the cage.
Claw just leaning against Hradek, taking a breather.
Bear Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
Hradek is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Claw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Claw throws an elbow that misses.
Hradek is trying to pull guard but Claw turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Hradek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Hradek avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Hradek pulls guard effortlessly. #SU2#
Claw gets to his feet. Hradek looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Claw stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw fakes the leg kick and cracks Hradek in the body.
Claw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hradek's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Claw slams his shin into Hradek's torso.
Claw lands with a nice body kick.
Claw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hradek.#KD2#
Claw lands a big head kick that sends Hradek tumbling to the mat! Claw takes a step backwards and waves Hradek back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hradek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T2#
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Hradek circles away.
Claw tries to clinch up.
Hradek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #KD2#
Claw cracks Hradek with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hradek looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Claw finish him? #ROC2#Hradek is rocked!
Claw scores with a spinning back kick!
Claw tries to bum rush Hradek with a series of wild strikes but Hradek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hradek.
Claw misses with a head kick.
Claw wants to clinch up but Hradek keeps it at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hradek crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Claw - the referee stops the clock and Hradek gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Claw. Hradek manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice body kick from Claw.#T3##CL2#
Claw has Hradek up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Hradek being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
A knee to the head by Claw.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Hradek avoids the damage to the body.
Claw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hradek jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Claw walks away with a smile on his face. Hradek gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T4#
Claw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hradek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hradek keeps the fight on the outside.
Claw just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHradek.
Hradek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hradek swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Claw.
Claw dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Claw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw tests Hradek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Claw fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Hradek's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Claw scores with a hook to the body. Hradek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #KD2#
Claw lands a big head kick that sends Hradek tumbling to the mat! Claw takes a step backwards and waves Hradek back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Claw lands a leg kick that knocks Hradek off balance momentarily.
Hradek tries a head kick but it misses.
Hradek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hradek will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#CL2#
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Claw misses with a body punch.
Hradek managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Hradek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hradek being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Claw lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Hradek avoids the damage to the body.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #TD#
Hradek manages to pull guard.
Claw wants to get up but he can't break Hradek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SU2#
Claw stands up and waves to Hradek to follow him.
Sloppy strikes from Claw. Those never looked like landing.
Hradek takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Claw throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hradek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claw tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear Claw seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Hradek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hradek.
Claw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Claw. Those never looked like landing.
Hradek avoids the head kick by Claw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hradek throws a sloppy head kick and Claw moves out of range easily.
Hradek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Claw shapes to counter with a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Claw finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Claw keeps Hradek at a distance using the push kick.
Claw thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hradek if he has to take too many more of those.
Jan Hradek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claw lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hradek sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Hradek circles away. #T3#
Claw swinging wildly here.
Claw looks to land a combination but Hradek avoids it well.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Claw lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hradek will feel that in the morning.
A punch combination from Claw misses.
Claw throws a sloppy head kick
and Hradek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jan Hradek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hradek blocks a head kick by Claw.
Claw stuffs the takedown attempt from Hradek. Hradek gets slowly back to his feet.
Claw thows a body kick. Hradek tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T4#
Claw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hradek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Claw swings for the body but Hradek moves out of range.
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Claw lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Claw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Claw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Claw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Claw blocks a body shot from Hradek.
Bear Claw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Claw lands a nice elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Claw!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 21, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santiago.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Claw throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Claw has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Santiago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
Santiago is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Claw - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santiago up against the cage.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santiago.
Santiago takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Geraldo Santiago has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Santiago tries to break the clinch but Claw is controlling the position.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Santiago takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Santiago in his tracks for a moment.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Claw.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Claw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Claw pushes Santiago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
A body shot lands from Claw.
Claw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Claw.
I was talking to Santiago's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Santiago takes an elbow to the temple.
Claw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claw lands an elbow inside that Santiago shrugs off.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw is stalling here.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Claw lands a nice elbow.

Geraldo Santiago's cut is getting worse.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Santiago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw is working Santiago over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Claw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santiago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geraldo Santiago's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Claw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santiago.
Claw throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santiago's head.

Claw moves into the clinch.
Santiago can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claw.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Bear Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Claw.

Geraldo Santiago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santiago lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Santiago won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago being controlled against the cage.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Claw utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Claw is pushing Santiago up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short body shot lands from Claw as the two fighters clinch.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santiago takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Geraldo Santiago's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bear Claw!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 10, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Diego. Beautiful body shot.
Diego connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Claw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diego blocks a head kick by Claw.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diego paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diego lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Claw wants to clinch.
Diego fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diego lands a nice looking kick to the body. Claw takes a step back to recover.
Diego lands with a shot to the body.
Claw is breathing heavily.
Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Claw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Diego lands a lovely overhand right.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Claw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Diego drops Claw with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Claw looks back up at him and smiles so Diego waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Claw is rocked!

Diego has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Claw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Diego.

