Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Bellicose XLII
Date: Apr 15, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Furriel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drozd, pushing him back against the cage.
Drozd tries a knee to the head but Furriel blocks it.
Furriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furriel misses with a punch to the body.
Furriel stalling the fight.
Furriel stalling in the clinch.
Furriel prevents a body shot from Drozd.
Drozd misses with a knee strike.
Furriel wants a takedown but no success here.
Drozd throws a head punch that misses.
Drozd taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drozd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drozd wants to stall.
Drozd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drozd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drozd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Furriel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drozd seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Furriel can turn it around.
Drozd scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drozd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Furriel avoids it.#T1#
Drozd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Furriel backwards.
Drozd prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Drozd.
Furriel is trying to force a seperation but Drozd has the dominant position.
Drozd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drozd controlling the action here for a moment.
Drozd lands a body shot.
Furriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furriel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drozd is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
I was talking to Drozd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Miroslav Drozd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Furriel.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drozd misses with a knee to the head.
Furriel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drozd working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Furriel.
Drozd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furriel is defending well for now.
Drozd with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T2#
Furriel can't find room to land a body shot as Drozd controls the action.
Drozd is pushing Furriel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drozd can't find room to land a body shot as Furriel controls the action.
Drozd landing knees to the body. #BC2#
Furriel breaks from the clinch.
Drozd cracks Furriel with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Furriel.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Furriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drozd throws a head kick but Furriel moves out of range.
Drozd staying out of range there.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Drozd! Furriel is out on his feet! Drozd rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Furriel is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Furriel is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miroslav Drozd!

Event: Bellicose XXXIV
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1#
Nurmagomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Furriel fails to land with a series of punches.
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice head shot.
Furriel throws an off balance right hand
and Nurmagomedov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nurmagomedov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nurmagomedov counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Furriel is rocked!
Nurmagomedov throws a hook but Furriel avoids it easily.
Furriel tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a wild body shot.
Furriel looks up at the clock. Bad move! Nurmagomedov lands a right hand from hell, dropping Furriel. Nurmagomedov pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
An out of breath Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Bellicose XXII
Date: Jan 29, 2023

