Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: STRIKE! 12
Date: Apr 27, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Harinck pushes Narvaez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Narvaez fails to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck 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.
Narvaez blocking some punches.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Narvaez lands with a left to the head.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Narvaez avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the ropes.
Harinck lands a hook that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narvaez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narvaez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
Harinck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards. #T1#
Harinck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Narvaez has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
Harinck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Narvaez tries to work over Harinck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Narvaez.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Narvaez breaks the clinch.
Narvaez slips a jab from Harinck.
Narvaez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harinck is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harinck avoids the body shot from Narvaez.
Harinck tries to counter by closing the distance.
Harinck looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Harinck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Harinck tries to clinch but Narvaez is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Narvaez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez with the inside leg kick.
Narvaez with a nice calf kick.
Narvaez connects with an inside leg kick.
Narvaez looks to land a combination but Harinck avoids it well.
Narvaez misses with a wild body shot.
Harinck moves in looking to clinch but Narvaez pushes him off.#CL2#
Harinck closes the distance and pushes Narvaez back into the ropes.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Narvaez swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Harinck lands with a short shot to the head.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harinck misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narvaez.
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 Carlos Narvaez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Harinck fails with an attempt to clinch.
Narvaez looks to score with a jab to the body but Harinck is just out of range.
Harinck moves out of range of the leg kick from Narvaez.
Narvaez keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Narvaez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harinck doesn't seem phased though.
Harinck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL2#
Harinck darts in and clinches Narvaez up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Harinck.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narvaez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez misses with some punches.
Harinck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Narvaez backwards.
Narvaez lands with a short shot to the head.
Narvaez lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Narvaez lands with a light punch inside.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narvaez has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narvaez pushes Harinck back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck misses with a punch to the body.
Narvaez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harinck tries to work over Narvaez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck pushes off an throws an elbow but Narvaez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Narvaez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Narvaez scores with a shoulder strike.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Narvaez blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Harinck looking to slow down the pace here.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narvaez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Narvaez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Harinck forces Narvaez back against the ropes and clinches.
Narvaez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harinck is leaning against Narvaez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Narvaez.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harinck can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Harinck controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Narvaez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Harinck tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narvaez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tommy Harinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harinck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narvaez can pounce on him.
Harinck tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Narvaez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narvaez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harinck tries to clinch but Narvaez moves out of range.
Narvaez lands a leg kick that knocks Harinck off balance momentarily.
Narvaez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harinck tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Narvaez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narvaez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narvaez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
Narvaez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL2#
Narvaez tries to keep at a distance but Harinck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harinck struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Narvaez.
Narvaez tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Narvaez back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narvaez.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Narvaez lands a body punch.
Harinck stalling in the clinch but Narvaez improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a nice shot to the body.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Harinck.
Narvaez misses with a body punch.
Harinck prevents a body shot from Narvaez.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narvaez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harinck or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
A hook to the body from Narvaez.
Narvaez lands a right hand.
Narvaez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Narvaez lands a shoulder strike.
Harinck blocks a body shot from Narvaez.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narvaez lands a shot to the body.
Narvaez can't find room to land a body shot as Harinck controls the action. #T2#
Narvaez misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narvaez digs a right hand into Harinck's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harinck's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Narvaez.
Narvaez tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it.
Narvaez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
Narvaez lands a body shot.
Narvaez struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Narvaez.
Harinck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harinck struggles to land a body shot inside as Narvaez controls his hands.
Narvaez lands with a short shot to the head.
Narvaez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harinck can't find room to land a body shot as Narvaez controls the action.
Harinck misses with a punch to the body.
Harinck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narvaez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harinck can do to turn this around?
Narvaez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
Harinck lands a body punch in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Narvaez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Narvaez 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: STRIKE! 10
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Harinck forces Adesanya back against the ropes and clinches.
Harinck gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Adesanya's ribcage. Adesanya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Our sources have told us that Adesanya has been working on his elbows in the gym.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
Harinck lands with a right to the head.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck scores with a shoulder strike.
Harinck is working Adesanya over against the ropes.
Adesanya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
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!
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.#T1#
Adesanya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
Adesanya looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Harinck.
Harinck tries to work over Adesanya's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Harinck is working Adesanya over against the ropes.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck 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.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Harinck.
Harinck lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harinck tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Harinck - that landed with a thud.
Adesanya can't break the clinch.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Harinck.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harinck.
Harinck managing to block the knees to the body from Adesanya.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Harinck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Harinck rushes Adesanya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
A short body shot lands from Harinck as the two fighters clinch.
Harinck lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck is working Adesanya over against the ropes.
Harinck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adesanya lands an elbow inside that Harinck shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harinck.
Adesanya wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adesanya looking to stall.
Adesanya is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.#T2#
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Adesanya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Harinck.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a nice shot to the body.
Harinck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
Harinck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adesanya.
Harinck lands a nice shot to the body.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Harinck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick and Harinck moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Harinck forces Adesanya back against the ropes and clinches.
Adesanya taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Harinck.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Harinck is struggling to control the position.
Harinck lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya blocking some punches.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
A bit of stalling here from Harinck. #T1#
A short right from Harinck on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harinck has Adesanya pressed against the ropes, preventing Adesanya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harinck has Adesanya pressed against the ropes, preventing Adesanya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the ropes.
Harinck misses with the head strike.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harinck pushes Adesanya back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Harinck.
Harinck digs a right hand into Adesanya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adesanya's gas tank.
Harinck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the ropes.
Harinck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Harinck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Adesanya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Harinck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the ropes.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harinck 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30

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

Event: STRIKE! 9
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
BySubtraction comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
BySubtraction throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Addition BySubtraction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from BySubtraction. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Harinck clinches up with BySubtraction and pushes him back against the ropes.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but BySubtraction uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck managing to block the knees to the body from BySubtraction.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Our sources have told us that BySubtraction has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
BySubtraction blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of BySubtraction's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck 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.
BySubtraction wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
BySubtraction tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harinck's elbow.
BySubtraction is trying to break the clinch but Harinck is controlling him.
Harinck lands an uppercut.
BySubtraction is trying to force a seperation but Harinck has the dominant position.
Harinck scores with a shoulder strike.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
BySubtraction prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
BySubtraction is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Harinck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harinck gets through BySubtraction's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BySubtraction blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by BySubtraction. #T1#
Harinck managing to block the knees to the body from BySubtraction.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harinck lands a body shot. #BC#
BySubtraction's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Harinck clinches.
Harinck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Harinck as the two fighters clinch.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of BySubtraction backwards.
BySubtraction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on BySubtraction's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harinck manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harinck scores with a shoulder strike.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for BySubtraction.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by BySubtraction.
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!
Harinck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harinck lands an uppercut.
BySubtraction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck cracks BySubtraction with a nice body shot.
BySubtraction has had enough of the clinch but Harinck keeps him there for the moment.#T2#
BySubtraction wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harinck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harinck avoids it.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but BySubtraction uses good head movement to avoid it.
BySubtraction throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harinck keeps control of BySubtraction as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Harinck tries a body shot but BySubtraction blocks it.
Harinck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harinck avoids it.
BySubtraction putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harinck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Harinck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by BySubtraction.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Harinck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from BySubtraction.
A jab lands there for BySubtraction.
BySubtraction is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
BySubtraction takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction misses with a looping left.
BySubtraction lands with a hook. Harinck tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
BySubtraction misses the jab.#CL2#
Harinck darts in and clinches BySubtraction up against the ropes.
BySubtraction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harinck is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck managing to block the knees to the body from BySubtraction.
BySubtraction is trying to push Harinck away but Harinck has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
BySubtraction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harinck is defending well for now.
Harinck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harinck takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Harinck on the inside.
BySubtraction misses with a body punch.
Harinck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BySubtraction putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harinck in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T1#
BySubtraction wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by BySubtraction.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harinck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BySubtraction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harinck is defending well for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike.
Harinck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harinck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
BySubtraction is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harinck is defending well for now.
Harinck lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on BySubtraction's face as he tries to break the clinch.
BySubtraction misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harinck.
Harinck avoiding damage as BySubtraction throws knees to the body.
Harinck working aggressively here.
BySubtraction lands a good knee to the midsection. Harinck won't want to take too many of those.
BySubtraction struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Harinck pushes BySubtraction back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.
BySubtraction takes a shot to the head.
BySubtraction lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harinck has BySubtraction pressed against the ropes, preventing BySubtraction from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for BySubtraction.
BySubtraction blocks a body shot from Harinck.
Knees in the clinch landing for BySubtraction.
Harinck is breathing heavily.
Harinck can't find room to land a body shot as BySubtraction controls the action.
BySubtraction wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
BySubtraction tries to break free but Harinck pushes him back against the ropes.
BySubtraction wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harinck has him pressed against the ropes.
Harinck lands with a light punch inside.
Harinck scores with a hook to the body.
Harinck takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC#
BySubtraction breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Harinck clinches with his opponent.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Harinck.
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
BySubtraction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Harinck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
BySubtraction lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Addition BySubtraction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Harinck rushes BySubtraction and presses him up against the ropes.
Harinck scores with a shoulder strike.
BySubtraction is trying to break the clinch but Harinck has him pressed against the ropes.
BySubtraction misses with the head strike.
Harinck blocks an elbow strike.
BySubtraction is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
BySubtraction missing with knees to the body.
BySubtraction misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
BySubtraction works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
BySubtraction missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Harinck.
A short body shot lands from BySubtraction as the two fighters clinch.
Harinck can't find room to land a body shot as BySubtraction controls the action.
Knees to the body from BySubtraction.
Harinck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harinck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
BySubtraction is trying to break free.#T1#
Harinck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt BySubtraction or not.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harinck avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harinck.
BySubtraction blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.
Harinck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harinck throws a head punch that misses.
BySubtraction lands a body shot.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of BySubtractions head.
Harinck takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
A short uppercut from Harinck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by BySubtraction.
Harinck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harinck lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harinck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
BySubtraction trying to land knees to the body.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of BySubtractions head.
BySubtraction lands an elbow inside that Harinck shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.
BySubtraction using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Harinck.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck tries a body shot but BySubtraction blocks it.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with some punches.
BySubtraction has had enough of the clinch but Harinck keeps him there for the moment.
Harinck lands a body punch in the clinch.
BySubtraction with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
BySubtraction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harinck avoids it.
Harinck tries to work over BySubtraction's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
BySubtraction working Harinck over with knees to the body.
Tommy Harinck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. BySubtraction obliges.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy Harinck.
I've got Harinck 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
An out of breath Tommy Harinck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: STRIKE! - MMA 5
Date: Mar 23, 2024

