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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 16, 2020 |
#R1#
Kownacki scores with a punch to the head.
Delavine looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kownacki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mike Kownacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kownacki misses with a double jab.
Kownacki throws a right and a left that Delavine avoids nicely.
Kownacki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kownacki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kownacki lands a slapping body shot.
Kownacki misses with a series of wild punches.
Delavine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kownacki's head.
Kownacki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delavine. #T1#
Kownacki cracks a nice hook into Delavine's ribs.
Kownacki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kownacki duly obliges.
Kownacki lands a nice shot to the body.
#KD#
Oooooh!!! Kownacki has knocked Delavine down with a huge combo! Kownacki steps away and waves a wobbly Delavine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Delavine is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delavine walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kownacki! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Kownacki!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 26, 2020 |
#R1##CL2#
Delavine takes the fight into the clinch.
Burns dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Delavine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delavine has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burns is landing a low percentage of strikes.#CL#
Burns darts in and clinches Delavine up against the cage.#TD#
Burns pulls guard.
Delavine wants to get up but he can't break Burns's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Burns is controlling Delavine's posture.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Delavine looks winded!
Burns stops Delavine from getting back to his feet.
#T1#
Burns controlling the pace. #SUB#
Burns is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Delavine is just riding it out for now. Burns eventually gives up the hold. #SU#
Burns escapes and gets back to his feet. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T2#
Delavine is trying to break free.
Burns is trying to drag Delavine to the mat but Delavine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Burns displaying some good clinch control by pressing Delavine up against the cage.
Burns tries to score a body lock takedown but Delavine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burns looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delavine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delavine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Burns tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Delavine smiles and moves away.
Delavine misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD#
Burns gets a takedown into half guard.
Delavine scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Burns manages to mount him!
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4##SUB#
Burns is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Delavine is surviving well by controlling Burns's body position as best he can.
Burns looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Burns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Burns throws a head kick but Delavine moves out of range.
#TD#
Burns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Burns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burns in side control, throwing shots but Delavine defends.
Burns advances to full mount.
Burns controlling from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns'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.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delavine can do to turn this around?
Burns takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Delavine is breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
Burns has got one arm under Delavine's chin. This could be trouble... Delavine trying to control the other hand but Burns gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Delavine has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joe Burns!
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Event:
Core Combat V
Date: Jan 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Lidaka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delavine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Lidaka clinches with his opponent.
Lidaka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Delavine prevents it.
Delavine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lidaka backwards.
Lidaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delavine trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidaka tries to pull guard but Delavine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan Delavine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvids Lidaka.
Delavine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lidaka tries to pull guard but Delavine holds him up against the cage and eventually Lidaka drops back down to his feet.
#BC#
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1##CL#
Delavine closes the distance and pushes Lidaka back into the cage.#BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delavine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lidaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Lidaka moves into the clinch successfully.
Lidaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Delavine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Delavine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lidaka, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch.
#CL#
Lidaka gets tackled into the cage by Delavine. Delavine maintains the clinch.
Delavine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lidaka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Delavine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lidaka's elbow. #T2#
Delavine stops a takedown attempt from Lidaka.
Our sources have told us that Delavine has been working on his elbows in the gym.#BC#
Delavine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delavine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lidaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lidaka throws a counter combo.
Delavine is looking to clinch but Lidaka is avoiding it.
#CL2#
Delavine gets tackled into the cage by Lidaka. Lidaka maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lidaka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Delavine forces Lidaka back against the cage and clinches.
Delavine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lidaka is defending well for now.
Lidaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Delavine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delavine missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Delavine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delavine just leaning against Lidaka, taking a breather. #BC#
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delavine is breathing heavily.#CL#
Delavine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lidaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Delavine tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lidaka manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Delavine misses. #CL2#
Lidaka drives through and clinches with Delavine against the cage.
#BC#
Delavine breaks from the clinch.
Lidaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lidaka is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Lidaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lidaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T4##TD2#
Lidaka successfully pulls guard.
Lidaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delavine is one step ahead there.
Lidaka lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Lidaka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like Lidaka might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Delavine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Delavine leaves Lidaka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lidaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Delavine rushes Lidaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lidaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#BC#
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lidaka.
Delavine throws a counter high kick but Lidaka was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lidaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidaka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan Delavine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvids Lidaka.