#R1#
Sukbunsung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sukbunsung throws a jab but it's blocked by Furriel.
Sukbunsung throws a lazy right hand but Furriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Furriel moves into range and clinches up with Sukbunsung.
Furriel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sukbunsung walks away with a smile on his face. Furriel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Furriel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sukbunsung looks to score with a jab to the body but Furriel is just out of range.
Sukbunsung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sukbunsung takes a swing at Furriel's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Furriel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Furriel jumps guard but Sukbunsung stands there with Furriel around his waist. Furriel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Furriel.
Sukbunsung lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sukbunsung lands a shoulder strike.
Sukbunsung swings wildly with an uppercut but Furriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furriel blocks an uppercut.
Sukbunsung cracks Furriel with a nice body shot.
Sukbunsung lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furriel looking for a takedown.
Sukbunsung tries a body shot but Furriel blocks it. #T1#
A short uppercut from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sukbunsung lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses.
Sukbunsung pushes Furriel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sukbunsung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sukbunsung.
Furriel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sukbunsung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Furriel or not.
Sukbunsung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Furriel backwards. #ROC#Furriel is rocked!
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!
Furriel wants a takedown.
Furriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Sukbunsung finish him?
Sukbunsung throws a head punch that misses.
Furriel is trying to pull guard but Sukbunsung turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Furriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Sukbunsung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Furriel. #TD2#
Furriel jumps guard.
Sukbunsung wants to stand and escape but instead Furriel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Furriel won't allow Sukbunsung to sweep him here.
Sukbunsung has his hands on Furriel's head, controlling the position. #T2#
Furriel stopping the sweep attempt from Sukbunsung.
Furriel distracts Sukbunsung with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Furriel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sukbunsung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Furriel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Furriel wants to control from the top but Sukbunsung keeps moving.
Furriel stopping the sweep attempt from Sukbunsung.
Furriel scoring with some ground and pound.
Sukbunsung looking for a sweep. Not yet Sukbunsung, not yet.
Furriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sukbunsung trying to control the position here.
Furriel throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Furriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sukbunsung is trying to control the position but Furriel postures up.
Furriel stopping the sweep attempt from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Furriel being controlled here momentarily.
Sukbunsung manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Furriel manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Furriel pulls Sukbunsung in to control the position.
Sukbunsung tries to stand but Furriel is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sukbunsung wants to control from the top but Furriel keeps moving. #T4#
Furriel being controlled here, momentarily.
Sukbunsung tries to free his leg and advance position but Furriel is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Furriel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sukbunsung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Furriel is trying to keep Sukbunsung in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sukbunsung slips nicely into half guard.
Furriel 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.
Sukbunsung wants to stand up but Furriel has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sukbunsung content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sukbunsung prevents Furriel from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chaiyo Sukbunsung dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Sukbunsung misses with a hook. Furriel ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Sukbunsung.
Furriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furriel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sukbunsung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furriel manages to avoid it.
Sukbunsung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sukbunsung throws a nice looking combination but Furriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Sukbunsung.
Sukbunsung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Furriel.
Sukbunsung is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Furriel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Furriel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sukbunsung throws a hook to the side of Furriel's head but Furriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Furriel goes for a double leg but Sukbunsung avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sukbunsung continues to drive forward.
Sukbunsung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Furriel has time to react.
Sukbunsung getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sukbunsung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furriel can do to turn this around?
Furriel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Furriel shoots in for a double leg but Sukbunsung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Sukbunsung misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sukbunsung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sukbunsung throws a body punch but Furriel moves out of range.
Furriel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sukbunsung misses with a wild body shot. #T1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sukbunsung enables Furriel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sukbunsung manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sukbunsung wants to stand but Furriel is controlling the position.
Furriel postures up.
Furriel pushes down on Sukbunsung's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Furriel trying to control from half guard but Sukbunsung is working away.
Furriel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Furriel trying to control the pace.
