Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WCF 103: Wolf vs Legionarius
Date: Dec 18, 2021

#R1#
Justin lands a body shot.
Justin blocks a leg kick.
Justin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Justin.
A little jabbing left from Falcon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Justin closes the distance and clinches up with Falcon, looking for a takedown. Justin pushes Falcon against the cage but Falcon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justin moves out of range of the strikes.
Justin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Justin cracks a nice hook into Falcon's ribs.
Justin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Falcon.
Falcon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Falcon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justin blocks a jab.
Justin slips under a jab.
Justin lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justin avoids the body shot from Falcon.
Justin avoids the head kick by Falcon.
Falcon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Justin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liger Justin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Falcon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Falcon avoids the body shot from Justin.
Falcon shoots in but no luck this time.
Falcon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falcon lands with a nice body punch.
Falcon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justin.
Nice uppercut lands for Justin. That snapped Falcon's head back.
Justin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justin slips under a jab.
Falcon throws a sloppy head kick and Justin moves out of range easily.
Justin slips a jab from Falcon.
Falcon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justin fails with a takedown attempt.
Falcon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Justin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcon moves away.
Justin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcon scores with a nice right hand.
Falcon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Falcon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Justin connects with a crisp jab.
Justin throws a jab but it's blocked by Falcon.
Falcon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Falcon takes one to the chin there.
Justin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Falcon lands with a nice body punch.
Justin slips a jab and a cross from Falcon.
It looked like Justin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Falcon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Justin misses its intended target.
Falcon lands a slapping body shot.
Falcon misses with a looping left.#T3#
Justin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falcon circles away quickly and effectively.
Falcon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falcon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Justin ducks right into an uppercut from Falcon.
Justin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Falcon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Justin both land. Nice combination.
Falcon slips under a jab.
Justin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Falcon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justin.
Justin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Falcon.
Justin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcon throws a leg kick but Justin checks it.
Falcon grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Justin takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Falcon cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Falcon!
An out of breath Jack Falcon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WCF WNF 80: Corona vs Chai
Date: Nov 17, 2021

#R1#
Reznov with a poor takedown
and Justin counters with a stiff right hand.
Justin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reznov misses with a combination
and Justin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reznov thinking. #KD2#
Reznov lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Justin sprawling to the canvas. Reznov follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Justin hang on? #CUT2#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Reznov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Justin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Reznov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Justin wants to improve his position but Reznov is controlling well. #SUB2#
Reznov is looking for a kimura but Justin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reznov to get the leverage.
Justin is trying to get back to full guard.
Reznov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest. #T1#
Justin controlling the position well.
Justin manages to get to full guard.
Justin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reznov controls the pace.
Justin is trying to control the position but Reznov postures up.
Reznov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justin is keeping the position for now.
Justin has a closed guard, preventing Reznov from standing up.
Reznov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Justin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justin has Reznov pulled in close to control his posture.
Reznov stopping the sweep attempt from Justin.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reznov trying to control the position from guard on top but Justin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Justin holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reznov shoots in and drives through. Justin sprawls well.
Justin connects with a looping right hand.
Justin's corner calls for a 1-2. Justin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reznov throws a nice looking combination but Justin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Justin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reznov.
Liger Justin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Reznov.
Justin dips to his left and cracks Reznov with an uppercut!
Reznov shoots in for a takedown but Justin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Reznov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Justin as he jumps to the side.
Justin attempts a counter takedown but Reznov avoids it well and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Justin.
Reznov darts in looking for a takedown but Justin gets double underhooks and turns Reznov into the cage.
Justin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reznov in his tracks. #TD2#
Reznov looking to score a takedown here. Justin is defending well but Reznov drives through and ends up in Justin's guard.
Reznov preventing the sweep. #T3#
Justin keeping moving, preventing Reznov from controlling successfully.
Justin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reznov manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Reznov is looking for a triangle but Justin pushes his legs off easily.
Reznov pulls Justin in to control the position.
Reznov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB2#
Reznov working for a triangle but Justin defends it easily.
Reznov keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully. #T4#
Reznov wants to sweep here but Justin controlling him for the moment.
Reznov being controlled here, momentarily.
Reznov trying to control the position.
Justin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Reznov working for a triangle but Justin defends it easily. #SUB2#
Reznov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justin defends well.
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.
Justin is working Reznov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viktor Reznov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Justin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Justin wants it to stay on the feet.
Reznov shoots for a double leg takedown but Justin sprawls well. He's pushed Reznov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reznov slips under a jab.
Justin lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Reznov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reznov tries to bum rush Justin with a series of wild strikes but Justin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#TD#
Justin drives through with a takedown into Reznov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Reznov is looking to stand back up but Justin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Reznov. #REVB#
Justin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Reznov is refusing to be controlled, as Justin sits in half guard.
Reznov tries to kick Justin off but Justin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Reznov is trying to control but can't.
Justin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Justin working the head and body with strikes. #T1#
Reznov wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Reznov has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Justin. Oh but Reznov has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Justin goes limp - he's gone! Reznov jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Viktor Reznov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Viktor Reznov made sure he mentioned same day laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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

#R1#
Shutes catches Justin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Justin with a jab.
Justin shoots in for a takedown but Shutes shows good takedown defense.
Shutes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justin.
Shutes lands with a hook. Justin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Justin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shutes scores with a leg kick.
Shutes throws a series of punches but Justin avoids them all with ease.
Justin misses with a straight left.
Justin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justin checks a leg kick.
Shutes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shutes throws a leg kick but Justin moved away.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Justin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Justin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Shutes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justin sizes up Shutes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
Shutes connects with an inside leg kick.
Justin scores with a punch to the head.
Shutes slips a jab and a cross from Justin.
That kick from Shutes tenderised Justin's leg. Justin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Justin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut there from Shutes.
Shutes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justin.
Justin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shutes.
Shutes misses with a low kick.
Justin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shutes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shutes throws a leg kick but Justin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Justin throws a series of punches but Shutes avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes misses with a body kick.
Justin throwing a counter right hand but Shutes manages to avoid it.
Shutes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shutes tries to bum rush Justin with a series of wild strikes but Justin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justin throws a combination that misses
and Shutes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Justin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shutes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justin.#T2#
Shutes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Justin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shutes.
Wesley Shutes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Shutes.
Justin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shutes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Justin jabs Shutes right on the nose. Shutes blinks but takes it well.
Shutes lands a lovely overhand right.#TD#
Justin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Shutes is looking to escape.
Justin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin is trying to control the action in half guard but Shutes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Justin winds up and cracks Shutes with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shutes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shutes looking for a sweep. Not yet Shutes, not yet. #SUB2#
Shutes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justin defends it easily.
Justin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Shutes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Justin passes into side control.
Justin with the ground and pound but Shutes regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Justin is trying to control the action in half guard but Shutes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T4#
Justin wants to pass the guard but Shutes is defending well.
Shutes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Justin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Justin's back!
You can see the frustration on Justin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Justin trying to control the hands but Shutes breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin is trying to break free.
Shutes trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Shutes keeps control of the position as Justin tries to break free.
Justin is keeping busy.
Shutes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wesley Shutes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Justin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Shutes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shutes fails to land with a series of punches.
Justin dives in for a single leg takedown but Shutes sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shutes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shutes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shutes staying out of range there.
Shutes throws the kick towards the body but Justin avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shutes.
Justin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justin misses with a series of wild punches.
Shutes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shutes with the inside leg kick.
Justin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justin throws a shot to the body.
Justin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Justin throws a hook but Shutes avoids it easily.
Justin avoids the body shot from Shutes.
Liger Justin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Justin blocks the body kick.
Shutes slips under a jab from Justin.
Justin misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shutes! But no joy.
Justin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shutes ducks under a wild hook from Justin.
Shutes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shutes throws out a leg kick but Justin moves out of range and Shutes only half commits.
Shutes works over Justin's head and body with a nice combination.
Shutes connects with an inside leg kick.
Shutes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Justin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Shutes clinches.
Shutes keeps control of Justin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shutes blocks an uppercut.
Shutes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shutes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Justin's brow.
Shutes wants to stall. #T2#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Justin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shutes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justin at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shutes throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
Shutes lands a leg kick that knocks Justin off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Shutes.
Justin keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Justin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shutes.
Shutes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Justin misses.
Justin misses with a wild combination.
Justin cracks Shutes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
A head kick misses from Shutes.
Shutes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justin at a distance.
Shutes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Justin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shutes.
Justin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shutes on the side of the head.
Justin lands a jab to Shutes's midsection.
Shutes throws a nice looking combination but Justin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shutes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Justin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shutes.
Justin lands with a nice body punch.
Justin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shutes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shutes connects with a body shot that sends Justin's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shutes. Shutes obviously looking to wear him down.
Shutes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T4#
Shutes throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Justin counters with a takedown into side control.
Justin in side control, throwing shots but Shutes defends.
Shutes is trying to get back to half guard.
Justin lands an elbow.
Shutes manages to get back to half guard.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Shutes is trying to maintain the position but Justin is very close to passing his half guard.
Shutes wants to improve his position but Justin is controlling well.
Shutes keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Shutes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Shutes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shutes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Justin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Justin misses the jab.
Shutes jabs at Justin's body.
A shot to the body from Justin misses
and Shutes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justin takes a swing at Shutes's ribcage but misses.
Shutes throws a push kick but Justin slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Justin misses its intended target.
Shutes misses with a body shot.
Shutes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shutes has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Justin misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shutes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justin.
Shutes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good leg kick by Shutes.
Justin misses with a combination
and Shutes counters with a leg kick.
Shutes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shutes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
Shutes with a nice calf kick.
Justin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shutes can pounce on him.
Justin ducks under a wild hook from Shutes.
Wesley Shutes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shutes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Justin swinging wildly here.
Shutes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justin looks to land a left hand but Shutes moved out of range nicely.
Justin misses with a right hand
and Shutes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shutes slips a jab and a cross from Justin.
Shutes steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shutes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Justin shoots in for a double leg but Shutes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shutes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Justin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A leg kick checked by Justin.
That kick from Shutes tenderised Justin's leg. Justin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Justin throws a shot from downtown. Shutes moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Justin looks to land a combination but Shutes avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Shutes. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shutes misses with a double jab.
Justin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shutes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Justin.
Justin misses with the combination.
Shutes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shutes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shutes throws a hook to the side of Justin's head but Justin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justin avoids a kick to the body.
Justin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shutes sprawls and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Shutes. Beautiful body shot.
Justin connects with a right hand. Shutes shakes it off.
Justin checks a low kick from Shutes.
Shutes tries to score with a low kick but Justin moves his leg out of the way.#T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Shutes. That's going to slow Justin down.
Justin misses with an uppercut. Shutes saw that one coming.
Shutes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shutes tries to clinch but Justin is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shutes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Justin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Justin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shutes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shutes moves out of range as Justin strikes.
Justin throws a body shot but no joy.
Justin swings widly with a right hand
and Shutes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shutes defending well as Justin loads up on a big left hand.
Shutes swings away with a body shot that misses #TD#
and Justin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shutes trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Shutes has his foot on Justin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justin works his way back into a safe position though.
Justin preventing the sweep. #T4##SUB2#
Shutes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justin defends well.
Justin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wesley Shutes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Justin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justin postures up in Shutes's guard and throws a big left but Shutes blocks it.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Shutes is looking for a triangle but Justin pushes his legs off easily.
Liger Justin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Shutes!
After the fight, Wesley Shutes 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: WCF WNF 73: Rader vs Tupp 2
Date: Sep 29, 2021