Lidaka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Delavine.
Delavine swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Lidaka shoots in looking for a takedown but Delavine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lidaka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Delavine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Delavine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lidaka.
Lidaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delavine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lidaka somewhat.
Lidaka shoots for a takedown but Delavine saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arvids Lidaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delavine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lidaka.
Lidaka wants to counter with a clinch but Delavine pushes him away.#TD2#
Lidaka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Delavine did well to prevent Lidaka getting side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lidaka is trying to control the action in half guard but Delavine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2##ES#
Delavine has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lidaka is on him like a limpet, forcing Delavine back against the cage.
Lidaka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Delavine smiles and moves away.
Lidaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delavine.
Delavine tries to clinch but Lidaka moves out of range.
Lidaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Delavine as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delavine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lidaka.
Ryan Delavine is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Lidaka gets tackled into the cage by Delavine. Delavine maintains the clinch.
Delavine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lidaka jumps guard but Delavine stands there with Lidaka around his waist. Lidaka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delavine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lidaka is defending well for now.#T3#
Lidaka is trying to pull guard but Delavine has him pressed against the cage.
Delavine taking a breather.
Ryan Delavine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Delavine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Delavine lands a shot to the body.
Lidaka tries for a takedown but Delavine manages to get underhooks.
Delavine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lidaka can do to turn this around?
Lidaka fails to pull guard.
Delavine gets underhooks to prevent Lidaka's takedown attempt.
Delavine'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.#TD2#
Lidaka has picked Delavine up - he's going for a ride! Lidaka dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#T4#
Delavine tries to kick Lidaka off but Lidaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lidaka is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Delavine!
Arvids Lidaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lidaka looking to control and managing it successfully. #SUB2#
Lidaka looking to secure an arm triangle but Delavine defends it well.
Lidaka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Delavine's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Delavine dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Delavine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lidaka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lidaka throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Delavine to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Lidaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lidaka tries to score a body lock takedown but Delavine shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lidaka wants a takedown but no success here.
Delavine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delavine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lidaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delavine walks away with a smile on his face. Lidaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryan Delavine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvids Lidaka.
Delavine tries to close the distance and clinch but Lidaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Lidaka rushes Delavine and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Delavine trying to land knees to the body.
Delavine tries a body shot but Lidaka blocks it.
Delavine missing with knees to the body.
Delavine has Lidaka pressed against the cage.
Delavine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lidaka avoids it.#TD2#
Lidaka jumps guard.
Lidaka has Delavine pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delavine postures up.
Lidaka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lidaka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Delavine wants to stand but Lidaka has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T2#
Delavine 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.
Delavine wants to stand and escape but instead Lidaka has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Lidaka throws a big elbow that misses.
Lidaka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Lidaka connects with a couple of short punches.
Lidaka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Delavine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lidaka slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lidaka in particular looking to stall.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lidaka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Lidaka drives through and clinches with Delavine against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lidaka is trying to pull guard but Delavine has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Lidaka gets control of Delavine's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lidaka will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Arvids Lidaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Delavine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lidaka throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvids Lidaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Delavine 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Delavine!
Ryan Delavine decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Ris misses with a takedown
and Delavine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Ris forces Delavine back against the cage and clinches.
Delavine gets through Ris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ris looking for a takedown.
Delavine misses with a punch to the body.
Ris wants to get back to striking at distance but Delavine won't allow it.
Delavine pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Delavine 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.#CL#
Delavine clinches up with Ris and pushes him back against the cage.
Delavine tries to land knees in the clinch but Ris avoids the damage to the body.
Ris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Delavine lands a body shot.
Delavine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Delavine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Delavine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ryan Delavine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Erik Ris.#TD2#
Ris has clasped his hands together around Delavine's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ris looks winded!
Delavine is trying to buck Ris off.#SU2#
Ris decides to stand up, so the ref orders Delavine to his feet. #CL#
Delavine closes the distance and clinches.
Delavine stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Delavine manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Delavine tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ris defends well and Delavine ends up having to push Ris into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ris misses with a takedown
and Delavine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Delavine closes the distance and pushes Ris back into the cage.
Ris is trying to pull guard but Delavine has him pressed against the cage.
Ris should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Delavine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ris is trying to break the clinch but Delavine is controlling him.
Ris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ris avoiding damage as Delavine throws knees to the body.