#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harinck.
Luokkamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
Luokkamaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Harinck.
Jere Luokkamaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Luokkamaki enables Harinck to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Luokkamaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck trying to control but Luokkamaki is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Harinck postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Luokkamaki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Harinck, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Harinck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luokkamaki preventing the sweep. #T1#
Harinck manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Luokkamaki manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Harinck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luokkamaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luokkamaki keeping moving, preventing Harinck from controlling successfully.
Luokkamaki keeping full guard, as Harinck tries to pass.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Luokkamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harinck throwing strikes from guard but Luokkamaki blocks nicely.
Harinck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harinck 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.#T2#
Harinck throwing strikes but missing.
Luokkamaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harinck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Harinck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harinck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harinck is pushing down on Luokkamaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luokkamaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Harinck has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harinck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harinck thows a huge punch but Luokkamaki dodges it nicely.
Harinck is keen to just control but Luokkamaki is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Harinck is looking for a kimura here.
Luokkamaki is controlling Harinck's position as best he can from this difficult position.#T3#
Harinck not doing much here.
Luokkamaki is positioning himself well to prevent Harinck advancing to mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Luokkamaki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Luokkamaki swings for the body but Harinck moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Luokkamaki.
Harinck shoots for a takedown but Luokkamaki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd cheers as Harinck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luokkamaki doesn't seem phased though.#T4##CL#
Harinck moves into range and clinches up with Luokkamaki.#BC2#
Luokkamaki manages to break the clinch.
Luokkamaki looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Luokkamaki misses with a kick to the body.
Harinck throws an overhand right that lands on Luokkamaki's shoulder, as Luokkamaki tries to avoid the shot.
Luokkamaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harinck if he has to take too many more of those. #TD#
Harinck gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luokkamaki keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Harinck thows a huge punch but Luokkamaki dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harinck prevents Luokkamaki from improving his position.
Harinck throwing shots but Luokkamaki is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
Harinck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luokkamaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Harinck is trying to pull guard but Luokkamaki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Luokkamaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands. #TD#
Harinck decides to pull guard. #SUB#
Harinck isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Luokkamaki stacks Harinck on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Luokkamaki!
Luokkamaki gets to mount! Harinck was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Harinck might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harinck tries to hold on but Luokkamaki postures up.
Harinck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harinck keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T1#
Harinck looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Luokkamaki is hanging on to Harinck's back as he tries to escape.
Harinck tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Harinck manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Harinck is looking to improve his position.
Harinck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Harinck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luokkamaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luokkamaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T2#
Luokkamaki wants to pass the guard but Harinck is keeping the position.#SUB#
Harinck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Harinck had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luokkamaki defends it easily.
Harinck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luokkamaki is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Harinck is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T3#
Harinck being controlled here, momentarily.
Harinck wants to hit a sweep here but Luokkamaki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Harinck there!
Harinck tries to hold on but Luokkamaki postures up.
Luokkamaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harinck is looking to get to half guard.#T4#
Harinck wants to control but Luokkamaki is having none of it.
Harinck regains half guard.
Harinck is looking to control Luokkamaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harinck avoid being mounted?
Harinck is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harinck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Luokkamaki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Luokkamaki's back!
Harinck seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
A lull in the action here.
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 Tommy Harinck will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Luokkamaki throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL#
Harinck has Luokkamaki up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Luokkamaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harinck takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Luokkamaki misses.
Harinck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luokkamaki lands a body shot.
Luokkamaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Harinck is looking to clinch but Luokkamaki is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luokkamaki. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luokkamaki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Harinck if he has to take too many more of those.
Harinck doesn't manage to clinch there - Luokkamaki circles away.
Harinck throws a looping overhand right but Luokkamaki ducks down to avoid it.
Harinck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Luokkamaki has time to react.
Luokkamaki scores with a hook.
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!
Harinck is looking to clinch but Luokkamaki is avoiding it. #T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luokkamaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harinck has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harinck and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harinck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luokkamaki cracks Harinck with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL#
Harinck forces Luokkamaki back against the cage and clinches.
Luokkamaki cracks Harinck with a nice body shot.
Harinck is working for takedown but Luokkamaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luokkamaki.#BC2#
Luokkamaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jere Luokkamaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luokkamaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luokkamaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from Luokkamaki. No joy for Harinck on that attempt.
It seemed like Luokkamaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Harinck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luokkamaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harinck checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Luokkamaki scores with the left hand. Harinck knows he should have avoided that one.
Luokkamaki misses the shot to the body.
Harinck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harinck fails with a takedown attempt.
Luokkamaki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T2#
Luokkamaki tried to score with a low kick but Harinck checks it.
Luokkamaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luokkamaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Harinck has Luokkamaki up against the cage in a clinch. #TD#
Harinck jumps into guard, dragging Luokkamaki to the mat.
Harinck 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.
Luokkamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Harinck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Harinck looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Luokkamaki passes into side control.
Luokkamaki working away.#T3#
Harinck tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Luokkamaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tommy Harinck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harinck tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Harinck wants to hold on but Luokkamaki pushes him away.
Harinck is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harinck tries to hold on but Luokkamaki pushes him away.
Harinck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Harinck wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight. #T4#
Harinck can't escape the position.
Harinck turns into Luokkamaki and is now in his guard.
Luokkamaki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Harinck looking to pass the guard.
Luokkamaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Luokkamaki keeping moving, preventing Harinck from controlling successfully.
Luokkamaki trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jere Luokkamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harinck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: STRIKE! 3
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Harinck throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomez. #CL2#
Harinck darts in and clinches Gomez up against the ropes.
Harinck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck lands a nice uppercut.
Harinck blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harinck lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC#
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Harinck instigates a clinch.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Harinck has the dominant position.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck 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.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards. #BC#
Gomez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harinck punishes Gomez's body with a nice straight punch.
Harinck closes the distance but Gomez moves to the side
and Gomez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Gomez.
A nice side step and Harinck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Pedro Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
A jab from Gomez misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez.
Harinck moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez works Harinck's body with a nice hook.
A lazy left from Gomez finds it's target.
Harinck on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Harinck moves into the clinch.
Harinck misses with the head strike. #BC#
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez moves out of range as Harinck strikes.
Gomez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harinck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gomez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez throws a body punch but Harinck moves out of range.
Gomez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gomez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harinck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gomez. #T2#
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomez cracks Harinck with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT#That has opened up Tommy Harinck's cut even more.
Gomez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #ROC#Harinck is rocked!
Gomez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harinck is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomez finish him?
Harinck walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gomez! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Gomez!
Pedro Gomez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: STRIKE! 2
Date: Feb 18, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Harinck darts in and clinches Skenojabitch up against the ropes.
Harinck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck 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.
Skenojabitch takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Harinck.
Harinck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Harinck scores with a shoulder strike.
Harinck dodges an elbow strike from Skenojabitch.
Harinck lands with a short shot to the head.
Harinck's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.
Harinck lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Harinck as the two fighters clinch.
Skenojabitch tries to break the clinch but Harinck is controlling the position.
Harinck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skenojabitch backwards.
Harinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harinck lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harinck.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Harinck lands an uppercut.
Skenojabitch takes a shot to the head.
Harinck working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skenojabitch.
Harinck lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harinck gets through Skenojabitch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Harinck. #BC2#
Harinck pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harinck slips under a jab.#CL2#
Harinck forces Skenojabitch back against the ropes and clinches.
Skenojabitch working hard to break the clinch.
Harinck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harinck keeps control of Skenojabitch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harinck lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Harinck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Harinck paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Harinck forces Skenojabitch back against the ropes and clinches.
Harinck lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Harinck.
Skenojabitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skenojabitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Harinck has double underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Skenojabitch has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Skenojabitch tries to break free but Harinck pushes him back against the ropes.
Harinck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skenojabitch backwards.
Skenojabitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harinck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harinck digs a right hand into Skenojabitch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skenojabitch's gas tank. #BC2#
Harinck manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Harinck clinches up with Skenojabitch and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Harinck lands a shot to the body.
Harinck digs a right hand into Skenojabitch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skenojabitch's gas tank.
Harinck throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skenojabitchs head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck 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##CL2#
Harinck gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Harinck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skenojabitch backwards.
Harinck cracks Skenojabitch with a nice body shot.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Skenojabitch's ribcage. Skenojabitch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harinck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harinck keeps control of Skenojabitch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike.
Skenojabitch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harinck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck managing to block the knees to the body from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch wants to stall.
Tommy Harinck seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skenojabitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harinck lands an uppercut.
Harinck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Harinck breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Skenojabitch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harinck. Harinck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skenojabitch scores with a one two! Harinck had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dank Skenojabitch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Harinck.
Harinck scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harinck throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skenojabitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harinck blocks a jab.
Skenojabitch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Harinck clinches up with Skenojabitch and pushes him back against the ropes.
Harinck gets through Skenojabitch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harinck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skenojabitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harinck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skenojabitch is looking to break free of the clinch but Harinck has double underhooks.
Harinck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skenojabitch backwards.
Skenojabitch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Skenojabitch swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Skenojabitch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with a body punch.
Harinck lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Harinck.
Skenojabitch lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Skenojabitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harinck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skenojabitch backwards.
Harinck lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Harinck lands with a light punch inside.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Skenojabitch's efforts to push away.
Harinck managing to block the knees to the body from Skenojabitch.
Skenojabitch wants to break free but Harinck has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harinck lands with a left to the head.
Harinck digs a right hand into Skenojabitch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skenojabitch's gas tank.
Harinck lands a body punch.
Harinck lands a left hand.
Skenojabitch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Harinck is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
That's time! Skenojabitch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Harinck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harinck throws a shot from downtown. Skenojabitch moves away and avoids it.
Skenojabitch lands with an overhand left.#CL2#
Harinck closes the distance and clinches.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harinck digs a right hand into Skenojabitch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skenojabitch's gas tank.
Skenojabitch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skenojabitch is working Harinck over against the ropes.
Harinck managing to block the knees to the body from Skenojabitch.
Harinck lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skenojabitch dodges an elbow strike from Harinck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harinck lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skenojabitch wants to break free but Harinck has control.
Skenojabitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harinck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skenojabitch backwards. #T1#
Harinck scores with a shot to the side of Skenojabitch's head.
Skenojabitch tries to break the clinch but Harinck is controlling the position.
A short right from Harinck.
Harinck lands a nice shot to the body.
Skenojabitch tries to circle away but Harinck has him pinned against the ropes.
Skenojabitch is trying to break the clinch but Harinck is controlling him.
Harinck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harinck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skenojabitch trying to control the position but instead, Harinck has worked for underhooks and has pushed Skenojabitch into the ropes.
Dank Skenojabitch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skenojabitch wants to break free but Harinck has control.
Skenojabitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harinck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skenojabitch.
A short right from Harinck.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Harinck.
Harinck scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Skenojabitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skenojabitch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Harinck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Harinck forces Skenojabitch back against the ropes and clinches.
Harinck gets through Skenojabitch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harinck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harinck lands a hook that snaps the head of Skenojabitch backwards.
Skenojabitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC2#
Harinck breaks from the clinch.
Skenojabitch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harinck jabs at Skenojabitch's body.#CL2#
Harinck clinches with his opponent.
Harinck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Harinck lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skenojabitch lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Harinck scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tommy Harinck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Harinck.
Skenojabitch being controlled against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harinck 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
Our winner, Tommy Harinck, 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 1002 Maluga vs Washington
Date: Jul 14, 2023

