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Event: Madness 42 Mustache Rides     
Date:   Apr 04, 2020
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Money misses with a short punch on the inside.
Money wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ouchie lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Freddie Money has been cut.
Ouchie with a knee to the head.
Money wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Money creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ouchie looking to throw knees to the head but Money is blocking nicely.
Money doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Money takes an elbow to the temple.
Ouchie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Money is defending well for now.
Money avoiding damage as Ouchie throws knees to the body.
Ouchie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Money is defending well for now.
Money blocking some punches.
A short left from Ouchie.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ouchie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouchie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Ouchie lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
That has opened up Freddie Money's cut even more.#T1#
Ouchie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Money's defenses.
Ouchie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ouchie with a knee to the head. #ROC#
Money is rocked!
Ouchie creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Money's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Money drops to his knees and Ouchie pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Ouchie!
Archie Ouchie thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: HFC KO 1 - Havoc vs Lima     
Date:   Apr 03, 2020
#R1#
Leopold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shigochiyo backs up against the cage.
Leopold wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leopold throws a hook but Shigochiyo avoids it easily.
Shigochiyo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Leopold clinches with his opponent.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Shigochiyo avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Leopold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shigochiyo takes a shot to the head.
Shigochiyo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leopold gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leopold stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Leopold.
Shigochiyo has Leopold pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Leopold manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Shigochiyo looking to stall.
Leopold scores with a shoulder strike.
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shigochiyo or not.
Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopold.
Leopold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopold stalling.
Leopold tries a body shot but Shigochiyo blocks it.
Shigochiyo can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teshima Shigochiyo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leopold lands a nice shot to the body.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shigochiyo's elbow.
Leopold slows down the pace here.
Leopold lands a body shot in the clinch. #T2#
Leopold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leopold lands a body punch.
Shigochiyo misses with a punch to the body.
Leopold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shigochiyo is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Leopold as the two fighters clinch.
Leopold lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopold.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopold.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shigochiyo takes a shot to the head.
Leopold tries to work over Shigochiyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold lands a hook that snaps the head of Shigochiyo backwards. #T3#
Leopold lands with a short shot to the head.
Leopold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Leopold.
Leopold controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Leopold.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
A short left from Leopold.
A short left from Leopold.
Leopold scores with a hook to the body.
Leopold dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T4#
Leopold lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leopold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leopold pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shigochiyo prevents a body shot from Leopold.
Shigochiyo is trying to maintain a safe position but Leopold gets an underhook and turns Shigochiyo into the cage.
Leopold lands a body punch.
Leopold cracks Shigochiyo with a nice body shot.
Leopold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leopold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corbin Leopold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
The crowd cheers as Leopold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shigochiyo doesn't seem phased though.
Leopold lands with a hook. Shigochiyo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Shigochiyo controls the action.
Leopold tries to work over Shigochiyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold has Shigochiyo pushed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Leopold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shigochiyo's elbow.
Leopold scores with a shot to the side of Shigochiyo's head.
Leopold has Shigochiyo pushed against the cage.
Leopold works on Shigochiyo's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Leopold lands with a light punch inside.
Leopold cracks Shigochiyo with a nice body shot.
Leopold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shigochiyo takes a shot to the head.
Leopold will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shigochiyo up against the cage.
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shigochiyo or not.
Corbin Leopold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leopold is struggling to control the position.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shigochiyo.#T2#
Leopold lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leopold pushes Shigochiyo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leopold works on Shigochiyo's body with a couple of short punches.
Leopold taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leopold.
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!
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shigochiyo or not.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leopold scores with a hook to the body.
Shigochiyo blocks a body shot from Leopold. #T3#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leopold is pushing Shigochiyo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Leopold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Leopold.
Nice body punch from Leopold.
Nice body punch from Leopold.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leopold digs a right hand underneath Shigochiyo's ribcage. Shigochiyo let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Still in the clinch, Leopold scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Leopold.
Leopold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Leopold.
Leopold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leopold - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold scores with a hook to the body.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shigochiyo or not.
Leopold lands an uppercut.
Leopold lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corbin Leopold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Leopold lands with an uppercut that bounces Shigochiyo off the cage and back into range.
Leopold misses with a hook to the body #TD#
and Shigochiyo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Leopold!
Leopold tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shigochiyo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leopold is holding Shigochiyo down, trying to stall.#SUB#
Shigochiyo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shigochiyo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopold is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1##SUB#
Shigochiyo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Shigochiyo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leopold knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leopold struggling a bit here.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Leopold tries to improve position but can't. #SUB#
Shigochiyo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
I wouldn't like to be where Leopold is right now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Leopold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Leopold rushes Shigochiyo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leopold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shigochiyo backwards.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Shigochiyo controls the action.
Leopold avoiding damage.
A short right from Leopold.
Leopold misses with a body punch. #T4#
Leopold tries to work over Shigochiyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold misses with a punch to the body.
Leopold lands a nice uppercut.
Leopold is stalling here.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Shigochiyo avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Leopold lands an uppercut.
Leopold displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shigochiyo up against the cage.
Shigochiyo is working for takedown but Leopold is calmly controlling the position for now.
Teshima Shigochiyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corbin Leopold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shigochiyo or not.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corbin Leopold!

 

Event: RRFC Challengers 31     
Date:   Apr 01, 2020
#R1#
Kelekolio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nuff checks it well.
Kelekolio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nuff.
Nuff scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nuff blocks a leg kick.
Nuff looks to land a left hand but Kelekolio moved out of range nicely.
Kelekolio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick from Nuff lands but Kelekolio takes it in his stride. #CUT2#
It looks like Amana Kelekolio has been cut.
Nuff looks for the body kick but Kelekolio saw that one coming.
Kelekolio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A swing and a miss from Nuff.
Kelekolio throws a head kick but Nuff moves out of range. #CL2#
Nuff takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelekolio misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelekolio trying to land knees to the body.
Nuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelekolio.
Nuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelekolio.
Nuff lands an uppercut.
Kelekolio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelekolio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T1#
Kelekolio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nuff creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelekolio's defenses.
Nuff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelekolio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nuff takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuff.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nuff.
Kelekolio misses with a punch to the body.
Nuff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kelekolio blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelekolio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Sho Nuff has been cut.
Nuff misses with a punch to the body.
Nuff avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Nuff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio has a couple of punches blocked by Nuff.
Kelekolio misses with an elbow strike.
Nuff lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelekolio backwards.
Nuff misses with a body punch. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Nuff fails to land.
A short left from Nuff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelekolio avoids a wild elbow strike from Nuff.
Kelekolio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelekolio has Nuff pressed against the cage.
Nuff told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelekolio.
Nuff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuff.
Nice elbow from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nuff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nuff blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuff lands a knee to the body.
Come on Nuff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nuff misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuff.
Kelekolio throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T3#
Nuff has a couple of punches blocked by Kelekolio.
Kelekolio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelekolio lands a shoulder strike.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuff avoiding damage.
Nuff lands a nice elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nuff.
Nuff swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelekolio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nuff blocks an elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio pushes off an throws an elbow but Nuff leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kelekolio is trying to maintain a safe position but Nuff gets an underhook and turns Kelekolio into the cage.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Nuff in his tracks for a moment.
Nuff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nuff trying to land knees to the body.
Nuff slowing the pace effectively.
Kelekolio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Nuff misses with some punches.
Nuff throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelekolio lands an elbow inside that Nuff shrugs off.
Nuff lands a shoulder strike.
Kelekolio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuff's elbow.
Nuff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kelekolio takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nuff avoids the elbow strike from Kelekolio, against the cage.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nuff lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelekolio.
Nuff has a couple of punches blocked by Kelekolio.
Nuff throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelekolio.
Nuff looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelekolio avoids a wild elbow strike from Nuff.
Nuff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nuff misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sho Nuff dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nuff lands a front kick.
A leg kick checked by Kelekolio.
Kelekolio throws a leg kick but Nuff sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nuff. #CL2#
Nuff moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nuff.
Nuff scores with a shoulder strike.
Nuff throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nuff blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Nuff.
Nuff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nuff working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Nuff.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Nuff.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nuff obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nuff misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Nuff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuff pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nuff pushes Kelekolio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Nuff works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nuff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nuff lands a hook that snaps the head of Kelekolio backwards.
Nuff lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Nuff.
Nuff cracks Kelekolio with a nice body shot.
Nuff is stalling here.
Nuff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nuff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kelekolio up against the cage.
Nuff lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Kelekolio is rocked!
Nuff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the head but Nuff blocks with his arms.
Kelekolio tries a body shot but Nuff blocks it. #T2#
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kelekolio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nuff's brow.
Nuff tries a body shot but Kelekolio blocks it.
Nuff has a couple of punches blocked by Kelekolio.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nuff.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuff.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelekolio prevents a body shot from Nuff.
Kelekolio throws an elbow that misses.
Nuff scores with a shoulder strike.
Sho Nuff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nuff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nuff misses with a punch to the body.
Nuff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nuff lands a knee to the head.
Oh Kelekolio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nuff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelekolio backwards.
Nuff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nuff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nuff lands with a short shot to the head.
Nuff creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kelekolio with a big uppercut! Kelekolio tries to clinch up but Nuff pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kelekolio to the mat! Kelekolio covers up and Nuff unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sho Nuff!