Diego drops Claw onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Claw is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Diego lands a big right hand! Claw is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Draughn Diego!
Draughn Diego seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Madness BW Grand Prix RD1
Date: Apr 29, 2020

#R1#
Claw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fonald has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Claw is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fonald scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Fonald has managed to clinch.
Claw trying to stall but Fonald improves his position.
Claw has Fonald pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Fonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fonald connects with a single shot there.
Fonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Claw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Claw throws a push kick but Fonald slaps the foot to one side.
Fonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Claw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fonald circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Fonald. #CL#
Claw darts in and clinches Fonald up against the cage.#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Claw misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Claw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CL2#
Fonald closes the distance and pushes Claw back into the cage.#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonald darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Claw moves to clinch but Fonald breaks away
and Fonald counters with a left to the body.
Claw throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Fonald.
A shot to the liver by Fonald. Beautiful body shot.
Claw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Claw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fonald can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw tries to clinch there but Fonald circles away.
Claw is looking to land body kicks.#T2#
The fighters circling - Claw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fonald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Claw.
Fonald misses with a two punch combination.
Claw seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Fonald moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Fonald rushes Claw and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Fonald.
Fonald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Fonald.
Claw takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fonald clobbers Claw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CL#
Claw drives through and clinches with Fonald against the cage. #T3##BC2#
Fonald manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Fonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Fonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Claw pushes Fonald up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonald avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Fonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Fonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Claw takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Claw throws the kick towards the body but Fonald avoids it.
Fonald lands a body shot.
Claw throws a series of punches but Fonald moves out of range.
Claw takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Fonald was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Claw takes one to the chin there.
Fonald's corner calls for a 1-2. Fonald obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Fonald takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Claw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fonald scores with a three punch combo!
Fonald tries a head kick but it misses.
Fonald 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.
Claw tries to clinch but Fonald moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Fonald blocks the low kick.
Despite the aggression on Fonald's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Claw tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Fonald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Claw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fonald lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
Claw moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFonald.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fonald.
Fonald throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fonald lands a body shot. #CL2#
Fonald rushes Claw and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonald avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
Fonald 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.
Claw looks to land a combination but Fonald avoids it well.
Fonald lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Claw backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fonald scores with a hook.
Fonald cracks Claw with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Claw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fonald lands the left hand.
Fonald cracks Claw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fonald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claw. #T1#
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Fonald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
Fonald lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Claw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Claw takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonald circles away. #CL2#
Fonald moves into the clinch successfully.
Fonald is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fonald lands a shot to the body.#T2##BC2#
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonald scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Claw doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Fonald gets a clinch. #BC2#
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fonald. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fonald misses with a few strikes there.
Claw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fonald is out of range.
Donald Fonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Fonald drives through and clinches with Claw against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Claw. #BC2#
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fonald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Claw throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL2#
Claw gets tackled into the cage by Fonald. Fonald maintains the clinch.
Fonald managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Donald Fonald seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Fonald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fonald lands with a shot to the body.
Claw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Fonald.
Fonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
Fonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Claw misses with a wild combination. #CL2#
Fonald rushes Claw and presses him up against the cage.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fonald blocks it with crossed arms. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Claw. Those never looked like landing.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonald circles away.
Claw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T4#
Fonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fonald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Claw. Claw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Fonald pushes Claw up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Fonald instigates a clinch.
Fonald blocks the elbow strike.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Fonald avoids the damage to the body.
Claw looking to stall. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fonald blocks a head kick by Claw.
Claw has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fonald finds it's way round the side to connect with Claw's head.
Fonald jabs Claw right on the nose. Claw blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Fonald 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#
Claw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL2#
Fonald darts in and clinches Claw up against the cage.#BC2#
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
Fonald lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fonald slips a jab and a cross from Claw.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fonald lands a slapping body shot. #CL#
Fonald tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Fonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Claw walks into a straight right hand from Fonald.
Claw avoids a kick to the body.
Fonald lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fonald throws a head kick but Claw moves out of range.
Claw throws a wild body kick that Fonald sees coming a mile off.#T1##CL2#
Fonald fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Claw, pushing him back against the cage.
Claw wants to stall.
Fonald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fonald as Claw tries to tie him up. #BC2#
Fonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Claw avoids the head kick by Fonald.
Claw is looking to counter the offense by Fonald and move into the clinch.
Fonald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fonald lands a leg kick that knocks Claw off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claw.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Claw misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Claw tries to keep at a distance but Fonald has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2#
Claw avoiding damage. #BC2#
Fonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Fonald catches Claw right on the button with a cross.
Claw misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Fonald moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Fonald manages to break the clinch.
Fonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Fonald does it's job there.#CL2#
Fonald has managed to clinch.
Fonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Fonald managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
A short body shot lands from Fonald as the two fighters clinch. #BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Claw.
Fonald scores with a punch to the head.
Claw just misses with a punch to the body.
Fonald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fonald.
Fonald is looking for the big counter here.
Claw has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fonald.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Claw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Claw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fonald uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Claw has time to react.
Fonald scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
Claw tried to score with a low kick but Fonald checks it.#CL2#
Fonald closes the distance and pushes Claw back into the cage.#BC2#
Fonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Fonald scores with a four punch combination!
Claw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Claw missing with a left hand there. Fonald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Claw tries to bum rush Fonald with a series of wild strikes but Fonald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fonald shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Claw eats them both and turns towards Fonald to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fonald scores with a punch to the head.
Fonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claw needs to keep his hands up - Fonald had a free shot at his head there.
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Claw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Fonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fonald 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Fonald!
Our winner, Donald Fonald, 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: Madness Fright Night 29
Date: Mar 11, 2020

