Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: PFL Kickboxing 5
Date: Sep 27, 2024

#R1#
Muise misses with a jab to the body
and Yagan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yagan scores with a jab to the body.
Muise throws out a loose jab but Yagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yagan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Muise throws a hook but Yagan blocks it.
Muise slips under a jab.
Muise stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yagan.
Muise tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muise shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yagan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yagan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Yagan closes the distance and clinches.
Yagan lands a hook that snaps the head of Muise backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muise tries to work over Yagan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yagan lands a body shot.
Muise is trying to force a seperation but Yagan has the dominant position.#BC#
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
Muise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yagan.
Yagan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muise. #T1#
Yagan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muise under the eye.
Yagan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muise.
As Yagan backs off Muise throws a huge counter combo but Yagan manages to avoid it all.
Muise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yagan at a distance.
Muise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yagan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muise misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Yagan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Muise tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yagan is able to avoid easily.
Yagan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yagan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Muise misses with a looping right.
Yagan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yagan scores with a sloppy right hand. Muise should have avoided that one.
Muise takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Yagan.
Muise takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Muise looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#It looks like Bob Muise has been cut.#T2#
Muise closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yagan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Muise misses the body punch
and Yagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yagan cracks a nice hook into Muise's ribs.
Yagan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muise stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yagan is looking to slow Muise down with leg kicks.
Muise throws a combination that misses
and Yagan counters with a left to the body.
Muise looks winded!#CL#
Yagan has managed to clinch.
Yagan lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Yagan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yagan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yagan lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yagan.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Muise misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Yagan.
Yagan digs a right hand into Muise's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muise's gas tank.
Yagan scores with a shoulder strike.
Yagan scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Yagan pushes Muise back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yagan controlling the action here for a moment.
Yagan gets through Muise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yagan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yagan is leaning against Muise and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yagan lands with a light punch inside.
Yagan scores with a shot to the side of Muise's head.
A short right from Yagan.
A hook to the body from Yagan.
A short uppercut from Yagan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yagan.
A hook to the body from Yagan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yagan digs a right hand underneath Muise's ribcage. Muise let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yagan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yagan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muise.
A left hand lands to the body for Yagan.
Yagan lands an uppercut.#BC#
Yagan breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Yagan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yagan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muise doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Yagan closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Yagan.
Yagan presses Muise against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yagan blocks a body shot from Muise. #BC#
Yagan breaks from the clinch.
Yagan lands a jab to Muise's midsection.
Yagan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Yagan.
Yagan catches Muise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yagan lands a jab.#ROC#Muise is rocked!
Tidam Yagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yagan closes the distance and catches Muise with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Muise is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Muise is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Muise is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Yagan takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Tidam Yagan!
Tidam Yagan retains his welterweight title!
Tidam Yagan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: PFL Kickboxing 3
Date: Aug 30, 2024

