Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WCF 116: Rockefeller v Wallace
Date: Mar 19, 2022

#R1##CL#
Tzeng clinches with his opponent.
Tzeng jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Tzeng gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Tzeng closes the distance and clinches.
Mahesa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahesa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tzeng looking to stall.
Mahesa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tzeng's efforts to push away.
Mahesa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahesa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tzeng. #TD#
Tzeng has clasped his hands together around Mahesa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #SUB#
Tzeng is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mahesa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Tzeng tries for a kimura but Mahesa is defending well. #T1#
Tzeng taking a breather here. #SUB#
Tzeng wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mahesa, who protects the arm well.
Tzeng wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahesa keeps working.
Mahesa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tzeng asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mahesa tries to buck Tzeng off but Tzeng is having none of it.#SUB#
Tzeng is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mahesa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mahesa tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Tzeng working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T3#
Tzeng is looking to take a break and control but Mahesa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tzeng prevents Mahesa from escaping the position.
Mahesa prevents Tzeng from improving position.
Tzeng advances to mount. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Tzeng has control of Mahesa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mahesa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mahesa regains half guard.
Mahesa pushes Tzeng off looking to stand but Tzeng dives back in and keeps control.
Mahesa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahesa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tzeng manages to move to mount!
You get the feeling that Mahesa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shu Fang Tzeng 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#
Tzeng keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Mahesa has Tzeng up against the cage in a clinch.
Tzeng drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mahesa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mahesa is looking to clinch but Tzeng is avoiding it.
Tzeng changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mahesa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tzeng paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Mahesa has Tzeng up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahesa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa tries a knee to the head but Tzeng blocks it.
The referee calls for Tzeng to work.
Mahesa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tzeng tries to pull guard but Mahesa holds him up against the cage and eventually Tzeng drops back down to his feet. #T1#
Tzeng tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahesa smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shu Fang Tzeng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahesa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tzeng shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahesa but Mahesa pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL2#
Mahesa closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Tzeng manages to pull guard.
Mahesa preventing the sweep.
Mahesa wants to get up but he can't break Tzeng's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Mahesa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mahesa stopping the sweep attempt from Tzeng.
Mahesa wants to stand but Tzeng is controlling his posture from full guard. #T2#
Mahesa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've been hearing good reports from Tzeng's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Tzeng looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tzeng holds on and takes a little breather.
Shu Fang Tzeng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahesa tries to stand but Tzeng is controlling from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Tzeng tries to keep at a distance but Mahesa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mahesa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tzeng tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahesa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Andre Mahesa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tzeng tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #TD#
Tzeng pulls guard effortlessly.
Mahesa is looking to stand up but Tzeng won't let him.
Mahesa wants to stand and escape but instead Tzeng has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##T4##SUB2#
Tzeng avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mahesa wants to hit a sweep here but Tzeng passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mahesa there!
Tzeng controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tzeng tries to control but Mahesa wriggling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Mahesa gets caught flat footed, as Tzeng shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tzeng stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahesa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tzeng won't allow Mahesa to get back to his feet.
Tzeng controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mahesa keeping moving, preventing Tzeng from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tzeng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #ES2#
Mahesa pushes Tzeng off and gets back to his feet. #T1##TD#
Tzeng dives in and scores a takedown into Mahesa's guard.
Mahesa is looking to stand up but Tzeng isn't so interested in that idea.
Tzeng trying to control but Mahesa is working from the bottom.
Tzeng looking to pass the guard.
Mahesa wants to stand and escape but Tzeng is having none of it. #T2#
Tzeng trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahesa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahesa is looking to stand up but Tzeng isn't so interested in that idea.
Tzeng controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Mahesa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tzeng is aware though and is defending well.
Mahesa wants to stand and escape but Tzeng is having none of it. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahesa misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Mahesa misses with an uppercut.
Tzeng has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like Shu Fang Tzeng has been cut.#CL2#
Mahesa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tzeng is trying to pull guard but Mahesa has him pressed against the cage.
Mahesa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tzeng has had enough of the clinch but Mahesa keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Tzeng breaks from the clinch.
Mahesa swinging wildly here.
Mahesa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andre Mahesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahesa misses with a wild combination. #T4#
Tzeng dodges the punch combination from Mahesa.
Mahesa tries to close the distance and clinch but Tzeng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tzeng dives in and grabs Mahesa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mahesa pushes down on Tzeng's head and hops out.
Mahesa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahesa wants to clinch#TD#
and Tzeng counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahesa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tzeng is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahesa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mahesa tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Mahesa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahesa 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Mahesa!
A victorious Andre Mahesa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WCF WNF 93: Bendetti vs Mercer
Date: Feb 16, 2022

#R1#
Mahesa misses with a combination
and Denisov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Denisov takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Mahesa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denisov's elbow.
Mahesa lands with a right to the head.
Denisov jumps guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa misses with the head strike.
Denisov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahesa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denisov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Denisov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mahesa misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Mahesa.
Mahesa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Denisov blocking some punches.
Denisov tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahesa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Denisov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahesa smiles and moves away.
Denisov avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL#
Mahesa has Denisov up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahesa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denisov.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mahesa to keep the fight standing.#T2#
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahesa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Mahesa misses with the head strike.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mahesa holds him up against the cage and eventually Denisov drops back down to his feet.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Denisov is working for takedown but Mahesa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Denisov blocks a body shot from Mahesa.
Denisov has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Denisov blocks a body shot from Mahesa. #TD2#
Denisov successfully pulls guard. #T3#
Mahesa is looking to stand up but Denisov won't let him.
Denisov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mahesa wants to get up but he can't break Denisov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Denisov lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Denisov wants to sweep but no luck.
Mahesa wanted to stand there but Denisov had control of the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Denisov gets tackled into the cage by Mahesa. Mahesa maintains the clinch.
Mahesa lands with a left to the head.
Denisov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahesa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Denisov avoiding damage as Mahesa throws knees to the body. #T4#
Mahesa working aggressively here.
Denisov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahesa after a bit of a struggle.
Denisov tries to pull guard but Mahesa holds him up against the cage and eventually Denisov drops back down to his feet.
Mahesa is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Denisov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Our spies down at at 3Band MMA inform us that Denisov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Mahesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Denisov is proving hard to escape from. #SU#
Mahesa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Denisov scores with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahesa misses with an uppercut. Denisov saw that one coming.
Denisov looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL2#
Denisov closes the distance and clinches.
Denisov misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mahesa cracks a nice hook into Denisov's ribs.
Mahesa leaves Denisov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Denisov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mahesa throwing a counter right hand but Denisov manages to avoid it.
Mahesa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Denisov closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Denisov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Denisov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Denisov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.#CL#
Mahesa clinches with his opponent.
Denisov jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Denisov around his waist. Denisov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Denisov blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahesa tries to throw a body punch but Denisov avoids it by throwing Mahesa back against the cage.
Mahesa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denisovs head.
Denisov blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Denisov jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Denisov around his waist. Denisov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mahesa throws a punch but it's blocked by Denisov. #TD2#
Denisov jumps guard.
Denisov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mahesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Denisov is proving hard to escape from.
Denisov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Mahesa is trying to stand up here but Denisov is controlling him well.
Denisov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mahesa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Denisov prevents Mahesa from standing back up.
Denisov scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB#
Denisov taking a breather but there's no such thing in a fight! Mahesa has locked on to a kimura from the bottom - he uses it to sweep and is now looking to finish from the top position! He's got it! Denisov has tapped! Great work by Mahesa! Lay and pray doesn't pay, kids! Just remember, you heard it here first.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Mahesa!
After winning the bout, Andre Mahesa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WCF 107: Blackburn vs Cuntmara
Date: Jan 15, 2022