#R1#
Justin cracks Mazzariello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mazzariello misses with a double jab #TD#
and Justin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mazzariello wants to sweep here but Justin controlling him for the moment.
Justin passes Mazzariello's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mazzariello gets back to full guard.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Mazzariello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Mazzariello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Justin looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Justin pulls Mazzariello in close to his closed guard and prevents Mazzariello from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mazzariello is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #CUT2#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Mazzariello controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Justin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mazzariello preventing the sweep.
Mazzariello trying to control but Justin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazzariello in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mazzariello is one step ahead there. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mazzariello postures up in Justin's guard and throws a big left but Justin blocks it.
Mazzariello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mazzariello cracks Justin with a solid left hand.
Justin 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.
Justin wants to improve his position but instead Mazzariello has moved into half guard.
Mazzariello drops an elbow to the side of Justin's head.
Mazzariello perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Justin wants to get back to full guard.
Mazzariello thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Justin is holding on to half guard well.
Justin landing small, sideways elbows.
Justin gets back to full guard.
Mazzariello trying to control but Justin is working from the bottom.
Mazzariello has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Justin has his hands on Mazzariello's head, controlling the position.
Mazzariello content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mazzariello stopping the sweep attempt from Justin.
Justin looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Justin is trying to keep Mazzariello in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mazzariello trying to control the position from guard on top but Justin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Justin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mazzariello's hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mazzariello misses with a wild combination.
Justin misses with the combination.
Mazzariello with a poor takedown
and Justin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Liger Justin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Mazzariello looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Justin is fending him off so far but Mazzariello persists. Nope, Justin circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mazzariello.
Justin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mazzariello eats them both and turns towards Justin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#TD2#
Mazzariello fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Justin sprawls well initially but Mazzariello persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Justin controlling the position well.
Mazzariello prevents Justin from improving his position.
Delbert Mazzariello has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin trying to control the position here.
Justin looking for a sweep. Not yet Justin, not yet. #T1#
Justin is adopting a defensive guard.
Justin looking for a sweep. Not yet Justin, not yet.
Justin has control of Mazzariello's left arm, preventing Mazzariello from doing any damage.
Mazzariello is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Justin is pulling down on Mazzariello's head. It's preventing any offense from Mazzariello, at least for the moment.
Mazzariello trying to control but Justin is working from the bottom. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mazzariello.
Mazzariello distracts Justin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Justin 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.
Mazzariello trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Justin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mazzariello wants to control from the top but Justin keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3#
Justin looks to land a combination but Mazzariello avoids it well.
Justin scores with a jab.
Mazzariello on the wrong end of a nice jab.#TD#
Justin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mazzariello did well to prevent Justin getting side control.
Mazzariello is refusing to be controlled, as Justin sits in half guard.
Justin trying to control the pace.
Justin'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.
Justin is keen to just control but Mazzariello is a slippery customer.#T4##SUB2#
Mazzariello looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mazzariello wants to get back to full guard.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mazzariello gets back to full guard.
Mazzariello has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Justin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Mazzariello throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mazzariello is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Mazzariello shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justin pinned against the cage. Justin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mazzariello fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Justin dives in and scores a takedown into Mazzariello's guard.
Justin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Justin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin distracts Mazzariello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Justin trying to control but Mazzariello is working from the bottom.
Justin lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Mazzariello has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Justin won't allow Mazzariello to sweep him here.
Justin postures up and lands a big shot to Mazzariello's brow.
Justin forces his way into half guard.
Justin stalling away here and it's allowed Mazzariello to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mazzariello keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justin is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Justin preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Mazzariello is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justin is aware though and is defending well.
Mazzariello trying to keep a closed guard but Justin is proving a slippery customer.
Justin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Justin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Justin landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Mazzariello is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Justin wants to pass the guard but Mazzariello is keeping the position.#T3#
Mazzariello keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mazzariello's head.#SUB2#
Mazzariello had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justin defends it easily.
Justin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mazzariello's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Liger Justin!

Event: WCF WNF 69: Yueng vs Baker
Date: Sep 01, 2021

#R1#
Danga de danga de dang - Moon scores with a four punch combination!
Moon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Moon connects with a nice looking jab.
Good exchange - Justin coming out on top.
Moon throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Justin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Justin passes Moon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Justin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moon sees it coming and defends easily.
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1#
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Justin prevents Moon from standing back up.
Justin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Justin there. #T2#
Justin winds up and cracks Moon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moon has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moon taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
Justin working Moon over with strikes.
Justin stalling.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#T3#
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justin throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moon wants to get back to his feet.
Justin controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Moon's temple. #T4#
Justin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Moon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Justin is nestled in close to Moon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Moon throws out a loose jab but Justin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moon fails to land with a series of punches.
Moon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Justin closes the distance and clinches up with Moon, looking for a takedown. Justin pushes Moon against the cage but Moon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Justin misses with a wild body shot.
Moon loads up on a big right hand but Justin slips the punch.
Justin blocks a jab.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
Ty Moon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justin throws a jab when Moon was well out of range.
Justin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Justin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moon can do to turn this around?
Justin blocks a head kick by Moon.
Moon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moon throws a head kick but Justin moves out of range.
Justin throws a series of punches but Moon moves out of range.
As Justin backs off Moon throws a huge counter combo but Justin manages to avoid it all.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moon throws a nice looking combination but Justin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moon ducks under a wild hook from Justin.
Moon tries to counter with a clinch but Justin shakes him off and moves away.
Justin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Moon throws a series of punches but Justin moves out of range.
Liger Justin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Moon wants to land a leg kick but Justin is out of range. #TD#
Justin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justin lands strikes from half guard.
Justin content to control rather than advance.
Justin throwing shots but Moon is blocking nicely.
Moon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Moon defending well though.
Justin moves into full mount! Moon won't be happy about that!
Justin controlling from mount. #T2#
Justin landing shots from mount.
Justin with a couple of short strikes.
Moon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justin cracks Moon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Justin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Justin lands a heavy elbow. #SUB#
Justin has control of Moon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Justin is landing with some decent strikes but Moon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Justin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Justin with good strikes from the mount here!
Justin controlling from the full mount.
Justin lands a nice shot to the head. #ROC#Moon is rocked!
Justin postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Moon in real trouble here! The ref calls for Moon to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!