#R1#
Muise misses with a straight left.
Muise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Muise swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Bob Muise has been cut.
Muise fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chen digs a good hook to Muise's body.
Muise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chen.
Muise misses with a leg kick.
Chen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chen throws a shot to the body.
Muise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Muise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muise scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen cracks a nice hook into Muise's ribs.
Muise takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muise connects with a body shot.
Chen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chen checks a low kick from Muise.
Muise misses with a body shot
and Muise takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Muise fails to land with a series of punches.
Muise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chen connects with a crisp jab.
Muise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Muise. Those never looked like landing.
Chen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chen lands a glancing blow to the side of Muise's head.
Chen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chen is looking to wear down Muise with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muise tries to bum rush Chen with a series of wild strikes but Chen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A quick step to the side and Chen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urjiah Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Chen.
Muise fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muise keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chen.
Muise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muise swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muise on the side of the head.
Chen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chen misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muise. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Chen. Muise does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen takes a swing at Muise's ribcage but misses.
Muise throws a body shot but no joy.
Muise has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chen finds it's way round the side to connect with Muise's head.
Chen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muise just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Chen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muise.
Chen misses with a body shot.
Chen sizes up Muise with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muise misses with a body shot.
Chen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muise.
Muise is looking for the big counter here.
Chen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muise was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen.
A nice side step and Muise releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#CL2#
Muise instigates a clinch.
Chen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Muise.
Muise is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chen is keeping busy.
Muise struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands. #T3#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chen works on Muise's body with a couple of short punches.
Muise looks winded!
Chen struggles to land a body shot inside as Muise controls his hands.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Muise.
Chen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Muise avoids it by throwing Chen back against the ropes.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Muise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Muise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muise lands with an overhand left.
Muise misses the body punch
and Chen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muise takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muise manages to avoid it.
Chen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muise takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Chen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#That has opened up Bob Muise's cut even more.
Chen cracks Muise with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.#T4#
Muise misses with a wild body shot.
Muise lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chen at a distance.
Chen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muise counters with a stiff right hand.
Chen thuds a left hand into Muise's body.
Muise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
A jab from Chen finds it's way through Muise's defenses.
Muise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muise lands with a good body shot.
Muise dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chen. That did some damage!
Muise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Nice uppercut there from Chen.
Muise swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muise gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Muise on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Urjiah Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Muise's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Muise moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Muise.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Muise.
Chen prevents a body shot from Muise.
Muise working Chen over with knees to the body.
Muise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muise lands an elbow inside that Chen shrugs off. #BC2#
Muise manages to break the clinch.
Chen lands with an overhand left.
Muise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Chen is looking for a counter combo.
Chen lands a really nice looking cross but Muise seems unphased.
Chen sizes up Muise with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Muise fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Muise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muise appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muise punishes Chen's body with a nice straight punch.
Muise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muise slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
Muise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Chen is looking to counter punch.
Chen swings for the body but Muise moves out of range.
Chen takes a swing at Muise's ribcage but misses.
Muise misses with an uppercut
and Chen counters with a series of strikes. Muise will be more careful next time no doubt.
Muise throws a body shot but no joy.
Chen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muise.
Chen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muise manages to avoid it.
Muise feints a counter leg kick.
Muise connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chen momentarily.
Muise misses with a jab to the body
and Chen counters with a right hand to the body.
Chen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muise circles away quickly and effectively.
Muise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Chen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Muise back to the ropes. Chen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Chen misses its intended target.
Chen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CUT#The cut above Bob Muise's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Chen looks to land a combination but Muise avoids it well. #CL2#
Muise moves into the clinch successfully. #T2#
Muise lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chen or not. #BC2#
Muise manages to break the clinch.
Chen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muise.
Chen throws a sloppy body shot
and Muise counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chen thinking.
Chen misses with a jab to the body
and Muise counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been informed that Muise has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muise.
Chen drops his hands momentarily and Muise takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Muise takes the fight into the clinch.
Chen being controlled against the ropes.
Muise stalling the fight.
Muise looking to stall.
Chen pushes Muise back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Muise tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Muise tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Chen tries to throw a body punch but Muise avoids it by throwing Chen back against the ropes.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Muise.
A short right from Chen.
Chen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Muise.
Muise has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Still in the clinch, Chen scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Chen.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Muise creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muise misses with a punch to the body.
Muise is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chen misses with some punches.
Muise blocks a body shot from Chen.
Chen tries a body shot but Muise blocks it.
Muise stalling in the clinch but Chen improves position. #T4#
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen tries to work over Muise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muise's elbow. #BC2#
Muise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Chen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Chen tries to keep at a distance but Muise has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Muise.
Muise softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chen prevents a body shot from Muise.
Muise is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Muise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muise.
Urjiah Chen is winning the standup battle so far.
Chen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muise. Muise circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bob Muise will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Muise's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Chen misses with a double jab.
Muise misses with a wild body shot.
Chen cracks a nice hook into Muise's ribs.
Chen misses with a wild body shot.
Muise throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
Muise misses with a hook to the body
and Chen counters with a nice body shot.
Chen lands a nice shot that snaps Muise's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muise. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chen defending well as Muise loads up on a big left hand.
Chen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chen looks to land a combination but Muise avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muise on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muise scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muise works Chen's body with a nice hook.
Muise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chen tries to bum rush Muise with a series of wild strikes but Muise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Chen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chen misses the jab.
Muise with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Muise misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Muise.
Chen misses the shot to the body.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muise.
Chen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muise was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen.
Muise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muise at a distance.
Chen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Muise misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Chen misses the target. #CL2#
Muise darts in and clinches Chen up against the ropes.
Muise is leaning against Chen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bob Muise seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T2#
Chen working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muise lands a left hand. #BC2#
Muise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Muise misses its intended target.
Chen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muise can do to turn this around?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chen, as that shot connected.
Muise staying out of range there.
Chen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen throws a right hand that misses
and Muise counters with a right hand to the body.
Muise throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chen throws a body shot but no joy.
Muise unleashes a big counter combination but Chen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chen.#CL2#
Muise moves into the clinch successfully.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Muise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Chen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muise stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muise scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Muise.
Muise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chen throws a body shot but no joy.
Chen misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Muise misses the target.
Muise avoids the body shot from Chen.
Chen throws a right and a left that Muise avoids nicely.
A big left from Chen misses.
Muise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muise keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muise throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chen.
Chen throws an overhand right that lands on Muise's shoulder, as Muise tries to avoid the shot.
Muise let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Muise misses with a looping left.#T4#
Muise's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chen under the eye.#CL2#
Muise rushes Chen and presses him up against the ropes.
Chen lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muise.
Muise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muise tries to stall but Chen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muise throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Muise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muise gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chen.
Muise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muise looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Chen digs a good hook to Muise's body.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muise.
Chen avoids the body shot from Muise.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Urjiah Chen.
I think Chen 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urjiah Chen!