Furriel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sukbunsung defending well though.
Sukbunsung is looking to improve his position. #T2#
Sukbunsung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Furriel is working away from the top position though.
Furriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Furriel lands with a punch from half guard.
Sukbunsung gets back to full guard.
Furriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sukbunsung preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furriel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sukbunsung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Furriel drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sukbunsung looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sukbunsung looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sukbunsung! #REVR#
Furriel is looking to regain half guard here but Sukbunsung keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Sukbunsung wants to stand but Furriel has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Sukbunsung preventing the sweep.
Sukbunsung has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Furriel is proving hard to escape from.
Sukbunsung trying to control the position from guard on top but Furriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sukbunsung stopping the sweep attempt from Furriel.
Sukbunsung postures up.
Furriel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sukbunsung's guard. #REVB#
Sukbunsung tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furriel throws an elbow that misses. Sukbunsung uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Furriel's guard. Nice move by Sukbunsung!#REVR#
Furriel trying to control the position. #T4##SUB2#
Furriel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sukbunsung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furriel 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.
Sukbunsung looking to sit in guard and control but Furriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Furriel won't allow Sukbunsung to sweep him here.
Furriel landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chaiyo Sukbunsung 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Sukbunsung scores with a sloppy right hand. Furriel should have avoided that one.
Sukbunsung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sukbunsung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Furriel wants to clinch up but Sukbunsung keeps it at a distance.
Sukbunsung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sukbunsung keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sukbunsung just misses with a punch to the body.
Furriel fails with a takedown attempt.
Sukbunsung lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sukbunsung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furriel wants to clinch
and Sukbunsung counters with a nice uppercut.
Furriel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T1##CL2#
Furriel clinches up against the cage.
Sukbunsung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Furriel.
Sukbunsung doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sukbunsung misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furriel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sukbunsung just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sukbunsung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Sukbunsung on the inside.
Sukbunsung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furriel jumps guard but Sukbunsung stands there with Furriel around his waist. Furriel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sukbunsung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Furriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sukbunsung working aggressively here.
Furriel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sukbunsung working aggressively here.
Furriel jumps guard but Sukbunsung stands there with Furriel around his waist. Furriel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sukbunsung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chaiyo Sukbunsung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Furriel blocks an uppercut.
Furriel is trying to pull guard but Sukbunsung has him pressed against the cage.
Sukbunsung lands with a right to the head.
Sukbunsung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furriel is trying to pull guard but Sukbunsung has him pressed against the cage.
Furriel is trying to pull guard but Sukbunsung turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sukbunsung scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Furriel jumps guard and drags Sukbunsung to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sukbunsung is looking to stand up but Furriel won't let him. #SUB2#
Furriel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sukbunsung defends well.
Sukbunsung wants to get up but he can't break Furriel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Furriel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sukbunsung trying to control but Furriel is working from the bottom. #T3#
Sukbunsung controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sukbunsung is looking to stand up but Furriel won't let him.
Sukbunsung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Furriel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sukbunsung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sukbunsung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sukbunsung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcos Furriel has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Furriel is looking for a triangle but Sukbunsung pushes his legs off easily.
Sukbunsung wants to stand but Furriel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sukbunsung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sukbunsung wants to stand but Furriel has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Furriel.
Furriel closes the distance and clinches up with Sukbunsung, looking for a takedown. Furriel pushes Sukbunsung against the cage but Sukbunsung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Furriel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sukbunsung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sukbunsung scores with a jab to the head.
Furriel fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Furriel shoots in and bounces Sukbunsung off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sukbunsung controlling the position.
Marcos Furriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furriel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sukbunsung trying to keep a closed guard but Furriel is proving a slippery customer.
Sukbunsung controlling the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaiyo Sukbunsung!
Our winner, Chaiyo Sukbunsung, 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 XIII
Date: Dec 25, 2022