#R1#
Nice shot by Ocampo.#CUT2#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Harinck connects with the punch.
Ocampo throws a hook but Harinck blocks it.
Ocampo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ocampo lands with an uppercut that bounces Harinck off the cage and back into range.
Ocampo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ocampo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Ocampo.
Harinck throws out a loose jab but Ocampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Harinck misses its intended target.
Harinck takes a swing at Ocampo's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Ocampo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harinck swings for the body but Ocampo moves out of range.
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!
Ocampo fails to land with a series of punches. #TD#
Harinck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harinck showed some decent athleticism there.
Harinck working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ocampo's thigh. Ocampo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Harinck wants to control from the top but Ocampo keeps moving. #T1#
Ocampo wants to sweep but no luck.
Harinck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harinck 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.
Harinck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ocampo looking for a sweep. Not yet Ocampo, not yet.
Harinck trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Harinck drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harinck jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harinck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ocampo wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ocampo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harinck controls the pace.
Ocampo is adopting a defensive guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Ocampo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ocampo misses with a straight left.
Ocampo misses with a hook. Harinck ducked under it nicely.
Ocampo with a hook.
Harinck lands with a cross.
Harinck throws an overhand right that lands on Ocampo's shoulder, as Ocampo tries to avoid the shot.
Harinck lands a nice hook to Ocampo's body. Ocampo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ocampo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Ocampo. #T3#
Harinck lands a jab to Ocampo's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Harinck.
Harinck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harinck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ocampo was well out of range. Poor timing from Harinck.
Ocampo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ocampo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harinck manages to avoid it.
Harinck dips to his left and cracks Ocampo with an uppercut!
Harinck takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harinck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ocampo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
It looked like Harinck wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ocampo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ocampo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Luciano Ocampo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harinck lands a nice shot to the body.
Harinck just misses with a punch to the body.
Ocampo staying out of range there.
Ocampo tries a quick counter leg kick but Harinck is wise to it.
A big left from Harinck misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Ocampo tries to keep at a distance but Harinck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ocampo lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Harinck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T4#
Ocampo throws a head punch that misses.
Ocampo blocking some punches.
Ocampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo misses with some punches.
A short left from Ocampo.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Ocampo avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the cage.
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Ocampo.
Harinck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Ocampo tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Ocampo back against the cage.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ocampo.
Harinck can't find room to land a body shot as Ocampo controls the action.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Ocampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luciano Ocampo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Ocampo.
Ocampo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ocampo throws a sloppy body shot
and Harinck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harinck looks to land a left hand but Ocampo moved out of range nicely.
Harinck throws a hook but Ocampo blocks it.
Harinck misses with a straight right.
Ocampo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Harinck misses.
Ocampo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harinck.
Harinck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ocampo connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Ocampo.
Luciano Ocampo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ocampo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ocampo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ocampo misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Harinck counters by moving into the clinch.
Ocampo lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Harinck.
Ocampo lands with a light punch inside.
Ocampo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harinck working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Ocampo leaning against his opponent.
Harinck blocking some punches.
Ocampo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Good body shot from Harinck.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Ocampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck tries a body shot but Ocampo blocks it.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Ocampo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
Ocampo lands a right hand.
Harinck digs a right hand underneath Ocampo's ribcage. Ocampo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ocampo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck. #T2#
Harinck blocks an uppercut.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Harinck is working Ocampo over against the cage.
Harinck pushes Ocampo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
Ocampo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ocampo throws a head punch that misses.
Ocampo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harinck controls his hands.
Ocampo misses with some punches.
Ocampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ocampo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ocampo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ocampo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ocampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harinck. #T3#
Harinck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harinck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ocampo misses with the head strike.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ocampo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ocampo lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harinck.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harinck.
Ocampo prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ocampo backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ocampo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ocampo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Harinck lands a body shot.
Luciano Ocampo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harinck misses with some punches. #T4#
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Harinck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ocampo lands with a right to the head.
Ocampo swings wildly with an uppercut but Harinck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ocampo.
A shot in the inside from Harinck.
Ocampo has a couple of punches blocked by Harinck.
Ocampo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ocampo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ocampo wants to stall.
Ocampo stalling in the clinch but Harinck improves position.
Harinck presses Ocampo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harinck working aggressively here.
Ocampo lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luciano Ocampo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Donk. Harinck catches Ocampo right on the button with a cross.
Harinck throws out a loose jab but Ocampo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ocampo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harinck misses with a body shot.
Harinck throws a nice looking combination but Ocampo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ocampo.
Ocampo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harinck throws the kick towards the body but Ocampo avoids it.
Ocampo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harinck missing with a left hand there. Ocampo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ocampo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ocampo. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harinck throwing a counter right hand but Ocampo manages to avoid it.
Ocampo moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Harinck gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Ocampo wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ocampo's head. #T1#
Harinck missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ocampo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Harinck seems to be working for a kimura but Ocampo defends the submission attempt.
Ocampo is trying to stand.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Ocampo is defending well.
Harinck is working hard here to advance position.
Harinck works his way into side control. #SUB#
Harinck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tommy Harinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano Ocampo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Ocampo prevents Harinck from moving into mount. #SUB#
Harinck looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Harinck looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ocampo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harinck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harinck working away.#SUB#
Harinck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Harinck controlling the position from side mount. #T3#
Ocampo tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Harinck tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harinck has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harinck happy to just control the position for now.
Harinck tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ocampo's legs.
Ocampo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harinck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Harinck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ocampo, who protects the arm well. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Harinck thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ocampo is trying to improve his position.
Ocampo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harinck.
Harinck has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ocampo!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harinck punching from mount but Ocampo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ocampo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#SUB#
Harinck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ocampo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: SYN 995 Olsen vs Kilo
Date: Jun 21, 2023