Delavine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delavine lands a nice knee to the body.
Delavine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
#T3#
Good body shot from Delavine.
Delavine digs a right hand underneath Ris's ribcage. Ris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Delavine lands an elbow inside.
Ris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Delavine.
#BC#
Delavine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Ris gets tackled into the cage by Delavine. Delavine maintains the clinch.
Delavine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Delavine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ris avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Delavine.
Delavine has Ris pushed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Delavine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Delavine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ris up against the cage.
Delavine seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#T4#
Knees to the body from Delavine.
Delavine digs a right hand into Ris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ris's gas tank. #BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Delavine clinches up against the cage.
Ris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Delavine.
#BC#
Delavine manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Delavine moves into the clinch.#BC#
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Delavine pushes Ris up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Delavine dominated that round.
That's time! Delavine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Delavine tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delavine somewhat.
Ris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delavine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delavine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ris shoots and misses
and Delavine counters with an outside leg kick.
Delavine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL#
Delavine pushes Ris up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delavine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ris avoids it.
Ris is breathing heavily.
Delavine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delavine crunches a lovely knee into Ris's ribcage.#T1#
Delavine pressing his opponent against the cage. #BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Delavine can pounce on him.
Ris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Delavine moves into the clinch.
Delavine cracks Ris with a nice body shot.
Delavine is leaning against Ris and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Delavine tries to land a knee to the head but Ris blocks with his arms.
Delavine is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan Delavine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Ris with a poor takedown
enabling Delavine to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Delavine closes the distance and clinches.
Delavine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ris is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Delavine landing knees to the body.
#BC#
Delavine breaks from the clinch.
Jan Erik Ris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Ris misses
and Delavine counters with a three punch combo that has Ris backing up. Ris nods at Delavine to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Delavine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ris, pushing him back against the cage.
Delavine taking a breather.#BC#
Delavine breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Delavine moves into the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ris has eaten all the pies!#BC#
Delavine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3##CL#
Ris tries to keep at a distance but Delavine has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delavine tries a head kick but it misses.
Ris changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL#
Delavine darts in and clinches Ris up against the cage.
Delavine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delavine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Delavine lands a knee to the body.
Delavine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delavine digs a right hand into Ris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ris's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delavine.
#T4#
Delavine is working Ris over against the cage.
Delavine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Delavine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Delavine forces Ris back against the cage and clinches.
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!#BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Ris moves into range and clinches up with Delavine.#BC#
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Delavine with that takedown attempt.
Ris stuffs the takedown.
Ris is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Delavine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Delavine dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Delavine shoots in looking for a takedown but Ris manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Delavine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Delavine scores with a decent looking hook.
Delavine stuffs the takedown attempt from Ris. Ris gets slowly back to his feet. #TD2#
Ris closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ris lands in his opponent's guard.
Delavine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Delavine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Delavine moves in looking to clinch but Ris pushes him off.
Ris misses with a takedown attempt
letting Delavine counter with a right hand.
Ris circles away from the clinch attempt.
#CL#
Delavine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ris, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Delavine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delavine works over Ris's head and body with a nice combination.
Delavine tries to clinch up.
Delavine shoots for a takedown but Ris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL#
Delavine clinches with his opponent.
Delavine unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T2#
Delavine lands a knee to the body.
Delavine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ris.
Delavine lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delavine lands a knee to the body.
Delavine lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Delavine.
Ris is working for takedown but Delavine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ryan Delavine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Erik Ris.
Delavine scores a nice knee to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Delavine here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Delavine scores a nice knee to the body.
Delavine lands a nice shot to the body.
Delavine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delavine.
#T3#
Delavine tries a body shot but Ris blocks it.
Delavine crunches a lovely knee into Ris's ribcage.
Delavine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#BC#
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ris shoots in for a takedown but Delavine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Delavine darts in and clinches Ris up against the cage.
Delavine scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC#
Delavine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delavine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Delavine gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jan Erik Ris has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Ris decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T4##CL#
Delavine darts in and clinches Ris up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delavine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ris up against the cage.
Ris can't break the clinch.
Ris is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ris managing to block the knees to the body from Delavine.
Jan Erik Ris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Delavine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ris takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Delavine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Delavine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Delavine!
Ryan Delavine spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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