 

Event: RRFC 32: Bennett vs Haggar II     
Date:   Mar 21, 2020
#R1#
Burrows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spite. #TD#
Burrows drives through with a takedown into Spite's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spite avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burrows lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Spite is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burrows is aware though and is defending well.
Spite not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burrows scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB2#
Spite working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burrows doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Spite is tightening it up a little... Burrows has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Burrows reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Burrows taps out! Nice BJJ there by Spite!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nicky Spite!
A victorious Nicky Spite thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: HFC 8 - Tanner vs Richardson     
Date:   Mar 07, 2020
#R1#
Archer swings for the body but Kray moves out of range.
A combination from Kray does no damage.
Archer darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Markus Kray has been cut.
Kray slips under a jab.
Kray misses with a hook. Archer ducked under it nicely.
Archer lands a glancing blow to the side of Kray's head.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kray loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.
Kray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kray tries to clinch up.
Archer just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Archer pounces like a tiger and cracks Kray with a vicious hook! Kray is down but not out! Archer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonathan Archer!
A relieved looking Jonathan Archer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: RRFC Challengers 29     
Date:   Mar 04, 2020
#R1##CL2#
Santos forces Kelekolio back against the cage and clinches.
Kelekolio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Kelekolio trying to land knees to the body.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Kelekolio lands a shoulder strike.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio won't allow it.
Amana Kelekolio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Santos.
Kelekolio pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelekolio digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kelekolio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Kelekolio misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelekolio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kelekolio lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Johnny Santos has been cut.
Kelekolio looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos takes an elbow to the temple. #T1#
Santos tries to pull guard but Kelekolio forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kelekolio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kelekolio walks away with a smile on his face. Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelekolio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but Kelekolio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Kelekolio gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Santos is rocked!
Kelekolio has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Santos - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kelekolio, and another! Santos is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Amana Kelekolio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Amana Kelekolio thanked MMA Underwear Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

 

Event: HFC 6 - Slugs vs Lugar     
Date:   Feb 29, 2020
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Havoc misses the target.
Leopold misses the shot to the body.
Leopold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leopold digs a good hook to Havoc 's body.
Leopold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Havoc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leopold was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Leopold blocks a head kick by Havoc .
A quick step to the side and Leopold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Havoc moves away from the strike by Leopold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leopold lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Havoc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leopold.
A jab from Havoc misses. #T1#
Leopold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Havoc manages to avoid it.
Leopold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leopold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Leopold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Havoc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopold managing to block the knees to the body from Havoc .
Leopold blocks an uppercut.
Havoc blocking some punches.
Havoc lands a right hand.
Havoc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leopold misses with a punch on the inside.
Havoc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Havoc .
Leopold tries to work over Havoc 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Havoc lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leopold.#T2#
Leopold stalling in the clinch but Havoc improves position.
Havoc lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Havoc trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Leopold.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Havoc controls the action.
Leopold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havoc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Havoc controls the action.
Havoc lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Havoc .
Leopold blocking some punches.
Leopold is pushing Havoc up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Havoc blocking some punches.
Leopold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
I was talking to Leopold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havoc 's elbow.
Havoc doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3##BC2#
Havoc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leopold stalling in the clinch.
Leopold blocks a body shot from Havoc .
Havoc blocks a body shot from Leopold.
Leopold struggles to land a body shot inside as Havoc controls his hands.
Leopold tries to work over Havoc 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Havoc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Havoc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leopold blocking some punches.
Havoc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leopold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leopold tries to work over Havoc 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Havoc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leopold misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Havoc tries to throw a body punch but Leopold avoids it by throwing Havoc back against the cage.
Leopold tries a body shot but Havoc blocks it. #T4#
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Havoc avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Leopold digs a right hand into Havoc 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Havoc 's gas tank.
Leopold looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Havoc .
Good body shot from Havoc .
Leopold tries a body shot but Havoc blocks it.
Havoc misses with a knee strike.
Havoc can't find room to land a body shot as Leopold controls the action.
Leopold is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #BC2#
Havoc 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leopold missing with a left hand there. Havoc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Havoc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leopold.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Havoc ! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leopold misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Havoc counter with a right hand.
Leopold misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Havoc was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wreak Havoc will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Leopold misses with a hook
and Havoc counters with a head kick.
Leopold scores with a jab.
Havoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leopold misses with a body shot
and Havoc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#
Leopold is rocked!
Havoc 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leopold under the eye.
Oh Leopold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leopold misses with a double jab.
Havoc looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Corbin Leopold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Leopold misses.
Leopold seems to have got his legs back now.
Leopold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leopold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Havoc misses.
The fighters circling - Havoc throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Leopold closes the distance and pushes Havoc back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Havoc . #T1#
Havoc tries to work over Leopold's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Havoc blocks a body shot from Leopold.
Havoc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leopold's elbow. #BC2#
Havoc breaks the clinch.
Havoc takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Havoc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Leopold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Havoc throws a sloppy head kick
and Leopold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Leopold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Havoc . Havoc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL#
Leopold closes the distance and clinches.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havoc 's elbow.
Leopold has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Havoc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leopold avoids it.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Havoc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leopold misses with a straight right. #T2#
Leopold scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leopold scores with a jab to the body.
Leopold swings away with a body shot that misses
and Havoc counters with a head kick. That will keep Leopold thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Havoc throws a lazy right hand but Leopold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Havoc takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL#
Leopold forces Havoc back against the cage and clinches.
Havoc misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leopold is stalling here.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leopold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Havoc working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Havoc gets through Leopold's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Havoc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leopold stalls.
Havoc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Havoc scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leopold lands a body punch.
Havoc working aggressively here.
Havoc digs a right hand into Leopold's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leopold's gas tank.
Leopold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Havoc lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Havoc breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Leopold misses its intended target.
Leopold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Havoc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leopold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leopold moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHavoc .#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Leopold. Havoc does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Havoc misses.#CL#
Leopold forces Havoc back against the cage and clinches.
Havoc landing knees to the body.
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!
Havoc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Havoc 's elbow. #BC2#
Havoc manages to break the clinch.
Havoc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leopold. Havoc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leopold moves to clinch but Havoc breaks away
and Havoc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leopold tests Havoc 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Havoc swings for the body but Leopold moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corbin Leopold dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Havoc misses with a jab to the body #CL#
and Leopold moves into the clinch.
Havoc tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopold avoids the damage to the body.
Havoc working Leopold over with knees to the body.
Havoc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Havoc misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Leopold to work.
Leopold lands a hook that snaps the head of Havoc backwards.
Corbin Leopold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Havoc lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Havoc manages to break the clinch.
Leopold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leopold misses with a shot to the body
and Havoc connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leopold takes a swing at Havoc 's ribcage but misses. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Havoc . Leopold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leopold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Havoc circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Havoc ! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Havoc . That snapped Leopold's head back.
Nice defenses there by Havoc .
Leopold scores with a shot to the body.
Leopold stuns Havoc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leopold scores with a one two! Havoc had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leopold tries to clinch but Havoc is having none of it.
Leopold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leopold lands a slapping body shot. #T2#
Leopold missing with a left hand there. Havoc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Havoc looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Leopold wants to clinch.#CL#
Leopold moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Havoc avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Havoc lands an uppercut.
Havoc lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
Leopold misses with a body punch.
Leopold is trying to stall.
Leopold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Havoc tries to throw a body punch but Leopold avoids it by throwing Havoc back against the cage.
Havoc lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Havoc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leopold backwards.
Havoc missing with knees to the body.
Havoc lands a left hand.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
Havoc tries to throw a body punch but Leopold avoids it by throwing Havoc back against the cage.
Havoc lands a left hand.
Havoc lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Havoc using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leopold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leopold tries to stall but Havoc uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Havoc landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havoc struggles to land a body shot inside as Leopold controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Havoc blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Havoc breaks the clinch.
Leopold misses the jab.
Leopold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leopold throws out a powerful jab.
Leopold wants to clinch
and Havoc counters with a nice body shot.
Leopold rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Havoc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leopold swings for the body but Havoc moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Havoc on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wreak Havoc .
I think Havoc has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wreak Havoc !