#R1#
Harinck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Harinck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carrillo-Moreno as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Harinck stuffs the takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Harinck 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.
Carrillo-Moreno darts in looking for a takedown but Harinck gets double underhooks and turns Carrillo-Moreno into the cage.
Carrillo-Moreno can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Carrillo-Moreno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harinck. #TD#
Carrillo-Moreno has clasped his hands together around Harinck's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Harinck manages to work his way to half guard, despite Carrillo-Moreno's best efforts.
Harinck has his hands clasped together around Carrillo-Moreno's back. He's all about the action.
Harinck is looking for a sweep. Carrillo-Moreno is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carrillo-Moreno is trying to control the action in half guard but Harinck is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harinck makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harinck.#SUB2#
Harinck is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carrillo-Moreno defends well.
Carrillo-Moreno wants to control from the top but Harinck keeps moving. #T1#
Carrillo-Moreno is pushing down on Harinck's leg trying to pass to half guard. Harinck is fighting to maintain full guard but Carrillo-Moreno has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harinck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carrillo-Moreno's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carrillo-Moreno's back!
Harinck is trying to stick to Carrillo-Moreno's back but Carrillo-Moreno is turning into Harinck. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Harinck's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Carrillo-Moreno.
Carrillo-Moreno trying to control but Harinck is working from the bottom.
Carrillo-Moreno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harinck swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Harinck is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Carrillo-Moreno drops back looking for a leg! Harinck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harinck manages to kick Carrillo-Moreno off! Carrillo-Moreno jumps back into Harinck's guard. #SUB2#
Carrillo-Moreno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harinck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carrillo-Moreno has managed to get both his arms back between Harinck's legs - danger averted.#T2#
Harinck trying to keep a closed guard but Carrillo-Moreno is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Harinck has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Carrillo-Moreno should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Harinck has tightened it up now! Carrillo-Moreno should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tommy Harinck!
A victorious Tommy Harinck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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

#R1#
Branko blocks a jab.
Harinck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Branko defends it nicely.
Harinck misses with a wild body shot.
Branko feinted with a counter takedown.
Harinck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Branko was well out of range. Poor timing from Harinck.
Tommy Harinck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harinck throws an overhand right that lands on Branko's shoulder, as Branko tries to avoid the shot.
Harinck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Branko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harinck won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harinck is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Branko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Branko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Branko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Harinck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harinck can't do much from the bottom here.
Harinck holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.#T1#
Harinck is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Branko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harinck tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Branko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harinck, who protects the arm well.
Harinck is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Harinck is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Branko's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Branko! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Harinck has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Davdio Branko!

Event: Bellicose XXXIX
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1#
Reepo lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL#
Harinck rushes Reepo and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reepo.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Reepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reepo.
Nice body punch from Reepo.
Harinck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harinck tries a body shot but Reepo blocks it.
Harinck lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Harinck's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Harinck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reepo tries to work over Harinck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reepo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Harinck avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Reepo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reepo throws a hook but Harinck blocks it.
Harinck loads up on a big right hand but Reepo slips the punch.
Reepo defending well as Harinck loads up on a big left hand.
Reepo tries to clinch but Harinck moves out of range.
A slow jab from Reepo misses its intended target. #T1#
Reepo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harinck counter with a right hand.
Harinck throws a body punch but Reepo moves out of range. #CL2#
Reepo moves into range and clinches up with Harinck.
Reepo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Reepo misses with a punch on the inside.
Reepo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Reepo on the inside.
Reepo digs a right hand underneath Harinck's ribcage. Harinck let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Reepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harinck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reepo can turn it around.#TD#
Harinck has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Reepo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck doesn't have the hooks in and Reepo manages to turn into his guard. #SUB2#
Reepo drops back looking for a leg! Harinck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harinck manages to kick Reepo off! Reepo jumps back into Harinck's guard.
Harinck is trying to keep Reepo in close. #T2#
Reepo forces his way into half guard.#SUB2#
Reepo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harinck defends it well.
Harinck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harinck working a defensive guard but Reepo passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Reepo is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reepo prevents Harinck from improving his position.#T3#
Harinck is pressing down on Reepo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harinck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Reepo is looking for a sweep. Harinck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harinck is thwarting Reepo's attempts to control the position.
Harinck trying to mount his opponent but Reepo defends it.
Reepo misses with some strikes from the bottom. #SUB#
Harinck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Harinck trying to advance position but Reepo counters by regaining guard. #T4#
Harinck tries to free his leg and advance position but Reepo is retaining full guard.
Harinck pushing down on Reepo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Reepo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harinck. #SUB2#
Reepo actively working from the bottom here.
Harinck is stalling here. Reepo is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Harinck seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Reepo has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Harinck is looking for a sweep.
Harinck manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Reepo 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.
Harinck is staying active underneath Reepo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jay Reepo 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#
Reepo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harinck seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A leg kick checked by Harinck.
Harinck ducks right into an uppercut from Reepo.
Harinck lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reepo throws a hook but Harinck blocks it.
Harinck walks into a straight right hand from Reepo.
Reepo throws the left hand but Harinck avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Reepo.
Reepo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Harinck.
Reepo just misses with a punch to the body.
Reepo throws a hook but Harinck avoids it easily.
Harinck misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Reepo clinches up with Harinck and pushes him back against the cage.
Harinck swings wildly with an uppercut but Reepo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo lands a hook that snaps the head of Harinck backwards.
Reepo scores with a shot to the side of Harinck's head.
Reepo can't find room to land a body shot as Harinck controls the action. #BC2#
Reepo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reepo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harinck misses with a hook to the body
and Reepo counters with a left to the body.
Harinck throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Harinck lands a jab to Reepo's midsection.
Harinck misses with a looping right.
Harinck slips a jab and a cross from Reepo.
Harinck throws the left hand but Reepo avoids the punch easily.
Reepo misses with a hook.
Harinck misses with an uppercut.
Harinck misses the jab.
Reepo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harinck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reepo looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Jay Reepo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reepo works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Reepo finds it's target.
Reepo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reepo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Harinck takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reepo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reepo. That's going to slow Harinck down.
Reepo is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Harinck on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T2#
Harinck throws a hook but Reepo avoids it easily.
Reepo staying out of range there.
Harinck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reepo throws a body punch but Harinck moves out of range.
Harinck tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reepo manages to circle out of the way.
Reepo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.
Reepo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harinck.
Reepo lands with a good body shot.
Harinck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Reepo with the inside leg kick.
Harinck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harinck wants to clinch but Reepo slips to the side
and Reepo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harinck 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.
Harinck digs a good body shot into Reepo's ribs.
Harinck walks into a left hand. #TD#
Harinck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Harinck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Harinck working away.#T3#
Reepo tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Reepo tries to lock up and control but Harinck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reepo is squirming around, avoiding Harinck's attempts to control the action.
Reepo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Harinck. What's that going to do exactly?
Tommy Harinck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harinck trying to control but Reepo is having none of it.
Harinck punching from mount but Reepo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Harinck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Reepo is squirming around, avoiding Harinck's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Harinck jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Reepo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Reepo and Harinck has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Reepo struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reepo tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Harinck swings around for an armbar but Reepo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Harinck's guard.
Reepo trying to control but Harinck is working from the bottom.
Reepo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harinck is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Reepo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Harinck moves out of range as Reepo strikes.
Harinck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reepo.
Reepo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reepo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jay Reepo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harinck misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Harinck gets the takedown into side control.
Reepo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Harinck advances to mount. #SUB#
Harinck swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reepo is now in Harinck's guard. A big mistake from Harinck there, giving up the dominant position! #SUB#
Harinck looking for subs off his back but Reepo has passed one foot through into half guard. #SUB#
Harinck actively working from the bottom here.#T1#
Reepo trying to mount his opponent but Harinck defends it.
Harinck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harinck keeping full guard, as Reepo tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harinck is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Reepo pushes a forearm under Harinck's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Harinck is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Reepo!