Event: PFL Kickboxing 2
Date: Aug 16, 2024

#R1#
Chen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muise sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chen tries to clinch but Muise is having none of it.
Muise works Chen's body with a nice hook.
Muise misses with a shot to the body
letting Chen counter with a right hand.
Chen looks to land a right hand but Muise moved out of range.#CL2#
Muise closes the distance and clinches.
Muise stalls.
Muise trying to control the position but instead, Chen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muise into the ropes.
Chen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#BC2#
Muise breaks from the clinch.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Muise misses
and Chen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Chen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muise on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chen tries to clinch up.
Muise throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Chen. #T1#
Chen misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Chen misses.
Urjiah Chen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chen throws a hook but Muise avoids it easily.
Muise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Muise gets tackled into the ropes by Chen. Chen maintains the clinch.
Muise lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Muise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chen throws a lazy right hand but Muise sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muise cracks a nice hook into Chen's ribs.
Chen misses with a straight left.
Muise appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muise fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muise swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muise swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.
Chen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chen lands with a right hand.
Muise defending well as Chen loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Chen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muise counters with a right hand to the body.
Muise turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muise works Chen's body with a nice hook.
Chen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chen is looking to clinch but Muise is avoiding it.
Muise scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Muise rushes Chen and presses him up against the ropes.
Muise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.#BC2#
Muise breaks the clinch.
Muise takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muise scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen swings widly with a right hand
and Muise counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chen throws a hook to the side of Muise's head but Muise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muise takes one to the chin there.#CL2#
Muise closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Muise lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Urjiah Chen 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#
Muise misses with a body shot.
Muise swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.
Chen avoids the body shot from Muise.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen misses the target.
Muise swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
Muise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen. #CL#
Chen takes the fight into the clinch.
Muise taking a breather. #BC2#
Muise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muise ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
Muise lands a body shot.
Muise throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
Chen throwing a counter right hand but Muise manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen lunges at Muise with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muise's hand.
Muise misses with a combination
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Bob Muise has been cut.
Muise lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Chen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Muise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muise moves away from the strike by Chen.
Muise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muise moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Muise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muise uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chen.
Muise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Muise.
Muise uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chen.
Muise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muise takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chen lands a nice shot that snaps Muise's head back.
Muise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen misses with an uppercut.
Muise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen manages to avoid it.
Chen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muise misses with the combination.
Chen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chen takes one to the chin there.
Chen is looking to clinch but Muise is avoiding it.
Muise throws a body shot but no joy.
Muise scores with a punch to the head.
Chen misses with a left hand
and Muise counters with a two punch combo.
Muise takes one on the button.
Muise avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muise is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chen rather than just go for the knockout.
Muise misses with a combination
and Muise takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Muise releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urjiah Chen is winning the standup battle so far.
Chen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Muise.
Chen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chen throws an overhand right that lands on Muise's shoulder, as Muise tries to avoid the shot.
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 Urjiah Chen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Muise's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Chen tries to clinch up but Muise circles away and keeps his distance.
Muise takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Chen misses with a left hand
and Muise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Muise wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muise.
Chen wants to clinch.
Chen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muise throws out the jab.
Chen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muise counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen misses the jab.
Muise now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen.
Chen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Chen loads up on a big right hand but Muise slips the punch.
Muise scores with a hook to the body. Chen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL2#
Muise clinches.
Muise has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Muise.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muise taking a breather.
Muise slowing the pace effectively.
Chen working aggressively here.
Muise blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muise.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Muise has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muise.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muise backwards.
Muise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muise is looking to control Chen's arms but Chen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muise has his back to the ropes.
Chen working aggressively here.
Muise works on Chen's body with a couple of short punches.
Muise lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bob Muise seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Muise.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Muise uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Muise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Muise.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Muise blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Muise breaks the clinch.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Muise pushes him off.
Muise just misses with a punch to the body.
Muise works over Chen's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Muise moves away from the strike by Chen.
As Chen backs off Muise throws a huge counter combo but Chen manages to avoid it all.
Muise gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chen tries to bum rush Muise with a series of wild strikes but Muise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen was well out of range. Poor timing from Muise.
Chen throws a hook to the side of Muise's head but Muise sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muise swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Bob Muise just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bob Muise's cut.
That's time! Chen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Muise punishes Chen's body with a nice straight punch.
Muise is looking to slow Chen down with leg kicks. #CL2#
Muise moves into range and clinches up with Chen.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Muise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muise misses with a knee to the head.
Muise tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Muise content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chen avoids it.
Muise misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muise.
Chen throws a head punch that misses.
Muise struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands. #T1#
Muise tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Chen lands a hook that snaps the head of Muise backwards.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Muise.
Muise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muise using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Muise.
Muise trying to control the position but instead, Chen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muise into the ropes.
Muise trying to stall but Chen improves his position.
Muise blocking some punches.
Chen blocks a body shot from Muise.
A shot in the inside from Chen.
Chen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muise backwards.
Muise blocks an uppercut.
Muise lands a left hand. #T2#
Muise lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chen or not.
Muise tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Muise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muise slowing the pace effectively.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muise blocking some punches.
Muise lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Chen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muise backwards.
A short body shot lands from Muise as the two fighters clinch. #BC2#
Muise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muise takes a swing at Chen's ribcage but misses.
Chen fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Chen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muise! But no joy.
Chen tries to clinch there but Muise circles away.
Chen tries to clinch there but Muise circles away.
Chen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bob Muise will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bob Muise'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R5#
Muise throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muise scores with a leg kick.
Muise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen wants to clinch up but Muise keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muise. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chen avoids the body shot from Muise.
Muise just misses with a punch to the body.
Muise swats away the attempt to clinch by Chen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muise lands with a good body shot.
Muise throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Chen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Muise lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muise takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chen throws an off balance right hand
and Muise counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muise throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Chen to counter with a crisp jab.
Chen wants to clinch.
Muise unleashes a big counter combination but Chen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Muise clinches up against the ropes.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Muise tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Muise. #BC2#
Muise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen.
Muise needs to keep his hands up - Chen had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
Chen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muise scores with a sloppy right hand. Chen should have avoided that one.
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!
Muise swings for the body but Chen moves out of range.
A lazy left from Chen finds it's target.
Chen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Muise counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen closes the distance but Muise moves to the side
and Muise counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chen defending well as Muise loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Chen there.
Muise looks to land a left hand but Chen moved out of range nicely.
Muise lands with a straight right. Chen didn't see that one coming.
Muise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Muise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muise 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bob Muise!