#R1#
Claw misses with a body kick.
Quincy moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Quincy has closed the distance and engaged Claw in a clinch.
Quincy digs a right hand into Claw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Claw's gas tank.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claw takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Quincy improves position.
Quincy blocks a body shot from Claw.
Quincy just leaning against Claw, taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Quincy improves position.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy lands with a light punch inside. #CUT#
It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
Come on Claw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Quincy'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.
Claw missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Claw trying to stall but Quincy improves his position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
Quincy is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quincy has Claw pushed against the cage.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Claw's head.
Claw looking to slow down the pace here.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Quincy.
Claw is looking to control Quincy's arms but Quincy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Claw has his back to the cage.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claw.
Quincy scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Quincy has Claw pressed against the cage.
Quincy lands with a right to the head.
Quincy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Claw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quincy scores with a shot to the side of Claw's head.
Quincy can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Quincy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quincy stalling.
Claw tries to work over Quincy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quincy scores with a shoulder strike.
Claw looking to slow down the pace here.
Quincy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claws head. #T3#
Quincy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Quincy.
Claw prevents Quincy from breaking the clinch.
Claw is looking to control Quincy's arms but Quincy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Claw has his back to the cage.
Quincy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quincy lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Claw is rocked!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
Claw working Quincy over with knees to the body.
Quincy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
Quincy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Quincy controls his hands.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
Claw prevents Quincy from breaking the clinch.
Quincy lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Claw.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Quincy lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quincy tries to break the clinch but Claw is controlling the position.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Quincy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quincy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
Quincy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Quincy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
Claw is still on wobbly legs! Can Quincy finish him?
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Quincy controls his hands.
Claw seems to have recovered his senses.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw is trying to maintain a safe position but Quincy gets an underhook and turns Claw into the cage.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quincy avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quincy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quincy is stalling here.
Quincy lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Quincy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarrod Quincy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bear Claw's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Quincy closes the distance and pushes Claw back into the cage.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Quincy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Quincy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claw can do to turn this around?
Quincy tries to break free but Claw pushes him back against the cage.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Quincy avoids the damage to the body.
Quincy leaning against his opponent.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Quincy improves position.
A body shot lands from Quincy.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body.
Quincy'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.
Quincy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Quincy.
Quincy lands a left hand. #KD#
Quincy drops Claw onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Claw is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quincy unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Claw! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Quincy is unloading with more strikes now! Claw drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jarrod Quincy!

Event: Madness 34 West vs Gracie
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1#
A lazy body kick from Claw #CL#
and Fox moves into the clinch.
Fox is working Claw over against the cage.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fox scores a nice knee to the body.
Fox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Claw walks away with a smile on his face. Fox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Claw misses with the body kick
and Fox counters with a good, hard body kick but Claw shrugs it off.
Claw wants to land a leg kick but Fox is out of range. #TD#
Fox throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Claw was covering up waiting for the punch and Fox finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Fox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fox passes into half guard.
Fox lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fox in particular looking to stall.
Claw is trying to stand back up but Fox is controlling him
Well, if Fox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Claw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fox 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.
Fox controlling the action here.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Fox is controlling him well.
Fox controlling the action here.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T3##SUB#
Fox is working for a submission of some sort.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Fox is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Fox there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox stops Claw from getting back to his feet.
Fox looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Claw throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL2#
Fox tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Claw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Jim Fox has been cut.
Fox is working Claw over against the cage.#BC#
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Claw moves into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fox is struggling to control the position.
Claw throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Fox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fox's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Claw pushes Fox up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Claw misses with a body punch.
Claw throws a knee to the head but misses. #TD#
Fox drags the fight down to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fox holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB#
Fox has his foot on Claw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Claw works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Claw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Claw has managed to get both his arms back between Fox's legs - danger averted.#SU2#
Claw stands up and waves to Fox to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fox misses with a body kick.
Fox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Claw throws a low kick, looking for Fox's leg but Fox calmly moves out of range.
Fox is looking to counter punch.
Bear Claw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Claw moves out of range of the strikes.
Claw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Claw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Claw.
Jim Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Claw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Claw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fox throws out the jab. #T2#
Fox swinging wildly here.
Fox avoids the head kick by Claw.
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fox.
A head kick from Claw lands but Fox takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox throws a series of strikes that have Claw backpedaling. #CUT#
It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fox misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Fox is leaning against Claw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Claw misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
A head punch on the inside from Claw fails to land.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
Fox tries to work over Claw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.#BC#
Fox breaks the clinch. #TD#
Claw tries to sprawl but Fox drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Claw wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Fox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Claw tries to kick Fox off but Fox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T4#
Fox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Claw tries to kick Fox off but Fox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jim Fox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Claw looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fox keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Claw is trying to stand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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 Jim Fox will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Claw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Claw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fox moves away.
Claw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fox to score with a decent uppercut.
Good leg kick by Claw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fox throws a sloppy head kick and Claw moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Claw takes the fight into the clinch.
Fox lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.#TD#
Fox successfully pulls guard. #T1##SUB#
Fox had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Claw defends it easily.
Claw wants to stand but Fox has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fox doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fox working a defensive guard but Claw manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fox is trying to control Claw's posture but Claw avoids it.
Claw tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Claw working away.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Claw wants to stand but Fox has his arm trapped.
Fox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fox manages to get back to half guard.
Claw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SU2#
Claw stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Claw is looking to land body kicks.
Fox is looking to counter punch.
A head kick misses from Fox.
Claw throws a leg kick but Fox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Claw misses with the body kick
and Fox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Claw thinking.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fox here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.#T3#
Fox moves out of range as Claw throws a body kick.
Fox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Claw.
Fox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Claw as he jumps to the side.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Fox seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Claw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jim Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD#
Fox shoots in and bounces Claw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fox works over Claw with some ground and pound from guard.
Claw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4#
Claw can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fox controls the pace.
Claw wants to stand and escape but Fox is having none of it.
Fox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fox controlling the action here.
Bear Claw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claw is trying to stand. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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 Jim Fox.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fox, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Fox!
As Jim Fox got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Pick yourself up and dust yourself off old chap!'.