Wreak Havoc is the new featherweight champion!
Wreak Havoc 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: Madness Fright Night 27     
Date:   Feb 26, 2020
#R1#
Ronson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ronson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ouchie but Ouchie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ouchie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ouchie wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Ronson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Ouchie closes the distance and clinches.
Ronson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ouchie fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ronson shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Ouchie takes the fight into the clinch.
Ouchie scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD#
Ronson has clasped his hands together around Ouchie's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ouchie is looking to get back to his feet here but Ronson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Ouchie's back.
Ouchie told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Ronson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Ouchie taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Ronson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikey Ronson!
A very excited looking Mikey Ronson 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: SMASH: Snow vs Solo     
Date:   Feb 08, 2020
#R1#
Ferguson looks for a takedown but Leopold sprawls well.#CL#
Leopold clinches.
Leopold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
I was talking to Leopold's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ferguson being controlled against the cage.
Leopold seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Leopold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Ferguson controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson is looking to break free of the clinch but Leopold has double underhooks.
Leopold stalls.
Leopold is working Ferguson over against the cage.#T1#
Leopold lands an uppercut.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ferguson or not.
Leopold has Ferguson pressed against the cage.
Ferguson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leopold lands a body punch.
Leopold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leopold effectively controlling the action here.
Ferguson swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leopold tries a body shot but Ferguson blocks it.
Leopold scores with a shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leopold can't find room to land a body shot as Ferguson controls the action. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Leopold.
Ferguson trying to stall but Leopold improves his position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Leopold slows down the pace here.
Leopold keeps control of Ferguson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leopold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferguson tries to score a body lock takedown but Leopold shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferguson blocks a body shot from Leopold.
Leopold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferguson's elbow.
The referee calls for Leopold to work.
Ferguson wants a takedown.
Corbin Leopold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khalabeeb Ferguson.#T3#
Leopold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Leopold presses Ferguson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Leopold.
Leopold tries to throw a body punch but Ferguson avoids it by throwing Leopold back against the cage.
Leopold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopold just leaning against Ferguson, taking a breather.
Leopold struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferguson controls his hands.
Leopold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leopold prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
Leopold leaning against his opponent.
Leopold tries a body shot but Ferguson blocks it.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Leopold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Leopold scores with a shoulder strike.
Leopold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leopold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leopold tries a body shot but Ferguson blocks it.
Leopold scores with a shoulder strike.
Ferguson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Leopold walks away with a smile on his face. Ferguson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Leopold rushes Ferguson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson taking a breather.
Leopold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Leopold to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leopold tries to work over Ferguson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopold scores with a shot to the side of Ferguson's head.
A bit of stalling here from Leopold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corbin Leopold dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL#
Leopold drives through and clinches with Ferguson against the cage.
Leopold lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopold.
Ferguson wants to get back to striking at distance but Leopold won't allow it.
Leopold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ferguson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leopold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leopold keeps control of Ferguson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ferguson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Leopold.
Leopold misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leopold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards. #ROC#
Ferguson is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Leopold.
Ferguson is still on wobbly legs! Can Leopold finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leopold.
Leopold slows down the pace here.
Leopold stalling.
Ferguson is trying to force a seperation but Leopold has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Leopold as the two fighters clinch. #T1#
Leopold throws a big uppercut that drops Ferguson! More strikes from Leopold and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ferguson lies dazed against the cage as Leopold celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corbin Leopold!
Corbin Leopold retains his featherweight title!

 