Event: Bellicose XXXIV
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1#
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook. Harinck ducked under it nicely.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. Harinck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux throws a body shot but no joy.
Harinck has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thibodeaux is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Harinck blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Harinck.
Harinck looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Harinck is out of range.
A big left from Thibodeaux misses.
Harinck scores with a decent looking hook.
Thibodeaux throws the left hand but Harinck avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Thibodeaux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harinck manages to avoid it.
Harinck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thibodeaux lands a jab to Harinck's midsection.
Harinck thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Harinck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by Harinck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harinck.
Kaiden Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Harinck moves away and avoids it.
Harinck looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harinck scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Harinck moves out of range of the strikes.
Harinck ducks right into an uppercut from Thibodeaux.
Harinck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Harinck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at Blaze Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harinck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thibodeaux.
Harinck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thibodeaux misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Harinck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaiden Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Harinck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#ROC2#Thibodeaux is rocked!
Thibodeaux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Harinck. Harinck circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Thibodeaux misses the target.
Harinck defending well as Thibodeaux loads up on a big left hand.
Thibodeaux ducks right into an uppercut from Harinck.
Oh Thibodeaux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harinck connects with a crisp jab.
Harinck stuns Thibodeaux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thibodeaux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harinck.
Harinck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Thibodeaux throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Harinck lands an overhand right.
Harinck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Harinck counters with a huge left! Thibodeaux is in big trouble! He's backing up but Harinck isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Thibodeaux from any more damage. A dominating finish by Harinck!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Harinck!
A less than humble Tommy Harinck misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Bellicose XXX
Date: Feb 26, 2023

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Harinck. Asakura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asakura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harinck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harinck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asakura.
Asakura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#TD#
Harinck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Asakura did well to prevent Harinck getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Harinck is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Asakura has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Harinck is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Asakura is looking to control Harinck's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asakura avoid being mounted?
Harinck is looking to advance position but Asakura won't allow it.
Asakura is looking to improve his position. #SUB#
Harinck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Harinck controlling the action here.
Harinck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Asakura is trying to control but can't.
Harinck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Harinck is trying to control. Asakura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harinck passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Harinck is working for a guillotine from mount but Asakura frees his head quite easily.
Harinck trying to control but Asakura is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Asakura can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Asakura is working to get back to half guard.
Asakura tries to lock up and control but Harinck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Harinck working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Asakura looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Harinck! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommy Harinck!
In his post fight interview, Tommy Harinck started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Bellicose XX
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valverde misses with a lunging right hand
and Harinck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valverde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harinck.
Valverde lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harinck misses with a body shot.
Harinck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valverde throws a hook but Harinck blocks it.
Bethania Valverde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valverde misses with an uppercut. Harinck saw that one coming.
Harinck connects with a single shot there.
Valverde looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valverde throws a looping overhand right but Harinck ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Harinck shoots in and gets a takedown into Valverde's guard.

Valverde has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Harinck is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valverde blocks a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck cracks Valverde with a nice body shot.#T1#
Harinck throws a punch but it's blocked by Valverde.
Harinck scores with a hook to the body.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valverde backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harinck.
Harinck fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valverde.
Harinck dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harinck misses with a punch on the inside.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Harinck fails to land.
Harinck tries to work over Valverde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harinck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valverde. #T2#
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Valverde pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valverde.
Valverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harinck is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Valverde with a body shot.
Valverde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valverde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harinck to score with a decent uppercut.
Harinck clobbers Valverde with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valverde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valverde ducks under a wild hook from Harinck.
A jab from Valverde misses.
Harinck lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Valverde misses the shot to the body.
Valverde throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Harinck stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valverde.
Nice body punch from Valverde. #T3#
Valverde looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Valverde with the inside leg kick.
Valverde throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Valverde ducks under a wild hook from Harinck.
Harinck moves out of range as Valverde strikes.
Valverde throws a leg kick but Harinck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valverde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
Valverde throws a looping overhand right but Harinck ducks down to avoid it. #TD2#
Harinck drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Valverde stops Harinck from passing to mount.
Valverde is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harinck is controlling him well.#T4#
Valverde being controlled for a moment.
Valverde is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harinck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valverde keeps working. #SUB2#
Harinck is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valverde is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Harinck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valverde, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bethania Valverde will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Harinck checks a leg kick.
Harinck on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valverde. Valverde obviously looking to wear him down.
Harinck missing with a left hand there. Valverde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harinck blocks a jab.
Harinck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harinck getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harinck blocks a leg kick.
Valverde catches Harinck with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valverde displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harinck.
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valverde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck lunges at Valverde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valverde's hand.
A slow jab from Harinck misses its intended target.
Harinck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valverde.
The fighters circling - Valverde throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bethania Valverde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harinck.
A telegraphed right hand from Harinck misses the target.
Harinck walks into a straight right hand from Valverde.
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valverde.
Harinck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valverde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harinck takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harinck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Valverde fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harinck on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harinck.
Valverde listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valverde throws a hook to the side of Harinck's head but Harinck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valverde throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harinck throws a hook to the side of Valverde's head but Valverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valverde.
Valverde throws a body punch but Harinck moves out of range.
Valverde lands an overhand right.
Valverde displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harinck.
Harinck smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valverde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harinck can do to turn this around?
Harinck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Valverde throws a front kick aimed at Harinck's knee but Harinck avoids it well.
Valverde swings for the body but Harinck moves out of range.
Harinck keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Harinck swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valverde's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harinck under the eye.
Valverde is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valverde looks to land a right hand but Harinck moved out of range.#T3#
Valverde swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harinck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Valverde defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valverde. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harinck scores with a decent looking hook.
Valverde wants to slow Harinck down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Valverde misses.
Valverde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valverde moves out of range as Harinck strikes.
Harinck moves out of range of the strikes.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harinck.
Valverde scores with a sloppy right hand. Harinck should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.
Harinck scores with a hook to the body. Valverde takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valverde throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Harinck counters with a single leg into guard. Valverde didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harinck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Valverde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harinck trying to move into half guard but instead Valverde has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Valverde is stalling in the full guard.
Harinck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tommy Harinck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valverde wants to get up but he can't break Harinck's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bethania Valverde dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Harinck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Valverde.
A good leg kick by Valverde.
Valverde connects with an inside leg kick.
Valverde misses with a hook.
Valverde misses with a hook.
Valverde throws an off balance right hand #TD2#
and Harinck counters with a single leg into guard. Valverde didn't expect that.
Valverde keeping moving, preventing Harinck from controlling successfully.
Valverde keeping full guard, as Harinck tries to pass.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Valverde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Harinck throws a big right hand that misses.
Valverde is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Harinck dives into side control.
Valverde is trying to get back to his feet.
Harinck wants to control but Valverde is keeping him busy.
Harinck tries to move to mount but Valverde blocks the move with his legs.
Harinck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valverde keeps working.
Valverde defending against the ground and pound. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harinck tries to move into full mount but can't pass Valverde's legs.
Harinck looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Valverde is avoiding damage well.
Valverde is not content to let Harinck control the position.
Harinck staying calm.
Valverde wants to get back to his feet.
Harinck tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T3#
Valverde stops Harinck from passing to mount.
Valverde pushes Harinck away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harinck gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Harinck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valverde.
Harinck throws a body shot but no joy.
Valverde uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harinck has time to react.
Valverde misses the jab.
Harinck lands with a cross.
Valverde misses the shot to the body.
Valverde loads up on a big right hand but Harinck slips the punch.
Valverde throws a body punch but Harinck moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Harinck checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T4#
Valverde moves forwards but Harinck connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harinck jabs at Valverde's body.
An inside leg kick from Valverde misses.
Valverde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valverde throws a hook but Harinck avoids it easily.
Harinck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valverde.
Valverde throws out a powerful jab.
Valverde misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harinck.