Event: Madness Fright Night 21
Date: Jan 15, 2020

#R1#
Claw has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Claw there as he acknowledges the shot.
Claw looks for the body kick but OcasioCortez saw that one coming. #CL#
Claw clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
OcasioCortez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claw throws a lazy head kick
letting OcasioCortez counter with a right hand.
Claw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circle momentarily. OcasioCortez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by OcasioCortez.
Nice defenses there by Claw.
OcasioCortez lands a head shot.
Claw wants to clinch.
OcasioCortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OcasioCortez connects with a jab.
OcasioCortez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Claw misses with the body kick
and OcasioCortez counters with a three punch combo that has Claw backing up. Claw nods at OcasioCortez to acknowledge the strikes.
Claw is looking to clinch.
Claw tried to score with a low kick but OcasioCortez checks it.
Claw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez thuds his right hand into Claw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Claw thows a leg kick but OcasioCortez checks it
and Claw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OcasioCortez lands with an uppercut that bounces Claw off the cage and back into range.
Claw takes one to the chin there.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OcasioCortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OcasioCortez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Claw at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw misses with a shot to the body
letting OcasioCortez counter with a right hand.
OcasioCortez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Claw had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Claw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Claw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
OcasioCortez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Claw's hands.#T2#
Claw throws a right and a left that OcasioCortez avoids nicely.
OcasioCortez lands a nice shot to the body.
Claw tries to clinch up but OcasioCortez circles away and keeps his distance.
Claw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
OcasioCortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
OcasioCortez lands a jab to the head.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
Claw gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Claw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
OcasioCortez with a jab.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OcasioCortez is looking for the big counter here.
Claw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
OcasioCortez pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Claw back to the cage. OcasioCortez follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
OcasioCortez blocks a leg kick.#T3#
OcasioCortez throws out a powerful jab.
Claw scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Claw.
Claw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
OcasioCortez 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.
Claw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OcasioCortez cracks Claw with a good jab.
OcasioCortez lands with a straight right. Claw didn't see that one coming.
A clash of legs there as OcasioCortez blocks the low kick.
Claw doesn't manage to clinch there - OcasioCortez circles away.
Decent striking displayed by OcasioCortez there.
Claw throws a lazy uppercut
letting OcasioCortez counter with a right hand.
Claw tries to clinch but OcasioCortez is having none of it.
Claw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OcasioCortez lands with a right hand.
OcasioCortez keeps the fight on the outside.
Claw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OcasioCortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Nice shot by OcasioCortez.
Claw falls off balance throwing a combination #KD2#
and OcasioCortez counters with a crisp one two that drops Claw! OcasioCortez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Claw to his feet! Claw is in big trouble!#ROC2#
Claw is rocked!
Claw throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and OcasioCortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Claw thinking.
Oh Claw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Claw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Claw seems to have got his legs back now.
OcasioCortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Claw misses with a double jab
and OcasioCortez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Claw is breathing heavily.
OcasioCortez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Claw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Claw momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Claw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and OcasioCortez counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for OcasioCortez.
Claw misses with a head kick.
Claw throws a leg kick that is checked
and Claw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandria OcasioCortez 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#
Claw tries to clinch but OcasioCortez moves out of range.
OcasioCortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Claw misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for OcasioCortez.
Claw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OcasioCortez scores with a jab to the body.
Bear Claw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Claw walks into a left hand.
Claw throws a body kick that misses
and Claw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Claw is predictable there
enabling OcasioCortez to counter with a crisp jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Claw.
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!
OcasioCortez lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexandria OcasioCortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Claw circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by OcasioCortez. Claw falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for OcasioCortez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexandria OcasioCortez!

