Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SYN 1014 Kilo vs Drax
Date: Sep 01, 2023

#R1#
Spence throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spence avoids it really well and circles away.
Spence is looking to counter punch.
Brown slips under a jab.
A big right from Spence misses. #TD2#
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spence is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Brown is working for a kimura but Spence is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throwing shots but Spence is blocking nicely. #T1#
Spence is holding on to half guard well.
Brown missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Spence is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spence 's head. #SUB2#
Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but Spence is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Spence is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown thows a huge punch but Spence dodges it nicely. #SUB2#
Brown is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spence defends it well.
Spence trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up. #T3#
Brown trying to control from Spence 's half guard. Spence has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #SUB2#
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spence dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Spence sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Spence advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4##SUB2#
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Brown trying to get back to full guard but Spence takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spence wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
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 Alan Spence will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Spence throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Spence gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Spence pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Spence is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Spence manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Spence was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brown.
Alan Spence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown checks a low kick from Spence .
Brown drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Spence defends it well.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence tries to clinch up.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spence .#TD2#
Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Spence is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Spence working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Brown won't allow Spence to sweep him here.
Spence keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Spence is retaining full guard.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB2#
Brown drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spence manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brown has Spence in his guard.#REVR#
Brown is trying to control the position but Spence postures up. #T2##SUB2#
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet. #SUB2#
Brown working for a triangle but Spence defends it easily.
Spence engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T3##SU#
Spence stands up and waves to Brown to follow him.
A clash of legs there as Brown blocks the low kick.
Spence looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Spence manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#TD2#
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Spence pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spence throws out the jab.
Spence misses with a straight right.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#T4#
Spence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Spence sprawls well.
Alan Spence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Spence turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown blocks a jab.
A jab from Spence misses.
Spence listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spence misses the jab.#TD2#
Brown shoots in and gets a takedown into Spence 's guard.#SUB2#
Brown drops back, looking for a kneebar! Spence looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Spence looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Spence ! #REVR#
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Spence keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Spence dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A jab lands there for Spence .
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spence as he jumps to the side.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Spence sprawls well.#TD2#
Brown drives through with a takedown into Spence 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Spence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB2#
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spence dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Spence preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Brown working for submissions but it's allowed Spence to get to half guard.
Spence is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown won't allow Spence to pass to mount.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Spence 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.
Spence stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Spence keeps moving and retains side control.
Alan Spence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Spence trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Spence keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown trying to remain calm as Spence controls from the top position.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Spence sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alan Spence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Spence , which made it look bad.
Spence lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spence is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Spence circles away and we're back to standing.
Spence is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Spence as he jumps to the side.
Spence throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Spence enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Spence manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown being controlled here momentarily.
Spence preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spence trying to control the position here.
Spence trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Spence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spence 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Spence !
A relieved looking Alan Spence 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: SYN 1003 Hlervu vs Branko II
Date: Jul 19, 2023

#R1#
Adamos throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown feinted with a counter takedown.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamos pinned against the cage. Adamos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adamos leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adamos avoids it really well and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Adamos misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamos throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adamos pinned against the cage. Adamos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adamos stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Adamos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Adamos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adamos. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown tries for a takedown but Adamos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adamos connects with a crisp jab.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It seemed like Adamos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adamos! But no joy.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Adamos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brown goes for a double leg but Adamos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adamos continues to drive forward.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adamos swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Adamos. #T2#
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Adamos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adamos misses with a punch on the inside.
Adamos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown is trying to drag Adamos to the mat but Adamos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Adamos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adamos landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamos lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#Brown is rocked!
Adamos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adamos lands a big right hand that drops Brown! The killer instinct kicks in and Adamos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Adamos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adrian Adamos!
Our winner, Adrian Adamos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SYN 996 Trollslayer vs Dinklag
Date: Jun 23, 2023