#R1#
A shot to the body from Mahesa misses
and Sanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mahesa stalks Sanders and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sanders's face. Sanders staggers backwards, shaken.#CL#
Mahesa takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahesa working aggressively here.
Mahesa prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Mahesa.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mahesa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Mahesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.#CL#
Mahesa darts in and clinches Sanders up against the cage.#T1#
Mahesa prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sanders can't get the takedown. #TD2#
Sanders has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mahesa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mahesa wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Sanders is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mahesa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mahesa wants to get back to his feet.
Our spies down at at MY YARD 'Resurrect' inform us that Sanders has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T2#
Mahesa trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mahesa has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sanders.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahesa is trying to stand back up.
Sanders has the hooks in. Mahesa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Well, with Sanders on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Mahesa is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T3#
Mahesa wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Sanders patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mahesa is trying to stand back 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.#SUB2#
Sanders is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mahesa has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mahesa is trying to get back to his feet but Sanders has full control of the position and if anything, Mahesa has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mahesa.
Sanders wants to control but Mahesa is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bernie Sanders will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Mahesa wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
Sanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Mahesa clinches.
Sanders drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mahesa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahesa.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mahesa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sanders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahesa throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahesa tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range. #T1#
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahesa.
Mahesa throws a right and a left that Sanders avoids nicely.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahesa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanders swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahesa is looking to clinch.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mahesa is looking to clinch but Sanders is avoiding it. #CL#
Mahesa drives through and clinches with Sanders against the cage.
Mahesa misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahesa prevents it.
Sanders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahesa.
Mahesa throws a head punch that misses.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Mahesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T2#
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mahesa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?#CL#
Mahesa clinches up with Sanders and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanders has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahesa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanders has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa is pressed up against the cage. Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahesa down to the mat. Mahesa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahesa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanders! But no joy.
Mahesa throws a series of punches but Sanders moves out of range.
Andre Mahesa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahesa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Andre Mahesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahesa throws a combination that misses
enabling Sanders to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahesa throws a combination. Sanders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T3#
Mahesa throws a series of punches but Sanders avoids them all with ease.
Mahesa throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
Mahesa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanders is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mahesa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mahesa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahesa swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahesa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mahesa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mahesa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanders wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanders drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanders drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanders is breathing heavily.#T4#
Sanders is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahesa is defending well.
Mahesa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mahesa is pressed up against the cage. Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahesa down to the mat. Mahesa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab lands there for Mahesa.
Andre Mahesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mahesa swings for the body but Sanders moves out of range.
Mahesa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Sanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahesa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahesa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Mahesa.
Mahesa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahesa scores with a jab to the head.
Mahesa throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mahesa tries to clinch but Sanders is having none of it.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Mahesa avoids it with no problem.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Mahesa.
A little jabbing left from Sanders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mahesa misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa closes the distance but Sanders moves to the side
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
Sanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahesa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanders! But no joy.#T1#
Mahesa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Mahesa avoids it with no problem.
Mahesa throws a push kick but Sanders slaps the foot to one side.
Mahesa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahesa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Mahesa avoids it with no problem.
Mahesa throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
Mahesa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mahesa tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Mahesa back against the cage.
Sanders managing to block the knees to the body from Mahesa.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Mahesa manages to get underhooks. #T2#
Mahesa prevents the takedown attempt.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernie Sanders.
Sanders tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahesa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sanders has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahesa after a bit of a struggle.
Sanders is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mahesa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Mahesa manages to get underhooks.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
Mahesa pushes Sanders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mahesa throws a head punch that misses.
Mahesa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanders is working for takedown but Mahesa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mahesa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahesa tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Sanders lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mahesa pushes Sanders off looking to stand but Sanders dives back in and keeps control. #T3##SUB#
Mahesa looking for subs from the bottom but Sanders mounts him!
You get the feeling that Mahesa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mahesa has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Mahesa trying to get back to his feet but Sanders is in full control for now. #T4##SUB2#
Sanders tightening his grip on Mahesa, looking for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahesa wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Mahesa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mahesa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Mahesa!
A very excited looking Andre Mahesa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Bernie Sanders was interviewed post fight and said 'COME ON! FU@#$ ALL JUDGES!!! I WON!'.

Event: WCF 102: Blackburn vs Li Chai
Date: Dec 11, 2021

#R1#
Mahesa walks into a straight right hand from UnEqual.
UnEqual misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Mahesa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahesa throws a head punch that misses.
UnEqual wants to stall.
Mahesa prevents the takedown attempt.
UnEqual has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahesa after a bit of a struggle.
Mahesa misses with some punches.
UnEqual'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.
UnEqual is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mahesa to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gagong UnEqual. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
UnEqual has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahesa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
UnEqual is working for takedown but Mahesa is calmly controlling the position for now.
UnEqual is trying to pull guard but Mahesa has him pressed against the cage.
UnEqual is breathing heavily.
Mahesa tries a body shot but UnEqual blocks it.
Mahesa misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahesa.
Mahesa has a couple of punches blocked by UnEqual.
Mahesa prevents the takedown attempt.
UnEqual stalling in the clinch but Mahesa improves position.
Mahesa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
UnEqual is working for takedown but Mahesa is calmly controlling the position for now.
UnEqual wants to stall.
Mahesa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from UnEqual.
Mahesa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of UnEqual backwards.
Mahesa has a couple of punches blocked by UnEqual.
UnEqual goes for a takedown attempt but Mahesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mahesa. #T2#
Mahesa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
UnEqual moves into range and clinches up with Mahesa.
Good body shot from Mahesa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahesa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahesa presses UnEqual against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahesa scores with a hook to the body.
UnEqual has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
UnEqual pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mahesa lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahesa missing with knees to the body.
Mahesa pushes UnEqual back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mahesa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with UnEqual's elbow.
UnEqual is looking for a takedown.#T3#
UnEqual has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahesa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
UnEqual's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
UnEqual is looking to take this one to the mat.
UnEqual has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahesa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mahesa obliges.
Mahesa lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahesa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahesa throws a head punch that misses.
Mahesa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mahesa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahesa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mahesa.
UnEqual tries for a takedown. No joy.
UnEqual is trying to pull guard but Mahesa has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahesa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahesa pushes UnEqual back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
UnEqual tries to stall but Mahesa uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T4#
Mahesa lands with a light punch inside.
Mahesa lands a left hand.
Mahesa lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#UnEqual is rocked!
UnEqual stalling the fight.
Mahesa lands with a right to the head.
UnEqual is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahesa is defending well.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahesa.
Mahesa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh UnEqual is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahesa lands a hook to the side of the head.
UnEqual looking to stall.
Mahesa lands a right hand that snaps the head of UnEqual backwards.
UnEqual stalling in the clinch but Mahesa improves position.
Mahesa trying to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Mahesa clinches up with UnEqual and pushes him back against the cage.
UnEqual seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mahesa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mahesa as UnEqual tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahesa.
Mahesa lands with a left to the head.
Mahesa presses UnEqual against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahesa tries a knee to the head but UnEqual blocks it.
A short uppercut from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of UnEqual backwards.
Andre Mahesa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
UnEqual is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mahesa to keep the fight standing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mahesa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Mahesa.
UnEqual wants a takedown but no success here.
UnEqual is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mahesa to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gagong UnEqual. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahesa lands with a light punch inside. #T1##TD#
UnEqual has Mahesa pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. UnEqual pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mahesa tumbling to the mat - UnEqual dives into Mahesa's guard.
Mahesa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahesa wants to get back to his feet but UnEqual is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Mahesa has his foot on UnEqual's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. UnEqual works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mahesa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. UnEqual gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mahesa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB2#
Mahesa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T2#
Mahesa keeping full guard, as UnEqual tries to pass. #SUB2#
Mahesa pushes a forearm under UnEqual's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, UnEqual is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Mahesa!
Andre Mahesa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Gagong UnEqual had this to say: 'I'll be back!'.