Valverde explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Valverde throws the left hand but Harinck avoids the punch easily.
Harinck moves away from the strike by Valverde.
Harinck looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Bethania Valverde did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.#R4#
Valverde missing with a left hand there. Harinck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valverde fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valverde lands with an uppercut that bounces Harinck off the cage and back into range.
Harinck avoids the body shot from Valverde.
Harinck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harinck looks to land a left hand but Valverde moved out of range nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valverde.
Valverde lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harinck's sensitive parts.
Harinck checks a low kick from Valverde.
Bethania Valverde is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valverde displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Valverde misses with a looping right.
Harinck now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harinck misses the shot to the body.
Valverde misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Valverde blocks a jab.
Harinck uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valverde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harinck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valverde is fending him off so far but Harinck persists. Nope, Valverde circles away and we're back to standing.
Valverde bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harinck's head backwards.
Valverde takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Harinck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Valverde doesn't seem bothered though.
Valverde lands a right hook to the body.
Harinck shoots for a takedown but Valverde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valverde.
A cross from Harinck lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valverde, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.#T2#
Valverde just misses with a punch to the body.
Valverde lands with a straight right. Harinck didn't see that one coming.
Harinck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valverde throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harinck.
Valverde throws a jab but it's blocked by Harinck.
Valverde scores with a shot to the body.
Valverde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harinck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Valverde tenderised Harinck's leg. Harinck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valverde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valverde turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valverde lands with a cross.
Valverde scores with a jab. Harinck acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3#
Harinck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harinck throws a body shot but no joy.
Harinck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valverde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Valverde throws a hook to the side of Harinck's head but Harinck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valverde connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harinck's hands.
Harinck lands with a straight right. Valverde didn't see that one coming.
Valverde throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Harinck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#TD2#
Harinck changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Valverde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Valverde pushes Harinck away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harinck gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harinck tries to advance to mount but Valverde denies him.
Valverde pushes Harinck away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harinck gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#T4#
Harinck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valverde keeps working. #SUB2#
Harinck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valverde has escaped the position, nice work there.
Valverde is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Harinck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Valverde, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Harinck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Valverde knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bethania Valverde had his way with Tommy Harinck in that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck'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!#R5#
Harinck throws out a powerful jab.
Harinck misses with a straight right.
Valverde misses with a hook.
Harinck looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harinck lands a jab.
Valverde is looking to slow Harinck down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valverde with a nice cross.
Harinck just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Valverde.#T1#
Harinck works Valverde's body with a nice hook.#TD2#
Harinck drives through with a takedown into Valverde's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Valverde kicks Harinck off and gets to his feet.
Valverde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harinck throws a body shot but no joy.
Valverde cracks Harinck with an open hand slap.
Harinck needs to keep his hands up - Valverde had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valverde slips under a jab from Harinck.
Harinck's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valverde defending well as Harinck loads up on a big left hand.
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valverde.
Harinck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valverde throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valverde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harinck.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harinck! But no joy.
Tommy Harinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Valverde throws a lazy right hand but Harinck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harinck just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Valverde misses the target.
Valverde throws a sloppy body shot
and Harinck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harinck lands with a hook. Valverde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Harinck slips under a jab from Valverde.
Harinck slips under a jab from Valverde.
Harinck lands a lovely overhand right.
Valverde lands a nice hook to Harinck's body. Harinck takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Harinck misses the shot to the body.
Harinck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valverde.
Valverde dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harinck. That did some damage!
Bethania Valverde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valverde fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harinck looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3#
Valverde ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Valverde.
Harinck takes one to the side of the head.
Valverde throws a body punch but Harinck moves out of range.
Valverde misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harinck. Valverde does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Harinck misses.
Valverde scores with a jab to the head.
Valverde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harinck misses with an uppercut. Valverde saw that one coming.
Harinck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Harinck misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Valverde's corner calls for a 1-2. Valverde obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valverde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valverde lands the left hand.
Nice shot lands for Harinck.
Harinck defending well as Valverde loads up on a big left hand.
Valverde throws a lazy right hand but Harinck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valverde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harinck.
Valverde connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Harinck has Valverde up against the cage in a clinch.
Harinck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Valverde walks away with a smile on his face. Harinck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Valverde connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bethania Valverde!
Bethania Valverde retains his bantamweight title!
Bethania Valverde thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Bellicose XIII
Date: Dec 25, 2022

#R1#
Harinck scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pisswater 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.
Harinck throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Pisswater releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pisswater shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harinck but Harinck pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harinck. Pisswater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pisswater looks to score with a jab to the body but Harinck is just out of range.
Harinck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pisswater at a distance. #TD#
Harinck fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pisswater to the ground. Harinck is now in Pisswater's guard.
Harinck 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.
Pisswater is trying to keep Harinck in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck content to stall in guard here.
Harinck trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom. #T1#
Pisswater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck content to stall in guard here.
Harinck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisswater is keeping the position for now.
Harinck slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Harinck is looking for a kimura but Pisswater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harinck to get the leverage.
Harinck controlling the action here.
Pisswater is looking for a sweep. Harinck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pisswater manages to get to full guard.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Pisswater is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harinck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Harinck wants to control from the top but Pisswater keeps moving.
Pisswater controls Harinck momentarily but Harinck frees himself.
Pisswater 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.#T3#
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harinck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pisswater.
Pisswater throws the kick towards the body but Harinck avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pisswater. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pisswater has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harinck finds it's way round the side to connect with Pisswater's head.
Nice sprawl there from Pisswater as Harinck shoots in.
Pisswater misses with an uppercut.
Harinck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harinck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harinck misses with a straight right.
Pisswater swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD#
Harinck fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pisswater sprawls well initially but Harinck persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T4#
Pisswater tries to get to full guard but Harinck has control of the leg.
Harinck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pisswater keeps working.
Pisswater is looking for a sweep. Harinck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Harinck seems to be working for a kimura but Pisswater defends the submission attempt.
Pisswater is pressing down on Harinck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pisswater trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Harinck trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pisswater looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harinck is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harinck trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck dominated that round.
That's time! Harinck's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Harinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pisswater.
Harinck was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Harinck.
Pisswater with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harinck to score with a decent uppercut.
Harinck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pisswater throws an off balance right hand
and Harinck counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harinck throws a hook but Pisswater avoids it easily.
Tommy Harinck is winning the standup battle so far.
Harinck misses with a wild body shot.
Pisswater now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harinck throws an off balance right hand
and Pisswater counters with a nice uppercut.
Harinck misses with a hook
and Pisswater counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Harinck thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Harinck closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pisswater did well to prevent Harinck getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pisswater wants to control but Harinck is keeping busy.
Pisswater is pressing down on Harinck's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Pisswater is keeping the position.#T1##SUB2#
Harinck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pisswater has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harinck has managed to get both his arms back between Pisswater's legs - danger averted.
Harinck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pisswater can do to turn this around?
Harinck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pisswater tries to get to full guard but Harinck has control of the leg.
Harinck trying to mount his opponent but Pisswater defends it.
Pisswater makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pisswater.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pisswater trying to control the position.
Harinck tries to free his leg and advance position but Pisswater is retaining full guard. #T2#
Harinck passes Pisswater's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pisswater wants to get back to full guard.
Harinck passes to full mount!
Harinck fails to move to back control.
Pisswater slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Pisswater manages to get to full guard.
Harinck prevents Pisswater from getting back to his feet.
Harinck is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Pisswater looking for a guillotine here but Harinck defends easily. #T3#
Pisswater is trying to keep Harinck in close. #SUB2#
Pisswater escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harinck gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Pisswater is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harinck defends well.
Pisswater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pisswater 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.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Pisswater is looking for a triangle but Harinck pushes his legs off easily.
Harinck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Pisswater is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harinck defends well.
Pisswater can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harinck controls the pace.
Harinck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harinck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pisswater is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pisswater bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harinck's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Harinck working for a triangle but Pisswater defends it easily.
Harinck 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Pisswater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
Harinck looks for a takedown but Pisswater sprawls well.
Tommy Harinck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harinck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pisswater manages to avoid it.
Pisswater throws a big shot that misses.
Harinck looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pisswater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harinck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harinck throws an off balance right hand
and Pisswater counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Harinck scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Harinck is looking for a kimura but Pisswater is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harinck to get the leverage.
Harinck is looking to pass Pisswater's guard but actually Pisswater recovers to full guard.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Pisswater is keeping the position.#T1#
Pisswater lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Pisswater is trying to control the position but Harinck postures up.
Harinck wants to control from the top but Pisswater keeps moving.
Harinck slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pisswater tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harinck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pisswater manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Harinck is looking to advance position but Pisswater won't allow it. #SUB2#
Pisswater looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Harinck seems to be looking for submissions.
Pisswater is staying active underneath Harinck, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T2#
Pisswater wants to improve his position but Harinck is controlling well.
Pisswater keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Harinck tries to pass to full mount but Pisswater defends it. #SUB#
Harinck is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pisswater doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Harinck.
Pisswater won't allow Harinck to pass to mount.
Natalia Pisswater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Pisswater is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Pisswater actively working from the bottom here.
Harinck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pisswater wants to improve his position but Harinck is controlling well.
Harinck not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harinck wants to take a breather but Pisswater is having none of it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#SUB#
Harinck wants to work for an arm triangle but Pisswater is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harinck is looking to advance position but Pisswater won't allow it.
Pisswater is trying to get back to full guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harinck trying to pass the guard but Pisswater defending well.
Harinck prevents Pisswater from improving his position.
Harinck is keen to just control but Pisswater is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pisswater ducks under a wild hook from Harinck.
Pisswater is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Harinck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pisswater throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Harinck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harinck 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
A very excited looking Tommy Harinck made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Bellicose IV
Date: Nov 19, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Harinck gets caught flat footed, as Magomedov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Magomedov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Harinck is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Harinck is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magomedov is aware though and is defending well.
Magomedov scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Harinck is looking for a triangle but Magomedov pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Harinck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magomedov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magomedov throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck is trying to keep Magomedov in close.
Magomedov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Magomedov slips nicely into half guard.
Magomedov is nestled in close to Harinck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Harinck is trying to get back to full guard.
Harinck controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harinck gets full guard.
Magomedov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harinck's head.
Magomedov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Magomedov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harinck looking for a sweep. Not yet Harinck, not yet.
Harinck preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harinck has momentary wrist control but Magomedov slips an elbow through the middle.
Magomedov cracks Harinck with a solid left hand.#T2#
Magomedov throwing strikes from guard but Harinck blocks nicely.
Magomedov trying to control but Harinck is working from the bottom.
Harinck controls Magomedov momentarily but Magomedov frees himself.
Magomedov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harinck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Magomedov is refusing to be controlled, as Harinck sits in half guard.
Magomedov tries to roll over but Harinck keeps him under control.
Magomedov trying to control but Harinck postures up.
Magomedov tries to roll over but Harinck keeps him under control.
Magomedov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T3#
Harinck trying to control from half guard but Magomedov is working away.
Harinck seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harinck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.
Magomedov gets full guard.
Harinck stays in close to Magomedov's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Magomedov looking for a guillotine here but Harinck defends easily. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harinck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Magomedov has his foot on Harinck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Harinck works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harinck showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Harinck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedov is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harinck throws a strike but Magomedov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Harinck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hasbulla Magomedov 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#
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harinck.
Hasbulla Magomedov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Harinck shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Magomedov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magomedov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harinck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harinck's back!
Magomedov softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Magomedov lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Harinck hold on?!
Harinck turns into Magomedov and is now in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hasbulla Magomedov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harinck tries to free his leg and advance position but Magomedov is retaining full guard. #T1#
Harinck looking to sit in guard and control but Magomedov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harinck is on top in guard. #REVR#
Harinck trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magomedov working a defensive guard here.
Harinck trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Magomedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Magomedov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Harinck has passed into half guard! #T2#
Well, if Harinck 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.
Magomedov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harinck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Magomedov is keeping the position for now.
Harinck stands and throws Magomedov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom here. #T3##SUB#
Harinck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Magomedov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Magomedov struggling a bit here.
Harinck is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Magomedov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harinck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harinck tries to advance to mount but can't.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magomedov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Harinck is staying active.
Magomedov stops Harinck from passing to mount.
Magomedov is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Harinck tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harinck trying to control the position but Magomedov is working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Harinck 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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Harinck.
Harinck misses with a series of wild punches.
Magomedov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harinck scores with a nice head shot.
Harinck throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Magomedov counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Harinck manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Magomedov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Harinck controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Harinck looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Magomedov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harinck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Magomedov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Magomedov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harinck is pressing down on Magomedov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Magomedov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harinck has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magomedov has managed to get both his arms back between Harinck's legs - danger averted.
Magomedov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2##SUB#
Harinck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Magomedov postures up and lands a big shot to Harinck's brow.
Harinck is trying to control the position but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov with a nice head shot there.
Magomedov looking to sit in guard and control but Harinck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Harinck wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Harinck works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
Harinck wants to pass to mount but Magomedov is defending the position.
Magomedov is not content to let Harinck control the position.
Magomedov trying to hold on to Harinck's head to control him but Harinck postures up.
Magomedov is staying active underneath Harinck, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Magomedov wants to sweep but Harinck has passed to side control!
Harinck is looking to take a break and control but Magomedov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harinck is really struggling to control Magomedov but he's trying to hold on to the position.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harinck in side control, throwing shots but Magomedov defends.
Harinck moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB#
Harinck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harinck wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magomedov keeps working.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Harinck!
An out of breath Tommy Harinck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Bellicose 147
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
Harinck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harinck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatter.
Harinck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatter throws out the jab.
Hatter looks to throw the jab but Harinck is out of range.
Harinck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatter was well out of range. Poor timing from Harinck.
Hatter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harinck.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hatter.
Hatter cracks Harinck with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harinck. Hatter does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harinck loads up on a big right hand but Hatter slips the punch.#T1#
Hatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Hatter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatter loads up on a big right hand but Harinck slips the punch.#CL#
Harinck forces Hatter back against the cage and clinches.
Hatter throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harinck.
A shot in the inside from Hatter.
A body shot lands from Hatter. #TD#
Harinck has Hatter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harinck pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hatter tumbling to the mat - Harinck dives into Hatter's guard.
Harinck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harinck throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harinck pushes down on Hatter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harinck is pressing down on Hatter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hatter is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB#
Harinck is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hatter defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harinck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hatter tries to kick Harinck off but Harinck keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harinck thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hatter's head. #ES2#
Hatter manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Harinck keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Hatter misses with the head strike.
Harinck lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Hatter.
Harinck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hatter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hatter misses with some punches.
Hatter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3##BC2#
Hatter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harinck misses with a takedown attempt - Hatter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hatter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harinck under the eye.
Hatter throws a hook but Harinck blocks it.
Hatter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harinck shoots in looking for a takedown but Hatter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harinck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Harinck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatter misses with a combination #CL#
and Harinck counters by moving into the clinch.
Hatter throws a head punch that misses.
Hatter tries a body shot but Harinck blocks it. #T4#
Hatter prevents a body shot from Harinck.
Harinck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hatter backwards. #BC2#
Hatter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatter lands a head shot.
Harinck avoids the head kick by Hatter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatter throws a big shot that misses.
Harinck misses with a hook.
Harinck 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.
Hatter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Hatter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harinck was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatter.
Hatter lands a glancing blow to the side of Harinck's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mad Hatter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Hatter moves away from the strike by Harinck.
Harinck moves away from the strike by Hatter.
Harinck fails with the takedown.
Hatter throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Harinck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hatter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harinck seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hatter can turn it around.
Hatter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harinck has a couple of punches blocked by Hatter. #TD#
Harinck has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hatter clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#SUB#
Hatter preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Harinck.
Harinck seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Harinck is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T1#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tommy Harinck overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Hatter is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Harinck gets his way! #SUB#
Harinck looking for the choke but no joy.
Hatter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harinck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Harinck patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hatter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Hatter is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Harinck off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#T2##SUB#
Harinck is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Hatter with him. Hatter is trying to defend but Harinck has an arm under the chin now! Hatter grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Harinck!
An out of breath Tommy Harinck thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Bellicose 138
Date: Sep 03, 2022