#R1#
Brown digs a good hook to Akkaynak's body.
A low kick from Akkaynak is predictable there
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Akkaynak shrugs it off.
Akkaynak tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akkaynak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akkaynak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Akkaynak misses the jab.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akkaynak.
Akkaynak wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Akkaynak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akkaynak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Akkaynak tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akkaynak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Akkaynak is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akkaynak. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akkaynak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Akkaynak throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
A head kick misses from Akkaynak.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akkaynak throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Akkaynak throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Akkaynak only half commits.
A nice side step and Brown releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Akkaynak in the body.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akkaynak.
Akkaynak takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Akkaynak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akkaynak bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akkaynak.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Akkaynak misses.
Akkaynak blocks the body kick.
Akkaynak is looking to score with low kicks.
Brown delivers a nice body kick.
Atakan Akkaynak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akkaynak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akkaynak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a leg kick. #T2#
Akkaynak misses with a leg kick.
Akkaynak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akkaynak throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown tries to clinch but Akkaynak is having none of it.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akkaynak's head backwards.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akkaynak circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Akkaynak misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Jab by Akkaynak.#CUT#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Akkaynak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Akkaynak.
Akkaynak tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Akkaynak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akkaynak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Akkaynak misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown looks to land a combination but Akkaynak avoids it well. #T3#
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Akkaynak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Akkaynak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akkaynak was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Akkaynak finds it's target.
Akkaynak does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akkaynak throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akkaynak wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Akkaynak.
A swing and a miss from Akkaynak.
Akkaynak avoids a kick to the body.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Akkaynak had a free shot at his head there.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akkaynak scoring well with a low kick there.
Akkaynak misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Akkaynak pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Akkaynak settles back down. #T4#
Akkaynak misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Akkaynak thinking.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
A big left from Akkaynak misses.
Akkaynak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Akkaynak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akkaynak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akkaynak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Akkaynak moved away.
Akkaynak misses with a looping right.
Akkaynak slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Nice uppercut there from Brown.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akkaynak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Brown.
Akkaynak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akkaynak misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
Akkaynak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Akkaynak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Donk. Akkaynak catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Akkaynak catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akkaynak rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Brown. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brown.
Akkaynak lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
John Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akkaynak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Akkaynak misses with a low kick.
Akkaynak connects with a looping right hand.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Akkaynak's belly button to the back.
Akkaynak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown defending well as Akkaynak loads up on a big left hand.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Akkaynak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Akkaynak's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akkaynak scrambles back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Brown blocks the leg kick.
Akkaynak throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Akkaynak with a jab.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown checks a low kick from Akkaynak.
Akkaynak swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Akkaynak misses with the combination. #T1#
Akkaynak throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Akkaynak misses.
Akkaynak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A low kick from Akkaynak is predictable there
and Brown counters with a body kick that stops Akkaynak in his tracks momentarily.
Brown throws a right hand that Akkaynak ducks under and follows up with a left that Akkaynak also avoids with ease.
Brown defending well as Akkaynak loads up on a big left hand.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Akkaynak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Akkaynak will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown looks for the body kick but Akkaynak saw that one coming.
Akkaynak moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akkaynak.
Brown avoids the body shot from Akkaynak.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akkaynak misses with a double jab.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Akkaynak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Akkaynak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akkaynak avoids a kick to the body.
Brown has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jab by Akkaynak.
Brown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akkaynak misses with an uppercut.
Akkaynak scores with a jab to the head.
Akkaynak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Akkaynak misses with a wild combination.
Akkaynak throws a good cross that connects.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Akkaynak's knee but Akkaynak avoids it well.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Akkaynak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akkaynak was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Akkaynak throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range. #T3#
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Akkaynak.
Akkaynak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Akkaynak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Akkaynak misses with a body shot.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akkaynak to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Akkaynak misses the jab.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Akkaynak swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Akkaynak just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Akkaynak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Akkaynak backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akkaynak.
Akkaynak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Akkaynak.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akkaynak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Akkaynak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akkaynak throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Akkaynak pushes him off.
Akkaynak throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Akkaynak misses with a leg kick
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akkaynak tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown lands a head shot.
Akkaynak ducks right into an uppercut from Brown.
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Brown slips a jab from Akkaynak.
Akkaynak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akkaynak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akkaynak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Akkaynak takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown thows a body kick. Akkaynak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Akkaynak avoids the body shot from Brown.
Akkaynak throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown tries a low kick but Akkaynak avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown lands a nice hook to Akkaynak's body. Akkaynak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akkaynak throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Akkaynak misses with a straight left.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Akkaynak.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown tries to bum rush Akkaynak with a series of wild strikes but Akkaynak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akkaynak on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown swings for the body but Akkaynak moves out of range.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akkaynak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akkaynak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akkaynak misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown cracks Akkaynak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akkaynak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akkaynak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Brown checks a low kick from Akkaynak.#T1#
Akkaynak drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Akkaynak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akkaynak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brown lands a nice shot that snaps Akkaynak's head back.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Akkaynak back to the cage. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akkaynak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akkaynak lands a head shot.
Brown moves out of range of the leg kick from Akkaynak.
Akkaynak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Akkaynak's torso.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.
Akkaynak throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Akkaynak. That snapped Brown's head back.
Akkaynak missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akkaynak fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Akkaynak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John Brown is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Akkaynak missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown thinks about the counter body kick.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akkaynak wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Akkaynak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Akkaynak takes a step back to recover.
Brown tries to clinch but Akkaynak is having none of it.
Akkaynak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brown in his tracks.
Akkaynak connects with a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown thuds a left hand into Akkaynak's body.
Akkaynak misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
Akkaynak misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akkaynak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown pushes Akkaynak away with a front kick.#T3#
Brown digs a good body shot into Akkaynak's ribs.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akkaynak throws out the jab.
Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akkaynak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akkaynak takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Akkaynak backs away looking to recover.
Akkaynak fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akkaynak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown thuds a left hand into Akkaynak's body.
Akkaynak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown scores with a punch to the head.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Akkaynak with a hook.#T4#
Akkaynak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Akkaynak's head.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Akkaynak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akkaynak throws a big shot that misses.
Brown lands a nice looking body kick.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Akkaynak looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Atakan Akkaynak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akkaynak lands with a cross.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akkaynak.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akkaynak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Akkaynak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akkaynak tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akkaynak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akkaynak manages to avoid it.
Akkaynak scores with a jab.
Akkaynak misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brown 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!