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

#R1#
Ashbourne Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Ashbourne Jr does it's job there.
Mahesa fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mahesa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mahesa is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Ashbourne Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ashbourne Jr looks to land a left hand but Mahesa moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Ashbourne Jr.
Mahesa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ashbourne Jr.
Mahesa misses with a double jab
and Ashbourne Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Mahesa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahesa drops his hands momentarily and Ashbourne Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ashbourne Jr throws a hook but Mahesa blocks it.
Ashbourne Jr digs a good body shot into Mahesa's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashbourne Jr throws a shot to the body.
Ashbourne Jr has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mahesa lands with a hook. Ashbourne Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Mahesa closes the distance and clinches. #T1#
Mahesa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahesa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ashbourne Jr is trying to force a seperation but Mahesa has the dominant position.
Mahesa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ashbourne Jr backwards.
Ashbourne Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mahesa has him pressed against the cage.
Mahesa throws a head punch that misses.
Ashbourne Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahesa throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Mahesa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ashbourne Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mahesa misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2##BC2#
Ashbourne Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahesa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ashbourne Jr punishes Mahesa's body with a nice straight punch.
Mahesa moves to clinch but Ashbourne Jr breaks away
and Mahesa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahesa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahesa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashbourne Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Mahesa throws a nice looking combination but Ashbourne Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahesa misses with a few strikes there.
Mahesa looks to land a combination but Ashbourne Jr avoids it well.
Ashbourne Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahesa walks into a stiff left hand from Ashbourne Jr.
Ashbourne Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mahesa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ashbourne Jr throws a hook to the side of Mahesa's head but Mahesa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Mahesa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mahesa swinging wildly here.
Mahesa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ashbourne Jr lunges at Mahesa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahesa's hand. #ROC2#Mahesa is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Ashbourne Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Mahesa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ashbourne Jr closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mahesa! Ashbourne Jr dives in looking to finish! Mahesa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Ashbourne Jr!
A less than humble Dave Ashbourne Jr misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: WCF WNF 72: BMA vs El Shabazz
Date: Sep 22, 2021

#R1#
Cartwright looks for a takedown but Mahesa sprawls well.
Mahesa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cartwright circles away quickly and effectively.
Andre Mahesa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mahesa.
Cartwright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mahesa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Mahesa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Mahesa on the inside.
Cartwright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahesa after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahesa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mahesa lands a right hand.
Mahesa misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a body shot.
Cartwright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahesa after a bit of a struggle.
Cartwright has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a nice uppercut.
Mahesa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cartwright.
Nice body punch from Mahesa - that landed with a thud.
Cartwright is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cartwright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahesa lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Mahesa works on Cartwright's body with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahesa prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahesa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a shoulder strike.
Mahesa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mahesa scores with a hook to the body.
Mahesa digs a right hand underneath Cartwright's ribcage. Cartwright let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cartwright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mahesa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cartwright.
Cartwright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mahesa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cartwright is breathing heavily.#T3#
Mahesa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cartwright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mahesa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cartwright is working for takedown but Mahesa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mahesa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahesa presses Cartwright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mahesa gets through Cartwright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahesa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mahesa is pressed up against the cage. Cartwright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahesa down to the mat. Mahesa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahesa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#ROC2#Cartwright is rocked!#CL2#
Mahesa moves into the clinch.
Oh Cartwright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahesa pushes Cartwright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mahesa lands with a right to the head.
Mahesa lands a body punch. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a hook that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Mahesa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Mahesa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahesa gets through Cartwright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahesa is pressed up against the cage. Cartwright has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahesa down to the mat. Mahesa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Mahesa forces Cartwright back against the cage and clinches.
Cartwright has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa lands a hook that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa is working Cartwright over against the cage.
Mahesa is working Cartwright over against the cage.
Mahesa lands a knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cartwright seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahesa.
Mahesa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Still in the clinch, Mahesa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahesa lands a hook that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahesa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright goes for a takedown attempt but Mahesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Mahesa clinches up with Cartwright and pushes him back against the cage.
Mahesa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahesa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Cartwright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mahesa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Cartwright closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mahesa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#ES2#
Mahesa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL2#
Mahesa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahesa pushes Cartwright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartwrights head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Mahesa.
A short right from Mahesa on the inside.
Mahesa throws a big uppercut that drops Cartwright! More strikes from Mahesa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cartwright lies dazed against the cage as Mahesa celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Mahesa!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Mahesa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WCF WNF 67: Tofail vs Sepi
Date: Aug 18, 2021

#R1#
Mahesa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahesa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Buchanan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahesa.
Buchanan has a takedown stuffed.#TD#
Mahesa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mahesa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Buchanan is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Buchanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buchanan is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Mahesa has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Mahesa has managed to clinch.
Buchanan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Buchanan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahesa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahesa wants it to stay on the feet.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Buchanan.
Mahesa misses with a few strikes there.
Buchanan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Buchanan dives in for a single leg takedown but Mahesa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T1##CL#
Mahesa closes the distance and pushes Buchanan back into the cage.
Mahesa tries to land knees in the clinch but Buchanan avoids the damage to the body.
Mahesa lands a body shot.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mahesa to keep the fight standing.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahesa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mahesa digs a right hand into Buchanan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buchanan's gas tank.
Mahesa digs a right hand into Buchanan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buchanan's gas tank.
Mahesa lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Mahesa.
Mahesa is working Buchanan over against the cage.
A short right from Mahesa.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahesa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mahesa lands a nice knee to the body.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa is leaning against Buchanan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahesa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahesa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buchanan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahesa lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahesa.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but Mahesa has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa works on Buchanan's body with a couple of short punches.
Buchanan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Buchanan around his waist. Buchanan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buchanan looks winded!
Mahesa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mahesa lands with a light punch inside.
Mahesa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahesa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buchanan is defending well for now.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahesa. #T3#
Buchanan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahesa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mahesa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahesa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mahesa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Buchanan around his waist. Buchanan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buchanan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Buchanan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahesa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buchanan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mahesa to score with a decent uppercut.
Buchanan darts in looking for a takedown but Mahesa gets double underhooks and turns Buchanan into the cage.
Mahesa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buchanan throws out the jab. #CL#
Mahesa forces Buchanan back against the cage and clinches.
Buchanan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Buchanan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahesa misses with a wild combination.
Mahesa sets himself, and Buchanan steps forward looking for the clinch! Mahesa avoids it this time.#T4#
Buchanan shoots in for a takedown but Mahesa shows good takedown defense.
Buchanan takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Mahesa moves into range and clinches up with Buchanan.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Buchanan around his waist. Buchanan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but Mahesa has him pressed against the cage.
Buchanan fails to pull guard.
Mahesa is leaning against Buchanan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buchanan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahesa smiles and moves away.
Mahesa with a jab.#TD#
Mahesa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Buchanan was covering up waiting for the punch and Mahesa finishes the takedown easily into guard. #SU#
Mahesa gets to his feet. Buchanan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL#
Mahesa instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Mahesa - that landed with a thud.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Buchanan around his waist. Buchanan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buchanan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mahesa digs a right hand underneath Buchanan's ribcage. Buchanan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mahesa.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa won't allow it.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Buchanan.
Mahesa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buchanan or not.
Mahesa lands a left hand.
Mahesa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchanan can do to turn this around?
Mahesa misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Mahesa on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Mahesa.
Buchanan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buchanan fails to pull guard.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa is working Buchanan over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan takes a shot to the head.
Buchanan is breathing heavily.#T1#
Mahesa lands a nice uppercut.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa won't allow it.
Mahesa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buchanan.
Mahesa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Buchanan around his waist. Buchanan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mahesa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buchanan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mahesa lands with a light punch inside.
Mahesa lands a right hand.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#Buchanan is rocked!
Mahesa lands a body shot.
Buchanan is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahesa finish him?
Buchanan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahesa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buchanan seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Mahesa on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mahesa lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Buchanan fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Mahesa - that landed with a thud.
Mahesa is working Buchanan over against the cage.
Mahesa scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahesa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Buchanan is trying to pull guard but Mahesa has him pressed against the cage.
Mahesa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Mahesa.
Mahesa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mahesa.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa holds him up against the cage and eventually Buchanan drops back down to his feet.
Mahesa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Mahesa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mahesa scores with a shot to the side of Buchanan's head.
Buchanan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Buchanan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Mahesa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Buchanan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Buchanan takes a shot to the head.
Mahesa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mahesa lands a right hand.
Mahesa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahesa lands a nice shot to the body.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahesa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Buchanan tries to pull guard but Mahesa won't allow it.
Mahesa is leaning against Buchanan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mahesa scores with a hook to the body.
Mahesa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahesa.
A shot in the inside from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buchanan.
A shot in the inside from Mahesa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahesa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buchanan.#T4#
Buchanan jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Buchanan around his waist. Buchanan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mahesa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Buchanan takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a shot to the body.
Mahesa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahesa missing with knees to the body.
Mahesa lands a shoulder strike.
Mahesa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Buchanan to his knees! Mahesa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Mahesa!
A relieved looking Andre Mahesa 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 63: Ronaldo vs Somchai
Date: Jul 21, 2021