#R1#
Furriel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Furriel misses with a takedown
and Von Alkum counters with a stiff right hand. #TD#
Furriel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Von Alkum 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.
Furriel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Von Alkum to regain full guard.
Furriel scoring with some ground and pound.
Furriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furriel.
Von Alkum has his hands on Furriel's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Furriel wants to pass the guard but Von Alkum is keeping the position.
Furriel postures up in Von Alkum's guard and throws a big left but Von Alkum blocks it.
Furriel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SU#
Furriel gets to his feet - Von Alkum follows without any prompting. #CL#
Furriel rushes Von Alkum and presses him up against the cage.
Von Alkum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Furriel goes for a takedown attempt but Von Alkum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Furriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Alkum swats away the attempt to clinch by Furriel.
Furriel shoots in for a takedown but Von Alkum shows good takedown defense.
Furriel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Von Alkum forces Furriel back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Von Alkum scores with a shoulder strike.
Von Alkum stalling against the cage.
Von Alkum scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Furriel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Furriel tries to pull guard but Von Alkum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
Furriel pulls Von Alkum into guard. #SUB#
Furriel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Alkum defends it easily.
Von Alkum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furriel 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#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furriel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Furriel is keen to just control but Von Alkum is a slippery customer.#T3#
Von Alkum regains full guard. Nicely done.
Von Alkum has Furriel pulled in close to control his posture.
Furriel throws an elbow that misses. Von Alkum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Furriel's guard. Nice move by Von Alkum!#REVB##SUB#
Furriel looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Von Alkum passes into side control.
Von Alkum working away.
Furriel being controlled for a moment.
Furriel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T4#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Furriel connects with a nice short shot to Von Alkum's temple.
Furriel prevents Von Alkum from improving his position.#ES2#
Von Alkum makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Von Alkum misses with a left hand #TD#
and Furriel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Von Alkum won't be happy with that.