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Sasaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harinck doesn't seem phased though.
Harinck missing with a left hand there. Sasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sasaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sasaki misses with the combination.
Harinck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sasaki defends it well.
Harinck will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sasaki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harinck looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sasaki is fending him off so far but Harinck persists. Nope, Sasaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Harinck slips a straight right by Sasaki.
Nice defenses there by Harinck.
Harinck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Harinck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sasaki.
Sasaki sets himself, and Harinck steps forward looking for the clinch! Sasaki avoids it this time.
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki.
Harinck tries to counter with a clinch but Sasaki shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harinck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pee Wee Sasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Harinck.
Sasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T1#
Sasaki lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Sasaki tries to score with a low kick but Harinck moves his leg out of the way.
Sasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harinck! But no joy.
Sasaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sasaki misses with an uppercut. Harinck saw that one coming.
Harinck takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice defenses there by Sasaki.
Sasaki throws a good cross that connects.
Harinck swings for the body but Sasaki moves out of range.
Sasaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harinck stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sasaki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2#
Harinck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sasaki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harinck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sasaki.
Sasaki throws the left hand but Harinck avoids the punch easily.
Sasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harinck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Sasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but Harinck sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harinck feints the counter takedown.
Sasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Sasaki tenderised Harinck's leg. Harinck is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Sasaki misses.
Harinck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Harinck connects with a body shot that sends Sasaki's belly button to the back.
Harinck is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sasaki.
Harinck swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sasaki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harinck feints the counter takedown.
Harinck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Harinck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sasaki.
Harinck tries to clinch up but Sasaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Sasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Harinck off the cage and back into range.
Sasaki is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sasaki.
Sasaki throws a body punch but Harinck moves out of range.
Harinck with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sasaki to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
Harinck throws a body shot but no joy.
Some bone on bone action there as Harinck checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sasaki swings for the body but Harinck moves out of range.
A big right from Harinck misses.
The crowd cheers as Sasaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harinck doesn't seem phased though.
Pee Wee Sasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasaki looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sasaki scores with a decent looking hook.
Harinck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sasaki. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harinck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sasaki connects with a body shot.
Harinck misses with a straight left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pee Wee Sasaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sasaki throws the left hand but Harinck avoids the punch easily.
Sasaki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sasaki throws a low kick but Harinck moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harinck! But no joy.
Sasaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sasaki throws a leg kick but Harinck checks it.
Harinck throws out a loose jab but Sasaki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sasaki misses with a hook.
Sasaki throws a hook to the side of Harinck's head but Harinck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pee Wee Sasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Harinck closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harinck lands in his opponent's guard.
Sasaki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Sasaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harinck controls the pace.
Sasaki keeping full guard, as Harinck tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harinck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sasaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harinck is one step ahead there.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Sasaki is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harinck keeps trying to improve his position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sasaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harinck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Sasaki.
Harinck throws an overhand right that lands on Sasaki's shoulder, as Sasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Harinck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sasaki defends it nicely.
Pee Wee Sasaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sasaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harinck.
Harinck throws a jab when Sasaki was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Harinck.#T3##TD2#
Harinck gets the takedown into side control.
Harinck controlling the position from side mount.
Harinck is looking to take a break and control but Sasaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sasaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harinck can do to turn this around?
Harinck tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sasaki is not content to let Harinck control the position. #T4#
Harinck wants to control for a moment but Sasaki uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #SUB2#
Harinck is trying to work for a kimura but Sasaki is defending well. #SUB2#
Harinck is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harinck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Harinck is working for a submission of some sort.
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 Pee Wee Sasaki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
That's time! Sasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Harinck avoids the body shot from Sasaki.
It seemed like Harinck was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sasaki swings for the body but Harinck moves out of range.
Sasaki lands a jab.
A jab from Sasaki misses.
A little jabbing left from Harinck on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sasaki connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Sasaki.
Harinck throws out a counter right but Sasaki avoids it with no problem.
Harinck steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sasaki. That one must have hurt.
Sasaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Harinck off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki looks to land a left hand but Harinck moved out of range nicely.
Harinck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sasaki throws out the jab.
Sasaki lands a jab.
Harinck slips under a jab from Sasaki.#T1#
Nice jab there from Sasaki.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harinck.
It looked like Sasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sasaki.
Sasaki looks to land a right hand but Harinck moved out of range.
Sasaki misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Harinck counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harinck.
Sasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harinck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harinck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harinck tries to throw a body punch but Sasaki avoids it by throwing Harinck back against the cage. #T2#
Harinck is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sasaki to keep the fight standing.
Sasaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harinck jumps guard but Sasaki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pee Wee Sasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Harinck.
Sasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Sasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harinck checks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harinck.
Sasaki misses with a body shot.
Sasaki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Harinck misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sasaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sasaki throws a shot from downtown. Harinck moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Harinck moves to clinch but Sasaki breaks away
and Sasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harinck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sasaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Sasaki is predictable there #TD2#
and Harinck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sasaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harinck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sasaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harinck.
Harinck wants to control from the top but Sasaki keeps moving. #T4#
Harinck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sasaki is keeping the position for now.
Harinck in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sasaki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harinck takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sasaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harinck momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harinck moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harinck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sasaki as he avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pee Wee Sasaki clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
Harinck drops his hands momentarily and Sasaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harinck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sasaki.
Sasaki is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#TD2#
Harinck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sasaki's guard.
Sasaki keeping moving, preventing Harinck from controlling successfully.
Harinck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sasaki keeping moving, preventing Harinck from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasaki being controlled here, momentarily. #T1#
Harinck wants to control from the top but Sasaki keeps moving.
Harinck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harinck is just content to waste time from the top position. Sasaki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tommy Harinck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harinck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Harinck trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sasaki manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Harinck lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Sasaki has Harinck pulled in close to control his posture.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sasaki is trying to control the position but Harinck postures up. #T3#
Harinck wants to control from the top but Sasaki keeps moving.
Harinck pushing down on Sasaki's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Harinck content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sasaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Harinck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harinck seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sasaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harinck is pressing down on Sasaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sasaki is holding on for now.
Sasaki wants to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Harinck is trying to work for a kimura but Sasaki is defending well.
Harinck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Harinck is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Sasaki has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Sasaki!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tommy Harinck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Harinck's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R5#
Sasaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harinck wants to counter with a clinch but Sasaki pushes him away.
Harinck slips a jab from Sasaki.
A big left from Sasaki misses.
Sasaki misses with a hook. Harinck ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Sasaki misses.
Harinck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harinck is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harinck takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sasaki throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Harinck counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harinck throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Harinck works to advance to full mount. Sasaki defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SUB2#
Harinck jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sasaki is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sasaki and Harinck has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission. #T1#
Harinck controlling the position.
Sasaki is not content to let Harinck control the position. #SUB2#
Harinck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sasaki, who protects the arm well.
Sasaki regains half guard there - taking advantage of Harinck's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tommy Harinck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#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.#SUB2#
Sasaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Harinck.
Harinck trying to control from Sasaki's half guard. Sasaki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harinck trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harinck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Harinck passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Harinck just content to control the position.
Harinck throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Pee Wee Sasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harinck wants to take a breather but Sasaki manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Harinck.
Sasaki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sasaki keeping full guard, as Harinck tries to pass.
Harinck not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harinck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harinck throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sasaki misses with a looping right.
Harinck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sasaki scores with a kick to the body.
Sasaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Harinck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harinck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sasaki defends it well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46