Event: SMASH: Kray vs Vader     
Date:   Feb 08, 2020
#R1#
Kray staying out of range there.#CL#
Kray moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kray.
Vader avoids a wild elbow strike from Kray.
Kray blocking some punches.
Vader wants to get back to striking at distance but Kray won't allow it. #BC2#
Vader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Kray.
Kray blocks a jab.
Vader misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Vader misses.
Kray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Kray clinches.
Vader working aggressively here.
Kray blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Vader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kray tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
Vader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kray. #CL#
Kray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vader blocks an elbow strike from Kray.
Vader wants to get back to striking at distance but Kray won't allow it.
Vader is trying to push Kray away but Kray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Nice elbow from Kray. #CUT#
It looks like Luke Vader has been cut.
Kray tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
Vader breaks from the clinch.
Vader throws a looping overhand right but Kray ducks down to avoid it.
Kray staying out of range there.
Vader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Kray coming out on top.
Kray is looking to clinch.
Vader thuds a left hand into Kray's body.
Kray avoids the body shot from Vader.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Kray takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Vader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vader looks to land a right hand but Kray moved out of range.
Kray with a hook.#T3##CL#
Kray moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vader struggles to land a body shot inside as Kray controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Vader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kray blocks an uppercut.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vader is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vader wants to get back to striking at distance but Kray won't allow it. #BC2#
Vader breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Vader misses.
Vader swats away the attempt to clinch by Kray.
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Kray as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Kray takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Kray.
Vader managing to block the knees to the body from Kray.
Vader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Vader blocks an elbow strike.
Kray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kray looking to throw knees to the head but Vader is blocking nicely.
Kray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Markus Kray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Vader's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kray ducks under a wild hook from Vader.
Vader misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Kray has Vader up against the cage in a clinch.
Kray lands an elbow just above Vader 's eye.
Vader is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks. #BC2#
Vader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Kray closes the distance and clinches.
Kray is pushing Vader up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC2#
Vader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader looks to land a left hand but Kray moved out of range nicely.
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch but Vader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1##CL#
Kray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vader misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vader fails to land.
Vader misses with some punches.
Vader on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vader is defending well for now.
Kray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kray looking to throw knees to the head but Vader is blocking nicely.
Kray tries to land knees in the clinch but Vader avoids the damage to the body.
Kray misses with a knee strike.
Vader blocks an elbow strike from Kray. #T2#
Vader blocks an elbow strike.
Kray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vader is defending well for now.
Vader lands with a short shot to the head.
Vader tries to work over Kray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kray tries to land a knee to the head but Vader blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Vader's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kray taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kray lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
That has opened up Luke Vader's cut even more.
Kray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kray tries a knee to the head but Vader blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vader lands a hook that snaps the head of Kray backwards. #T3##BC2#
Vader breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Kray takes the fight into the clinch.
Kray working Vader over with knees to the body.
Kray lands an elbow that stopped Vader in his tracks for a moment.
Kray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The referee calls for Kray to work.
Kray gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Vader throws a head punch that misses.
Vader blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vader avoids a wild elbow strike from Kray.#T4#
Vader can't find room to land a body shot as Kray controls the action.
Vader dodges an elbow strike from Kray.
Vader can't break the clinch.
Kray misses with an elbow over the top.
Kray missing with knees to the body.
Vader tries to break the clinch but Kray is controlling the position.
Kray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vader can do to turn this around?
Kray misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kray. #BC2#
Vader breaks from the clinch.
Vader lands with an overhand left.
Vader looks to throw the jab but Kray is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kray misses with a double jab. #CL#
Kray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vader, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Kray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Vader's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Kray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vader swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Kray moves into the clinch.
Kray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kray has Vader pushed against the cage.
Kray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vader misses with the head strike.
Kray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kray misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kray tries to land knees in the clinch but Vader avoids the damage to the body.
Kray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vader has a couple of punches blocked by Kray.
Vader blocks the elbow strike. #T1#
Kray trying to land knees to the body.
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vader throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Vader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vader misses with a looping right.
Kray fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vader! But no joy.
Vader thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Vader. Kray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader throws the left hand but Kray avoids the punch easily.
Vader misses with a looping left.
Kray slips under a jab from Vader.
Vader throws a lazy right hand but Kray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luke Vader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kray is looking to clinch.
Kray fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Kray drives through and clinches with Vader against the cage.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kray pushes off an throws an elbow but Vader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vader takes an elbow to the temple.
Markus Kray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vader can't break the clinch.
Kray looking to throw knees to the head but Vader is blocking nicely.
Kray tries a knee to the head but Vader blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kray tries a knee to the head but Vader blocks it.
Kray pushes off an throws an elbow but Vader leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kray blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kray blocks a body shot from Vader.
Vader is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray taking a breather.
Kray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vader avoids the elbow strike from Kray, against the cage.
Vader misses with a punch on the inside.
Kray tries to land knees in the clinch but Vader avoids the damage to the body.
Vader managing to block the knees to the body from Kray.
Vader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kray prevents Vader from breaking the clinch.#T4#
Vader avoids a wild elbow strike from Kray.
Vader takes an elbow to the temple.
Kray misses with an elbow strike.
Kray blocks an uppercut.
Vader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vader's defenses. #CUT#
The cut above Luke Vader's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vader takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vader throws a head punch that misses.
Kray missing with knees to the body.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Markus Kray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vader has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Kray!

After winning the bout, Markus Kray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: RRFC Fight Night 21     
Date:   Feb 02, 2020
#R1#
Kelekolio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Kelekolio wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kelekolio wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson looks to throw the jab but Kelekolio is out of range.
Kelekolio throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kelekolio on the side of the head.
Kelekolio throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelekolio. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Kelekolio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Kelekolio misses with a head kick.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelekolio needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
As Jackson tries to get set, Kelekolio tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.#TD2#
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T1#
Kelekolio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Kelekolio trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up. #SUB2#
Jackson is trying for a kimura here. Kelekolio looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jackson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Jackson!
A victorious Jordan Jackson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SMASH: Barbosa vs Diaz     
Date:   Feb 01, 2020
#R1##TD#
Forman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hsu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hsu keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Forman working away.
Hsu is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hsu is trying to escape the position but Forman is controlling the position.
Forman working the ground and pound.
Hsu sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hsu punching from the bottom. #T1#
Hsu is pressing down on Forman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Hsu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Forman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Forman preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Hsu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Forman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Forman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Hsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hsu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hsu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Forman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Forman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hsu is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hsu is on top in guard. #REVB#
My spies in Coffins MMA inform me that Hsu has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Forman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hsu is fighting to break Forman's control of his arms but Forman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hsu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T3#
Hsu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hsu trying to control the action but Forman is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Hsu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Hsu goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Forman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hsu's guard! Nice work there by Forman!
Forman controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Hsu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T4#
Forman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hsu striking off his back but it's not causing Forman any problems. #SUB2#
Hsu is looking for a triangle but Forman pushes his legs off easily.
Hsu trying to keep a closed guard but Forman is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hsu is looking to sweep but instead, Forman has passed into half guard.
Hsu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Forman scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geogia Forman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Forman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hsu to the mat! Hsu manages to get full guard.
Forman is stalling in the full guard.
Hsu trying to control the position.
Forman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hsu is proving hard to escape from.
Hsu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hsu is looking for a triangle but Forman pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Hsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Forman is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
Hsu trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hsu trying to keep a closed guard but Forman is proving a slippery customer.
Hsu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Hsu wants to take a breather but Forman is having none of it.
Hsu winds up and cracks Forman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hsu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Forman defending well though.
Hsu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Forman trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
Forman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hsu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Forman's head.
Hsu passes into side control, despite Forman's attempt to control the position.
Hsu trying to control the position but Forman is working away.
You can see the frustration on Forman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Hsu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hsu throwing shots but missing, from side control. #T3#
Hsu trying to control the position but Forman is working away.
Hsu wants to take a breather but Forman manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hsu.
Hsu wants to control from the top but Forman keeps moving.
Hsu throwing strikes but missing.
Forman keeping moving, preventing Hsu from controlling successfully. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hsu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hsu trying to control the position from guard on top but Forman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hsu thuds a left hand into Forman's body.
Hsu lands with an uppercut that bounces Forman off the cage and back into range.
Forman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Geogia Forman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Forman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hsu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab from Hsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Hsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forman. Hsu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hsu cracks Forman with an open hand slap.
Hsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Forman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hsu looks to land a combination but Forman avoids it well.
Jab from Hsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hsu digs a good body shot into Forman's ribs.
Forman darts in trying to clinch
and Hsu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Hsu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reginald Hsu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hsu swinging wildly here.
Hsu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reginald Hsu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hsu misses with a few strikes there.
Hsu thuds a left hand into Forman's body.
Hsu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#T2#
Nice body punch from Hsu.
Hsu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hsu throws a body shot but no joy.
Hsu throws a series of punches but Forman avoids them all with ease. #TD#
Forman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hsu wants to sweep here but Forman controlling him for the moment.
Hsu wants to control but Forman passes easily into half guard.
Forman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hsu is trying to maintain the position but Forman is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
Forman prevents Hsu from improving his position.
Hsu is looking to control Forman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hsu avoid being mounted?
Forman is controlling the pace.
Hsu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Forman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Forman's back!#SUB2#
Hsu has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Forman! Can he survive? No! He's out! Hsu gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reginald Hsu!
Reginald Hsu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: SMASH: Grey vs Shigochiyo     
Date:   Feb 01, 2020
#R1##CL#
Kray has closed the distance and engaged Lothbrook in a clinch.
Lothbrook goes for a takedown attempt but Kray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Kray clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kray obliges.
Lothbrook is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kray pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lothbrook is working for takedown but Kray is calmly controlling the position for now.
Markus Kray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivar Lothbrook.
Kray with a knee to the head.
Kray prevents the takedown attempt.
Kray gets underhooks to prevent Lothbrook's takedown attempt.
Lothbrook is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lothbrook can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrook wants to stall.
Lothbrook is trying to pull guard but Kray turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kray.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Lothbrook shrugs off. #CUT#
It looks like Ivar Lothbrook has been cut.#T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Kray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lothbrook's defenses.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kray connects with a knee to the head. #KD#
Kray drops Lothbrook with a big knee straight up the middle! Lothbrook is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Lothbrook is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Kray moves into the clinch.
Lothbrook is still on wobbly legs! Can Kray finish him?
Kray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lothbrook's efforts to push away.
Lothbrook tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lothbrook seems to have recovered his senses.
Kray stops a takedown attempt from Lothbrook.
Kray crunches a lovely knee into Lothbrook's ribcage.
Kray with a knee to the head.
Kray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kray lands an elbow just above Lothbrook 's eye.
Kray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#KD#
Kray lands a vicious elbow to the side of Lothbrook's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Kray tries to finish him with strikes but Lothbrook still seems able to defend himself so Kray steps back and lets Lothbrook get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.#CUT#
That has opened up Ivar Lothbrook's cut even more.
Markus Kray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Lothbrook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Kray instigates a clinch.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
Kray jerks Lothbrook's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Lothbrook drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kray goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kray because Lothbrook was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Markus Kray!
Markus Kray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Madness 32 Petrov vs Jansen     
Date:   Jan 25, 2020
#R1#
Ouchie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manzsfield misses with a looping right.
As Manzsfield tries to get set, Ouchie tries to push him back and clinch up but Manzsfield manages to avoid the attempt.
Ouchie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manzsfield uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Manzsfield misses with a looping right.
As Manzsfield tries to get set, Ouchie tries to push him back and clinch up but Manzsfield manages to avoid the attempt.
Manzsfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manzsfield misses with a wild body shot.
Ouchie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ouchie slips under a jab from Manzsfield.#CL#
Ouchie clinches up with Manzsfield and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouchie throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouchie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Manzsfield's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Terry Manzsfield has been cut.
Manzsfield will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ouchie up against the cage.
Ouchie lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouchie. #CUT#
That has opened up Terry Manzsfield's cut even more.
Ouchie lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
The cut above Terry Manzsfield's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ouchie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouchie misses with an elbow over the top.
Ouchie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#
Terry Manzsfield's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Terry Manzsfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Archie Ouchie!
Archie Ouchie gave a mention to Paradise Health and Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