Von Alkum explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL#
Furriel forces Von Alkum back against the cage and clinches.
Furriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Alkum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Furriel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Von Alkum just stands there and leans against the cage.
Furriel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Furriel tries to pull guard but Von Alkum won't allow it. #TD#
Furriel manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Von Alkum controlling from the top position.
Furriel working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Klaus Von Alkum will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Furriel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Von Alkum was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Furriel shoots in but no luck this time. #CL#
Furriel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Von Alkum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Furriel is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Furriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furriel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Von Alkum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furriel tries to pull guard but Von Alkum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Von Alkum throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Alkum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Alkum lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Alkum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Alkum pressing his opponent against the cage. #TD#
Furriel pulls Von Alkum into guard. #T1##SU2#
Von Alkum stands and steps away. Furriel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Von Alkum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Marcos Furriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Von Alkum has managed to clinch.
Von Alkum stalling the fight.
Furriel tries to pull guard but Von Alkum holds him up against the cage and eventually Furriel drops back down to his feet.
Von Alkum lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Alkum looking to stall.
Von Alkum slowing the pace effectively.#TD#
Furriel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Von Alkum uses from the top position.
Furriel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Furriel working a defensive guard here.
Furriel striking off his back but it's not causing Von Alkum any problems. #T2#
Von Alkum controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Von Alkum pushing down on Furriel's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Von Alkum passes to full mount!
Furriel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Von Alkum content just to control the position here.
Von Alkum's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Furriel is trying desperately to improve position.#T3#
Furriel wants to hold on but Von Alkum pushes him away.
Furriel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Furriel tries to reverse the position but Von Alkum maintains control.
Furriel 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.
Furriel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Von Alkum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Von Alkum controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furriel is in all sorts of trouble here. #T4#
Von Alkum controlling from mount.
Furriel is looking to improve his position but Von Alkum isn't that keen on the idea.
Furriel tries to hold on but Von Alkum postures up.
Furriel is working to get back to half guard.
Furriel tries to lock up and control but Von Alkum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Alkum controlling from mount.
Furriel is trying to escape the mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Von Alkum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Furriel misses with a takedown attempt
and Von Alkum counters with a nice low kick that buckles Furriel's knee momentarily.
Furriel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Von Alkum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Furriel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Von Alkum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Furriel somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Furriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Von Alkum rushes Furriel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Von Alkum stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Von Alkum.
Furriel fails to pull guard.
Von Alkum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Klaus Von Alkum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von Alkum is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Von Alkum digs a right hand into Furriel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Furriel's gas tank.
Furriel tries to pull guard but Von Alkum won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Von Alkum misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Furriel tries to pull guard but Von Alkum holds him up against the cage and eventually Furriel drops back down to his feet.
Furriel letting Von Alkum take a breather here.
Furriel goes for a takedown attempt but Von Alkum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL2#
Von Alkum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Furriel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Furriel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right handed body shot lands from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Von Alkum.
Furriel jumps guard but Von Alkum stands there with Furriel around his waist. Furriel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Furriel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Von Alkum.
Von Alkum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furriels head.
Von Alkum lands a body punch.
Von Alkum scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Von Alkum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Von Alkum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Von Alkum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD#
Furriel manages to pull guard.
Von Alkum looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Furriel has his foot on Von Alkum's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Von Alkum works his way back into a safe position though.
Von Alkum sitting in guard here, content to control. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SU2#
Von Alkum stands up from Furriel's guard - Von Alkum perhaps looking for a knockout.
Furriel tries to clinch up
and Von Alkum counters with a big right hand! Oh Furriel is in trouble here! Von Alkum follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Von Alkum!
During a confident post fight interview, Klaus Von Alkum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Bellicose III
Date: Nov 16, 2022

#R1#
A punch combination from Aengus misses. #TD#
Furriel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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.
Furriel lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aengus down.
Furriel grinds an elbow into Aengus's temple. #SUB#
Furriel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furriel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Furriel lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB#
Furriel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Aengus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Furriel but great work by Aengus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furriel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Furriel isn't going anywhere.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furriel is trying to improve his position.
Furriel's coaches at Belmiro Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Furriel struggling a bit here.
Furriel manages to get back to half guard.
Furriel wants to get back to full guard.
Aengus wants to stand up but Furriel is controlling the position.
Aengus prevents Furriel from improving his position.#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.#SUB#
Furriel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Furriel is trying to stand up here but Aengus is controlling him well.
Furriel wants to control but Aengus is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SU2#
Aengus gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Aengus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Furriel slips a jab from Aengus.
Furriel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aengus avoids it really well and circles away.
Aengus stuffs the takedown attempt from Furriel. Furriel gets slowly back to his feet. #T3#
Furriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aengus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aengus stuffs the takedown attempt from Furriel. Furriel gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Furriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furriel slips a straight right by Aengus.
Furriel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aengus sprawls well. Aengus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Furriel gets slowly back to his feet.
Aengus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Aengus throws a series of punches but Furriel avoids them all with ease. #KD2#
Aengus cracks Furriel with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Aengus has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Furriel to stand back up!#ROC2#Furriel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furriel looks up at the clock. Bad move! Aengus lands a right hand from hell, dropping Furriel. Aengus pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caelan Aengus!
A relieved looking Caelan Aengus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Bellicose 148
Date: Oct 09, 2022