#R1#
Mahesa stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Mahesa moves into the clinch successfully.
Mahesa tries to work over Kenway Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahesa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Mahesa.
Mahesa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway Jr.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Mahesa can't find room to land a body shot as Kenway Jr controls the action.
Mahesa with a knee to the head.
Mahesa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahesa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway Jr blocking some punches.
Kenway Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahesa prevents it.
Mahesa has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway Jr.
Mahesa struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenway Jr controls his hands. #T1#
Kenway Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mahesa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Kenway Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenway Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Kenway Jr scores with a takedown into Mahesa's guard.
Mahesa tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Mahesa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenway Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenway Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Mahesa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kenway Jr defends it easily.#SUB2#
Mahesa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kenway Jr defends it easily.#T2#
Kenway Jr trying to control but Mahesa is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mahesa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kenway Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Mahesa's legs - danger averted.
Mahesa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Mahesa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Mahesa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kenway Jr is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Mahesa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kenway Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Kenway Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Kenway Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Kenway Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Mahesa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kenway Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mahesa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Mahesa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kenway Jr defends well.#SUB2#
Mahesa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenway Jr throws a strike but Mahesa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T4#
Mahesa wants to stand but Kenway Jr is controlling his posture from full guard. #SU2#
Mahesa stands and steps away. Kenway Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Mahesa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mahesa.
Mahesa tries a body shot but Kenway Jr blocks it.
Kenway Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahesa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenway Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees to the body from Mahesa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Mahesa wants to clinch.
Kenway Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mahesa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenway Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenway Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Mahesa sprawls well. He's pushed Kenway Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD2#
Mahesa 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.
Kenway Jr has a closed guard, preventing Mahesa from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa won't allow Kenway Jr to get back to his feet.
Mahesa tries to stand but Kenway Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Kenway Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Mahesa won't allow Kenway Jr to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mahesa tries to stand but Kenway Jr is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mahesa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mahesa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kenway Jr.
Kenway Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Kenway Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Mahesa closes the distance and clinches.
Mahesa lands an uppercut.
Mahesa lands a right hand.
Mahesa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Mahesa tries a body shot but Kenway Jr blocks it.
Mahesa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenway Jr backwards.
Mahesa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway Jr.
Mahesa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahesa lands a body shot.
Kenway Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mahesa tries to throw a body punch but Kenway Jr avoids it by throwing Mahesa back against the cage.
Mahesa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kenway Jr.
Mahesa scores with a shot to the side of Kenway Jr's head.
Kenway Jr has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kenway Jr wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahesa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T3#
Mahesa has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway Jr.
Kenway Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mahesa misses with the head strike.
Mahesa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kenway Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahesa is defending well.
Kenway Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahesa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mahesa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahesa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #TD#
Kenway Jr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Mahesa actively working from the bottom here.
Mahesa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mahesa.#T4##SUB2#
Mahesa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kenway Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Kenway Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mahesa's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Mahesa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kenway Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Mahesa is looking for a triangle but Kenway Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Kenway Jr throwing strikes from guard but Mahesa blocks nicely.
Kenway Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Mahesa's brow. #SUB2#
Mahesa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kenway Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Mahesa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL2#
Mahesa drives through and clinches with Kenway Jr against the cage.
Kenway Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mahesa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahesa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenway Jr or not.
Kenway Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahesa is defending well.
Kenway Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mahesa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Kenway Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenway Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mahesa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahesa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mahesa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mahesa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenway Jr.
Mahesa throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway Jr.
Mahesa lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a right hand.
Kenway Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahesa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mahesa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahesa gets through Kenway Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC2#Kenway Jr is rocked!
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Oh Kenway Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahesa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenway Jr is trying to drag Mahesa to the mat but Mahesa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kenway Jr seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Kenway Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Mahesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mahesa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenway Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Kenway Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahesa swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Mahesa has Kenway Jr up against the cage in a clinch. #TD#
Kenway Jr gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mahesa regains guard. #SUB2#
Mahesa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
Mahesa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kenway Jr manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SU2#
Kenway Jr is working an open guard so Mahesa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Mahesa moves into the clinch.
Mahesa lands an uppercut.
Mahesa stops a takedown attempt from Kenway Jr.
Mahesa lands with a light punch inside.
Mahesa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenway Jr backwards.
Mahesa lands a shot to the body.
Mahesa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahesa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kenway Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Mahesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T4#
Mahesa has a takedown stuffed.
Mahesa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kenway Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahesa throws a series of strikes that have Kenway Jr backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Mahesa rushes Kenway Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mahesa is pressed up against the cage. Kenway Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahesa down to the mat. Mahesa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahesa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenway Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Kenway Jr with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Mahesa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Charles Kenway Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahesa tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kenway Jr controls his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Mahesa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mahesa 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: WCF WNF 56: Rua vs Feet
Date: Jun 02, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Mahesa has closed the distance and engaged Jensen in a clinch.
Mahesa scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahesa lands with a short shot to the head.
Jensen has Mahesa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mahesa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mahesa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mahesa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jensen takes a shot to the head.
Jensen lands with a light punch inside.
We've been hearing reports that Jensen has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mahesa tries a body shot but Jensen blocks it.
Jensen lands with a short shot to the head.
Mahesa lands with a light punch inside.
Mahesa blocks an uppercut.
Mahesa stops a takedown attempt from Jensen.
Jensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jensen is working for takedown but Mahesa is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jensen.
Still in the clinch, Mahesa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahesa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jensen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jensen working aggressively here. #T1#
Mahesa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mahesa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jensen or not.
Mahesa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahesa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa gets underhooks to prevent Jensen's takedown attempt.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahesa.
Mahesa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jensen.
Mahesa missing with knees to the body.
Jensen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jensen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mahesa fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahesa. Jensen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jensen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahesa sprawls and moves away.#TD2#
Jensen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mahesa to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB#
Jensen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mahesa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mahesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jensen is proving hard to escape from. #T2#
Mahesa won't allow Jensen to sweep him here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahesa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB#
Jensen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mahesa defends it easily.
Mahesa wanted to stand there but Jensen had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Jensen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mahesa should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jensen has tightened it up now! Mahesa should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jens Jensen!