Event: WCF WNF 64: Silva vs Baker
Date: Jul 28, 2021

#R1#
Justin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mammon sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Mammon moves into the clinch successfully.
Mammon working aggressively here.
Mammon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Justin to work.
Justin stalling.
A short left from Mammon.
Justin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mammon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Justin is trying to drag Mammon to the mat but Mammon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Justin blocking some punches.
Mammon lands with a left to the head.
Mammon misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mammon misses with a punch to the body.
Justin throws a head punch that misses.
Mammon gets underhooks to prevent Justin's takedown attempt.
Lord Mammon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liger Justin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Justin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Justin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mammon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#T1#
Mammon working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Mammon throws a head punch that misses.
Justin lands a hook that snaps the head of Mammon backwards.
Justin has Mammon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mammon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Justin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mammon - that landed with a thud.
Mammon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Justin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mammon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Justin can turn it around.
Justin looks winded!
Justin blocks an uppercut.
Justin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mammon.
Justin tries to pull guard but Mammon won't allow it.
Mammon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mammon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Justin wants to take the fight to the mat but Mammon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mammon lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mammon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mammon lands an uppercut.
Mammon lands with a short shot to the head.
Mammon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justin.#T2#
Mammon lands a right hand.
Mammon digs a right hand underneath Justin's ribcage. Justin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mammon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC#Justin is rocked!
Justin blocking some punches.
Justin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Justin is still on wobbly legs! Can Mammon finish him?
Mammon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Justin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mammon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mammon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Justin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Justin seems to have recovered his senses.
Mammon digs a right hand underneath Justin's ribcage. Justin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mammon lands with a short shot to the head.
Mammon pushes Justin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#KD#
Mammon drops Justin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Justin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A nice left hand lands by Mammon.
Justin trying to control the position but instead, Mammon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Justin into the cage.
Justin is trying to break free.#T3#
Justin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mammon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC2#
Justin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mammon ducks under a wild hook from Justin.
Justin misses with a wild combination.
Justin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justin paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Mammon closes the distance and clinches.
Mammon misses with a punch to the body.
Mammon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mammon blocks a body shot from Justin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justin.
Justin wants a takedown.
Mammon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mammon lands with a right to the head.
Mammon lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Mammon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mammon. #T4#
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!
Mammon throws a punch but it's blocked by Justin.
Justin blocks a body shot from Mammon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mammon.
Mammon stops a takedown attempt from Justin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mammon.
Mammon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justin's elbow.
Mammon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justin or not.
Justin is trying to stall.
Mammon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mammon lands a hook that snaps the head of Justin backwards.
Mammon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mammon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Justin backwards.
Mammon creates a bit of distance and cracks Justin with a massive left hook! Justin crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Mammon stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lord Mammon!
Our winner, Lord Mammon, 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: WCF 79: Tofail vs Maki
Date: Jul 03, 2021

#R1#
Hartmann shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Justin sprawls well. Justin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hartmann gets slowly back to his feet.
A left and a right from Justin both land. Nice combination.
Jab by Hartmann.
Liger Justin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hartmann's head.
Hartmann stuffs the takedown attempt from Justin. Justin gets slowly back to his feet.
Hartmann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Justin circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin dives in for a single leg takedown but Hartmann sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Justin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hartmann's brow.
Justin stalling in the clinch. #TD2#
Hartmann is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Justin can't fight it off and eventually Hartmann manages to take the fight to the floor. Justin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T1#
Justin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
Justin connects with a couple of short punches.
Justin throws a big elbow that misses.
Justin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Justin throwing strikes from guard but Hartmann blocks nicely.
Justin is working Hartmann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hartmann wants to sweep here but Justin controlling him for the moment.
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hartmann looking for a sweep. Not yet Hartmann, not yet.
Justin 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.
Justin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hartmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Hartmann keeping full guard, as Justin tries to pass.
Justin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hartmann can do anything to dispel that myth.
Justin lands a couple of digs.
Justin throws a big right hand that misses.
Hartmann 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.
Justin pushing down on Hartmann's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hartmann is not content to let Justin control the position.
Justin working over Hartmann with some ground and pound. Hartmann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
Hartmann blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justin.
Justin misses with a head shot. Hartmann uses the momentum to regain guard.
Justin won't allow Hartmann to get back to his feet.
Justin wants to control from the top but Hartmann keeps moving.
Hartmann is looking to stand up but Justin isn't so interested in that idea.
Justin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hartmann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Hartmann shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hartmann showed some decent athleticism there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Justin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hartmann pinned against the cage. Hartmann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Justin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Justin shoots in and drives through. Hartmann sprawls well.
Justin shoots for a double leg takedown but Hartmann sprawls well. He's pushed Justin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and Justin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Justin.
Justin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hartmann wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Justin trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Hartmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Justin postures up and lands a big shot to Hartmann's brow. #T1#
Justin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hartmann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justin.
Justin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justin cracks Hartmann with a solid left hand.
Justin wants to control from the top but Hartmann keeps moving.
Justin stopping the sweep attempt from Hartmann.
Justin trying to control but Hartmann is working from the bottom.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hartmann's head.
Justin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartmann has wrist control.
Justin is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartmann has wrist control.#T2#
Justin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hartmann keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Justin fails with the takedown.#TD#
Justin gets a double leg takedown into Hartmann's guard.
Justin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartmann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hartmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there. #T3#
Hartmann wants to stand and escape but Justin is having none of it.
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.
Justin prevents Hartmann from getting back to his feet.
Justin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Justin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Justin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Justin throws a big elbow that misses.
Hartmann wants to sweep but no luck.
Justin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justin won't allow Hartmann to get back to his feet. #T4#
Hartmann is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justin cracks Hartmann with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hartmann punishes Justin's body with a nice straight punch.
Justin sizes up Hartmann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC#Hartmann is rocked!
Justin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hartmann to the canvas! Hartmann doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Justin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!

Event: WCF 74: Bader vs Chaize
Date: May 29, 2021

#R1#
Cruise loads up on a big right hand but Justin slips the punch.
Cruise tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Justin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Justin misses with a takedown attempt - Cruise sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cruise fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Justin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cruise fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Justin.
Cruise defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Justin.#TD#
Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cruise quickly recovers to half guard.

Cruise pushes Justin off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justin dodges the punch combination from Cruise.
Cruise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justin.
Justin misses the jab.#TD#
Justin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#T1#
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruise defending well though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Cruise's temple.
Justin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Justin wants to take a breather but Cruise is having none of it.
Justin winds up and cracks Cruise with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cruise is trying to stand up here but Justin is controlling him well.
Justin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Justin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cruise can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cruise is looking to get back to is feet but Justin passes into side control. #T2#
Justin in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruise is working to avoid the ground and pound but Justin connects with a decent elbow.
Justin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Justin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruise is avoiding damage well.
Cruise is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A lull in the action here as Justin stalls from top position.#SUB#
Justin is trying to get an arm triangle but Cruise is defending well.
Cruise pushes Justin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Justin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Justin working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Justin prevents Cruise from escaping the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Justin.
Cruise wants to get back to his feet.
Justin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cruise is avoiding damage well.
Justin is chipping away with strikes.
Cruise taking punishment in the form of punches.
Justin throwing strikes but Cruise manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruise wants to stand but Justin is controlling his arm.
Justin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cruise's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Justin is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Justin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruise tries to stand but Justin is controlling from the bottom.
Justin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Justin won't allow Cruise to get back to his feet.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Justin wants to control from the top but Cruise keeps moving.
Cruise can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Justin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruise sprawls well initially but Justin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Justin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Cruise is trying to stand up here but Justin is controlling him well.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruise is in trouble now - Justin has advanced to mount!
Justin dominating with strikes here.
Justin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cruise hang on?
Justin with shots to the head and body - Cruise looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Cruise's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Justin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Justin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cruise? #T1#
Cruise squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Justin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cruise hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Justin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Cruise that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Justin controlling from mount.
Justin landing strikes from the mount and Cruise is in trouble!
Cruise takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cruise is bucking up trying to escape but Justin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Justin with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justin dominating with strikes here.#T2#
Justin dominating with strikes here.#ROC#Cruise is rocked!
Justin landing strikes from the mount.
Cruise is still in real trouble! Can Justin finish him?
Justin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruise can do to turn this around?
Justin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Justin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Justin cracks Cruise with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!