Event: SYN 984 Graves vs. Kilgore
Date: May 12, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Soares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soares tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Soares back against the cage.
Soares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown prevents a body shot from Soares.
Soares lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Soares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown tries for a takedown but Soares manages to get underhooks.
Soares tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Soares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Soares has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brown is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
John Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbervan Soares.
Soares throws a head punch that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Soares has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands. #T1#
Brown prevents a body shot from Soares.
Brown prevents a body shot from Soares.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soares misses with a punch to the body.
Soares is working Brown over against the cage.
Soares digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Soares goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Soares lands a shot to the body.
Soares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Soares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soares is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soares down to the mat. Soares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Soares shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T2#
Soares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soares.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Soares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown blocks a body shot from Soares.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Soares controls the action.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Soares shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soares's elbow.
Soares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares working aggressively here.
Soares scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Soares. #T3#
Soares struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands. #TD2#
Soares wants the takedown. Brown is fighting it off but Soares persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brown's guard against the cage.
Soares is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Soares from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Soares defends easily.
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares postures up and lands a big shot to Brown's brow.
Soares landing with the ground and pound.
Soares keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Soares wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Soares slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T4#
Soares cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Soares lands some shots froms side control.#CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Soares scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.#ROC2#Brown is rocked!
Soares lands a strong strike to the head of Brown. That's dazed him! Soares looking to finish here. Brown is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Soares lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilbervan Soares!
Gilbervan Soares very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Bellicose XLII
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1#
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Kuznetsov sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetsov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuznetsov lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetsov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuznetsov throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown cracks Kuznetsov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kuznetsov swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuznetsov throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Kuznetsov sprawls well.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kuznetsov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown misses the jab.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Kuznetsov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
Kuznetsov scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Kuznetsov, which made it look bad.
Kuznetsov throwing a counter right hand but Brown manages to avoid it.
Alexander Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Kuznetsov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuznetsov as he avoids it easily. #T2##TD2#
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kuznetsov's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Brown is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kuznetsov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kuznetsov has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##SUB2#
Brown has his foot on Kuznetsov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuznetsov works his way back into a safe position though.#SU#
Kuznetsov gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Kuznetsov tries to sprawl but Brown drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Brown is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Brown 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. #T3#
Kuznetsov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kuznetsov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard. #REVR#
Kuznetsov won't allow Brown to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Kuznetsov defends easily.
Kuznetsov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4##SUB2#
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuznetsov postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it. #SU#
Kuznetsov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuznetsov rather than just go for the knockout.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Kuznetsov's side.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuznetsov finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown tries to bum rush Kuznetsov with a series of wild strikes but Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuznetsov throws a combination that misses
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown misses with a straight right. #TD2#
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuznetsov 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.
Kuznetsov has his hands on Brown's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Kuznetsov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T1#
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown tries a body shot but Kuznetsov blocks it.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown lands a right hand.
Kuznetsov lands a right hand.
Brown wants a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
Kuznetsov has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Kuznetsov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuznetsov throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Nice elbow from Kuznetsov.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Brown on the inside. #T2#
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuznetsov is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuznetsov looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
Kuznetsov wants to get back to striking at distance but Brown won't allow it.
Kuznetsov lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown is trying to drag Kuznetsov to the mat but Kuznetsov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Alexander Kuznetsov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Kuznetsov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kuznetsov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Kuznetsov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Kuznetsov blocks the leg kick.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Kuznetsov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuznetsov looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Kuznetsov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kuznetsov lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Kuznetsov misses.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Kuznetsov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Kuznetsov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown scores with a body shot.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot.
Kuznetsov swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.#T4#
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with a few strikes there.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuznetsov. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuznetsov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brown.
Kuznetsov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Nice uppercut lands for Kuznetsov. That snapped Brown's head back.
A nice combination there by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuznetsov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Brown thows a leg kick but Kuznetsov checks it
enabling Kuznetsov to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown digs a good body shot into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a solid body kick.
Kuznetsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuznetsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Brown slips under a jab.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuznetsov dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kuznetsov avoids the body shot from Brown.
Kuznetsov throws an off balance right hand
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown works Kuznetsov's body with a nice hook.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Kuznetsov coming out on top.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Kuznetsov jabs at Brown's body.#T3#
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a two punch combination.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuznetsov with a hook.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kuznetsov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range. #T4#
Brown jabs Kuznetsov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Kuznetsov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuznetsov lands a right hook to the body.
Kuznetsov avoids a kick to the body.
Alexander Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Kuznetsov. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kuznetsov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kuznetsov duly obliges.
Kuznetsov fails to land with a series of punches.
A clash of legs there as Kuznetsov blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by Kuznetsov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kuznetsov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kuznetsov 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: Bellicose XXXVI
Date: Mar 19, 2023