#R1#
Nurmagomedov scores with a nice strike.
Furriel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nurmagomedov as he avoids it easily.
Jab from Nurmagomedov.
Furriel darts in looking for a takedown but Nurmagomedov gets double underhooks and turns Furriel into the cage. #TD2#
Furriel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Furriel stopping the sweep attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Furriel pushing down on Nurmagomedov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nurmagomedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Nurmagomedov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Furriel uses it to pass to side control.
Furriel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nurmagomedov is avoiding damage well.
Furriel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Check out the look on Furriel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nurmagomedov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T1#
Furriel creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nurmagomedov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Furriel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nurmagomedov is avoiding damage well.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep.
Furriel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Furriel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nurmagomedov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Furriel trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov is looking for a sweep.
Nurmagomedov's coaches at Casa Steel have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Nurmagomedov dodges the ground and pound from Furriel.
Furriel throws an elbow but Nurmagomedov slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
You can see the frustration on Nurmagomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Furriel working the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov tries to buck Furriel off but Furriel is having none of it.
Nurmagomedov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Furriel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nurmagomedov tries to bench press Furriel off him but Furriel keeps the position.
Nurmagomedov is not content to let Furriel control the position.
Furriel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Nurmagomedov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Furriel lands a nice forearm strike.
Furriel trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom.
Furriel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Furriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nurmagomedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Furriel in side control, throwing shots but Nurmagomedov defends. #SUB2#
Furriel tries for a kimura but Nurmagomedov is defending well.
Furriel misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4#
Nurmagomedov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB2#
Furriel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Furriel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Furriel throws an elbow but Nurmagomedov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Furriel trying to control the action but Nurmagomedov is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Furriel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nurmagomedov has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Furriel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nurmagomedov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Furriel but great work by Nurmagomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Furriel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nurmagomedov connects with the punch.#TD2#
Furriel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nurmagomedov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Furriel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nurmagomedov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Furriel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SUB2#
Furriel goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Nurmagomedov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Furriel but great work by Nurmagomedov.
Furriel seems a little lost for a moment, as Nurmagomedov dominates the positioning.
Nurmagomedov working the head with strikes.
Furriel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Furriel is trying to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov working the ground and pound. #T1#
Furriel struggling a bit here.
Furriel tries to bench press Nurmagomedov off him but Nurmagomedov keeps the position.
Nurmagomedov landing a few strikes.
Nurmagomedov working the head with strikes.
Furriel can't do much from the bottom here.
Nurmagomedov trying to control the position but Furriel is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furriel tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T2#
Furriel regains half guard.
Furriel is trying to control but can't.
Furriel is trying to get back to full guard.
Marcos Furriel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Furriel works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Furriel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nurmagomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Furriel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Furriel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Nurmagomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Furriel cracks Nurmagomedov with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Furriel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nurmagomedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Furriel has managed to get both his arms back between Nurmagomedov's legs - danger averted.
Furriel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Furriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nurmagomedov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov keeping moving, preventing Furriel from controlling successfully.
Furriel throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Nurmagomedov seems keen to control Furriel's posture.
Furriel looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Furriel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nurmagomedov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Furriel has Nurmagomedov in his guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Furriel looking for a guillotine here but Nurmagomedov defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nurmagomedov throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcos Furriel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Furriel closes the distance and clinches up with Nurmagomedov, looking for a takedown. Furriel pushes Nurmagomedov against the cage but Nurmagomedov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Nurmagomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Furriel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Nurmagomedov moves into the clinch.
A short right from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nurmagomedov.
Furriel jumps guard but Nurmagomedov stands there with Furriel around his waist. Furriel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Furriel.
Furriel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nurmagomedov prevents it.
Nurmagomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov misses with a knee strike.
Furriel avoids a wild elbow strike from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov working aggressively here.
Furriel wants a takedown but no success here.
Nurmagomedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T1#
Furriel is working for takedown but Nurmagomedov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Furriel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nurmagomedov scores with a shot to the side of Furriel's head.
Nurmagomedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Furriel is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD2#
Furriel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nurmagomedov regains guard.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Furriel wants to control from the top but Nurmagomedov keeps moving.
Furriel won't allow Nurmagomedov to sweep him here.
Nurmagomedov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Nurmagomedov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Furriel puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Furriel landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
Furriel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Furriel 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.
Furriel trying to mount his opponent but Nurmagomedov defends it. #T3#
Nurmagomedov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furriel.
Nurmagomedov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Furriel.
Furriel chips away with some ground and pound.
Furriel is looking to work some ground and pound but Nurmagomedov has wrist control.
Furriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nurmagomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nurmagomedov is looking to sweep but instead, Furriel has passed into half guard.
Furriel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nurmagomedov's head. #T4##SUB2#
Furriel 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.
Furriel is trying to control the action in half guard but Nurmagomedov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcos Furriel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nurmagomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furriel is taking a breather. Nurmagomedov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khabib Nurmagomedov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Furriel 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcos Furriel!