Event: MAX 4
Date: Jun 23, 2024

#R1#
Schmidt throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Muise drives through and clinches with Schmidt against the cage. #BC#
Muise manages to break the clinch.
Muise tries to clinch up.
Bob Muise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Schmidt.#CL#
Muise instigates a clinch.
Schmidt avoiding damage.
Muise lands a body punch. #BC#
Muise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muise lands a nice hook to Schmidt's body. Schmidt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schmidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt looks to land a left hand but Muise moved out of range nicely.
Muise appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schmidt tries a head kick but it misses.
Muise scores with a one two! Schmidt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#It looks like Zed Schmidt has been cut.#T1#
Muise throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schmidt on the side of the head.
Muise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Schmidt.
Muise thuds a left hand into Schmidt's body.
Schmidt looks winded!#CL#
Muise has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Muise.
Muise cracks Schmidt with a nice body shot.#BC#
Muise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Muise.
Schmidt tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Muise has managed to clinch.
Muise has Schmidt pressed against the cage, preventing Schmidt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Muise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Muise throws a leg kick
and Schmidt counters with a solid body kick.
Muise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmidt wants to counter the offense by Muise and move into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schmidt looks to land a combination but Muise avoids it well.
Muise keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Schmidt takes a swing at Muise's ribcage but misses.
Muise swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Muise clinches up against the cage.
Schmidt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muise leaning against his opponent.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Muise manages to break the clinch.
Muise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schmidt catches Muise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T3#
Muise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Muise.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Muise thows a leg kick but Schmidt checks it
and Schmidt counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, jab by Muise - just one landing.
Muise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt was well out of range. Poor timing from Muise.
Danga de danga de dang - Muise scores with a four punch combination!
Muise tries to clinch but Schmidt is having none of it.
Muise wants to clinch up but Schmidt keeps it at a distance.
Schmidt moves to clinch but Muise breaks away
and Muise counters with a right hand to the body.
Muise lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schmidt's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Schmidt forces Muise back against the cage and clinches.
Muise is trying to push Schmidt away but Schmidt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Muise.
The referee calls for Schmidt to work.
Muise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
Muise has a couple of punches blocked by Schmidt.
Muise lands a shot to the body.
Muise stalling against the cage.
Muise will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Schmidt up against the cage.#BC#
Muise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmidt lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#It looks like Bob Muise has been cut.
Schmidt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Muise dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
Muise gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schmidt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schmidt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muise lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schmidt backwards.
Muise stalls.
Muise is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Muise misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schmidt.
Muise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schmidt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Muise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Muise closes the distance and pushes Schmidt back into the cage.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muise cracks Schmidt with a nice body shot.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1##BC#
Muise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schmidt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muise lands a jab to Schmidt's midsection.
Schmidt is breathing heavily.#CL#
Muise closes the distance and clinches.
Schmidt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muise lands a good knee to the midsection. Schmidt won't want to take too many of those.
Schmidt prevents a body shot from Muise.
Muise lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muise makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muise prevents Schmidt from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Muise breaks the clinch.
Muise pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schmidt is out of range and Muise settles back down. #KD#
Muise clips Schmidt with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Schmidt a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#CUT#That has opened up Zed Schmidt's cut even more.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt checks a low kick from Muise.
Muise uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schmidt.
An attempted straight right counter from Muise misses the target.
Muise is looking to wear down Schmidt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muise fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL#
Muise closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Muise stalls.
Schmidt avoiding damage as Muise throws knees to the body.
Muise has Schmidt pressed against the cage, preventing Schmidt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muise misses with some punches. #BC#
Muise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Schmidt gets tackled into the cage by Muise. Muise maintains the clinch.
Schmidt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Muise.
A right hand to the body from Muise. #T3#
Schmidt wants to break free but Muise has control.
Muise goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Muise's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muise changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Muise. #CL#
Muise darts in and clinches Schmidt up against the cage.
Schmidt tries to work over Muise's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muise holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Muise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt tries to circle away but Muise has him pinned against the cage.
Muise tries to work over Schmidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Muise lands a left hand.
Muise can't find room to land a body shot as Schmidt controls the action.
Schmidt avoiding damage as Muise throws knees to the body.
Muise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muise scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schmidt is pushing Muise up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Muise working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Muise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Muise moves out of range.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Muise moves out of range easily.
Bob Muise is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt looks to land a body kick but Muise moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Muise will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Muise misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Muise closes the distance and clinches.
Muise misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muise misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Schmidt manages to break the clinch.
Schmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muise.
Muise lands a jab to Schmidt's midsection.
Muise throws a series of punches but Schmidt moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muise throws a body shot but no joy.
Muise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Muise here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muise looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muise does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Schmidt tries to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Schmidt attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Schmidt throws a head kick that misses.
Muise throwing a counter right hand but Schmidt manages to avoid it.
Schmidt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CL2#
Schmidt moves into the clinch.
Muise holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schmidt misses with the head strike. #BC#
Muise breaks the clinch. #CL#
Muise takes the fight into the clinch.
Schmidt with a knee to the head.
Muise tries to throw a body punch but Schmidt avoids it by throwing Muise back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Muise has Schmidt pushed against the cage.#T2#
Schmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muise lands a body punch.
Schmidt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Schmidt darts in and clinches Muise up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt wants to break free but Muise has control.
Muise is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidt has double underhooks.
Schmidt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Muise doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Muise manages to break the clinch. #T3##CL#
Muise takes the fight into the clinch.
Muise works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schmidt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muise lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schmidt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Muise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muise throws a leg kick which misses Schmidt's front leg but catches the back leg as Schmidt tries to avoid it.
Muise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schmidt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muise throws a head kick but Schmidt moves out of range.
Muise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schmidt doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Muise gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muise lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Muise trying to land knees to the body. #T4##BC#
Muise breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muise scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Muise lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schmidt doesn't seem phased though.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch but Muise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schmidt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Muise misses with a few strikes there.
Muise connects with a body shot that sends Schmidt's belly button to the back.
Schmidt is looking to clinch.
Bob Muise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Muise takes the fight into the clinch.
Bob Muise has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muise wants to get back to striking at distance but Schmidt won't allow it.
Muise throws a punch but it's blocked by Schmidt.
Zed Schmidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Muise is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Muise showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muise 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Muise!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 08, 2024

#R1#
Mei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cid on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Mei tries to keep at a distance but Cid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mei fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mei jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #ROC#Cid is rocked!
Mei drops Cid with a big left hand! Cid is injured, injured bad! Mei jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chen Mei!
Chen Mei decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: RSE 45: Wasted World
Date: Feb 03, 2024