#R1#
Zrinski connects with a body shot.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Brown looking to score a takedown here. Zrinski is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Zrinski's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown passes Zrinski's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Brown is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Brown has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Zrinski defend it? Brown steps over the head and cranks it - Zrinski is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Brown!

Event: Bellicose XXVII
Date: Feb 18, 2023

#R1#
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Udrich! But no joy.#CL#
Brown clinches.
Udrich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Udrich tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Udrich blocking some punches.
Udrich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Udrich blocks it.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Udrich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Udrich looking to slow down the pace here.
Brown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a light punch inside.
Udrich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Udrich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Udrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Udrich told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
A short right from Brown on the inside. #T1#
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Udrich controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Udrich.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Udrich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Udrich fails to land.
Udrich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Udrich misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Udrich takes a shot to the head.
Udrich lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Udrich.
Brown is pushing Udrich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown tries to work over Udrich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown blocks an elbow strike from Udrich.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Udrich misses with an elbow strike.
Udrich stalling in the clinch.
Udrich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Udrich misses with an elbow over the top.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Udrichs head.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Udrich is working Brown over against the cage.
Udrich wants to stall.
Udrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Udrich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Udrich works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Udrich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown tries a body shot but Udrich blocks it.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Udrich controls the action.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Udrich's elbow. #T3#
Udrich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Udrich fails to land.
Brown lands a left hand.
Udrich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Udrich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Udrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Udrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from Udrich.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Udrich missing with knees to the body.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Udrich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Udrich scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udrich scores with a knee to the head.
Udrich misses with a knee to the head.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Udrich.#T4#
Udrich misses with an elbow strike.
Brown blocks the elbow strike.
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Udrich has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Brown prevents a body shot from Udrich.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Udrich controls the action.
Udrich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Udrich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown working aggressively here.
Udrich swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Udrich backwards.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 John Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Brown lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Udrich backs up against the cage.
Udrich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Udrich is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Udrich circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Brown tries to clinch but Udrich moves out of range.
Udrich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Udrich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown closes the distance but Udrich moves to the side
and Udrich counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Udrich gets caught napping as Brown dives in and scores a takedown. Udrich manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Udrich is trying to keep Brown in close. #T1##SUB#
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Udrich is keeping the position for now.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Brown is trying for a kimura here. Udrich looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Brown wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Brown!