Event: WCF WNF 50: Li Chai vs Haba
Date: Apr 21, 2021

#R1##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Justin.
Justin scoring with punches and elbows.
Jerome is trying to improve his position.
Jerome wants to control but Justin postures up.
Jerome gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jerome makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jerome.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerome can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
Jerome keeping full guard, as Justin tries to pass. #T1#
Jerome seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Justin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jerome controlling the position.
Justin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jerome wants to control but Justin postures up.
Justin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jerome some visible discomfort.
Jerome sneaks back into half guard.
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin prevents Jerome from improving his position.#T2#
Justin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jerome is looking to control Justin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jerome avoid being mounted?
Justin controlling the action here.
Jerome is trying to maintain the position but Justin is very close to passing his half guard.
Justin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Justin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Justin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB2#
Jerome is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justin pulls his head out easily.
Justin is trying to control. Jerome wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jerome is trying to get back to full guard.
Justin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Justin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Justin performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T4#
Jerome is in trouble now - Justin has advanced to mount!
Justin looking to finish Jerome with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jerome!
Jerome is looking to get to half guard.
Justin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Justin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jerome looks a forlorn figure.
Justin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jerome?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin 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##TD#
Justin looking to score a takedown here. Jerome is defending well but Justin drives through and ends up in Jerome's guard.
Jerome not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justin trying to control but Jerome is working from the bottom.
Jerome is trying to control the position but Justin postures up.
We've been hearing that Justin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Justin lands a couple of elbows.
Justin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin works over Jerome with some ground and pound from guard.
Justin cracks Jerome with a solid left hand.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jerome is trying to control the position but Justin postures up. #T1#
Justin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jerome looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin wants to control from the top but Jerome keeps moving.
Jerome is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Justin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Justin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here.#T2#
Jerome manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jerome desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jerome is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Justin lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
Jerome has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Justin in particular looking to stall.
Justin prevents Jerome from improving his position.
Justin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Justin blocks the strikes from Jerome.
Justin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jerome tries to roll over but Justin keeps him under control.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Justin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Justin controlling the action here.
Jerome is staying active underneath Justin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Justin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jerome can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Justin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jerome does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Justin scores with a takedown into Jerome's guard.
Jerome keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Jerome looking for a sweep. Not yet Jerome, not yet.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Justin distracts Jerome with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Jerome has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Justin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jerome looking to control. #T1#
Justin stopping the sweep attempt from Jerome.
Jerome trying to control the position.
Justin trying to control but Jerome is working from the bottom.
Justin lands a couple of digs.
Jerome looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Justin 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#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Justin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jerome for as long as he can get away with.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Justin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Justin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Justin staying calm.
Jerome tries to bench press Justin off him but Justin keeps the position. #T3#
Justin working the body and head with strikes.
Jerome struggling a bit here.
Justin grinds an elbow into Jerome's temple.
You can see the frustration on Jerome's face as Justin controls the position.
Justin'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.#T4#
I wouldn't like to be where Jerome is right now.
Jerome being controlled for a moment.
Justin landing a few strikes.
Jack Jerome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Liger Justin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jerome can't do much from the bottom here.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!

Event: WCF WNF 44: Rua vs Dylan
Date: Mar 10, 2021

#R1#
Justin blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Justin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justin throws out the jab. #TD#
Justin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Williams uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Justin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.#KD2#
Williams drops Justin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Justin looks back up at him and smiles so Williams waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #CUT2#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Justin gets the takedown into side control.
Justin working the ground and pound but Williams is defending the strikes.
Williams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin prevents Williams from improving his position.
Justin controlling the pace. #T1#
Williams wants to control but Justin is keeping busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Justin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Justin lands strikes from half guard.
Justin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Justin is nestled in close to Williams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Williams is looking to control Justin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Justin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Justin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Well, if Justin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Justin is very close to passing his half guard.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Justin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Justin'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.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams scores with a jab. Justin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Justin jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD#
Justin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams is trying is best to control the position here.
Justin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Justin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Justin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Justin in particular looking to stall.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but DaeShaun Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Williams throws out a loose jab but Justin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Justin moves away and avoids it.#TD#
Justin shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Justin is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Justin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Justin tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Justin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T1#
Justin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Justin postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Justin wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Justin lands a couple of digs.
Justin is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Justin postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Justin moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Justin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justin slips under a jab from Williams.
Justin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams throws the left hand but Justin avoids the punch easily.
Justin throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Justin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
DaeShaun Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Justin's head but Justin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.#TD#
Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Justin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Justin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Further stalling from Justin.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams wants to sweep here but Justin controlling him for the moment.
Williams wants to control the position but Justin says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams trying to get back to full guard but Justin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Justin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Justin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Justin landing punches.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Justin controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
A jab lands there for Williams.
Nice jab there from Justin.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Justin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justin takes one to the chin there.
Justin ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a jab when Justin was well out of range.
DaeShaun Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Justin on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Justin on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams lunges at Justin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justin's hand.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Justin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Justin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Justin.
Justin lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Justin moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Justin moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Justin darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns Justin into the cage.
Justin leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Justin.
Justin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Justin.
Justin stalling in the clinch.
Justin taking a breather.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Justin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Justin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Liger Justin.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Justin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Justin defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Justin has a takedown stuffed.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justin counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Justin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Justin moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Justin 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.#T3#
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Justin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Justin is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Justin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Williams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Justin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Justin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Justin fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Justin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Justin 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.
Justin lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DaeShaun Williams.
I think Williams 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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

#R1#
Justin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Justin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dylan trying to remain calm as Justin controls from the top position.
Dylan is pushing Justin's head away, looking to escape. Justin manages to hold on to the position though.
We've been hearing that Justin has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A lull in the action here as Justin stalls from top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dylan can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dylan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Justin.
Justin cracks Dylan with an elbow. That is naaassty.#T1#
Dylan is being controlled here.
Dylan tries to escape but Justin is in control.
Justin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A lull in the action here as Justin stalls from top position.
Dylan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Justin is controlling him well.
Dylan is not content to let Justin control the position.
Dylan pushes Justin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dylan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dylan parries the strikes from Justin easily there. Justin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dylan to escape. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Justin wants to control but Dylan is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Justin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dylan.
Justin throws a good cross that connects.
Justin slips a jab from Dylan.#TD#
Justin drives through with a takedown into Dylan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dylan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Justin throws a big elbow that misses.
Justin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Justin is in close to Dylan's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
Dylan is looking to stand up but Justin isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Justin lands with a straight right. Dylan didn't see that one coming.
Justin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dylan.
Dylan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Justin misses.
It seemed like Dylan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dylan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Justin.
Dylan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T4##TD#
Justin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dylan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Justin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dylan keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dylan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Justin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Justin tries for a takedown but Dylan circles away easily
and Dylan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dylan circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Dylan misses.
Justin closes the distance and clinches up with Dylan, looking for a takedown. Justin pushes Dylan against the cage but Dylan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justin goes for a double leg but Dylan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dylan continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Dylan 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.
The crowd cheers as Dylan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Justin doesn't seem phased though.
Justin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justin moves away from the strike by Dylan.
Dylan misses with a hook. Justin ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Justin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dylan's guard.#T1#
Justin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Justin stops Dylan from standing up.
Justin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #ES2#
Dylan wriggles free and stands up.
A lazy left from Justin finds it's target.
Dylan misses the jab.
Justin attempts a counter takedown but Dylan avoids it well and moves away.#T2#
Justin catches Dylan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Justin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dylan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nathan Dylan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justin dives in and grabs Dylan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dylan pushes down on Justin's head and hops out.
Dylan missing with a left hand there. Justin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dylan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dylan throws a leg kick but Justin moved away.
Justin shoots for a double leg takedown but Dylan sprawls well. He's pushed Justin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dylan! But no joy.
Nathan Dylan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT2#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.#TD#
Justin shoots in and gets a takedown into Dylan's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dylan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Justin is controlling him. #T3#
Justin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dylan is looking to stand up but Justin isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Dylan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dylan swings for the body but Justin moves out of range. #TD#
Justin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T4#
Justin trying to control the action but Dylan is working from the bottom.
Dylan pushes Justin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Justin wants to control but Dylan is keeping him busy.
Justin misses with the ground and pound.
Justin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dylan keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Dylan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Justin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justin. Dylan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dylan swivels and escapes.#TD#
Justin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Justin stops Dylan from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dylan's head.
Justin's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Dylan is looking to stand up but Justin isn't so interested in that idea.
Justin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Dylan. No joy for Justin on that attempt.
Justin slips under a jab.
Dylan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justin throws out the jab.
Justin moves out of range of the strikes.
Justin defending well as Dylan loads up on a big left hand.
Justin walks into a straight right hand from Dylan.
Justin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dylan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justin doesn't succeed with the takedown#KD2#
and Dylan counters with a nice right hand that sends Justin toppling to the canvas! Justin scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dylan finish him?!#ROC2#Justin is rocked!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dylan swivels and escapes.
Dylan stuffs the takedown attempt from Justin. Justin gets slowly back to his feet. #TD#
Justin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dylan wants to get back to his feet.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Justin wants to take a breather but Dylan is having none of it. #T3#
Justin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dylan wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Justin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Justin misses the target.
Justin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dylan is fending him off so far but Justin persists. Nope, Dylan circles away and we're back to standing.
Dylan misses with a straight right. #TD#
Justin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Dylan kicks Justin off and gets to his feet.
Justin goes for a double leg but Dylan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dylan continues to drive forward.
Dylan throws out a counter right but Justin avoids it with no problem.#BC#
Justin manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Justin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dylan defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Dylan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dylan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Justin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dylan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Justin throwing strikes from guard but Dylan blocks nicely.
Justin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dylan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dylan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Dylan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dylan 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Dylan!
A very excited looking Nathan Dylan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: WCF WNF 33: Bader vs Prawira
Date: Dec 23, 2020