Event: WCF 69: Camara vs Skystalker
Date: Apr 24, 2021

#R1#
Sanders with a poor takedown
and Mahesa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa misses with a double jab.
Mahesa stuns Sanders with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mahesa misses with a double jab.
Sanders fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mahesa avoids it really well and circles away.
Mahesa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanders dives in for a single leg takedown but Mahesa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders looking for a takedown.
Mahesa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mahesa tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahesa working aggressively here.
Mahesa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Mahesa gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahesa. #T1#
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Mahesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Mahesa takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Mahesa manages to get underhooks.
Mahesa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mahesa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mahesa lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Mahesa prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahesa lands a body punch.
Mahesa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
I was talking to Sanders's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mahesa looking to throw knees to the head but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Mahesa scores a nice knee to the body. #T2#
Mahesa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanders wants a takedown.
Mahesa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanders drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
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!
Mahesa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanders is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahesa is defending well.
Mahesa lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mahesa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanders is defending well for now.
Sanders is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sanders is working for takedown but Mahesa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanders drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahesa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mahesa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanders backwards. #T3#
Mahesa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahesa is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mahesa pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahesa prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahesa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Mahesa.
Sanders wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahesa.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mahesa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sanders.
Mahesa is pressed up against the cage. Sanders has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahesa down to the mat. Mahesa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mahesa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Mahesa clinches up against the cage.
Sanders wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Mahesa on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahesa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Mahesa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahesa scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Mahesa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanders wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahesa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sanders goes for a takedown attempt but Mahesa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sanders tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mahesa defends well and Sanders ends up having to push Mahesa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Mahesa.
Mahesa scores a nice knee to the body.
Mahesa lands a left hand.
Mahesa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mahesa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahesa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahesa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mahesa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahesa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mahesa lands a head shot.
A combination from Mahesa does no damage.
Sanders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mahesa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanders somewhat.
Mahesa stuffs the takedown.
Mahesa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL2#
Mahesa clinches with his opponent.
Mahesa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mahesa stops a takedown attempt from Sanders.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahesa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sanders wants a takedown.
Mahesa lands with a light punch inside.
Sanders takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanders can't get the takedown.
Mahesa lands an uppercut.
Sanders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahesa prevents it.
Mahesa misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders takes a shot to the head.
Andre Mahesa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
Mahesa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahesa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Mahesa. #TD#
Sanders has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mahesa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sanders somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Sanders throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Mahesa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sanders misses with a punch to the head.
Mahesa is trying to stand back up.
Mahesa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T2#
Mahesa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sanders punches Mahesa on the ear.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahesa is really stuck here.
Mahesa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sanders.
Sanders is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mahesa up.
Mahesa is trying to get back to his feet but Sanders has full control of the position and if anything, Mahesa has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Sanders is working the ground and pound. Can Mahesa escape?#ROC#Mahesa is rocked!
Sanders throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mahesa!
Mahesa is still in real trouble! Can Sanders finish him?
Mahesa trying to get back to his feet but Sanders is in full control for now.
Sanders is landing with strikes from the back.
Sanders is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Sanders gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Sanders gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Sanders apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Sanders swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahesa.#T3#
Mahesa misses with a series of wild punches. #TD#
Sanders dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Mahesa has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bernie Sanders!
Bernie Sanders gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: WCF 63: Camara vs Skystalker
Date: Mar 13, 2021

#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chai is defended easily by Mahesa.#CL2#
Mahesa rushes Chai and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Mahesa on the inside.
Mahesa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chai tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #TD#
Chai jumps guard. #SUB#
Chai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mahesa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mahesa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mahesa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Chai has his foot on Mahesa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mahesa works his way back into a safe position though.
Mahesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chai is proving hard to escape from. #T1##SU2#
Mahesa stands up and waves to Chai to follow him. #TD#
Chai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB#
Mahesa is defending against the submission attempts here by Chai.
Chai works his way into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mahesa is trying to buck Chai off.#SUB#
Chai tries for a kimura but Mahesa is defending well. #SUB#
Chai goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mahesa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chai but great work by Mahesa.#T2#
Mahesa wants to stand but Chai is controlling his arm.
Chai tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mahesa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mahesa wants to stand but Chai has his arm trapped.
We've been hearing good reports from Chai's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SU2#
Mahesa decides to stand back up. Mahesa steps back and let's Chai get back to his feet.#CL2#
Mahesa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahesa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chai jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Chai around his waist. Chai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Li Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mahesa smiles and moves away. #TD#
Chai is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mahesa's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chai uses his free foot to push down on Mahesa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mahesa. #T3#
Chai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mahesa is looking to escape. #SUB#
Chai jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mahesa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mahesa and Chai has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Mahesa tries to escape but Chai is in control.
Chai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mahesa's legs.
Chai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mahesa keeps working. #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.
Mahesa is trying to buck Chai off.
Mahesa is looking to get back to his feet here but Chai is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mahesa's back.
Chai trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mahesa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mahesa wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Chai is looking for the choke from the back position but Mahesa is controlling his hands well.
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 Dragon Li Chai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Chai shoots in looking for a takedown but Mahesa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mahesa is looking to clinch.
Chai drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mahesa sprawls and moves away.
Chai gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mahesa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mahesa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahesa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Li Chai. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Mahesa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mahesa.
Chai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mahesa to keep the fight standing.
Mahesa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mahesa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chai is trying to pull guard but Mahesa has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Mahesa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa lands a hook that snaps the head of Chai backwards.
Chai is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Mahesa.
Mahesa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahesa working aggressively here. #T1#
Mahesa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahesa misses with a body punch.
Chai is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mahesa.
Chai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mahesa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chai.
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahesa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Chai pulls guard successfully.
Mahesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chai is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Chai working for a triangle but Mahesa defends it easily. #SU2#
Mahesa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Chai, up you get!
Mahesa tries to clinch up.
Chai changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T2#
Chai misses with a takedown attempt - Mahesa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chai shoots in for a takedown but Mahesa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chai staying out of range there.
Mahesa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chai.
Andre Mahesa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD#
Chai looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Mahesa!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahesa pushes Chai away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chai gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB#
Chai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mahesa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chai tries to move to mount but Mahesa blocks the move with his legs. #T3#
Chai is looking to take a break and control but Mahesa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mahesa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chai trying to control the action but Mahesa is working from the bottom.
Mahesa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chai controls the position.#SUB#
Chai swings around for an armbar but Mahesa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chai's guard.
Mahesa has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chai is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Mahesa is sitting in close to Chai's body. Chai has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mahesa is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mahesa is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Chai.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dragon Li Chai!
Dragon Li Chai thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: WCF WNF 38: Camara v Henderson
Date: Jan 27, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Mahesa moves into the clinch.
Khan wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahesa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Khan trying to stall but Mahesa improves his position.
Khan prevents a body shot from Mahesa.
Khan jumps guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mahesa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan wants to stall.
Khan is trying to drag Mahesa to the mat but Mahesa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temujin Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa lands a shot to the body.
Mahesa blocking some punches.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan tries to pull guard but Mahesa holds him up against the cage and eventually Khan drops back down to his feet. #T1#
Mahesa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Mahesa as the two fighters clinch.
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mahesa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mahesa is keeping busy.
Mahesa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahesa working aggressively here.
Mahesa prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Khan looking to slow down the pace here.
Mahesa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD#
Khan has clasped his hands together around Mahesa's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mahesa is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Mahesa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahesa is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mahesa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mahesa.
Khan wants to improve his position but Mahesa is controlling well.
Mahesa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Khan trying to control here.
Khan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mahesa throwing shots but Khan is blocking nicely.
Mahesa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
Mahesa prevents Khan from improving his position.
Khan is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Qube MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Khan is not content to let Mahesa control the position.
Mahesa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T3#
Mahesa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mahesa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Mahesa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Mahesa wants to work for an arm triangle but Khan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Khan is trying to stand.
Mahesa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Khan moves into full guard. #SUB#
Khan looking for a guillotine here but Mahesa defends easily.
Mahesa throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
Khan is looking to stand up but Mahesa isn't so interested in that idea.
Mahesa wants to stand but Khan has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T4#
Mahesa forces his way into half guard.
Khan trying to control here.
Mahesa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Khan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mahesa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Khan wants to improve his position but Mahesa is controlling well.
Mahesa thows a huge punch but Khan dodges it nicely.
Khan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mahesa.
Mahesa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khan keeps working.
Mahesa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD#
Khan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Khan lands in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Mahesa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khan is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Khan is posturing up here but Mahesa has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Khan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Khan has to tap! Slick submission there by Mahesa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Mahesa!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Mahesa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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