Event: Madness Insanity 18
Date: Dec 22, 2019

#R1#
Claw stuffs the takedown.
Thunder throws a combination that misses #CL2#
and Claw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Claw prevents the takedown attempt.
Thunder wants to break free but Claw has control.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Thunder is trying to break free.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Thunder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claw taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
Claw wants to stall.
Thunder lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
Thunder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thunder is defending well for now.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claw has Thunder pressed against the cage, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thunder has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claw after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thunder . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thunder is keeping busy.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Thunder managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Thunder avoids a wild elbow strike from Claw.
Thunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Claw has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Claw throws an elbow that misses.
Claw lands an elbow inside that Thunder shrugs off.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Claw creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Claw can't find room to land a body shot as Thunder controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Claw has Thunder pressed against the cage, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunder .
Thunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T3#
Thunder blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Thunder in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like John Thunder has been cut.
Thunder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thunder avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Thunder tries to circle away but Claw has him pinned against the cage.
Thunder prevents a body shot from Claw.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw misses with some punches.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thunder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Claw keeps control of Thunder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thunder can't break the clinch.
Claw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thunder up against the cage.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Thunder has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thunder 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Claw tries to land a body kick
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Claw backing up. Claw nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Thunder throws a head kick but Claw moves out of range.
Thunder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Claw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A left lands for Claw.
Thunder lands with a nice combination. Claw backs away looking to recover.
Thunder jabs at Claw's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Thunder blocks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Claw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thunder counters with a left 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!
A head kick by Claw misses
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
Claw throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Claw. Those never looked like landing.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Claw tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claw misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunder scores with a nice head shot.
Claw tries to clinch up but Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.
It appears Thunder was looking to counter with a kick there.
Thunder moves out of range as Claw throws a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Claw lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thunder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thunder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy body kick from Claw
and Thunder counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunder moves out of range of the body kick from Claw.
Claw dodges the punch combination from Thunder .
Claw throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD#
and Thunder counters with a crisp one two that drops Claw! Thunder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Claw to his feet! Claw is in big trouble!#CUT#
It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thunder .
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Claw swivels and escapes.
Bear Claw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Thunder .
Claw throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thunder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claw.
Claw closes the distance but Thunder moves to the side #KD#
and Thunder counters with a crisp one two that drops Claw! Thunder thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Claw to his feet! Claw is in big trouble!#ROC#
Claw is rocked!#CL2#
Thunder tries to keep at a distance but Claw has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Claw prevents Thunder from breaking the clinch.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Claw has him pressed against the cage. #T3#
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Thunder is trying to force a seperation but Claw has the dominant position.
Claw stalls.
Claw is stalling here.
Thunder effectively controlling the action here.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunder .
Claw misses with an elbow strike.
Bear Claw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Claw prevents a takedown attempt there.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Thunder avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Claw.
Thunder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Thunder breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Claw misses
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand. #KD#
Thunder drops Claw with a beautiful combination! Claw stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thunder is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Claw explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Claw looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Claw blocks the low kick.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Claw swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Thunder dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Claw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thunder appears to be looking for a big counter.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Claw misses the shot to the body.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Claw throws a wild body kick that Thunder sees coming a mile off.
Thunder seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thunder shoots in looking for a takedown but Claw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thunder 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder checks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Claw.
Claw tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Claw misses with a body shot. #T1#
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Thunder . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thunder .
Claw throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thunder .
Thunder is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Claw moves into the clinch successfully.
Thunder is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Claw has Thunder pressed against the cage, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Claw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thunder wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Claw keeps him there for the moment.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw stalling against the cage. #T2#
Thunder tries to break the clinch but Claw is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Claw is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thunder is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.#CL2#
Claw forces Thunder back against the cage and clinches.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thunder blocks it with crossed arms. #T3#
Thunder wants to break free but Claw has control.
Claw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Claw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thunder .
Thunder prevents a body shot from Claw.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Thunder in his tracks for a moment.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw stalling the fight.
Claw looking to slow down the pace here.
Thunder is trying to push Claw away but Claw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Thunder is working for takedown but Claw is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thunder . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw tries a body shot but Thunder blocks it.
Claw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thunder 's efforts to push away.
Claw wants to stall.
Claw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Claw is controlling him.
Thunder misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Claw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bear Claw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Claw 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Claw!