#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Gordon or perhaps it was just good defense by Justin, which made it look bad.
Justin just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gordon.
Gordon has a takedown stuffed.
Gordon shoots in but no luck this time.
Justin is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon shoots in looking for a takedown. Justin tries to sprawl out of it but Gordon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Justin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #TD2#
Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gordon quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon tries to get to full guard but Justin has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gordon looking for submissions off his back.
Justin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T1#
It looks like Justin 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.
Gordon gets full guard.
Justin won't allow Gordon to sweep him here.
Justin trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gordon is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gordon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justin wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.
Gordon is trying to keep Justin in close. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gordon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Justin.
Justin looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Justin looks for a takedown but Gordon sprawls well.#TD#
Gordon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Justin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gordon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justin swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Gordon showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justin trying to control the position.
Gordon trying to control but Justin is working from the bottom.
Gordon preventing the sweep.
Gordon forces his way into half guard.
Justin trying to hold on to Gordon's head to control him but Gordon postures up.
Justin has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justin is looking to improve his position.
Gordon is trying to control. Justin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Gordon'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.
Justin has his hands clasped together around Gordon's back. He's all about the action.#SUB#
Gordon wants to work for an arm triangle but Justin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Liger Justin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gordon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2#
Justin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gordon was covering up waiting for the punch and Justin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gordon pulls Justin in close to his closed guard and prevents Justin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Justin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Justin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gordon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving. #T1#
Justin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
Justin wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gordon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Justin as he avoids it easily.
Justin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gordon defends it well.
Justin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gordon's waist but Gordon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Justin off to one side.
Gordon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Justin sprawls and moves away.
Gordon goes for a double leg but Justin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Justin continues to drive forward.
Justin missing with knees to the body.
Gordon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Justin prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Gordon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T2#
A short body shot lands from Justin as the two fighters clinch. #BC2#
Justin breaks from the clinch.
Gordon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#TD#
Gordon 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.
Justin 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.
Justin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gordon has passed into side control.
Ryan Gordon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justin is looking for a sweep.#T3##SUB#
Gordon has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Justin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gordon yanks on the arm and Justin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gordon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Gordon!
A relieved looking Ryan Gordon 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 28: Haba vs Sanders
Date: Nov 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bayner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bayner.
Justin cracks Bayner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Justin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Bayner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Justin shoots in and bounces Bayner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bayner controls Justin momentarily but Justin frees himself.
Bayner is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Javi Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justin won't allow Bayner to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Justin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Bayner is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justin is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Bayner wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Justin is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Bayner looking for submissions off his back.
Justin is taking a breather. Bayner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB#
Bayner looking for submissions off his back.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Bayner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justin. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bayner is trying to get back to full guard.
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Bayner gets full guard.
Bayner looking for a sweep. Not yet Bayner, not yet.
Bayner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justin.
Justin is looking to work some ground and pound but Bayner has wrist control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Bayner looking to control.
Justin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bayner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bayner trying to keep a closed guard but Justin is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Justin scores with a takedown into Bayner's guard.
Justin landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Bayner is looking for a triangle but Justin pushes his legs off easily.
Bayner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bayner controls Justin momentarily but Justin frees himself.
Justin stays in close to Bayner's body and controls the position. #T4#
Justin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bayner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Justin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bayner controls Justin momentarily but Justin frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin 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#
No luck for Justin with that takedown attempt.
Bayner is looking for a counter combo.
Justin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice takedown defense from Bayner. No joy for Justin on that attempt.
Justin throws the left hand but Bayner avoids the punch easily.
Bayner misses with a wild body shot.
Bayner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayner with a nice cross.
A jab lands there for Bayner.#TD2#
Justin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bayner's half guard.
Bayner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Bayner's temple.
Justin is nestled in close to Bayner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Liger Justin has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Bayner actively working from the bottom here.
Justin stalling.
Justin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB#
Bayner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Justin prevents Bayner from improving his position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bayner trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Justin controlling the action here.
Justin tries to pass to full mount but Bayner defends it.
Justin sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bayner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T3#
Justin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bayner counters with a stiff right hand.
Justin works the jab nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Justin.
Thomas Bayner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liger Justin.
Bayner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bayner is fending him off so far but Justin persists. Nope, Bayner circles away and we're back to standing.
Justin drops his hands momentarily and Bayner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #TD2#
Justin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Justin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bayner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Justin in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T4#
Justin grinds an elbow into Bayner's temple.
Justin cracks Bayner with a big right hand but Bayner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayner is trying to get back to half guard.
Bayner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Justin happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bayner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Bayner throws a series of punches but Justin moves out of range.
Bayner just misses with a punch to the body.
Liger Justin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justin slips a jab from Bayner.
Bayner leaves Justin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bayner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bayner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayner misses with a straight left.
Bayner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bayner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Justin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Justin is continuing to stall.#T1#
Bayner is trying to stand back up but Justin is controlling him
Justin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bayner is trying to control but can't.
Justin controlling the action here.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin controlling the action here.
Bayner manages to get to full guard. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Justin 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.
Bayner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Justin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bayner throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Justin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bayner trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thomas Bayner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Justin cracks Bayner with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Justin.
Justin lands a lovely overhand right.
Bayner misses with a straight right.
Justin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bayner looks to land a right hand but Justin moved out of range.
Thomas Bayner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Justin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Justin not doing much here. #SUB#
Bayner looking for submissions off his back.
Bayner taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard. #T4#
Justin lands strikes from half guard.
Bayner is looking to control Justin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bayner avoid being mounted?
Justin trying to control the pace.
The adventures of Justin the control monster continue. Boring.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!