#R1##CL2#
Denisov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mahesa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denisov.
A head punch on the inside from Mahesa fails to land.
Denisov fails to pull guard.
Mahesa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahesa tries to work over Denisov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Denisov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahesa.
Denisov fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denisov looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denisov.
Mahesa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mahesa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denisov. #T1#
Mahesa misses with a punch to the body.
Denisov blocking some punches.
Mahesa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Denisov backwards.
Denisov is pushing Mahesa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Denisov tries to land a knee to the head but Mahesa blocks with his arms.
Denisov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Denisov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Denisov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mahesa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Mahesa clinches up against the cage.
Denisov jumps guard but Mahesa stands there with Denisov around his waist. Denisov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mahesa misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Denisov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahesa walks away with a smile on his face. Denisov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mahesa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Denisov clinches.
Denisov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mahesa prevents it.
Denisov is trying to pull guard but Mahesa turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Denisov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mahesa can't find room to land a body shot as Denisov controls the action. #TD2#
Denisov works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denisov with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3##SUB#
Mahesa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Denisov wants to control from the top but Mahesa keeps moving.
Denisov postures up and lands a big shot to Mahesa's brow.
Denisov is working Mahesa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Denisov is standing up over Mahesa. Mahesa looks to escape but Denisov dives into side control.
Mahesa is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T4#
Mahesa tries to buck Denisov off but Denisov is having none of it.
Mahesa pushes Denisov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Denisov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Denisov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mahesa is not content to let Denisov control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Denisov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Denisov scoring with punches from side control.
Denisov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Denisov wants to control but Mahesa is keeping him busy.
Denisov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mahesa some visible discomfort. #ROC2#Mahesa is rocked!
Denisov scores with punches from side control.
Oh Mahesa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Denisov cracks Mahesa with a big right hand but Mahesa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Denisov lands a strong strike to the head of Mahesa. That's dazed him! Denisov looking to finish here. Mahesa is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Denisov lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denis Denisov!
During a confident post fight interview, Denis Denisov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WCF WNF 28: Haba vs Sanders
Date: Nov 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Just Training misses with a takedown attempt - Mahesa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Just Training drives through and clinches with Mahesa against the cage.
Just Training missing with knees to the body.
Mahesa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Just Training.#BC#
Mahesa breaks from the clinch.
Just Training shoots in for a double leg but Mahesa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Mahesa tries to sprawl but Just Training drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Mahesa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pauly Just Training seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Just Training has closed the distance and engaged Mahesa in a clinch.
Mahesa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Just Training. #TD#
Mahesa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Just Training uses from the top position.
Mahesa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Just Training trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Just Training looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB#
Mahesa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mahesa looking to control. #SUB#
Just Training is sitting in close to Mahesa's body. Mahesa has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Just Training is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Just Training is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mahesa.

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

Event: WCF WNF 23: Camara vs Deertay
Date: Oct 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Mahesa takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Mahesa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colemadina 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.
Mahesa throws a right hand that Colemadina ducks under and follows up with a left that Colemadina also avoids with ease.
Mahesa misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Mahesa pushes Colemadina up against the cage in a clinch.
Colemadina dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC#
Mahesa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Mahesa. No joy for Colemadina on that attempt.
Mahesa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Colemadina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mahesa counters with a three punch combo that has Colemadina backing up. Colemadina nods at Mahesa to acknowledge the strikes.#T1#
Mahesa connects with a body shot that sends Colemadina's belly button to the back.
Mahesa connects with a looping right hand.
Mahesa lands the left hand.
Colemadina throws a head kick that misses
and Colemadina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahesa lands with a nice body punch.
Mahesa misses with a wild combination.
Colemadina steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mahesa.
The crowd cheers as Mahesa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Colemadina doesn't seem phased though.
Mahesa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mahesa throws a right and a left that Colemadina avoids nicely.
Colemadina is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mahesa.
Mahesa lands a two punch combo. #T2#
Colemadina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mahesa's waist but Mahesa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Colemadina off to one side.
Mahesa throws a one two combo.
Colemadina fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Funky Colemadina.#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Mahesa and sends Colemadina crashing to the mat! Mahesa follows him down to the mat - Colemadina regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC#Colemadina is rocked!
Mahesa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Colemadina is still in real trouble! Can Mahesa finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Mahesa is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Mahesa is trying to work for a kimura but Colemadina is defending well.
Colemadina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mahesa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mahesa is trying to control. Colemadina wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Colemadina seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Mahesa is looking for a kimura but Colemadina is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mahesa to get the leverage.
Colemadina is not content to let Mahesa control the position.
Colemadina is looking to control Mahesa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Colemadina avoid being mounted?#T3#
Mahesa is trying to control the action in half guard but Colemadina is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mahesa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mahesa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mahesa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mahesa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Colemadina's head. #SUB#
Mahesa is working for a kimura but Colemadina is defending it quite comfortably.
Mahesa is looking to take a break and control but Colemadina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Colemadina wants to get back to his feet. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Colemadina is holding on to half guard well.#SUB#
Mahesa seems to be looking for submissions.
Mahesa controlling the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Colemadina can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mahesa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Colemadina is defending against the submission attempts here by Mahesa.
Colemadina tries to get to full guard but Mahesa has control of the leg.
Mahesa drops an elbow to the side of Colemadina's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Colemadina takes one to the side of the head. #CL#
Mahesa clinches up against the cage.
Mahesa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colemadina.
Mahesa gets through Colemadina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Colemadina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahesa avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Colemadina is trying to force a seperation but Mahesa has the dominant position.
Mahesa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#BC#
Mahesa breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Mahesa. #CL#
Mahesa gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mahesa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Colemadina's brow.
Colemadina tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahesa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mahesa lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Mahesa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Mahesa connects with a looping right hand.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#KD#
Mahesa lands a left and a right that sends Colemadina crashing to the canvas! Mahesa dives into mount looking to finish!
Mahesa wants to control the pace but Colemadina is squirming around nicely.
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!
Colemadina tries to reverse the position but Mahesa maintains control.
The referee warns Colemadina that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mahesa postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Colemadina is out cold - huge knockout for Mahesa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andre Mahesa!
Andre Mahesa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahesa missing with a left hand there. Chai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahesa throws a poor cross that misses #TD2#
and Chai counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Mahesa actively working from the bottom here.
Mahesa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chai is trying to control. Mahesa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Chai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mahesa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mahesa wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mahesa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chai trying to control the action but Mahesa is working from the bottom.
Mahesa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chai on the ground.#T1#
Chai slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Chai is working for a kimura but Mahesa is defending it quite comfortably.
Chai is pressing down on Mahesa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mahesa is holding on for now.
Chai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mahesa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Chai seems to be working for a kimura but Mahesa defends the submission attempt.
Chai wants to free his trapped foot but Mahesa is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mahesa tries to kick Chai off but Chai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Chai is looking for a kimura here.
Mahesa wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well. #SUB2#
Chai in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mahesa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Chai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dragon Li Chai!
During a confident post fight interview, Dragon Li Chai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zane wants it to stay on the feet.
Mahesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zane moves away.
Zane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Mahesa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mahesa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zane has hold of Mahesa's hands but Mahesa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zane is staying active underneath Mahesa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mahesa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mahesa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mahesa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mahesa.
Mahesa wants to control but Zane is keeping him busy.
Zane tries to roll over but Mahesa keeps him under control.#SUB#
Mahesa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahesa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Mahesa drops an elbow to the side of Zane's head. #SUB#
Mahesa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zane is just riding it out for now. Mahesa eventually gives up the hold.
Mahesa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mahesa thows a huge punch but Zane dodges it nicely.
Mahesa lands strikes from half guard.
Zane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mahesa is working away from the top position though.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Mahesa is looking for a kimura here.
Zane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mahesa. #T2#
Mahesa is trying to control the action in half guard but Zane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zane really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mahesa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Mahesa is working for a kimura but Zane is defending it quite comfortably.
Zane is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahesa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zane tries to kick Mahesa off but Mahesa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB#
Mahesa seems to be working for a kimura but Zane defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Mahesa has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Zane defend it? Mahesa steps over the head and cranks it - Zane is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mahesa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Mahesa!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Mahesa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WCF Monday Night Fights 1
Date: Jul 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador misses with a takedown
and Mahesa counters with a stiff right hand.
Matador swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahesa counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahesa scores with a sloppy right hand. Matador should have avoided that one.
Matador misses with a head kick.
A nice combination there by Mahesa.
El Matador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahesa throws a series of strikes that have Matador backpedaling.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horrible takedown attempt by Matador or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahesa, which made it look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matador tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahesa swivels and escapes.
Andre Mahesa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Matador.
Mahesa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matador takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Nice takedown defense from Mahesa. No joy for Matador on that attempt. #KD#
Nice combo by Mahesa! Oh, that's hurt him - Matador falls to the canvas and Mahesa follows him into side control. #SU#
Mahesa decides to stand back up. Mahesa steps back and let's Matador get back to his feet.
Matador takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#ROC#Matador is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matador throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matador with a poor takedown
and Mahesa counters with a right hand to the body.
Matador looks winded!
Matador wants to clinch but Mahesa slips to the side#KD#
and Mahesa counters with a left and a right that hurts Matador! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Mahesa jumps into full mount!
Matador is still in real trouble! Can Mahesa finish him?#SU#
Mahesa get's back to his feet.
Mahesa throws a monster overhand right that drops Matador! Mahesa follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Mahesa!
Andre Mahesa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Mahesa shoots in and bounces Perry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Perry kicks Mahesa off and gets to his feet.
Perry looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#TD#
Mahesa gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Mahesa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Mahesa is working for a kimura but Perry is defending it quite comfortably.
Perry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mahesa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Mahesa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahesa.
Mahesa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #ROC#Perry is rocked!#T1#
Mahesa lands strikes from half guard.
Perry is still in real trouble! Can Mahesa finish him?
Mahesa lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Perry quite badly. Perry pulls Mahesa in close trying to recover. Mahesa postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Perry on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Perry doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Mahesa!
Andre Mahesa thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Madness 29 Chai Vs Seran
Date: Jan 05, 2020