Event: Madness Clown Chaos 15
Date: Dec 08, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Holmes clinches up with Claw and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Sherlock Holmes has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes as Claw tries to tie him up.
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes tries for a takedown but Claw manages to get underhooks.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes wants a takedown but no success here.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw lands a good knee to the midsection. Holmes won't want to take too many of those.
Holmes looks winded!
Holmes tries for a takedown but Claw manages to get underhooks.
Bear Claw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherlock Holmes.
Holmes stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw has Holmes pushed against the cage.
Claw lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards. #TD2#
Holmes has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Claw regains guard immediately.
Claw has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw wants to stand and escape but Holmes is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Holmes is looking to work some ground and pound but Claw has wrist control.#ES#
Claw has his feet on Holmes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL#
Claw moves into the clinch.
Holmes has Claw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Claw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Holmes avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw taking a breather.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Claw, against the cage.
Claw stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Claw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Claw misses with a knee to the head.
Claw is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Claw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
Claw is trying to stall.
Claw tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
Holmes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Claw after a bit of a struggle.
Holmes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holmes is trying to stall.
Claw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Claw pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holmes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Claw lands a knee to the head.
Holmes looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Claw is looking to control Holmes's arms but Holmes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Claw has his back to the cage.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes wants a takedown but no success here.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Holmes being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes as Claw tries to tie him up. #T4#
Claw stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Claw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Holmes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Holmes has Claw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Claw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holmes avoids it.
Holmes stalling.
Claw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Holmes can't get the takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes as Claw tries to tie him up.
Claw can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Claw throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherlock Holmes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A punch combination from Claw misses. #CL2#
Holmes clinches up with Claw and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Claw.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Holmes tries to score a body lock takedown but Claw shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Claw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Claw prevents the takedown attempt.
Claw misses with a body punch.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw being controlled against the cage.
Claw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Holmes.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Bear Claw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherlock Holmes.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Claw misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Claw scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holmes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Claw prevents it.
Claw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Holmes looking to stall.
Claw prevents the takedown attempt.
Claw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Claw'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.
Claw prevents the takedown attempt.
Holmes has Claw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Claw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Holmes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Claw prevents it.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Holmes slowing the pace effectively.
Holmes wants a takedown.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Claw.
Claw taking a breather.
Holmes looking for a takedown.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Holmes goes for a takedown attempt but Claw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Claw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Claw.
Claw takes a swing at Holmes's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Claw forces Holmes back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Claw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T3#
Claw stalling against the cage.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Claw lands a shoulder strike.
Claw gets underhooks to prevent Holmes's takedown attempt.
Holmes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holmes is working for takedown but Claw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes as Claw tries to tie him up.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
A short uppercut from Claw.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
That has opened up Sherlock Holmes's cut even more.
Claw stops a takedown attempt from Holmes. #T4#
Claw trying to stall but Holmes improves his position.
Claw stalling the fight.
Holmes blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Claw is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.#CL2#
Holmes moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes is working for takedown but Claw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
Claw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holmes is keeping busy.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sherlock Holmes'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##CL2#
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Claw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claw lands a nice knee to the body.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Claw lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Claw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bear Claw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes is looking to take this one to the mat.#T1#
Claw trying to stall but Holmes improves his position.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Claw prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Claw landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holmes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bear Claw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherlock Holmes.
Claw trying to land knees to the body. #T2#
With the fighters up against the cage, Claw throws an elbow but misses.
Holmes trying to stall but Claw improves his position.
Holmes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Claw is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Claw stops a takedown attempt from Holmes.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Claw lands an elbow inside.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
Claw lands a nice uppercut.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Claw digs a right hand underneath Holmes's ribcage. Holmes let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claw looking to slow down the pace here.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Claw working Holmes over with knees to the body.
Holmes avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Claw looking to stall.
Holmes is working for takedown but Claw is calmly controlling the position for now.
Claw is stalling here.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.#T4#
Claw stalling against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Holmes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Claw tries a body shot but Holmes blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Holmes improves position.
Holmes goes for a takedown attempt but Claw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sherlock Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear Claw is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sherlock Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw fakes the leg kick and cracks Holmes in the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Claw!

Event: Madness 21 Moru vs Crab
Date: Nov 10, 2019

#R1#
Claw throws a nice looking combination but Skabene bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Claw pushes Skabene up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Skabene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Claw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skabene jumps guard but Claw turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Claw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claw looking to stall.
Claw tries a body shot but Skabene blocks it.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Skabene avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skabene avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Skabene managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Skabene managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Skabene has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Claw is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T1#
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Skabene is breathing heavily.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
Claw is struggling to control the position.
Claw trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Claw on the inside.
Claw slowing the pace effectively.
Claw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Claw lands a right hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Claw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Claw just leaning against Skabene, taking a breather. #T2#
Skabene is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Claw gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arveids Skabene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Claw leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Skabene shoots in looking for a takedown. Claw tries to sprawl out of it but Skabene keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Claw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL2#
Claw pushes Skabene up against the cage in a clinch.
Skabene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Claw content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T3#
Skabene blocks a body shot from Claw.
Skabene tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Claw smiles and moves away.
Claw takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Claw connects with a leg kick. Skabene looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skabene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Claw sprawls well. Claw wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skabene gets slowly back to his feet.
Claw raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Claw has Skabene up against the cage in a clinch.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T4#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Claw.
Skabene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skabene blocks it with crossed arms.
Skabene takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Arveids Skabene has been cut.
Claw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claw lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw tries a body shot but Skabene blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arveids Skabene's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Claw throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skabene walks into a jab.#CL2#
Claw moves into the clinch.
Claw stalling in the clinch.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw landing knees to the body.
Claw tries to work over Skabene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skabene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Claw tries a body shot but Skabene blocks it. #T1#
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skabene's defenses.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skabene is defending well for now.
Claw throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Claw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Claw stalling in the clinch.
Claw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Skabene tries for a takedown. No joy.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Skabene is defending well for now.#T2#
Claw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#
Arveids Skabene's cut is getting worse.
Claw tries to land knees in the clinch but Skabene avoids the damage to the body.
Skabene blocks the elbow strike.
Claw misses with a knee strike.
Skabene jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Claw walks away with a smile on his face. Skabene gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Claw misses with a head kick.
Skabene dives in for a single leg takedown but Claw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Claw only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arveids Skabene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skabene dodges the punch combination from Claw.
Skabene takes a kick to the side of the head.
Claw throws a combination. Skabene tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT2#
Arveids Skabene's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T3#
Skabene stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Claw.#CL2#
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Claw has Skabene pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Claw.
Skabene has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Claw avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Claw lands a knee to the body.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Skabene blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skabene's defenses. #CUT2#
Jeez, Arveids Skabene's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage. #T4#
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw throws an elbow that misses.
Claw controlling the action here for a moment.
Claw misses with the head strike.
Skabene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skabene.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bear Claw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arveids Skabene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Skabene with a lazy takedown attempt
and Claw counters with a two punch combo.
Skabene steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Claw. That one must have hurt.
Arveids Skabene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw is looking to slow Skabene down with leg kicks.
Arveids Skabene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skabene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bear Claw!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 25, 2019