Event: The Island Season 11, 170 lbs, Round 3
Date: Oct 10, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lafayette throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Justin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lafayette is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justin not doing much here.
Justin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lafayette for as long as he can get away with.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette tries to get to full guard but Justin has control of the leg.
Justin is pressing down on Lafayette's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lafayette is holding on for now. #T1#
Justin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Justin is just content to waste time from the top position. Lafayette takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lafayette looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lafayette's head.
Lafayette can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
Justin wants to control from the top but Lafayette keeps moving. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lafayette is keeping the position for now.
Justin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Justin is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lafayette scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justin doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Justin.
Justin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lafayette connects with a nice looking jab.
Justin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
Justin looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
Lafayette dodges the punch combination from Justin.
Lafayette is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Justin with a body shot.
Liger Justin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lafayette slips a straight right by Justin.
Justin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lafayette momentarily.
Lafayette punishes Justin's body with a nice straight punch.
Lafayette lands with a right hand.
Justin shoots and misses
and Lafayette counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lafayette keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lafayette.
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Justin pushes him off.
Justin with a poor takedown
enabling Lafayette to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lafayette, as that shot connected. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Lafayette catches Justin right on the button with a cross.
Justin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lafayette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
Justin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lafayette defends well and Justin ends up having to push Lafayette into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Justin darts in looking for a takedown but Lafayette gets double underhooks and turns Justin into the cage.
Lafayette looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Justin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lafayette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justin manages to avoid it.
Justin tries to move into range but Lafayette moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Lafayette lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#TD#
Justin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lafayette tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Justin is in Lafayette's guard.#SUB2#
Lafayette escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Justin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lafayette keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rene Lafayette dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Justin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rene Lafayette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justin looks for a takedown but Lafayette sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Lafayette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Justin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justin shoots in for a takedown but Lafayette shows good takedown defense.
Nice shot lands for Lafayette.
Justin misses with a left hand
and Lafayette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Lafayette.
Justin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lafayette defends well and Justin ends up having to push Lafayette into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lafayette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. 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.
Justin misses with an uppercut
and Lafayette counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lafayette but Lafayette pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lafayette throws out a counter right but Justin avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lafayette. Justin does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Lafayette tests Justin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lafayette dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lafayette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lafayette thuds a left hand into Justin's body.
Lafayette fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Justin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lafayette tries to avoid it but Justin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lafayette to the ground. Lafayette escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lafayette looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Justin tries to keep at a distance but Lafayette has taken the fight into the clinch.
Justin is trying to stall.
A short right from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands with a left to the head.
Lafayette lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafayette blocking some punches. #T2#
A short left from Lafayette.
Still in the clinch, Lafayette scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lafayette misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justin looking to stall.
Lafayette digs a right hand into Justin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justin's gas tank.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Justin's head.
Lafayette lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafayette softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lafayette.
A short right from Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justin.
Lafayette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justin backwards.
Lafayette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Justin trying to stall but Lafayette improves his position. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justin.
Lafayette lands a body punch.
Lafayette lands a hook that snaps the head of Justin backwards.
Lafayette pushes Justin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justin stalling in the clinch but Lafayette improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justin or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Justin is pushing Lafayette up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lafayette scores with a shoulder strike.
Lafayette stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Justin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lafayette scores with a shot to the side of Justin's head.
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lafayette lands with a short head shot on the inside. #ROC2#Justin is rocked!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Lafayette.
Oh Justin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rene Lafayette seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lafayette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justin backwards.
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
Justin tries a body shot but Lafayette blocks it.
Justin wants to stall.
Lafayette lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lafayette lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justin backwards.
Lafayette doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lafayette lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lafayette lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justin seems to have got his legs back now.
Justin is trying to push Lafayette away but Lafayette has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lafayette scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lafayette lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lafayette lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rene Lafayette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Lafayette lands a right hook to the body.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Justin shoots in looking for a takedown. Lafayette tries to sprawl out of it but Justin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lafayette manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justin looks for a takedown but Lafayette sprawls well.
Lafayette comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justin misses with a takedown
and Lafayette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lafayette.
Lafayette thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lafayette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justin misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.#T1#
Lafayette works Justin's body with a nice hook.
Lafayette scores with a sloppy right hand. Justin should have avoided that one.
Lafayette connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Justin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lafayette lands a nice looking body shot.
Lafayette throws out a powerful jab.
Lafayette throws a body shot but no joy.
Justin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lafayette catches Justin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Justin misses with a takedown
and Lafayette counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T2#
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Justin falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lafayette dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rene Lafayette!
Rene Lafayette was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: The Island Season 11, 170 lbs, Round 2
Date: Oct 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bitch.
Justin lands a lovely overhand right.#TD2#
Justin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bitch!
Bitch can't do much from the bottom here.
Bitch is looking to regain half guard here but Justin keeps moving and retains side control.
Justin scores with punches from side control.
Bitch is trying to control Justin's posture but Justin avoids it.
Bitch tries to buck Justin off but Justin is having none of it.
Bitch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Justin off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justin is really stuck here. #T1##SUB#
Bitch has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Justin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least! #SUB#
Bitch is persistently looking for the submission but Justin is defending it well.
Justin is really stuck here. #SUB#
Bitch is looking for the choke from the back position but Justin is controlling his hands well.
Will Bitch go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position? #SUB#
Bitch patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Justin trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bitch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Justin covering up well and avoiding damage.
Justin is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Bitch looking to break Justin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Justin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Bitch will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#T2##SUB#
Bitch is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Justin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Bitch has the hooks in. Justin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Justin is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Justin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Justin just trying to survive but Bitch is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB#
Bitch is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bitch is not going to allow Justin to sit and survive in this position. #SUB#
Bitch is persistently looking for the submission but Justin is defending it well.
Justin wants to escape the position. #T3#
Justin trying to control the action but Bitch just sinks the hooks in.
Justin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Bitch's guard. Nice work there by Justin.
Justin wants to control from the top but Bitch keeps moving.
Bitch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bitch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Justin stays in close to Bitch's body and controls the position.
Bitch keeping full guard, as Justin tries to pass.
Justin scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Bitch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Justin postures up. #T4#
Bitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bitch 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.
Bitch controls Justin momentarily but Justin frees himself.
Bitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Bitch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Bitch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Justin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bitch circles away.
Bitch darts in trying to clinch#TD2#
and Justin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Little Bitch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justin is working Bitch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Bitch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Justin uses it to pass to side control.
Bitch regains half guard.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justin trying to control from half guard but Bitch is working away.
Bitch is looking for a sweep. Justin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin stops Bitch from getting back to his feet.
Bitch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Justin. #SUB#
Bitch actively working from the bottom here.
Bitch punching from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Bitch looking for submissions off his back.
Justin is looking to advance position but Bitch won't allow it.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bitch is trying to maintain the position but Justin is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Bitch actively working from the bottom here.
Bitch is trying to get back to full guard.
Bitch taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bitch wants to get back to full guard.
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justin working over Bitch with some ground and pound. Bitch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bitch trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin controlling the action here.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bitch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T3#
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Bitch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bitch wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Bitch wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Justin is now in half guard.
Bitch is staying active underneath Justin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Justin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bitch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Bitch's temple. #T4#
Justin drops an elbow to the side of Bitch's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#Bitch is rocked!
Bitch is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Justin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Bitch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Justin working over Bitch with some ground and pound. Bitch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Justin lands strikes from half guard.
Justin is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Bitch is hurt! He's hurt bad - Justin fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Bitch from any more punishment! Congratulations to Justin! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!

Event: The Island Season 11, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: Oct 08, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mass misses with a straight left.
Justin moves out of range as Mass strikes.#TD2#
Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mass quickly recovers to half guard.
Mass is trying to stand back up but Justin is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mass defending well though.
Mass moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Mass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1#
Justin pulls Mass in close to prevent any damage.
Justin looking to control.
Justin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Mass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Justin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Justin postures up in Mass's guard and throws a big left but Mass blocks it.
Mass is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Justin stands up over Mass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Justin wants to control from the top but Mass keeps moving.
Mass 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.
Mass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mass tries to get out of the position.
Justin 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. #T3#
Justin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justin working his ground and pound in the gym.
Mass 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.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mass's head.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Mass keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Justin with a nice head shot there.
Mass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justin is one step ahead there.
Justin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Justin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mass wants to get back to his feet but Justin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin 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#
Justin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justin defending well as Mass loads up on a big left hand.
Mass misses with a straight right.
Justin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mass pinned against the cage. Mass gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD2#
Mass gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mass wants to sweep here but Justin controlling him for the moment.
Justin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mass is retaining full guard.
Liger Justin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
Mass definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Justin is continuing to stall.
Justin throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justin controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mass wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Justin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mass tries to avoid it but Justin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mass to the ground. Mass escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hass Mass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liger Justin.
Mass misses with a wild body shot.
And Justin tries to counter it with a takedown but Mass pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Mass gets caught flat footed, as Justin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Justin won't allow Mass to sweep him here.
Justin throwing strikes from guard but Mass blocks nicely.
Justin wants to control from the top but Mass keeps moving.
Mass trying to control the position. #T3#
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mass is trying to keep Justin in close.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Mass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Justin 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#
Justin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mass tries to roll over but Justin keeps him under control.#T4#
Justin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mass is not content to let Justin control the position.
Justin works his way into side control.
Mass gets back to half guard.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mass is trying to control but can't.
Justin is keen to just control but Mass is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Mass throws a looping overhand right but Justin ducks down to avoid it.
Justin takes a swing at Mass's ribcage but misses.
Justin fails with the takedown
and Mass counters with a right hand to the body.
Justin ducks under a wild hook from Mass.
Mass lands the left hand.
Justin fails with the takedown
and Mass counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Justin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mass to the mat! Mass manages to get full guard.
Justin advances to half guard.
Mass gets full guard.
Mass controlling the position.
Justin tries to free his leg and advance position but Mass is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Justin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Justin trying to control but Mass is working from the bottom.
Justin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mass wants to control but Justin passes easily into half guard.
Mass taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mass manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Justin connects with a couple of short punches.
Justin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Justin lands a couple of elbows.
Mass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mass wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him.
Justin scoring with some ground and pound.
Justin trying to control but Mass is working from the bottom.
Justin throws an elbow that misses. Mass uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Justin's guard. Nice move by Mass!#REVR##T3#
Justin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mass is one step ahead there.
Justin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mass wants to get up but he can't break Justin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Justin 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mass wants to stand but Justin is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
Hass Mass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liger Justin.
Mass fails to land with a series of punches.
Justin has a takedown stuffed.
Justin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Justin scrambles back to his feet.
Justin walks into a jab.
Justin shoots in but Mass avoids the takedown attempt easily.#TD2#
Justin shoots in and bounces Mass off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mass is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Justin is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hass Mass.
I think Justin 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Liger Justin!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Liger Justin!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Liger Justin!