#R1#
Ness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cid on the side of the head.
Cid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Cid is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ness.
Cid avoids the body shot from Ness.
Cid tries to counter with a takedown but Ness is quick to defend against it.
Ness throws a body shot but no joy.
Ness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ness misses with a looping left.#T1#
Cid misses with a low kick.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Greight Ness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cid doesn't seem bothered though.
Cid tries to clinch up.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but Ness checks it.
Cid moves in looking to clinch but Ness pushes him off.
Ness lands a jab to Cid's midsection.
Ness misses with a right hand
and Cid counters with a three punch combo that has Ness backing up. Ness nods at Cid to acknowledge the strikes.
Ness is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cid rather than just go for the knockout.#T2##CL#
Ness gets tackled into the cage by Cid. Cid maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ness - that landed with a thud.
Ness prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ness lands a hook that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Cid is trying to pull guard but Ness has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandi Cid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ness is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cid's elbow.
Cid is looking for a takedown.
Ness lands a right hand.
Ness is pressed up against the cage. Cid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ness down to the mat. Ness avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ness scores with a punch to the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ness swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Ness avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T3#
Ness swings for the body but Cid moves out of range.
Cid is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ness.
A shot to the body from Ness misses #TD#
and Cid counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ness won't be happy with that.
Cid trying to control the position but Ness is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ness can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ness is looking for a sweep.
Ness sneaks back into half guard.
Ness controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB#
Cid is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ness sees it coming and defends easily.#T4#
Ness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Cid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ness is refusing to be controlled, as Cid sits in half guard.
Ness is looking for a sweep. Cid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ness is staying active underneath Cid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ness moves into full guard.
Ness manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cid manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Greight Ness dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ness doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cid fails with the takedown
and Ness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Ness releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ness lands with an uppercut that bounces Cid off the cage and back into range.
Cid fails with the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Ness on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ness has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid wants to clinch but Ness slips to the side
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Cid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cid throwing a counter right hand but Ness manages to avoid it.
Ness connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cid. Cid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cid swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ness counters with a nice uppercut.
Ness loads up on a big right hand but Cid slips the punch.
Cid dives in and grabs Ness's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ness pushes down on Cid's head and hops out.
Ness is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cid with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandi Cid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ness misses with a body shot
and Cid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cid misses with a takedown attempt - Ness sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandi Cid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2##CL#
Cid darts in and clinches Ness up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Ness scores with a shoulder strike.
Ness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ness creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid tries to score a body lock takedown but Ness shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cid looking for a takedown.
Ness tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Cid blocks a body shot from Ness.
Ness cracks Cid with a nice body shot.
Cid jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ness walks away with a smile on his face. Cid gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greight Ness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid goes for a double leg but Ness avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ness continues to drive forward.
Ness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ness lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Ness lands with a left to the head.
Ness lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ness lands with a left to the head.
Ness tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Ness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cid is looking for a takedown.
Cid prevents a body shot from Ness.
Cid tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ness just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ness misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ness.
Ness leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ness creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#Cid is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ness.
Ness cracks Cid with a nice body shot.
Ness gets through Cid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cid is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Ness.
Ness scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Cid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Ness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cid backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ness.
Ness lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ness.
A right handed body shot lands from Ness.
Ness scores with a shot to the side of Cid's head.
A short uppercut from Ness.
Ness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ness creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cid with a big uppercut! Cid tries to clinch up but Ness pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cid to the mat! Cid covers up and Ness unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Greight Ness!

Event: RSE 31: The Brimstone Gate
Date: Dec 16, 2023

#R1#
Cid uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jahr.
Cid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jahr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jahr misses with a combination #TD2#
and Cid counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cid wants to control but Jahr is keeping him busy.
Jahr trying to control from the bottom.
Jahr is doing well to control the position and prevent Cid from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jahr is staying active underneath Cid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jahr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jahr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahr is controlling Cid's posture.
Jahr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cid trying to control the position from guard on top but Jahr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Jahr keeping full guard, as Cid tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jahr misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jahr throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Cid shoots in and gets a takedown into Jahr's guard.
Cid wants to control from the top but Jahr keeps moving.
Jahr striking off his back but it's not causing Cid any problems. #T2#
Jahr keeping moving, preventing Cid from controlling successfully.
Jahr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jahr wants to sweep but no luck.
Cid is fighting to break Jahr's control of his arms but Jahr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Jahr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cid wants to control from the top but Jahr keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cid trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jahr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Cid is trying to keep Jahr in close.
Jahr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Jahr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jahr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jahr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jahr preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jahr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cid trying to control the position.
Jahr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jahr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jahr misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jahr misses with a leg kick #TD2#
so Cid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jahr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jahr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cid is one step ahead there.
Cid trying to control but Jahr is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jahr is pulling down on Cid's head. It's preventing any offense from Cid, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sandi Cid dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cid has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jahr throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Cid counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cid wants to control from the top but Jahr keeps moving.
Cid looking to sit in guard and control but Jahr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Jahr stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Cid has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Jahr manages to get his head free but now Cid has transitioned to an armbar! Jahr grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Cid! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sandi Cid!