 

Event: SMASH: Turner vs Leopold     
Date:   Jan 25, 2020
#R1#
Patariki lands a lovely overhand right.
Ragnarok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ragnarok takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patariki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ragnarok counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
Ragnarok clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Ragnarok.
Ragnarok is struggling to control the position.
Ragnarok works on Patariki's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Ragnarok on the inside.
Ragnarok stalling.
A body shot lands from Ragnarok.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarok scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarok lands with a left to the head.
Ragnarok has Patariki pressed against the cage, preventing Patariki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarok lands an uppercut.
Patariki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarok cracks Patariki with a nice body shot.
Ragnarok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T1#
A short uppercut from Ragnarok.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ragnarok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ragnarok prevents Patariki from breaking the clinch.
Patariki is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarok is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnarok.
Ragnarok lands a nice shot to the body.
Ragnarok prevents Patariki from breaking the clinch.
Ragnarok lands with a light punch inside.
Patariki has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarok keeps him there for the moment.
Ragnarok is pushing Patariki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ragnarok scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ragnarok.
Ragnarok gets through Patariki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnarok lands with a light punch inside.
Patariki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarok has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarok.
Patariki misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Ragnarok lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patariki working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarok.
Patariki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ragnarok lands a hook that snaps the head of Patariki backwards.
Patariki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarok lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patariki or not.
Patariki can't break the clinch.
Patariki working hard to break the clinch.
Patariki has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarok keeps him there for the moment.
Patariki tries to break free but Ragnarok pushes him back against the cage.
Patariki tries to circle away but Ragnarok has him pinned against the cage.
Patariki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnarok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnarok has Patariki pressed against the cage, preventing Patariki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarok scores with a shot to the side of Patariki's head.
Ragnarok lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patariki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Ragnarok content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ragnarok has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Patariki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ragnarok can turn it around.
Ragnarok has Patariki pressed against the cage, preventing Patariki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ragnarok is leaning against Patariki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ragnarok lands a left hand.
Patariki is trying to force a seperation but Ragnarok has the dominant position.
A short right from Ragnarok.
Ragnarok keeps control of Patariki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ragnarok gets through Patariki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ragnarok.
Ragnarok pushes Patariki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarok prevents Patariki from breaking the clinch.
Ragnarok lands a nice shot to the body.
Patariki tries to circle away but Ragnarok has him pinned against the cage.
Patariki has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarok keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Ragnarok - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ragnarok scores with a hook to the body.
Patariki tries to break the clinch but Ragnarok is controlling the position.
Ragnarok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Ragnarok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarok as the two fighters clinch.
Patariki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ragnarok lands a body shot.
Patariki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarok has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Patariki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Ragnarok. #BC#
Patariki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ragnarok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patariki. Patariki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Patariki cracks Ragnarok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ragnarok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patariki throws a lazy uppercut
and Ragnarok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Ragnarok clinches up with Patariki and pushes him back against the cage.
Patariki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarok has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ragnarok - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bore Ragnarok dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ragnarok takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ragnarok as he connects with a hook.
Tipene Patariki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ragnarok connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patariki's hands.
Patariki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ragnarok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patariki throws out the jab.
Ragnarok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Patariki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Ragnarok on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patariki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ragnarok.
Tipene Patariki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patariki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ragnarok is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Patariki drops his hands momentarily and Ragnarok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Patariki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patariki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnarok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patariki.
Patariki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Patariki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ragnarok counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patariki throws a jab but it's blocked by Ragnarok.
A right-left combo lands from Patariki. #ROC#
Ragnarok is rocked!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ragnarok is still on wobbly legs! Can Patariki finish him?
Ragnarok scores with a shoulder strike.
Patariki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnarok seems to have recovered his senses.
Patariki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ragnarok digs a right hand underneath Patariki's ribcage. Patariki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patariki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarok has him pressed against the cage.
Patariki is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarok is controlling him.
Patariki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Patariki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarok has him pressed against the cage.
Patariki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Ragnarok.
Ragnarok holding his opponent close, against the cage. #T2#
Patariki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarok.
Patariki wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnarok won't allow it.
Patariki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ragnarok has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ragnarok prevents Patariki from breaking the clinch.
Ragnarok stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ragnarok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Ragnarok.
Patariki throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnarok.
Ragnarok lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnarok lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnarok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patariki backwards.
Patariki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ragnarok. #T3#
Ragnarok is leaning against Patariki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ragnarok as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnarok.
Patariki takes a shot to the head.
Ragnarok lands a hook that snaps the head of Patariki backwards.
Ragnarok pushes Patariki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ragnarok is leaning against Patariki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ragnarok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ragnarok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnarok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Patariki.
Ragnarok lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnarok.
Bore Ragnarok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnarok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patariki backwards.
Ragnarok lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Patariki is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnarok lands a left hand.
Oh Patariki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Ragnarok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patariki backwards.
Ragnarok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnarok lands a shot to the body.
Ragnarok prevents Patariki from breaking the clinch.
Patariki is trying to push Ragnarok away but Ragnarok has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ragnarok displaying some good clinch control by pressing Patariki up against the cage.#T4#
Ragnarok lands a hook that snaps the head of Patariki backwards.
Ragnarok gets through Patariki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patariki can't break the clinch.
Patariki is trying to break the clinch but Ragnarok is controlling him.
Ragnarok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ragnarok lands a nice shot to the body.
Patariki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Ragnarok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patariki has had enough of the clinch but Ragnarok keeps him there for the moment.
Ragnarok unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Patariki! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ragnarok is unloading with more strikes now! Patariki drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bore Ragnarok!