Event: Bellicose XV
Date: Jan 01, 2023

#R1#
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hisoka.
Hisoka misses with a head kick.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hisoka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hisoka misses the jab.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hisoka moves away.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Hisoka sees coming a mile off.
Hisoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisoka is just out of range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hisoka.
Hisoka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown staying out of range there.
Hisoka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hisoka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hisoka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Hisoka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hisoka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown slips a jab from Hisoka.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T1#
A combination from Hisoka does no damage.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Hisoka avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Hisoka.
Hisoka misses with a leg kick.
Hisoka tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hisoka. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Hisoka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown throws a body punch but Hisoka moves out of range.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Hisoka misses the shot to the body.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown 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.
Hisoka looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hisoka.
Brown misses with a body shot. #T2#
Jab by Brown.
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!
Hisoka swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Hisoka throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hisoka.
Nice jab there from Hisoka.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
John Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown throws a body punch but Hisoka moves out of range.
Brown feints and then cracks Hisoka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hisoka down.
Hisoka looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hisoka lands with a kick to the ribs.
A swing and a miss from Hisoka.
Hisoka misses with a right hand
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hisoka cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hisoka throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisoka.
Kurosaki Hisoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hisoka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hisoka. That did some damage!
Brown is looking to wear down Hisoka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown slips a straight right by Hisoka.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Hisoka manages to avoid it.
Hisoka throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Hisoka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Hisoka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Hisoka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Hisoka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown thuds a left hand into Hisoka's body.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hisoka scores with a hook.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Hisoka in the body.
Hisoka looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Hisoka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hisoka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Hisoka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Hisoka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Hisoka.
Hisoka checks a low kick from Brown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisoka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hisoka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Hisoka misses its intended target.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Brown checks the leg kick.
Brown throws a right and a left that Hisoka avoids nicely.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hisoka loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Brown tenderised Hisoka's leg. Hisoka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hisoka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hisoka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hisoka misses with a looping left.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hisoka throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hisoka throws out the jab.
Hisoka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown blocks a jab.
Hisoka connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kurosaki Hisoka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Brown throws a body punch but Hisoka moves out of range.
Hisoka clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hisoka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hisoka throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hisoka throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Hisoka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Browns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Hisoka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head.
Brown blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hisoka. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisoka is just out of range.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown avoids the body shot from Hisoka.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Brown tenderised Hisoka's leg. Hisoka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hisoka manages to avoid it.#T1#
Brown missing with a left hand there. Hisoka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but Hisoka checks it.
Hisoka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hisoka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hisoka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hisoka misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hisoka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hisoka lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Hisoka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Brown moves away from the strike by Hisoka.
Nice uppercut lands for Hisoka. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown has Hisoka pressed against the cage, preventing Hisoka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Hisoka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Hisoka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T2#
Hisoka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Hisoka cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hisoka.
Hisoka throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Hisoka in the body.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown moves out of range as Hisoka strikes.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Hisoka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hisoka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
John Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurosaki Hisoka.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hisoka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown looks to land a body kick but Hisoka moved away.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Kurosaki Hisoka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hisoka throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Hisoka shrugs it off though.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Hisoka throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Hisoka.
Hisoka looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hisoka has time to react.
Hisoka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown connects with a body shot that sends Hisoka's belly button to the back.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hisoka throws a hook but Brown blocks it.
Brown takes a swing at Hisoka's ribcage but misses.
Hisoka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown throws the left hand but Hisoka avoids the punch easily.
Brown slips a jab from Hisoka.
Hisoka throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Hisoka.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hisoka dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hisoka throws out the jab.
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hisoka feints a jab promting Brown to slip. Hisoka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brown slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brown scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hisoka misses with a looping right.
Hisoka throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Hisoka misses.
As Hisoka looks to move away, Brown throws a big counter combo but Hisoka just gets out of the way.
Hisoka throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisoka.
Hisoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Hisoka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hisoka lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Hisoka lands a two punch combo.
Hisoka misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hisoka throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hisoka misses with a right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Hisoka throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hisoka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kurosaki Hisoka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hisoka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hisoka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hisoka doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hisoka looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Hisoka scores with a nice strike.
Brown takes a swing at Hisoka's ribcage but misses.
Hisoka throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hisoka throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown thinks about countering with a body kick.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hisoka.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Hisoka throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hisoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Hisoka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hisoka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Hisoka misses with a body shot.
Hisoka throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hisoka.
Hisoka blocks a jab.
Hisoka misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Hisoka 's knee.
Hisoka throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hisoka throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
A slow jab from Hisoka misses its intended target.
And Brown counters with a quick kick to the body but Hisoka blocks it.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hisoka is looking for the big counter here.
Hisoka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hisoka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brown jabs Hisoka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Hisoka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisoka is just out of range.
Hisoka cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hisoka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hisoka lands a jab.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Brown throws a combination. Hisoka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hisoka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown lands a jab-cross combination.
Hisoka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Hisoka throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown with a hook.
A left lands for Hisoka.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown moves forwards but Hisoka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown with a jab.
Hisoka scores with a sloppy right hand. Brown should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Hisoka.
Hisoka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Hisoka scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Hisoka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hisoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Hisoka is just out of range.
Hisoka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hisoka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hisoka cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hisoka throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown's corner calls for a 1-2. Brown obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Brown tenderised Hisoka's leg. Hisoka is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hisoka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hisoka misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kurosaki Hisoka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Hisoka scores with a jab.
Brown tries to bum rush Hisoka with a series of wild strikes but Hisoka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hisoka lands a head shot.
Hisoka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Brown slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Hisoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hisoka misses with a combination
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Hisoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hisoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Hisoka ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Brown has managed to clinch.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Hisoka connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Hisoka.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kurosaki Hisoka.
I've got Hisoka 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: Bellicose IV
Date: Nov 19, 2022