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

Event: Bellicose 124
Date: Jul 24, 2022

#R1#
Harinck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Valverde missing with a left hand there. Harinck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valverde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harinck defending well as Valverde loads up on a big left hand.
Valverde looks to land a right hand but Harinck moved out of range.
Harinck moves out of range of the strikes.
Valverde lands with a nice body punch. #TD2#
Harinck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Valverde's half guard.
Harinck prevents Valverde from standing back up.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Valverde is defending well.
Harinck trying to control the action but Valverde is working from the bottom.
Harinck passes to side control.
Valverde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harinck on the ground.#T1##SUB2#
Harinck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valverde has escaped the position, nice work there.
Valverde is not content to let Harinck control the position.
Valverde definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harinck 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 Valverde's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valverde avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harinck.
Harinck controls the position.
Harinck is looking to take a break and control but Valverde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#ES#
Valverde explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Valverde looks to throw the jab but Harinck is out of range.
Harinck with the counter takedown but Valverde avoids it easily.
Valverde scores with a shot to the body.
Harinck ducks under a wild hook from Valverde.
Harinck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Valverde defends it well.
Harinck doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Harinck as he checks the leg kick.
Harinck tries to counter by closing the distance.
Valverde jabs Harinck right on the nose. Harinck blinks but takes it well.
Harinck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valverde cracks a nice hook into Harinck's ribs.
Valverde throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Harinck counters by clinching up. #TD2#
Harinck ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Harinck no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T3#
Harinck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harinck has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harinck is trying to keep Valverde in close.
Valverde would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB2#
Valverde has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Harinck to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Valverde is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Harinck pulls down on the head and he's put Valverde to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tommy Harinck!
Tommy Harinck decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Bellicose 113
Date: Jun 24, 2022

#R1#
Harinck changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klitschko tries to avoid it but Harinck manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klitschko to the ground. Klitschko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Artem Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harinck moves out of range of the strikes.
Klitschko lands a body shot.
Klitschko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harinck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Klitschko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harinck.
And Harinck tries to counter it with a takedown but Klitschko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Klitschko throws a body kick that misses #CL2#
and Harinck counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harinck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Klitschko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harinck goes for a double leg but Klitschko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Klitschko continues to drive forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klitschko. Harinck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Klitschko throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Harinck counters with a single leg into guard. Klitschko didn't expect that.
Klitschko wants to get back to his feet but Harinck is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harinck wants to pass the guard but Klitschko is keeping the position.
Harinck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klitschko wants to stand up but Harinck is controlling him.
Klitschko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klitschko tries to get out of the position.
Harinck tries to free his leg and advance position but Klitschko is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Harinck 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.
Harinck pushing down on Klitschko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T2#
Klitschko is trying to stand back up but Harinck is controlling him
Klitschko won't allow Harinck to pass to mount.
Harinck is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Klitschko is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Harinck is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Harinck is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Harinck seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Klitschko is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tommy Harinck!
Our winner, Tommy Harinck, 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 89
Date: Apr 30, 2022

#R1#
Damon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Damon swinging wildly here.
Harinck feints the counter takedown.
Harinck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Damon throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Harinck counters with a takedown into side control.
Damon struggling a bit here.
Damon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Harinck controlling the position from side mount.
Harinck working the ground and pound but Damon is defending the strikes. #T1##SUB2#
Harinck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harinck working away.
Harinck slows the pace down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Harinck in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Damon is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Harinck!
In his post fight interview, Tommy Harinck started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: CTTS 2
Date: Sep 16, 2021

#R1#
Maquaan connects with a crisp jab.
Harinck could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maquaan scores with a decent looking hook.
Maquaan lands a lovely overhand right.
Maquaan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Tommy Harinck has been cut.
Harinck throws a hook to the side of Maquaan's head but Maquaan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maquaan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maquaan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harinck moves away.
Harinck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maquaan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Maquaan does no damage.
Maquaan scores with a hook.
Maquaan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harinck's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maquaan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harinck scrambles back to his feet.
Maquaan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harinck has time to react.
Harinck takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maquaan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Harinck had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T1#
Harinck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maquaan.
Maquaan cracks a nice hook into Harinck's ribs.
Maquaan slips a jab from Harinck.
Maquaan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maquaan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maquaan scores with a push kick.
Maquaan sizes up Harinck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maquaan looks to land a combination but Harinck avoids it well.
Harinck swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maquaan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Maquaan does it's job there.#T2#
Maquaan cracks Harinck with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harinck avoids the body shot from Maquaan.
Maquaan looks winded!
Maquaan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harinck under the eye.
Maquaan throws a shot to the body.
Maquaan connects with a right hand. Harinck shakes it off.
Harinck shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maquaan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harinck is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harinck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harinck throws a hook but Maquaan avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maquaan misses with a hook. Harinck ducked under it nicely.
Harinck thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Rays Maquaan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maquaan 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 8:10
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 8:10
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 8:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rays Maquaan!

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