#R1#
Claw stuffs the takedown.
Claw seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Claw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Claw throws a right and a left that Funke avoids nicely. #CL#
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Funke avoids a wild elbow strike from Claw.#TD2#
Funke has hold of one of Claw's legs. Claw is fighting the takedown attempt but Funke gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Claw manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Funke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Funke avoiding damage.
Claw leaning against his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Funke blocks it with crossed arms.
Funke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funke. #T1#
Funke lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Funke.
Funke digs a right hand underneath Claw's ribcage. Claw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Claw is breathing heavily.
Funke misses with some punches.
Claw misses with an elbow over the top.
Funke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Claw misses with a punch to the body.
Funke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Claw is defending well for now.
Claw missing with knees to the body.
Funke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Funke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Claw.
Claw avoiding damage as Funke throws knees to the body.
Claw is pressed up against the cage. Funke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Claw down to the mat. Claw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bear Claw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Claw instigates a clinch. #T2#
Funke struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Funke improves position.
Claw struggles to land a body shot inside as Funke controls his hands.
Claw'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.
Funke can't find room to land a body shot as Claw controls the action.
Funke digs a right hand into Claw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Claw's gas tank.
Funke effectively controlling the action here.
Funke lands a body shot.
Funke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Claw is defending well for now.
Funke looking to throw knees to the head but Claw is blocking nicely.
Claw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funke struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands.
Claw managing to block the knees to the body from Funke. #TD2#
Funke turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Funke manages to end up in side control.#T3#
Funke taking a breather here. #ES#
Claw throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#CL2#
Funke gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Funke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Funke misses with a body punch.
Funke effectively controlling the action here.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funke is defending well for now.
Funke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Claw.
Claw prevents a body shot from Funke.
Claw has Funke pressed against the cage. #T4#
Funke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Claw managing to block the knees to the body from Funke.
Funke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Funke blocks an elbow strike.
Funke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw effectively controlling the action here.
Funke pushes Claw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Claw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Funke.
Bear Claw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Funke.
Funke lands with a short shot to the head.
Claw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funke trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funke goes for a takedown attempt but Claw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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 Bear Claw 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##CL#
Claw clinches up with Funke and pushes him back against the cage.
Claw is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Claw.
The referee calls for Claw to work.
A knee to the head by Claw.
Tobias Funke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Funke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Claw is defending well for now.
Funke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw avoiding damage as Funke throws knees to the body.
Funke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw being controlled against the cage.
Funke struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands. #T1#
Funke can't find room to land a body shot as Claw controls the action.
Claw avoiding damage as Funke throws knees to the body.
Claw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funke avoiding damage as Claw throws knees to the body.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claw pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funke drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Claw prevents a body shot from Funke.
Funke wants a takedown but no success here.
Bear Claw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Funke.
Claw trying to control the position but instead, Funke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Claw into the cage.
Funke misses with a body punch. #T2#
Funke pushes Claw back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Funke misses with a punch to the body.
Claw stalling against the cage.
Funke trying to land knees to the body.
Funke trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Funke. #TD2#
Funke has picked Claw up - he's going for a ride! Funke dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Claw is trying to stand back up but Funke is controlling him
Funke tries to pass to full mount but Claw defends it.
Claw is trying to stand up here but Funke is controlling him well.
Funke drops an elbow to the side of Claw's head.
Funke is trying to control the action in half guard but Claw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bear Claw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Claw is looking to escape.
Funke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Claw does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Funke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Claw tries to kick Funke off but Funke keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Funke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Claw throws a predictable looking body shot #TD2#
and Funke counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
Claw pushes Funke off and gets back to his feet.
Funke moves out of range of the body kick.
Funke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL2#
Funke moves into the clinch.
Claw prevents a body shot from Funke.
Funke misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funke.
Claw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#
It looks like Tobias Funke has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funke tries to stall but Claw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Claw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claw has Funke pressed against the cage.
Funke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Claw avoids it.
Funke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Claw avoids it.
Funke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Claw 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.
Claw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funke is defending well for now.
Funke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funke struggles to land a body shot inside as Claw controls his hands.
Funke can't find room to land a body shot as Claw controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tobias Funke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tobias Funke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Funke instigates a clinch.
Funke misses with a punch to the body.
Funke stalling the fight.
Funke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Claw is defending well for now.
Funke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Claw blocking some punches.
Claw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funke avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Claw throws an elbow but misses.
Claw avoiding damage as Funke throws knees to the body.
Claw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funke.
Claw blocks a body shot from Funke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw lands a nice elbow.
Funke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funke lands a good knee to the midsection. Claw won't want to take too many of those.
Funke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Claw avoiding damage as Funke throws knees to the body.
Funke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claw tries to work over Funke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funke lands a shot to the body.
Funke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#TD2#
Funke has Claw pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Funke pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Claw tumbling to the mat - Funke dives into Claw's guard.
Funke postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Funke landing some decent shots from guard.
Funke is working Claw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Funke trying to control but Claw is working from the bottom. #T2#
Funke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Claw's head.
Funke works over Claw with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funke lands a couple of elbows.#ES#
Claw manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw lands a high kick!
Claw throws a head kick that misses #CL2#
and Funke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Claw managing to block the knees to the body from Funke.
Claw trying to stall but Funke improves his position.
Claw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Funke up against the cage.
Claw prevents the takedown attempt. #T3#
Funke stalling against the cage.
Funke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funke misses with a body punch.
Claw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Claw trying to stall but Funke improves his position.
Funke managing to block the knees to the body from Claw.
Funke stalling against the cage.
Funke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funke misses with a punch to the body.
Claw stalling in the clinch but Funke improves position.
Funke tries to throw a body punch but Claw avoids it by throwing Funke back against the cage.
Funke missing with knees to the body. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Funke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Claw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Funke.
Funke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Claw avoids it.
Funke trying to land knees to the body.
Funke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Claw backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Funke. #TD2#
Funke wants the takedown. Claw is fighting it off but Funke persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Claw's guard against the cage.
Funke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Funke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Claw has momentary wrist control but Funke slips an elbow through the middle.
Funke won't allow Claw to get back to his feet.
Funke wants to control from the top but Claw keeps moving.
Funke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Funke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Funke 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Funke!