#R1#
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mishima tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Mishima misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mishima thinking.
Brown stuns Mishima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brown lands a jab.
Brown digs a good body shot into Mishima's ribs.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mishima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown thumps Mishima with a low kick.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mishima.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mishima has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mishima misses with a straight right.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mishima fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mishima takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mishima.
Brown lands a right hook to the body. #T1#
Brown throws a solid leg kick but Mishima takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brown.
Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Mishima's head.
Brown scores with a shot to the body.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mishima throws out the jab.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown misses with a hook. Mishima ducked under it nicely.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown lands a nice hook to Mishima's body. Mishima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown throws a right and a left that Mishima avoids nicely.
Mishima looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Mishima is just out of range.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Mishima looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mishima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mishima avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Mishima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a hook. Mishima ducked under it nicely.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown lands with an uppercut that bounces Mishima off the cage and back into range.
Brown digs a good body shot into Mishima's ribs.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Mishima misses the shot to the body.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mishima moves away.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mishima connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Brown looks to land a combination. Mishima sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mishima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Mishima backpedaling. #T3#
Mishima throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Mishima counters with a straight right hand.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown tries a low kick but Mishima avoids it.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Mishima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mishima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown jabs Mishima to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brown misses with a combination
and Mishima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Mishima on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mishima looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brown is looking to wear down Mishima with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown misses with a combination
and Mishima counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
A low kick from Mishima is predictable there
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mishima.
It looks like Brown has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mishima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mishima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mishima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mishima crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brown - the referee stops the clock and Mishima gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brown. Mishima manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#KD2#
Mishima lands a big head kick that sends Brown tumbling to the mat! Mishima takes a step backwards and waves Brown back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Brown is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Mishima shrugs it off though.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mishima lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brown. Mishima pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kazuya Mishima!
After the fight, Kazuya Mishima 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: Bellicose 146
Date: Oct 02, 2022

#R1#
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Korolev sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korolev.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Korolev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Korolev misses the target.
Alexander Korolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Korolev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Korolev misses with a wild body shot. #KD2#
Korolev cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Korolev has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brown to stand back up!#CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Korolev.
Korolev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Korolev doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Brown closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Korolev sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Korolev is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Korolev defending well though. #T1#
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Korolev defends it well.
Korolev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown. #SUB#
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Korolev is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Korolev keeps working. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Korolev defending well though.
Korolev tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.#SUB#
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Korolev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Korolev is trying to get back to full guard.#T3##SUB#
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Korolev sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Korolev doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
Korolev is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Brown 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. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Korolev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Korolev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Korolev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Korolev looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Korolev, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Korolev against the cage but Korolev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Brown feints and as Korolev raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Korolev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Korolev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brown can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T1##SUB#
Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Korolev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Korolev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brown haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Korolev is keeping the position.
Korolev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#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.
Korolev keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Korolev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Korolev throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexander Korolev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korolev.
Korolev lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Korolev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Korolev loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Korolev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Korolev.
Donk. Korolev catches Brown right on the button with a cross.
Korolev looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Korolev avoids it well and moves away.
Korolev measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Brown! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Alexander Korolev!
A victorious Alexander Korolev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Bellicose 136
Date: Aug 27, 2022

#R1#
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sawamura swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Sawamura sprawls well.
Sawamura moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown tries to land a front kick but Sawamura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sawamura lands a head shot.#KD2#
Sawamura lands a big uppercut and Brown crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brown looks OK. Sawamura waves Brown back to his feet!#ROC2#Brown is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown leaves his chin hanging out and Sawamura seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Brown crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hao Sawamura!
After winning the bout, Hao Sawamura thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Bellicose 125 - Prospects 10
Date: Jul 27, 2022

#R1#
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD2#
and Garcia counters with a head kick that drops Brown to the mat! Brown scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a huge right that knocks Brown out cold! Garcia is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Garcia!