Event: RSE : Just Some Fights 11
Date: Nov 01, 2023

#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Dory.
Cid is looking to clinch.
Cid defending well as Dory loads up on a big left hand.
Cid attempts a counter takedown but Dory avoids it well and moves away.
Dory lands a lovely overhand right.
Dory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dory leaves Cid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dory lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dory throws a shot to the body.
Dory's corner calls for a 1-2. Dory obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
John Dory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Dory misses the jab.
A left lands for Dory.
Cid misses with a takedown
and Dory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Cid is rocked!
Dory cracks a nice hook into Cid's ribs.
Cid fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandi Cid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cid with a poor takedown
and Dory counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cid is breathing heavily.
Dory throws a series of punches but Cid moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dory.
Dory throws a monster overhand right that drops Cid! Dory follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dory!
A very excited looking John Dory 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: AFC #22
Date: Sep 09, 2023

#R1#
Jenkins lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jenkins.
Jenkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cid tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins misses with a two punch combination.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the body.
Cid avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
Jenkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jenkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jenkins lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Cid closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cid working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
Cid working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Cid tries for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well. #T1#
Cid throwing strikes but Jenkins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Cid seems a little lost for a moment, as Jenkins dominates the positioning.
Cid wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jenkins content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Cid struggling a bit here.
Cid is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Cid wants to control but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins trying to control the action but Cid is working from the bottom.
Cid on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jenkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cid keeps working.
Jenkins slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Cid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Jenkins controls the position.#SUB#
Jenkins in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Cid is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ovaltine Jenkins!

Event: Ajax Friday Fight Night 7
Date: Jul 28, 2023

#R1#
Sitsunpeong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL2#
Sitsunpeong takes the fight into the clinch.
Sitsunpeong has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsunpeong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sitsunpeong throws an elbow that misses. #TD#
Cid has clasped his hands together around Sitsunpeong's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sitsunpeong is being controlled here.
Sitsunpeong is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsunpeong dodges the ground and pound from Cid.#SUB#
Cid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cid wants to take a breather but Sitsunpeong manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cid. #T1#
Sitsunpeong looking to control.
Cid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sitsunpeong is keeping the position for now.
Sitsunpeong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsunpeong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cid stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsunpeong.
Sitsunpeong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cid's guard. #REVB#
Cid wants to sweep but no luck.
Sitsunpeong trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cid 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.#T2#
Cid is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cid's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sitsunpeong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cid is pulling down on Sitsunpeong's head to control his posture. #SUB#
Cid has his foot on Sitsunpeong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sitsunpeong works his way back into a safe position though.
Cid is adopting a defensive guard.
Cid tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Cid seems keen to control Sitsunpeong's posture.
Further stalling from Cid.
Sitsunpeong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cid looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Sitsunpeong gets to his feet. Cid looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL#
Cid clinches with his opponent.
Sitsunpeong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cid fails to pull guard.
Sitsunpeong lands a damaging elbow.
Sitsunpeong lands an elbow inside.
Sitsunpeong goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Sitsunpeong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sitsunpeong lands an elbow inside that Cid shrugs off.
Sitsunpeong is trying to break the clinch but Cid has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsunpeong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cid's defenses.
Cid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sitsunpeong prevents it.
Sitsunpeong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sitsunpeong lands a knee to the body.
Sitsunpeong working Cid over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsunpeong tries to land knees in the clinch but Cid avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsunpeong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sitsunpeong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cid is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandi Cid. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Cid gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sitsunpeong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cid lands a couple of elbows.
Cid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Sitsunpeong misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sitsunpeong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cid wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sitsunpeong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cid is looking to counter the offense by Sitsunpeong and move into the clinch.#CL#