Liger Justin wins by unanimous decision!

Event: G | 45
Date: Sep 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitch cracks Justin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Bitch throws a right and a left that Justin avoids nicely.
Little Bitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bitch.
Bitch avoids the body shot from Justin.
Justin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bitch.
Bitch missing with a left hand there. Justin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bitch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justin throws a body punch but Bitch moves out of range.
Bitch throws a hook to the side of Justin's head but Justin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justin throws a body shot but no joy.
Justin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bitch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Justin scrambles back to his feet.
Justin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bitch lands a glancing blow to the side of Justin's head.
Bitch misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Justin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bitch is keeping the position for now.
Justin 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.
Bitch wants to control but Justin passes easily into half guard. #T1#
Bitch is looking to improve his position.
Bitch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin slips a nice elbow through Bitch's hands, connecting with Bitch's forehead.
Justin throwing shots but Bitch is blocking nicely.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Still in half guard, Justin seems content to control.
Justin prevents Bitch from improving his position.
Justin is nestled in close to Bitch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB#
Bitch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justin pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Bitch looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bitch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bitch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justin.
Bitch trying to control but Justin postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Justin thows a huge punch but Bitch dodges it nicely.
Justin trying to control the action but Bitch is working from the bottom.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Justin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bitch tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #T3#
Justin slows the pace down in half guard.
Bitch wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bitch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bitch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin postures up.
Justin's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Bitch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Justin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bitch being controlled here, momentarily. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Justin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Bitch has his foot on Justin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justin works his way back into a safe position though.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bitch's head.#SUB#
Bitch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bitch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justin won't allow Bitch to sweep him here.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Justin stays in close to Bitch's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Bitch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Justin moves away from the strike by Bitch.
Bitch throws a series of punches but Justin avoids them all with ease.
Bitch misses with an uppercut.
Bitch connects with a crisp jab.
Justin jabs at Bitch's body.
Justin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justin misses the shot to the body.
Little Bitch is winning the standup battle so far.
Bitch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bitch feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Justins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bitch.
Justin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Justin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bitch rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bitch misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justin. Bitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bitch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Justin swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Bitch as Justin shoots in.#CL2#
Justin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bitch, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Justin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Justin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bitch at a distance.
Bitch shoots in for a takedown but Justin shows good takedown defense.
A countering left hand to the body from Justin misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bitch as Justin shoots in.
Justin with a jab.#TD2#
Justin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bitch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Justin is in Bitch's guard.#SUB#
Bitch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Justin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Bitch has his foot on Justin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justin works his way back into a safe position though.
Liger Justin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bitch trying to control the position. #T2#
Bitch keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Bitch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB#
Bitch drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Justin dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Justin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bitch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bitch wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Justin manages to pass to side control. #T3#
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Bitch taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
Bitch is looking for a sweep. Justin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Bitch's temple.
Bitch wants to improve his position but Justin is controlling well.
Justin is nestled in close to Bitch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justin is just content to waste time from the top position. Bitch takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #SUB#
Bitch has his foot on Justin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justin works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
Bitch keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin works over Bitch with some ground and pound from guard.
Bitch keeping full guard, as Justin tries to pass.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bitch's head.
Justin stopping the sweep attempt from Bitch.#SUB#
Bitch is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Justin defends well.
Bitch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Bitch throws a big right hand that misses.
Bitch trying to control the position from guard on top but Justin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bitch looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Liger Justin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Liger Justin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Bitch misses with a wild combination.
Bitch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bitch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bitch swings for the body but Justin moves out of range.
Bitch misses with a hook #TD2#
and Justin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bitch!
Justin just content to control the position.
Bitch struggling a bit here.
Bitch is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bitch manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bitch wants to get back to full guard.
Justin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Justin works his way into side control.
Justin happy to just control the position for now. #T1#
Justin grinds an elbow into Bitch's temple.
Bitch is not content to let Justin control the position.
Justin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Justin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bitch gets back to half guard.
Justin prevents Bitch from improving his position.#T2#
Bitch has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Justin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bitch keeps working.
Justin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bitch moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Justin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bitch wants to sweep here but Justin controlling him for the moment.
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
Bitch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bitch wants to get back to his feet but Justin passes into half guard.
Bitch is not content to let Justin control the position.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin working Bitch over with strikes. #ROC2#Bitch is rocked!
Justin slips a nice elbow through Bitch's hands, connecting with Bitch's forehead.
Oh Bitch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Bitch's temple.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Justin working over Bitch with some ground and pound. Bitch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Justin lands a big elbow - Bitch is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Justin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Justin!

Event: SOTF Semifinal
Date: Sep 09, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Justin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pariscini!
Pariscini tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Justin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Justin working the ground and pound but Pariscini is defending the strikes.
Pariscini tries to bench press Justin off him but Justin keeps the position.
Justin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Check out the look on Justin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pariscini's coaches at Island Sparring have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Justin working the ground and pound.
Pariscini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pariscini struggling a bit here.
Justin lands some shots froms side control.
Pariscini is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Justin off and has taken his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Pariscini is persistently looking for the submission but Justin is defending it well.
Pariscini controlling well, preventing Justin from escaping the position. #SUB#
Justin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pariscini. #SUB#
Pariscini sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Justin taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eddie Pariscini!

Event: G | 39
Date: Sep 02, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin tries for a takedown but Deal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Deal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justin darts in looking for a takedown but Deal gets double underhooks and turns Justin into the cage.
Deal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Deal leaves Justin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Deal.#CUT2#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Justin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Deal lands a slapping body shot.
Deal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justin.
Justin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Training Centre in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Deal. Beautiful body shot.
Deal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Deal as Justin shoots in.#TD#
Justin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deal tries to get to full guard but Justin has control of the leg.
Deal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Justin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Deal wants to get back to his feet.
Justin working Deal over with strikes.
Deal has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Training Centre. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Deal has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Justin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Deal is in trouble now - Justin has advanced to mount!
Justin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Deal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Justin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Deal hang on?#T2#
Justin looking to control but Deal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Deal is trying desperately to improve position.
Deal tries to hold on but Justin postures up.
Deal squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Justin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Justin lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Justin landing punches.
Deal is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Justin lands a nice shot to the head.
Justin lands a big shot there that rocks Deal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Deal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head. #T3#
Justin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Deal is looking to escape.
Justin working Deal over with strikes here. #ROC#Deal is rocked!
Justin lands a big elbow - Deal is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Deal is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Liger Justin!