Event: Bloodbath 9
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1#
Deggamendov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Claw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Deggamendov does no damage.
Claw tries to clinch up.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Deggamendov has knocked Claw down with a huge combo! Deggamendov steps away and waves a wobbly Claw back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#
It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
Claw misses with a body kick.
Deggamendov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deggamendov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Claw. Claw obviously looking to wear him down.
Deggamendov swats away the attempt to clinch by Claw.
Claw scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deggamendov avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
A head kick misses from Deggamendov.
Deggamendov throws a chopping leg kick but Claw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Deggamendov lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claw.
Deggamendov blocks a low kick nicely.
Deggamendov is looking for the big counter here.
Bear Claw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Claw avoids the head kick by Deggamendov.
As Deggamendov tries to get set, Claw tries to push him back and clinch up but Deggamendov manages to avoid the attempt.
Deggamendov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Claw can pounce on him.
Deggamendov lands a brutal head kick. Claw looks out on his feet and Deggamendov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Mikko Deggamendov!

Event: Bloodbath 5
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1#
Puro circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Puro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Claw 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.
Claw wants to clinch.
Claw misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puro has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Puro connects with a single shot there.
Puro cracks Claw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Claw throws a right and a left that Puro avoids nicely.
Claw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Puro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Claw tries to clinch but Puro moves away
and Puro counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Bear Claw has been cut.
A big right from Puro misses.
As Puro tries to get set, Claw tries to push him back and clinch up but Puro manages to avoid the attempt.
Puro lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puro scores with a jab to the body.
Claw is breathing heavily.
Claw looks up at the clock. Bad move! Puro lands a right hand from hell, dropping Claw. Puro pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Murska Puro!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Del Meyers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Claw.
Del Meyers looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#KD#
Claw lands a left and a right that send Del Meyers crashing to the mat, dazed. Claw thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT#
It looks like Oscar Del Meyers has been cut.#CL#
Claw closes the distance and clinches.
Claw slows down the pace here.
Claw lands an elbow that stopped Del Meyers in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Del Meyers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Claw.
A right handed body shot lands from Claw.
Claw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Claw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Claw.
Claw stalls.
Claw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A hook to the body from Claw. #T1#
Claw is pushing Del Meyers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Claw has Del Meyers pressed against the cage.
Claw working Del Meyers over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Claw.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bear Claw.#CL#
Claw has closed the distance and engaged Del Meyers in a clinch.
Del Meyers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Claw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Del Meyers can turn it around.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Claw.
Claw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Del Meyers backwards. #KD#
Claw drops Del Meyers with a big knee straight up the middle! Del Meyers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Del Meyers is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Del Meyers swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Del Meyers face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bear Claw!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 18, 2019

#R1##CL#
Claw clinches.
Del Meyers wants to get back to striking at distance but Claw won't allow it.
Claw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Meyers backwards.
Del Meyers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Del Meyers looks winded!
Claw gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Claw lands a hook that snaps the head of Del Meyers backwards.
Claw scores with a hook to the body.
Del Meyers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Claw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Claw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Claw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Del Meyers up against the cage.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Del Meyers's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Claw obliges.
Nice elbow from Claw.
Claw lands an elbow inside that Del Meyers shrugs off. #T1#
Claw crunches a lovely knee into Del Meyers's ribcage.
Claw stalls.
Claw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Claw lands a nice uppercut.
Del Meyers takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Claw.
Claw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Del Meyers has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Claw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Del Meyers can turn it around.
Claw scores a nice knee to the body.
Claw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Del Meyers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Claw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Claw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Claw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Claw lands a hook that snaps the head of Del Meyers backwards. #ROC#
Del Meyers is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Claw.
Del Meyers is still on wobbly legs! Can Claw finish him?
Del Meyers takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Claw.
Claw pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Del Meyers! Claw unloads with more strikes and Del Meyers sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bear Claw!

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