#R1#
Mahesa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahesa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soldic but Soldic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soldic connects with a crisp jab.
Soldic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soldic scores with a one two! Mahesa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mahesa avoids a kick to the body.
Mahesa feinted with a counter takedown.
Soldic throws an overhand right that lands on Mahesa's shoulder, as Mahesa tries to avoid the shot.
Soldic keeps Mahesa at a distance using the push kick.
Soldic misses with a hook.
Soldic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soldic throws a hook to the side of Mahesa's head but Mahesa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soldic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldic connects with a crisp jab.
Mahesa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soldic.
Mahesa attempts a counter takedown but Soldic avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Soldic throws a looping overhand right but Mahesa ducks down to avoid it.
Soldic scores with a nice right hand.
Soldic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mahesa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soldic.
Mahesa has his takedown stuffed
and Soldic counters with a stiff right hand.
Soldic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soldic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soldic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mahesa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Mahesa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soldic throws a head kick but Mahesa moves out of range.
Mahesa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Soldic works the jab nicely.#T2#
Mahesa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Soldic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahesa changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Soldic throws the left hand but Mahesa avoids the punch easily.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soldic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mahesa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soldic.
Soldic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mahesa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mahesa shoots in for a double leg but Soldic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Soldic as Mahesa shoots in.
Roberto Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldic throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Mahesa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mahesa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soldic wants to stand up but Mahesa is controlling him.
Soldic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mahesa throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Soldic is pulling down on Mahesa's head to control his posture.
Mahesa stands and throws Soldic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mahesa working the strikes but Soldic uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #SUB#
Soldic makes his way to full guard, as Mahesa worked for a kimura.
Mahesa throws a big elbow that misses.
Mahesa won't allow Soldic to sweep him here. #SUB#
Mahesa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Soldic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Soldic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Soldic! #REVB#
Mahesa is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Mahesa is working hard here to advance position.
Soldic wants to stand but Mahesa has his arm trapped. #SU2#
Soldic decides to stand back up. Soldic steps back and let's Mahesa get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roberto Soldic 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#
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Mahesa is out of range.
Soldic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Soldic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mahesa moves out of range as Soldic strikes.#TD#
Mahesa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soldic sprawls well initially but Mahesa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Soldic wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Mahesa is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Mahesa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mahesa seems to be looking for submissions. #T1##SUB#
Mahesa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Soldic is just riding it out for now. Mahesa eventually gives up the hold.
Soldic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mahesa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soldic is adopting a defensive guard.
Mahesa throws an elbow that misses. Soldic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mahesa's guard. Nice move by Soldic!#REVB#
Soldic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T2##SUB#
Mahesa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Soldic defends well.
Mahesa seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mahesa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soldic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Soldic stands and throws Mahesa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Soldic slows the pace down. #T3#
Mahesa manages to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Mahesa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Mahesa looking for subs from the bottom but Soldic mounts him!#SU2#
Soldic is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Soldic connects with the punch.
Mahesa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soldic.#T4#
Soldic scores with a sloppy right hand. Mahesa should have avoided that one.
Mahesa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soldic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mahesa scrambles back to his feet.
Soldic connects with a jab.#ROC2#
Mahesa is rocked!
Soldic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahesa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Mahesa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by Soldic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roberto Soldic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soldic lands a big head kick that sends Mahesa to the canvas! Soldic follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Soldic!
Roberto Soldic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Madness Fright Night 18
Date: Dec 15, 2019

#R1#
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harper has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Harper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harper lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Harper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harper looking to sit in guard and control but Mahesa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa scoring with some ground and pound.
Mahesa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mahesa throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Mahesa passes into half guard.
Harper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mahesa is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Mahesa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Harper sees it coming and defends easily.
Mahesa is thwarting Harper's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mahesa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mahesa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mahesa missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Mahesa is looking for a kimura but Harper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mahesa to get the leverage.
Harper trying to control here.
Harper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Mahesa is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Mahesa is trying to work for a kimura but Harper is defending well. #SUB#
Mahesa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T2##SUB2#
Harper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahesa working Harper over with strikes.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mahesa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Mahesa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Harper looking for submissions off his back.
Mahesa working Harper over with strikes. #SUB#
Mahesa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harper defends it well.
Mahesa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mahesa working Harper over with strikes. #SUB#
Mahesa seems to be working for a kimura but Harper defends the submission attempt.
Mahesa is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Mahesa seems to be looking for submissions.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harper can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3##SUB2#
Harper looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Mahesa is looking for a kimura here.
Harper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mahesa scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Mahesa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahesa. #SUB#
Mahesa is trying to work for a kimura but Harper is defending well.
Mahesa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Harper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mahesa pulls his head out easily.
Harper trying to control here. #SUB#
Harper is defending against the submission attempts here by Mahesa.
Nice strikes from Mahesa there. #SUB#
Mahesa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Harper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahesa. #SUB#
Mahesa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Harper has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Mahesa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Harper shoots in for a double leg but Mahesa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Harper. No joy for Mahesa on that attempt.
Mahesa goes for a double leg but Harper avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harper continues to drive forward.
Horrible takedown attempt by Harper or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahesa, which made it look bad. #TD#
Mahesa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harper's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Mahesa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mahesa throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Mahesa is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Mahesa drops back looking for a leg! Harper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harper manages to kick Mahesa off! Mahesa jumps back into Harper's guard. #T1##SUB#
Mahesa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mahesa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB2#
Harper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mahesa defends it easily.#SUB2#
Harper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Mahesa drops back looking for a leg! Harper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harper manages to kick Mahesa off! Mahesa jumps back into Harper's guard.
Mahesa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Harper is looking for a triangle but Mahesa pushes his legs off easily.
Mahesa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harper can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Mahesa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andre Mahesa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mahesa throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Harper is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Mahesa drops back looking for a leg! Harper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harper manages to kick Mahesa off! Mahesa jumps back into Harper's guard.
Mahesa lands a couple of digs.
Harper has momentary wrist control but Mahesa slips an elbow through the middle.
Mahesa scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Mahesa drops back looking for a leg! Harper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harper manages to kick Mahesa off! Mahesa jumps back into Harper's guard. #SUB2#
Harper is looking for a triangle but Mahesa pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Mahesa drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Mahesa as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Harper screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Mahesa! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Andre Mahesa!
A very excited looking Andre Mahesa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Madness 23 Crab vs Moru 2
Date: Nov 24, 2019