Event: Bellicose 140
Date: Sep 10, 2022

#R1#
A low kick from Furriel is predictable there #TD2#
and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown. Furriel fights it but they end up in guard.
Furriel pulls Bollomard in close to his closed guard and prevents Bollomard from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB#
Furriel has his foot on Bollomard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bollomard works his way back into a safe position though.
Bollomard throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furriel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bollomard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Furriel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Bollomard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Furriel is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Bollomard has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Furriel is looking to defend but Bollomard has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Furriel! Bollomard pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Furriel taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacques Bollomard!
After winning the bout, Jacques Bollomard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Bellicose 127
Date: Jul 31, 2022

#R1#
Furriel tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimblett changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD#
Furriel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Furriel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dimblett is on top in guard. #REVB#
Dimblett trying to control the position from guard on top but Furriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimblett forces his way into half guard.
I've been told that Dimblett has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Furriel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Furriel wants to control but Dimblett is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furriel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Furriel is looking to control Dimblett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Furriel avoid being mounted?
Dimblett looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T1#
Dimblett is looking to take a break and control but Furriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Furriel wants to improve his position but Dimblett is controlling well.
Furriel is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Dimblett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Furriel has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Furriel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Furriel is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Belmiro Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dimblett trying to control from half guard but Furriel is working away. #SUB2#
Dimblett is working for a submission of some sort. #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.
Furriel is trying to control but can't.
Furriel is looking to improve his position.
Furriel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dimblett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dimblett's back!
Furriel has the hooks in. Dimblett is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Furriel avoiding Dimblett 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB#
Furriel looking for the choke but no joy.
Dimblett trying to control the hands but Furriel won't let him. #T3#
Furriel looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Furriel throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dimblett! #SUB#
Furriel has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Furriel is hanging on to Dimblett's back as he tries to escape.
Furriel is trying to stick to Dimblett's back but Dimblett is turning into Furriel. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Furriel's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dimblett.
Furriel wants to stand but Dimblett is controlling the position.
Furriel tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4##SUB#
Dimblett avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Furriel isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dimblett stacks Furriel 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 Dimblett!
Furriel tries to bench press Dimblett off him but Dimblett keeps the position.
Dimblett controls the position.
Dimblett trying to control the action but Furriel is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Dimblett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Furriel, who protects the arm well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dimblett is looking to take a break and control but Furriel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Furriel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Dimblett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Dimblett has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Furriel is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dimblett.
Dimblett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dimblett taking some punishment here, with Furriel in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimblett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Furriel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Furriel winds up and cracks Dimblett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Furriel is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dimblett reverses the position - he's now on top in Furriel's guard. #T1##SUB#
Furriel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dimblett defends well.
Dimblett wants to control from the top but Furriel keeps moving. #SUB#
Furriel working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dimblett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dimblett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dimblett trying to control but Furriel is working from the bottom. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dimblett wants to pass the guard but Furriel is keeping the position.
Dimblett stopping the sweep attempt from Furriel.
Dimblett stands and throws Furriel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Furriel struggling a bit here.#SUB2#
Dimblett is trying to get an arm triangle but Furriel is defending well.
Furriel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T3#
Furriel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dimblett's best efforts.#SUB2#
Dimblett is looking for a kimura but Furriel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dimblett to get the leverage.
Dimblett prevents Furriel from improving his position.
Furriel gets back to full guard.
Furriel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dimblett's guard. #REVR#
Furriel scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Dimblett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dimblett trying to keep a closed guard but Furriel is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
Furriel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Dimblett looking for a guillotine here but Furriel defends easily.
Furriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dimblett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Dimblett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Furriel landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Furriel dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Furriel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dimblett's half guard.
Marcos Furriel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Furriel is working for a submission of some sort.
Furriel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Furriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimblett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dimblett.
Furriel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dimblett wants to sweep here but Furriel controlling him for the moment.
Furriel lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Furriel trying to control but Dimblett is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Dimblett has his foot on Furriel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Furriel works his way back into a safe position though.
Furriel chips away with some ground and pound.
Furriel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Furriel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dimblett keeping moving, preventing Furriel from controlling successfully.
Furriel scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Dimblett has his foot on Furriel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Furriel works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Dimblett has his foot on Furriel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Furriel works his way back into a safe position though.
Dimblett is trying to keep Furriel in close. #T2#
Furriel with a nice head shot there.
Furriel cracks Dimblett with a solid left hand.
Furriel is working Dimblett over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Furriel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dimblett's head.
Dimblett is trying to control the position but Furriel postures up.
Furriel with a nice head shot there.
Dimblett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Furriel stopping the sweep attempt from Dimblett.
Furriel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Furriel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Dimblett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Furriel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimblett can do to turn this around?
Furriel works over Dimblett with some ground and pound from guard.
Furriel postures up.
Paddy Dimblett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furriel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Furriel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dimblett's head.
Dimblett keeping full guard, as Furriel tries to pass.
Dimblett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimblett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furriel throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Dimblett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Furriel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dimblett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dimblett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Furriel.
Furriel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dimblett is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Marcos Furriel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Dimblett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Furriel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Furriel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Furriel sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Furriel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Furriel 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Furriel!

Event: Bellicose 115 - Prospects 8
Date: Jun 29, 2022

#R1#
Furriel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ringo but Ringo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ringo is looking to counter punch.
Furriel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ringo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Furriel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Furriel decides to pull guard.
Furriel looking to control.
Ringo wants to get up but he can't break Furriel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Furriel wants to sweep but no luck.
Furriel has a closed guard, preventing Ringo from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringo trying to control the position from guard on top but Furriel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ringo looking to pass the guard. #T1##SUB2#
Furriel has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ringo doesn't defend quickly enough and Furriel has managed to lock this one up! Can Ringo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Furriel on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcos Furriel!

Event: Bellicose 105
Date: Jun 03, 2022

#R1#
Fella throws a leg kick which misses Furriel's front leg but catches the back leg as Furriel tries to avoid it.
Fella lands a jab to Furriel's midsection.
Furriel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fella counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #TD#
Furriel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Fella reaches up around Furriel's neck trying to control. But Furriel takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Fella! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Fella is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Furriel celebrates the victory with the fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcos Furriel!

Event: Outlaw 22
Date: Apr 16, 2022

#R1#
Fella misses with a double jab #TD#
and Furriel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fella is trying to control but can't.
Furriel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Furriel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Furriel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#ROC#Fella is rocked!
Furriel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fella is still in real trouble! Can Furriel finish him?
Furriel lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Furriel scores with a big shot! Fella's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Fella! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Furriel!