 

Event: SMASH: Turner vs Leopold     
Date:   Jan 25, 2020
#R1##TD#
Turner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leopold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turner stalling.
Turner trying to control from half guard but Leopold is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Turner is looking for a kimura here. #T1#
Turner trying to mount his opponent but Leopold defends it.
Ground and pound from Turner.
Turner works his way into side control.
Leopold is trying to escape the position but Turner is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Leopold to see if he's OK.#T2#
Turner in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Turner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Leopold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner working away.
A lull in the action here.#T3#
Turner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Turner grinds an elbow into Leopold's temple.
Turner controls the position.
Leopold regains half guard, as Turner was trying to land strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Turner connects with a nice short shot to Leopold's temple. #T4#
Turner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Turner wants to work for an arm triangle but Leopold is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turner is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geroge Turner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Leopold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner shoots and misses
and Leopold counters with a nice uppercut.
Leopold leaves Turner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL2#
Leopold clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Leopold.
Turner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leopold just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geroge Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner tries to pull guard but Leopold forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leopold lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopold.
A short left from Leopold.
A right hook to the body lands for Leopold.
Nice body punch from Leopold.
Turner tries to pull guard but Leopold won't allow it.
Leopold presses Turner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leopold scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Nice body punch from Leopold - that landed with a thud.
Leopold pushes Turner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold cracks Turner with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leopold presses Turner against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leopold takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Leopold.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopold.
Turner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Corbin Leopold seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turner tries to pull guard but Leopold forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Leopold lands with a light punch inside.
Leopold is pushing Turner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Turner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leopold just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leopold lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Leopold as the two fighters clinch. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopold works on Turner's body with a couple of short punches.
Leopold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turner being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Leopold.
Leopold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Leopold to work.
Leopold pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leopold receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopold.
Turner is trying to pull guard but Leopold has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopold.
Turner is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leopold to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leopold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leopold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leopold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Leopold scores with a hook to the body.
Leopold digs a right hand into Turner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turner's gas tank.
Leopold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leopold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leopold leaning against his opponent.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leopold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leopold just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leopold is working Turner over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Leopold.
Leopold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Leopold.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold lands a nice shot to the body.
Leopold lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Leopold lands a left hand.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
Leopold lands a nice shot to the body.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike. #T4#
Leopold is leaning against Turner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leopold leaning against his opponent.
Leopold lands an uppercut.
Leopold lands a nice shot to the body.
Leopold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leopold manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leopold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leopold is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Turner is trying to pull guard but Leopold turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Leopold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Leopold.
A left hand lands to the body for Leopold.
Leopold gets through Turner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of stalling here from Leopold.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Turner is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corbin Leopold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Turner gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Turner tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Leopold is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Turner buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Turner!! Turner is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Leopold throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corbin Leopold!
Corbin Leopold is the new featherweight champion!

 