Event: Bellicose 111
Date: Jun 17, 2022

#R1#
Brown throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khanna counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown misses with a body punch #KD#
and Khanna counters with a crisp right hand that drops Brown! Khanna lets Brown back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Brown is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanna.
Khanna swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Khanna finish him?
Khanna ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Brown out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raja Khanna!

Event: Bellicose 95
Date: May 13, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown has Briggs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Briggs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Briggs tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Briggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Briggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Briggs.
Briggs pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Briggs.
Briggs has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
Briggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Briggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Briggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Briggs blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Briggs.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Briggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Briggs blocking some punches.
Briggs misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown. #T1#
Briggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Briggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Briggs.
Brown is looking to control Briggs's arms but Briggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with some punches. #TD2#
Brown has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Briggs clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Briggs manages to stand up with Brown still on his back. Eventually Brown drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Briggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown tries to counter with a clinch but Briggs shakes him off and moves away.
Briggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown misses with a body punch #KD#
and Briggs counters with a nice right hand that sends Brown toppling to the canvas! Brown scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Briggs finish him?!#ROC#Brown is rocked!#CUT#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Crack! Briggs connects with the perfect overhand right and Brown falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Briggs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Macka Briggs!
Macka Briggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Bellicose 81
Date: Mar 20, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McAtee regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brown. #SUB2#
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McAtee is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard. #REVR#
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McAtee looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Brown has an active guard here but McAtee has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAtee trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away. #T1#
McAtee is controlling the pace.
Brown is pressing down on McAtee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McAtee slips nicely into half guard.#SUB2#
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown tries to roll over but McAtee keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown manages to get to full guard. #T2#
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McAtee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
McAtee throws a sloppy strike and Brown has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! McAtee is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Brown!

Event: Bellicose - Covington & Takeda
Date: Jan 30, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Brown moves into range and clinches up with House.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD2#
Brown works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
House wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
House knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed House's guard. #SUB2#
Brown maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! House could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Brown has cracked it and House is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Brown!

Event: Bellicose - Bayo vs Covington
Date: Jan 01, 2022

#R1#
Brown punishes Usman's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Usman sprawls well. Usman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown throws a body punch but Usman moves out of range.
Brown lands a jab to Usman's midsection.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Usman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Usman misses with a wild body shot.
Usman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Usman can pounce on him. #T1#
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Usman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Usman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown lands a right hook to the body.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Usman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Usman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Usman.
Usman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Usman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Brown throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Usman was covering up waiting for the punch and Brown finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T2#
Usman tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
The referee asks Brown politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brown prefers to stall for the moment though.#T3#
Usman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brown is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Usman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Usman is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Usman tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Usman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown throws a series of punches but Usman avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Usman misses.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown looks to land a combination but Usman avoids it well. #TD#
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Brown 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Usman.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Brown looking to score a takedown here. Usman is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Usman's guard.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Usman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #T1#
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Usman tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
Usman regains half guard.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brown prevents Usman from improving his position.#T2#
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Usman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Usman throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T3#
Usman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Usman is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Usman can do to turn this around?
Brown slips under a jab from Usman.
Usman checks the leg kick.
Brown connects with a right hand. Usman shakes it off.
RaeRae Usman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Usman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Usman moves away from the strike by Brown.
Usman scores with a spinning back kick!
Usman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Usman is just out of range.
Usman swings for the body but Brown moves out of range. #T4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a series of punches but Usman moves out of range.
Brown punishes Usman's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Usman. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
Brown throws a lazy body kick
and Usman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Usman tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Usman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Usman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Usman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Usman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Brown throws a wild body kick that Usman sees coming a mile off.
Usman pushes Brown away with a front kick.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Usman moves away.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown is looking to wear down Usman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big left from Usman misses.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.#TD#
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Usman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Usman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Usman looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
John Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#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.#SUB2#
Usman has an active guard here but Brown has managed to pass into half guard.
Brown trying to control the pace. #SUB2#
Usman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown wants to land a leg kick but Usman is out of range.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Usman doesn't seem phased though.
Brown defending well as Usman loads up on a big left hand.
Brown checks a low kick from Usman.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Usman misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a push kick but Usman slaps the foot to one side.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Usman.
John Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.#T4#
Usman throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Usman.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Usman misses with a straight left.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Usman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown scores with the left hand. Usman knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usman manages to avoid it.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Usman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy body kick from Usman
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
RaeRae Usman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Usman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Usman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Usman throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Usman, which made it look bad.
Usman counters with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Brown!
RaeRae Usman spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd like to thank my opponent for helping me to train harder than I ever had before. I'll be back, and ready to fight again soon!'.