Event: G | 38
Date: Aug 30, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Justin slips under a jab.
Justin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Anderson throws a good cross that connects.
Justin shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Justin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justin looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Justin is just out of range.
Anderson throws the left hand but Justin avoids the punch easily.
Anderson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Justin lunges at Anderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Anderson's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Justin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Justin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Justin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Justin gets a double leg takedown into Anderson's guard.#T1#
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position. #ES2#
Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Justin throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Justin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Justin moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Justin just misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Justin dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.#ES2#
Anderson kicks Justin off and gets to his feet.
Justin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Training Centre in the buildup to the fight.#TD#
Justin scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position. #ES2#
Anderson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Justin has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T2#
Justin wants to take the fight to the mat but Anderson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Justin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Justin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Justin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Justin tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anderson.
Anderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Justin dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Justin attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Justin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin stops Anderson from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Justin working over Anderson with some ground and pound. Anderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Justin trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Justin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Anderson pushes Justin off looking to stand but Justin dives back in and keeps control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anderson wants to control but Justin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Justin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Justin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Anderson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justin stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Still in half guard, Justin seems content to control.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Justin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Justin is nestled in close to Anderson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson pushes Justin off looking to stand but Justin dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Anderson trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Anderson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Justin is staying active.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Justin has control of the leg.
Justin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Justin working Anderson over with strikes.
Justin slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carl Anderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Anderson misses with a hook #TD#
and Justin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson! #ES2#
Anderson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Justin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Justin throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range. #TD#
Justin dives in and scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.#ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Anderson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!#BC2#
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justin misses with a takedown attempt - Anderson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Justin takes one to the side of the head.
Justin misses with a wild combination.
Justin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Justin persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson lands with a nice body kick. #TD#
Anderson tries to sprawl but Justin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anderson is looking to escape.#T1#
Anderson is looking to get back to is feet but Justin passes into side control.
Anderson tries to bench press Justin off him but Justin keeps the position.
Justin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Justin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Anderson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Justin.
Justin cracks Anderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Anderson is pushing Justin's head away, looking to escape. Justin manages to hold on to the position though.
Justin is chipping away with strikes.
Justin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.
Anderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #ES2#
Anderson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Justin.
Justin avoids a kick to the body.
Justin misses with a body shot. #TD#
Justin shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderson's head.
Anderson wants to stand up but Justin is controlling him.
Justin throws a big right hand that misses.
Justin postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Anderson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Justin landing some decent shots from guard.
Justin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Justin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Justin stops Anderson from standing up.
Liger Justin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Justin cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Justin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Justin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Justin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Justin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anderson has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Anderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Justin dives into side control.
Justin is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Justin working away.#T4#
Anderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Justin lands an elbow.
Anderson wants to control but Justin postures up.
Anderson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Justin misses with the ground and pound.
Justin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Anderson's legs.
Anderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Justin grinds an elbow into Anderson's temple.
Justin advances to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Justin misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Justin is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Justin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anderson connects with a jab.
Justin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Justin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Justin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Justin persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justin fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liger Justin. 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.
Justin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justin misses with a wild body shot.
Justin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Justin fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Anderson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Justin moves away and avoids it.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson thows a body kick. Justin tries to catch it but that hurt him. #TD#
Justin gets the takedown into side control.
Justin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Justin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Anderson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Justin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Justin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Anderson to see if he's OK.
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!
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Justin is dominant here and he's now got Anderson's back!
Justin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Anderson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet. #T2#
Justin biding his time, controlling Anderson.
Justin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anderson to escape the position.
Justin scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Anderson is looking for a way out.
Justin lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Justin wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Anderson trying to control the action but Justin just sinks the hooks in.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Anderson really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Justin's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T3#
Justin scores with strikes from the back.
Justin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Justin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Justin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Anderson to escape the position.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Justin biding his time, looking for the opening.
Anderson is trapped and Justin is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Anderson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Justin controls the position.
Justin doesn't have the hooks in and Anderson manages to turn into his guard.
Justin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #T4#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Justin is on top in guard. #REVR#
Anderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Justin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Justin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Justin is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Justin prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Justin connects with a couple of short punches.
Justin cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Anderson pulls Justin in close to prevent any damage.
Justin works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liger Justin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Justin 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!

Event: Island Brawls 26
Date: Jul 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Wood gets caught napping as Justin dives in and scores a takedown. Wood manages to retain guard.
Wood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Justin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wood wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justin is looking to work some ground and pound but Wood has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin with a nice head shot there.
Wood is looking to stand up but Justin isn't so interested in that idea.
Justin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin lands a couple of elbows.
Wood has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Wood controls Justin momentarily but Justin frees himself.
Justin looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Justin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wood looking to control but Justin passes into half guard.
Wood trying to control from the bottom.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justin.
Justin wants to take a breather but Wood is having none of it.
Wood trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Wood has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Wood's temple. #T3#
Wood has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Justin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Justin wants to take a breather but Wood is having none of it.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justin stalling.
Justin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Justin is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justin trying to control the pace.
Justin wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy. #T4#
Justin is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justin is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wood wants to get back to full guard.
Justin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wood taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wood trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Justin drops an elbow to the side of Wood's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Justin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.#TD2#
Justin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Justin showed some decent athleticism there.
Wood has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Justin has control of the leg.
Wood trying to control but Justin postures up.
Justin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin working Wood over with strikes.
Wood moves into full guard.
Justin pushes down on Wood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Justin performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Wood wants to control but Justin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wood has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Wood missing with punches from the bottom.
Wood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Justin slips a nice elbow through Wood's hands, connecting with Wood's forehead.
Justin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wood keeps working. #T2#
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Justin is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC2#Wood is rocked!#SUB#
Wood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justin pulls his head out easily.
Justin stalling. #T3#
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justin is controlling the pace.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Justin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justin is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T4#
Wood tries to roll over but Justin keeps him under control.
Justin wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.
Wood is looking to control Justin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wood avoid being mounted?
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Justin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood wants to control but Justin is keeping busy.
Justin prevents Wood from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Justin throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD2#
Justin scores with a takedown into Wood's guard.#SUB#
Wood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wood looking to control.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Justin lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Wood has his foot on Justin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justin works his way back into a safe position though.
Justin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T1#
Justin lands a couple of digs.
Justin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Justin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Justin passes Wood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Justin looks to land a strike but Wood avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#T2#
Justin content to stall in guard here.
Justin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Justin is looking to pass into half guard but Wood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wood is in guard.#REVR#
Justin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wood slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Justin.
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin tries to get to full guard but Wood has control of the leg.
Justin is pressing down on Wood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Justin striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Justin controlling the position.
Justin wants to sweep here but Wood controlling him for the moment.
Wood wants to get up but he can't break Justin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Justin lands a decent shot there.
Justin trying to keep a closed guard but Wood is proving a slippery customer.
Justin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wood is one step ahead there.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Justin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wood controls the pace.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Justin wants to sweep but no luck.
Justin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Justin circles away.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justin.
Justin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Wood moves to clinch but Justin breaks away #TD2#
and Justin counters with a single leg into guard. Wood didn't expect that.
Wood trying to strike off his back.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justin.
Justin with a nice head shot there.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Carson Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!

Event: Island Brawls 19
Date: Jun 20, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justin swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD#
Nasmfus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justin's guard.#SUB#
Nasmfus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nasmfus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justin wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Justin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Justin is looking to sweep but instead, Nasmfus has passed into half guard.
Nasmfus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Justin tries to roll over but Nasmfus keeps him under control.
Justin trying to get back to full guard but Nasmfus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Justin keeps trying to improve his position.#T1#
Nasmfus manages to capitalize on a mistake by Justin to take his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasmfus really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Justin.#SUB#
Nasmfus looking for the choke from the back.
Justin is in bad spot here. #SUB#
Justin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nasmfus gets his way!
Justin tries to roll but Nasmfus sticks to his back. #T2##SUB#
Nasmfus patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Justin trying to control but not successfully.
Justin is in bad spot here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nasmfus is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
I really don't envy Justin right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Nasmfus working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB#
Nasmfus working for a choke but Justin is defending well.
Nasmfus avoiding Justin 's attempts to control his hands. #T3#
Nasmfus has the hooks in. Justin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #SUB#
Nasmfus looking to break Justin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Justin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nasmfus will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Justin is trying to break free.
Nasmfus trying to control.
Nasmfus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Justin tries to roll but Nasmfus sticks to his back.
Justin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nasmfus's guard. Nice work there by Justin.
Nasmfus has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Nasmfus has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justin distracts Nasmfus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Justin throwing strikes from guard but Nasmfus blocks nicely.
Justin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Justin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Justin postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Justin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bsmds Nasmfus 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#
A punch combination from Justin misses.
Nasmfus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nasmfus wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
Justin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nasmfus!
Nasmfus is trying to control Justin's posture but Justin avoids it.
Justin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Justin landing strikes.
Justin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Justin is looking to take a break and control but Nasmfus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Justin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#T1#
Justin working the strikes but Nasmfus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nasmfus moves into full guard.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
Justin is in close to Nasmfus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nasmfus wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Bsmds Nasmfus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justin trying to control but Nasmfus is working from the bottom.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Nasmfus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Justin manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Nasmfus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nasmfus trying to control the position from guard on top but Justin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin controls Nasmfus momentarily but Nasmfus frees himself.
Justin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nasmfus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Justin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nasmfus is thwarting Justin's attempts to control the position.
Nasmfus thows a huge punch but Justin dodges it nicely.
Nasmfus prevents Justin from improving his position.#T3##SUB#
Nasmfus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Justin defends it well.
Justin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nasmfus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justin trying to hold on to Nasmfus's head to control him but Nasmfus postures up.
Justin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Nasmfus 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.
Justin missing with punches from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2#
Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nasmfus quickly recovers to half guard.
Nasmfus wants to control but Justin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3##TD2#
Justin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nasmfus wants to control but Justin postures up.
Nasmfus pushes Justin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nasmfus is trying to improve his position.
Nasmfus struggling a bit here.
Justin in the domination position with Nasmfus hanging on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin wants to control but Nasmfus is keeping him busy.
Nasmfus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Justin off and has taken his back!
Justin is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #T1#
Justin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Justin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nasmfus's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Justin breaks Nasmfus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nasmfus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
Justin controlling from the top position.
Nasmfus is trying to control the position but Justin postures up.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
Nasmfus is trying to keep Justin in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justin preventing the sweep.
Justin distracts Nasmfus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nasmfus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #T3#
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasmfus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Nasmfus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Justin looking to control but Nasmfus passes into half guard.
Justin is not content to let Nasmfus control the position.
Justin gets back to full guard.
Justin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nasmfus manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Nasmfus working for a triangle but Justin defends it easily.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Nasmfus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liger Justin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justin 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!

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