Event: SMASH: Brien vs Donnelly     
Date:   Jan 18, 2020
#R1##CL2#
Kray has managed to clinch.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Kray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
Kray tries to land a knee to the head but Rodrigues blocks with his arms.
Rodrigues takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#
It looks like Samuel Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Rodrigues. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kray landing knees to the head.
Kray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Kray won't allow it.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kray trying to land knees to the body.
Kray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Rodrigues is trying to pull guard but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Kray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rodrigues's face.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Kray. #T1#
Rodrigues avoids a wild elbow strike from Kray.
Rodrigues jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kray walks away with a smile on his face. Rodrigues gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Rodrigues moves into the clinch successfully.
Kray lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodrigues won't want to take too many of those.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodrigues tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodrigues fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees to the body from Kray.
Kray landing knees to the body.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
Kray lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
Samuel Rodrigues's cut is getting worse.
Kray lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
Samuel Rodrigues's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kray just stands there and leans against the cage.#T2#
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
We've been hearing reports that Rodrigues has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD#
Rodrigues decides to pull guard.
Kray tries to stand but Rodrigues is controlling from the bottom.
Kray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Rodrigues has his feet on Kray's thighs here. He's pushed Kray off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kray screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Samuel Rodrigues!
Samuel Rodrigues decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: RRFC Challengers 24     
Date:   Jan 15, 2020
#R1#
Hardin throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Kelekolio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelekolio.
Hardin trying to control the position but instead, Kelekolio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardin into the cage.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Kelekolio controls the action.
Hardin tries to stall but Kelekolio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Hardin.
Kelekolio stalling the fight.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelekolio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardin's face. #CUT2#
It looks like John Hardin has been cut.
Hardin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardin taking a breather.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Kelekolio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelekolio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardin backwards.
I was talking to Hardin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hardin takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelekolio has Hardin pressed against the cage, preventing Hardin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kelekolio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardin blocks it with crossed arms.
Hardin working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
Hardin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelekolio is keeping busy.
Hardin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardin misses with the head strike.
Kelekolio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardin's defenses.
Kelekolio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kelekolio can turn it around.
The referee calls for Kelekolio to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Kelekolio is controlling him.
A short left from Kelekolio.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
Kelekolio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the head but Hardin blocks with his arms.
Hardin wants to break free but Kelekolio has control.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardin avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelekolio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelekolio. #T2#
Kelekolio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelekolio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardin blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kelekolio.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but Hardin blocks it.
Hardin misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Kelekolio to work.
Kelekolio lands a right hand.
Kelekolio misses with an elbow strike.
Kelekolio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardin's efforts to push away.
Kelekolio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardin's defenses.
Kelekolio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelekolio.
Kelekolio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hardin can't break the clinch.
Come on Kelekolio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Hardin.
Kelekolio keeps control of Hardin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelekolio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelekolio.
Hardin looking to stall.
Kelekolio misses with a knee to the head.
Hardin trying to control the position but instead, Kelekolio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardin into the cage.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardin trying to control the position but instead, Kelekolio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardin into the cage.
Hardin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelekolio has double underhooks.
Hardin taking a breather. #T4#
Kelekolio avoiding damage as Hardin throws knees to the body.
Hardin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hardin throws a head punch that misses.
Hardin misses with some punches.
Kelekolio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hardin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kelekolio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardin is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelekolio gets an underhook and turns Hardin into the cage.
Kelekolio pushes Hardin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelekolio lands an elbow just above Hardin 's eye.
A head punch on the inside from Hardin fails to land.
Hardin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelekolio has double underhooks.
Kelekolio has Hardin pressed against the cage, preventing Hardin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Kelekolio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardin avoids it.
Hardin blocks an elbow strike.
Kelekolio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amana Kelekolio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Hardin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hardin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hardin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelekolio checks a leg kick.
John Hardin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kelekolio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hardin counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardin lands an overhand right.
Hardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelekolio.
Kelekolio avoids a kick to the body.
Kelekolio tries to counter with a clinch but Hardin shakes him off and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hardin. That's going to slow Kelekolio down.
Hardin misses with a low kick as Kelekolio jumps back.
Hardin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardin misses with a head kick.
Kelekolio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardin lands with an uppercut that bounces Kelekolio off the cage and back into range.
Kelekolio throws out a loose jab but Hardin uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Kelekolio takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelekolio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T1#
Hardin is looking to control Kelekolio's arms but Kelekolio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment.
Hardin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelekolio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelekolio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelekolio effectively controlling the action here.
Hardin is trying to push Kelekolio away but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Hardin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelekolio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kelekolio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardin up against the cage.
Kelekolio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kelekolio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hardin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelekolio prevents Hardin from breaking the clinch.#T2#
Hardin tries to break free but Kelekolio pushes him back against the cage.
Kelekolio works on Hardin's body with a couple of short punches.
Hardin avoiding damage as Kelekolio throws knees to the body.
Kelekolio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kelekolio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelekolio lands an uppercut.
Kelekolio tries to land a knee to the head but Hardin blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio lands a damaging elbow.
Hardin tries to stall but Kelekolio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardin is looking to control Kelekolio's arms but Kelekolio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardin has his back to the cage.
Hardin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelekolio has him pressed against the cage.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelekolio lands an uppercut.
Kelekolio connects with a knee to the head.
Kelekolio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kelekolio keeps control of Hardin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardin is trying to force a seperation but Kelekolio has the dominant position.#T3#
Kelekolio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardin working aggressively here.
Kelekolio blocks a body shot from Hardin.
Kelekolio pushes Hardin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelekolio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelekolio is keeping busy.
Hardin avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Hardin looking to stall.
Hardin is trying to break the clinch but Kelekolio is controlling him.
Kelekolio throws an elbow that misses.
Kelekolio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardin can't find room to land a body shot as Kelekolio controls the action.
Hardin taking a breather.
Kelekolio lands an elbow that stopped Hardin in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
John Hardin's cut is getting worse.#T4#
Kelekolio lands a shoulder strike.
Hardin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hardin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelekolio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Amana Kelekolio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kelekolio misses with a knee to the head.
Kelekolio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardin up against the cage.
Hardin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelekolio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Kelekolio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kelekolio tries a knee to the head but Hardin blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardin.
Kelekolio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hardin up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelekolio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amana Kelekolio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Hardin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Hardin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelekolio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick from Hardin lands but Kelekolio takes it in his stride.
Hardin throws a front kick aimed at Kelekolio's knee but Kelekolio avoids it well.
Kelekolio is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
John Hardin is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Kelekolio as he checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Kelekolio pushes Hardin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelekolio throws an elbow that misses.
Kelekolio crunches a lovely knee into Hardin's ribcage.
Hardin misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelekolio lands a damaging elbow.
Kelekolio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelekolio lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelekolio lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelekolio.
Kelekolio taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #T1#
Kelekolio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelekolio has Hardin pressed against the cage, preventing Hardin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hardin dodges an elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hardin tries to circle away but Kelekolio has him pinned against the cage.
Kelekolio lands a nice elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #KD2#
Kelekolio lands a vicious elbow to the side of Hardin's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Kelekolio tries to finish him with strikes but Hardin still seems able to defend himself so Kelekolio steps back and lets Hardin get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.#ROC2#
Hardin is rocked!
John Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelekolio throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardin.
Oh Hardin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardin scores with a nice head shot.
Hardin blocks a jab.
Kelekolio throws a quick head kick that knocks Hardin silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Kelekolio is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Amana Kelekolio!
Amana Kelekolio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MMA Underwear Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

 