Event: Bellicose - Prokop vs Vedran
Date: Dec 04, 2021

#R1#
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Taylor thinks about the counter body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Brown instigates a clinch.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Taylor.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Brown.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land. #T1#
Brown digs a right hand underneath Taylor's ribcage. Taylor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Taylor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brown is defending well.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor. #TD2#
Taylor manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown content to stall in guard here. #T2#
Brown slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Taylor tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is still trying to improve position.
Taylor is letting Brown control him for a moment.
Taylor wants to control but Brown postures up.
Taylor tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.#T3#
Brown controls the position from side control.
Taylor sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Brown 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.
Brown is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Taylor defends it.
Brown content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Taylor has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Taylor missing with punches from the back. #SUB2#
Taylor working for a choke but Brown is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Taylor with the counter takedown but Brown avoids it easily.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Taylor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brown defends well and Taylor ends up having to push Brown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Nice body punch from Brown.
John Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Brown tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Taylor is breathing heavily.#T1#
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Still in the clinch, Brown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown cracks Taylor with a nice body shot.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
John Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Taylor.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Taylor blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Brown. #T3#
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taylor is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown. #TD2#
Taylor decides to pull guard.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Brown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Taylor wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.#TD2#
Taylor gets a double leg takedown into Brown's guard.
Taylor throws a strike but Brown rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Taylor has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Taylor controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Taylor is tightening it up a little... Brown has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brown reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brown taps out! Nice BJJ there by Taylor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jacob Taylor!
Our winner, Jacob Taylor, 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: Bellicose - Burtha vs Vedran
Date: Oct 22, 2021

#R1#
Paul leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Paul circles away.
Paul scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Paul swivels and escapes.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paul lands a jab to the nose.
Jake Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paul.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Jake Paul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Brown.
Paul circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Brown to the canvas! Brown doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Paul keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Paul!
A very excited looking Jake Paul 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: BMF 8- Brawlin' for Benjamins
Date: Aug 23, 2021

#R1#
King loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet. #CL2#
King has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
King misses with a knee strike.
Brown managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face. #CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King prevents a body shot from Brown.
King tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
King prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Brown works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #T1#
Brown wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of King's head.
Brown 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.
King wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown forces his way into half guard.
King keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Brown is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
King tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg. #T2#
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown working King over with strikes.
King wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King makes his way to full guard. A much better position for King.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Brown drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into King's guard.
King is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
King keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
King will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
King looking to control.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Brown 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.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brown. #SUB#
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Brown seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. King is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Brown!
John Brown is the new middleweight champion!

Event: BMF 2 - ChaChing!
Date: Jul 03, 2021

#R1#
Brown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for Lukach.#CUT2#It looks like John Brown has been cut.#CL#
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Lukach avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown lands a shot to the body.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lukach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown tries a body shot but Lukach blocks it.
Brown tries a body shot but Lukach blocks it.
Lukach is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lukach backwards.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Lukach manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD#
Brown gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lukach tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg. #T1#
Brown winds up and cracks Lukach with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Brown in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lukach tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Brown!

Event: BMF 1 - Money in tha Bank
Date: May 29, 2021

#R1#
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for King.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to pull guard but King turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King missing with knees to the body.
Brown jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Brown gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King is looking to land body kicks.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but King is quick to defend against it.#T1##CL2#
King has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but King pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Brown misses with a leg kick. #CL2#
King instigates a clinch.
King misses with some punches.
Brown tries to pull guard but King won't allow it.
Brown tries to pull guard but King holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King misses with the head strike.
Brown looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#TD#
Brown decides to pull guard.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
King has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brown is proving hard to escape from. #T2##SUB#
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Brown looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard. #T3##SUB#
Brown looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Brown looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but King is defending well. Brown quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! King has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brown celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Brown!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 04, 2021

#R1#
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#TD2#
Brown drives through with a takedown into guard. #SUB#
Red working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown 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.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.#CUT2#It looks like Ace Red has been cut.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Red controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T1#
Brown is pushing down on Red's leg trying to pass to half guard. Red is fighting to maintain full guard but Brown has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Brown has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Red defend it? Brown steps over the head and cranks it - Red is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Brown!

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