Cid rushes Sitsunpeong and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsunpeong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cid.
Sitsunpeong lands a knee to the head.
Sitsunpeong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cid's defenses.
Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sitsunpeong misses with an elbow strike. #T1#
Cid blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sitsunpeong has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cid seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sitsunpeong can turn it around.
Sitsunpeong misses with a knee to the head.
Sitsunpeong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cid. #TD#
Cid has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sitsunpeong is trying to keep an underhook but Cid manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cid trying to control from half guard but Sitsunpeong is working away.
Cid slips a nice elbow through Sitsunpeong's hands, connecting with Sitsunpeong's forehead.
Sitsunpeong pushes Cid off looking to stand but Cid dives back in and keeps control.
Cid keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sitsunpeong is staying active underneath Cid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sitsunpeong tries to kick Cid off but Cid keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cid is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sitsunpeong!
Sitsunpeong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cid wants to take Sitsunpeong's back but he can't do it this time.
Sitsunpeong is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
Cid controlling from mount.
Sitsunpeong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cid tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sitsunpeong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sitsunpeong is breathing heavily.
Cid with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Sandi Cid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Cid wants to finish this one by submission but Sitsunpeong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cid.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsunpeong can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#SUB#
Cid working for a submission but Sitsunpeong is keeping him at bay. #T3#
Sitsunpeong is trying desperately to improve position.
Sitsunpeong is squirming around, avoiding Cid's attempts to control the action.
Cid controlling from the full mount.
Sitsunpeong is squirming around, avoiding Cid's attempts to control the action.
Cid controlling the pace for now.
Sitsunpeong wants to hold on but Cid pushes him away.
Cid prevents Sitsunpeong from getting the reversal.#SUB#
Cid has control of Sitsunpeong's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sitsunpeong regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sitsunpeong is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Cid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Sitsunpeong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cid has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sitsunpeong's face.
Cid controlling the pace for now.
Sitsunpeong is bucking up trying to escape but Cid cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cid looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sitsunpeong is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cid content just to control the position here.
Cid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sitsunpeong is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sandi Cid dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Sitsunpeong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cid. That did some damage!
Sitsunpeong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sitsunpeong tries to clinch there but Cid circles away. #CL#
Cid pushes Sitsunpeong up against the cage in a clinch.
Cid tries to pull guard but Sitsunpeong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC2#
Sitsunpeong breaks the clinch. #CL#
Cid closes the distance and pushes Sitsunpeong back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cid is trying to pull guard but Sitsunpeong has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsunpeong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sitsunpeong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandi Cid. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Sitsunpeong clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Cid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sitsunpeong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sitsunpeong's efforts to push away.
Sitsunpeong is trying to stall.
Cid avoiding damage as Sitsunpeong throws knees to the body.
Come on Sitsunpeong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cid can't get the takedown. #TD#
Cid is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sitsunpeong can't fight it off and eventually Cid manages to take the fight to the floor. Sitsunpeong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsunpeong swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Cid drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cid jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T2#
Cid is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sitsunpeong 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.
Cid tries to free his leg and advance position but Sitsunpeong is retaining full guard.
Cid stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsunpeong.
Cid trying to control but Sitsunpeong is working from the bottom.
Cid wants to pass the guard but Sitsunpeong is keeping the position.#T3#
Cid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsunpeong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cid is pushing down on Sitsunpeong's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sitsunpeong is fighting to maintain full guard but Cid has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sitsunpeong trying to control but Cid postures up.
Sitsunpeong is refusing to be controlled, as Cid sits in half guard.
Cid controlling the action here. #SUB#
Cid is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sitsunpeong is looking for a sweep. Cid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4##SUB#
Cid seems to be looking for submissions.
Cid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sitsunpeong trying to control from the bottom.
Cid is looking to take a break and control but Sitsunpeong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cid sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cid is thwarting Sitsunpeong's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cid is figuring out what he wants to do next.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sandi Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cid 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandi Cid!