Event: SMASH: Garbrandt vs Paris (NC)     
Date:   Jan 11, 2020
#R1#
Kray tries to bum rush Bjornson with a series of wild strikes but Bjornson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjornson cracks Kray with an open hand slap.#CUT2#
It looks like Markus Kray has been cut.
Kray staying out of range there.
Bjornson missing with a left hand there. Kray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Kray clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Bjornson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bjornson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kray prevents Bjornson from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kray.
Bjornson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Kray leaning against his opponent.
Kray stalling.
Kray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray stalling the fight.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Bjornson shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Gustaf Bjornson has been cut.
Kray lands a knee to the head.
Bjornson tries to break free but Kray pushes him back against the cage.
Kray lands an elbow inside. #T1#
Kray landing knees to the head.
Bjornson working hard to break the clinch.
Bjornson tries to break the clinch but Kray is controlling the position.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray keeps control of Bjornson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjornson is trying to push Kray away but Kray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kray lands a knee to the body.
Bjornson looks winded!
Kray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kray is pushing Bjornson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bjornson has had enough of the clinch but Kray keeps him there for the moment.
Kray is stalling here.
Kray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bjornson's defenses.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjornson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Kray lands a nice elbow.
Kray connects with a knee to the head.
Kray's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A bit of stalling here from Kray.
Kray with a knee to the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Gustaf Bjornson's cut even more.
Bjornson wants to break free but Kray has control.
Bjornson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjornson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kray won't allow it.
Kray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Kray.
Bjornson has had enough of the clinch but Kray keeps him there for the moment.
Bjornson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
Kray is struggling to control the position.
Kray prevents Bjornson from breaking the clinch.#T3#
Kray lands a nice elbow.
Kray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bjornson up against the cage.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kray landing knees to the head.
Bjornson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bjornson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornson is trying to break free.
Bjornson wants to break free but Kray has control.
Kray has Bjornson pressed against the cage, preventing Bjornson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kray landing knees to the head. #T4#
Kray lands an elbow inside that Bjornson shrugs off.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kray obliges.
Kray connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Bjornson tries to break free but Kray pushes him back against the cage.
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bjornson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kray.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjornson can't break the clinch.
Kray lands an elbow that stopped Bjornson in his tracks for a moment.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kray scores with a knee to the head. #CUT#
The cut above Gustaf Bjornson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've been informed that Bjornson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kray lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
Bjornson is rocked!
Kray landing knees to the head.
Bjornson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kray finish him?
Bjornson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Kray dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Kray moves into the clinch.
Bjornson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjornson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kray with a knee to the head.
Bjornson wants to break free but Kray has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kray lands an elbow just above Bjornson 's eye.
Bjornson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bjornson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kray lands an elbow just above Bjornson 's eye.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjornson is trying to push Kray away but Kray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kray effectively controlling the action here.
Kray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjornson can do to turn this around?
Kray avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Kray.
Kray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bjornson's efforts to push away.#T1#
Bjornson is trying to force a seperation but Kray has the dominant position.
Kray lands a knee to the body.
Bjornson tries to circle away but Kray has him pinned against the cage.
Bjornson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks.
Kray lands a nice elbow.
Kray with a knee to the head.
Kray scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kray.
Kray working Bjornson over with knees to the body.
Bjornson is breathing heavily.
Kray lands a knee to the head.
Kray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray working Bjornson over with knees to the body.
Bjornson tries to circle away but Kray has him pinned against the cage.
Bjornson tries to circle away but Kray has him pinned against the cage.
Kray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bjornson's face. #T2#
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Bjornson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Bjornson shrugs off.
Bjornson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kray won't allow it.
Kray scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Bjornson shrugs off.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kray.
Kray has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Kray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bjornson's defenses. #CUT#
Gustaf Bjornson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bjornson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kray lands a knee to the head.
Kray has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Bjornson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kray, and another! Bjornson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Markus Kray!
Markus Kray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: SMASH: Deertay vs Stienis     
Date:   Jan 11, 2020
#R1##CL2#
Leopold forces DeVell back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
DeVell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DeVell is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopold. #BC2#
Leopold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leopold scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#
It looks like Trey DeVell has been cut.#CL2#
Leopold clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Leopold manages to break the clinch.
Leopold moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leopold throws a good cross that connects. #CL2#
Leopold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leopold misses with a hook. DeVell ducked under it nicely. #T1#
DeVell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A countering left hand to the body from Leopold misses.#CL2#
Leopold takes the fight into the clinch.
Leopold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leopold lands a left hand. #BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch.
DeVell works the jab nicely.#CL2#
DeVell tries to keep at a distance but Leopold has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leopold.
Leopold lands a body punch.
Leopold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
DeVell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leopold stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Leopold takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Leopold breaks from the clinch.
Leopold misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Leopold closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopold.
DeVell is trying to force a seperation but Leopold has the dominant position.
Leopold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Leopold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Leopold. #BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leopold works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Leopold gets a clinch. #T3#
A body shot lands from Leopold.
Stalling in the clinch from Leopold.
Leopold works on DeVell's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Leopold.
Nice body punch from Leopold - that landed with a thud. #BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch.
DeVell misses with an uppercut. Leopold saw that one coming.
DeVell takes a jab right on the kisser.
DeVell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
DeVell is breathing heavily.#CL2#
DeVell tries to keep at a distance but Leopold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leopold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leopold works on DeVell's body with a couple of short punches.
Leopold slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeVell.
Leopold pushes DeVell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Leopold.
A nice left hand lands by Leopold. #BC2#
Leopold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Leopold has DeVell up against the cage in a clinch.
Leopold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Leopold.
DeVell tries to break free but Leopold pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corbin Leopold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey DeVell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Leopold darts in and clinches DeVell up against the cage.
A short right from Leopold on the inside.
DeVell looking to slow down the pace here.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
Leopold lands a shot to the body.
DeVell taking a breather.
Stalling in the clinch from Leopold.
DeVell stalling in the clinch but Leopold improves position.
Leopold stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Leopold - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Leopold.
Leopold stalls. #BC2#
Leopold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1##CL2#
Leopold pushes DeVell up against the cage in a clinch.
Leopold lands a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leopold - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leopold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leopold continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeVell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeVell tries to bum rush Leopold with a series of wild strikes but Leopold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL2#
Leopold clinches. #BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Leopold in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Leopold throws a right hand that DeVell ducks under and follows up with a left that DeVell also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Leopold clinches up against the cage.#T2#
A frustrated look appears on DeVell's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Leopold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
DeVell throws a lazy right hand but Leopold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leopold! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Leopold. Beautiful body shot.
DeVell slips a jab and a cross from Leopold.
It looked like DeVell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
DeVell throws a combination that misses
and Leopold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Leopold moves into the clinch successfully.
Leopold lands a body punch.
Our sources have told us that DeVell has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Leopold pushes DeVell up against the cage in a clinch.
Leopold lands a nice uppercut.
Leopold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Leopold - that landed with a thud. #T3#
Leopold lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeVell backwards.
Leopold lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeVell misses with a punch on the inside.
Leopold scores with a shoulder strike.
Leopold digs a right hand underneath DeVell's ribcage. DeVell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leopold is leaning against DeVell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
DeVell misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leopold.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Leopold. #BC2#
Leopold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leopold has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#CL2#
Leopold instigates a clinch.
DeVell is looking to control Leopold's arms but Leopold gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeVell has his back to the cage. #BC2#
Leopold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4##CL2#
Leopold moves into range and clinches up with DeVell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leopold is working DeVell over against the cage.
Leopold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leopold scores with a hook to the body.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Leopold moves into range and clinches up with DeVell.
Leopold is leaning against DeVell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leopold cracks DeVell with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Leopold manages to break the clinch.
DeVell avoids the body shot from Leopold.
Corbin Leopold seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Leopold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corbin Leopold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trey DeVell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Leopold has closed the distance and engaged DeVell in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Leopold as the two fighters clinch.
Leopold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leopold leaning against his opponent.
Leopold digs a right hand into DeVell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeVell's gas tank.
Leopold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down DeVell.
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeVell or not.
Leopold lands a body punch.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold lands a body punch. #BC2#
Leopold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Leopold pushes DeVell up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leopold - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Leopold.
Leopold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Leopold.
A right hook to the body lands for Leopold. #BC2#
Leopold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Leopold rushes DeVell and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Leopold breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Leopold takes the fight into the clinch.
Leopold cracks DeVell with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Leopold. #T2#
Nice body punch from Leopold.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeVell or not.
A nice left hand lands by Leopold.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#BC2#
Leopold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leopold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DeVell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leopold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leopold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
DeVell slips a straight right by Leopold.
It looked like DeVell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Leopold.#T3##CL2#
Leopold closes the distance and pushes DeVell back into the cage.
Leopold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Leopold.
Leopold lands a body shot.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leopold lands a left hand that snaps the head of DeVell backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Leopold.
Leopold content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leopold lands an uppercut.
Leopold pushes DeVell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leopold prevents DeVell from breaking the clinch.
DeVell is trying to break the clinch but Leopold is controlling him.
Leopold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leopold.
Leopold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopold lands with a left to the head.
Leopold cracks DeVell with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Leopold.
Leopold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leopold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leopold stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leopold.
Leopold lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leopold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trey DeVell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corbin Leopold is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Leopold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeVell or not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corbin Leopold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leopold has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 24:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corbin Leopold!

 

Event: SMASH: Donnelly vs Tai     
Date:   Jan 11, 2020
#R1#
Hsu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hsu dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Hsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Hsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones unleashes a big counter combination but Hsu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hsu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Reginald Hsu has been cut.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones throws a series of punches but Hsu avoids them all with ease.
Hsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hsu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones lands with a cross. #T1#
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Hsu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hsu.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Hsu.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hsu was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Trevor Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hsu slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Hsu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hsu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hsu rather than just go for the knockout.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#
Reginald Hsu's cut is getting worse.
Hsu takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Hsu does no damage.
Jones digs a good hook to Hsu's body. #T2#
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hsu tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Hsu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Hsu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Hsu down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Hsu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Hsu is rocked!#CUT2#
Reginald Hsu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hsu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hsu throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Hsu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Hsu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones avoids the body shot from Hsu.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones tries to bum rush Hsu with a series of wild strikes but Hsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones scores with a jab. Hsu acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT2#
Jeez, Reginald Hsu's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Hsu misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hsu.
Hsu connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Hsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hsu's head backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Reginald Hsu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trevor Jones!

 

 
 
 
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