Event: Outlaw 16 - 145 Showdown
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1#
Mcgregor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Furriel eats them both and turns towards Mcgregor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mcgregor lands a really nice looking cross but Furriel seems unphased.
Mcgregor lands with an overhand left.
Mcgregor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor lands a leg kick that knocks Furriel off balance momentarily.#CL#
Mcgregor has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mcgregor.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Mcgregor breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Furriel. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Mcgregor has Furriel up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcgregor lands with a right to the head.
Furriel fails to pull guard.
Furriel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mcgregor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Mcgregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgregor keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcgregor appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice takedown defense from Mcgregor. No joy for Furriel on that attempt.
Liam Mcgregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Furriel.#TD#
Mcgregor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#T1#
Furriel tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mcgregor presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mcgregor content just to control the position here.
Furriel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Furriel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Furriel tries to lock up and control but Mcgregor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Furriel tries to reverse the position but Mcgregor maintains control.
Furriel tries to lock up and control but Mcgregor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Furriel has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Furriel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mcgregor content just to control the position here. #T3#
Mcgregor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Furriel on the ground.
Furriel working to try and regain half guard.
Mcgregor avoids the attempt from Furriel to control.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Furriel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Mcgregor 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#
Mcgregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Furriel.
Furriel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcgregor misses with a takedown attempt - Furriel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Furriel has a takedown stuffed.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Mcgregor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC#
Mcgregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgregor tries for a takedown but Furriel circles away easily#TD2#
and Furriel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mcgregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furriel can do to turn this around?
Furriel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcgregor defending well though.
Mcgregor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Furriel. #T1#
Furriel lands with a punch from half guard.
Furriel throwing shots but Mcgregor is blocking nicely.
Mcgregor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Liam Mcgregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcgregor scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Furriel manages to mount him!
Furriel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Furriel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mcgregor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mcgregor tries to get out of the position.
Furriel tries to control but Mcgregor wriggling away.
Furriel is landing with some decent strikes but Mcgregor is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Furriel scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T2#
Furriel lands a couple of good shots and Mcgregor has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mcgregor is trapped and Furriel is scoring with shots to the head and body. #ROC2#Mcgregor is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Furriel lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Mcgregor.
Oh Mcgregor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Furriel is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mcgregor. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.#SUB2#
Furriel is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mcgregor defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mcgregor seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Mcgregor is having to fend off submission attempts from Furriel, who is looking to sink in the choke. Furriel doesn't have the hooks in though and Mcgregor manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Furriel trying to keep a closed guard but Mcgregor is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Mcgregor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Furriel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcgregor is one step ahead there. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU#
Mcgregor stands up from Furriel's guard - Mcgregor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Liam Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furriel has a takedown stuffed.
Liam Mcgregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcgregor works over Furriel's head and body with a nice combination.
Mcgregor connects with a jab.
Furriel walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Mcgregor. That snapped Furriel's head back. #CL#
Mcgregor clinches with his opponent.
Furriel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mcgregor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Furriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL#
Mcgregor clinches up against the cage.
Mcgregor tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mcgregor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mcgregor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Furriel is defending well.#BC2#
Furriel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Mcgregor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Furriel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Furriel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Furriel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furriel stands up over Mcgregor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Furriel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Furriel works over Mcgregor with some ground and pound from guard.#T1#
Mcgregor has momentary wrist control but Furriel slips an elbow through the middle.
Furriel throwing strikes from guard but Mcgregor blocks nicely.
Furriel wants to control from the top but Mcgregor keeps moving.
Furriel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Furriel drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mcgregor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Furriel has Mcgregor in his guard.#REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Furriel is on top in guard. #REVB##T2#
Furriel lands a couple of elbows.
Furriel throws a strike but Mcgregor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Furriel working a defensive guard but Mcgregor passes into half guard.
Furriel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Furriel gets full guard.
Mcgregor wants to stand but Furriel is controlling his posture from full guard. #T3#
Furriel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Furriel trying to control the position.
Furriel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Furriel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcgregor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Furriel throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Furriel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Mcgregor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Furriel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Furriel 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Furriel!

Event: Outlaw 13 - Jazz vs Zinc
Date: Feb 19, 2022

#R1#
Schneider is trying hard to land a takedown here. Furriel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Furriel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schneider sprawls well initially but Furriel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Furriel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Furriel lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Schneider actively working from the bottom here.
Furriel is nestled in close to Schneider, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Furriel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #ROC#Schneider is rocked!
Furriel lands a big elbow - Schneider is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Furriel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Furriel!

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