Event: Ajax Friday Fight Night 5
Date: Jul 14, 2023

#R1#
Cid throws a hook but Jordan blocks it.
Cid takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan cracks Cid with an open hand slap.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cid 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.
Jordan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jordan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jordan throws a series of punches but Cid moves out of range.
Jordan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jordan circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cid to the canvas! Cid doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Jordan keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sky Jordan!

Event: AFC #11
Date: Jun 24, 2023

#R1#
Cid swats away the attempt to clinch by Rick.#CL2#
Rick gets a clinch.
Rick lands a shoulder strike. #TD#
Cid lands a takedown into guard.
Cid won't allow Rick to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES2#
Rick has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cid has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rick looking to stall.
Cid is trying to pull guard but Rick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Cid has Rick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cid jumps guard but Rick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandi Cid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cid has him pressed against the cage.
Rick looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Rick. #T1#
Rick lands a right hand.
Rick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rick - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rick tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Rick is trying to stall.
Rick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Rick breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Rick darts in and clinches Cid up against the cage.
Rick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cid seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rick can turn it around.
Cid blocks a body shot from Rick.
Cid goes for a takedown attempt but Rick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rick throws a shot to the body.
Arj Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Rick is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Rick takes the fight into the clinch.
Rick lands a left hand.
Rick scores with a hook to the body.
Rick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cid is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rick.
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!
Rick using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rick lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Rick breaks from the clinch.
Rick tries to clinch but Cid is having none of it.
Cid drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rick sprawls and moves away.#CL2#
Rick drives through and clinches with Cid against the cage.
Rick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cid's face. #BC2#
Rick manages to break the clinch.
Rick fakes the leg kick and cracks Cid in the body. #T3#
Rick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cid seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Rick pushes Cid up against the cage in a clinch.
Rick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cid.
Cid takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Rick with a knee to the head.
Cid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rick pulls his leg out and moves away. #KD2#
Rick lands a big head kick that sends Cid tumbling to the mat! Rick takes a step backwards and waves Cid back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Cid is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rick connects with a nice cross there... Cid is looking wobbly and Rick recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Cid to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Rick jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arj Rick!
After winning the bout, Arj Rick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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