#R1#
Mahesa ducks under a wild hook from Shank.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mahesa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Shank wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mahesa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahesa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahesa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shank sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mahesa somewhat.
Shank half committed to a counter leg kick.
Shaw Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Mahesa.#T1#
Mahesa goes for a double leg but Shank avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shank continues to drive forward.
Shank swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mahesa shoots for a double leg takedown but Shank sprawls well. He's pushed Mahesa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shank scores with a hook to the body. Mahesa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahesa blocks a jab.
Mahesa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shank definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shank smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shank displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mahesa. #T2#
Shank throws a hook to the side of Mahesa's head but Mahesa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Shank paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mahesa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shank tries to avoid it but Mahesa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shank to the ground. Shank escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shank tried to counter with a leg kick but Mahesa avoided it.
Shank misses the shot to the body.
And Mahesa tries to counter it with a takedown but Shank pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Mahesa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mahesa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahesa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mahesa chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
Mahesa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mahesa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mahesa is pushing down on Shank's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shank is fighting to maintain full guard but Mahesa has managed to sneak the leg through.#T3##SUB2#
Mahesa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shank is just riding it out for now. Mahesa eventually gives up the hold.
Mahesa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Mahesa is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Shank to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Shank wants to stand and escape but Mahesa is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mahesa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mahesa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Mahesa 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.
Mahesa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Mahesa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mahesa chips away with some ground and pound.
Mahesa pushes down on Shank's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Shank is defending against the submission attempts here by Mahesa.
Mahesa looks winded!#SUB2#
Mahesa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mahesa thows a huge punch but Shank dodges it nicely.
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 Shaw Shank 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#
Nice shot by Shank.
Shank stuffs the takedown.
Shank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shank keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shank throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shank connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mahesa's hands.
Mahesa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shaw Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Mahesa.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Shank.
Mahesa moves out of range of the strikes.
Shank misses with an uppercut.
Shank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahesa can do to turn this around?
Mahesa avoids the body shot from Shank.
Shank dips to his left and cracks Mahesa with an uppercut!
Shank just misses with a punch to the body.
Shank lands a head shot.
Shaw Shank is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahesa staying out of range there.#T2#
Shank throws a jab when Mahesa was well out of range.
Shank catches Mahesa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahesa has his takedown stuffed
and Shank counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mahesa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shank defends it nicely.
Shank connects with a looping right hand. #T3#
Shank cracks a nice hook into Mahesa's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shank. That's going to slow Mahesa down.
Shank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahesa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shank lands with a shot to the body.
Mahesa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mahesa looks for a takedown but Shank sprawls well.#T4#
Shank misses with a hook.
Shank slaps away a takedown attempt from Mahesa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mahesa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shank counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mahesa thinking.
Shank looks to throw the jab but Mahesa is out of range.
Mahesa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahesa looks for a takedown but Shank sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shaw Shank dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Shank misses the jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mahesa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shank lands a leg kick that knocks Mahesa off balance momentarily.
Mahesa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shank counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Shank misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa slips a straight right by Shank.
Shank cracks Mahesa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahesa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shank.#T1#
Shank throws a hook but Mahesa avoids it easily.
Mahesa shoots for a double leg takedown but Shank sprawls well. He's pushed Mahesa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shank throwing a counter right hand but Mahesa manages to avoid it.
Shaw Shank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Mahesa.
Mahesa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shank tries to land a leg kick but Mahesa saw it coming and moves away.
Mahesa avoids the body shot from Shank.
Shank lands a nice hook to Mahesa's body. Mahesa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mahesa staying out of range there.
Mahesa shoots in for a takedown but Shank shows good takedown defense. #T2##TD2#
Mahesa dives in and scores a takedown into Shank's guard.
Mahesa forces his way into half guard.
Mahesa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Mahesa has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Shank defend it? Mahesa steps over the head and cranks it - Shank is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mahesa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Mahesa!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Mahesa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: TWGC 26 (155lbs, D4): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Oct 17, 2019

Coming up we have a lightweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Andre Mahesa (ranked 5059 p4p, 407 weight class) and Claudio Puelles (ranked 24439 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

190 cm
18 yrs
145 lbs

180 cm
19 yrs
160 lbs

Mahesa

Puelles

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the lightweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Andre Mahesa! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Claudio Puelles !
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Puelles with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mahesa counters with a single leg into guard. Puelles didn't expect that.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mahesa (2) vs (0) Puelles

Mahesa 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.

Puelles has his feet on Mahesa's thighs here. He's pushed Mahesa off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mahesa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Claudio Puelles !
After the fight, Claudio Puelles was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 13, 2019

#R1#
Maximum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mahesa pinned against the cage. Mahesa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mahesa slips a jab and a cross from Maximum.
Maximum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mahesa sprawls well. Mahesa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maximum gets slowly back to his feet.
And Mahesa tries to counter it with a takedown but Maximum pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maximum or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahesa, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Maximum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maximum throws a head kick that misses.
Mahesa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Maximum defends it well.#T1#
Maximum shoots in but no luck this time.
Mahesa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maximum is breathing heavily.
Maximum shoots in for a takedown but Mahesa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mahesa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Maximum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Mahesa as Maximum shoots in.
Mahesa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maximum.
Mahesa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maximum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maximum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mahesa is fending him off so far but Maximum persists. Nope, Mahesa circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Mahesa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maximum or perhaps it was just good defense by Mahesa, which made it look bad. #T2#
Maximum tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2#
and Mahesa counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mahesa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #CUT2#
It looks like Andrew Maximum has been cut.#SUB2#
Mahesa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maximum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mahesa on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahesa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maximum with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Mahesa seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maximum is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andre Mahesa!
Our winner, Andre Mahesa, 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 10, 2019

#R1#
Kriss shoots in for a takedown but Mahesa shows good takedown defense. #CL#
Kriss pushes Mahesa up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Kriss gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kriss preventing the sweep.
Kriss trying to control but Mahesa is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kriss stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Mahesa has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kriss manages to get his head free but now Mahesa has transitioned to an armbar! Kriss grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Mahesa! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Mahesa!
Andre Mahesa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 26, 2019

#R1#
Mahesa takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ginty.
Ginty trying to control the action but Mahesa is working from the bottom.
Mahesa prevents Ginty from improving position.
Mahesa regains half guard, as Ginty was trying to land strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahesa is looking to escape.#T1#
Ginty thows a huge punch but Mahesa dodges it nicely. #ES2#
Mahesa has one foot on Ginty's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#CL#
Mahesa tries to keep at a distance but Ginty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ginty unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mahesa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ginty misses with a punch to the body.
Ginty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mahesa backwards. #T2#
Ginty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Ginty breaks the clinch.
Ginty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Mahesa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Ginty has Mahesa up against the cage in a clinch. #TD#
Ginty manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ginty is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mahesa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahesa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mahesa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mahesa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mahesa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Mahesa scoring with some ground and pound.
Mahesa is in close to Ginty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mahesa stopping the sweep attempt from Ginty.
Ginty trying to keep a closed guard but Mahesa is proving a slippery customer.
Mahesa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ginty is breathing heavily.
Mahesa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mahesa is in close to Ginty's body, working some short punches and elbows.#ROC2#
Ginty is rocked!
Mahesa lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Ginty is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mahesa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mahesa gets to his feet and stands over Ginty, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Ginty felt that one! Mahesa unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Ginty from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Mahesa!

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