Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: FCL - 22
Date: Apr 14, 2024

#R1##CL#
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBlanc tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
LeBlanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
LeBlanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker lands with a light punch inside.
LeBlanc tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LeBlanc.
A nice left hand lands by Walker.
LeBlanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker gets through LeBlanc's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walker lands a right hand. #T1#
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC#LeBlanc is rocked!
Walker working aggressively here.
LeBlanc is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker misses with some punches.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBlanc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker digs a right hand into LeBlanc's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on LeBlanc's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBlanc.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but LeBlanc uses good head movement to avoid it.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by LeBlanc.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBlanc seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBlanc.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
LeBlanc misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
LeBlanc blocks an uppercut.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
LeBlanc looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
LeBlanc is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops LeBlanc to his knees! Walker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Walker!
Brady Walker spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: SMASH: White Jr vs Furioto
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
Minoru Ii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn misses with a shot to the body
and Minoru Ii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
A jab from Minoru Ii finds it's way through Llewellyn's defenses.
Llewellyn scores with a shot to the body.
Minoru Ii scores with a shot to the body.
AJ Llewellyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Llewellyn looks to land a combination but Minoru Ii avoids it well. #CL2#
Minoru Ii has Llewellyn up against the cage in a clinch.
Minoru Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Llewellyn is looking to control Minoru Ii's arms but Minoru Ii gets an underhook and turns him. Now Llewellyn has his back to the cage.
Llewellyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minoru Ii.
Llewellyn blocks a body shot from Minoru Ii.
Llewellyn is trying to drag Minoru Ii to the mat but Minoru Ii just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Minoru Ii.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Llewellyn.
Minoru Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
Minoru Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minoru Ii misses with some punches. #T1#
Minoru Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Llewellyn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Minoru Ii is defending well.
Minoru Ii is working Llewellyn over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Minoru Ii presses Llewellyn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Minoru Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Llewellyn or not.
Llewellyn is breathing heavily.
Minoru Ii lands a body punch.
Minoru Ii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Minoru Ii scores with a shot to the side of Llewellyn's head.
Minoru Ii lands with a light punch inside.
Minoru Ii has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Llewellyn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Minoru Ii can turn it around.
Minoru Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Minoru Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minoru Ii pushes Llewellyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Llewellyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Minoru Ii.
Llewellyn has a couple of punches blocked by Minoru Ii.
Llewellyn misses with a knee strike.
Llewellyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minoru Ii avoids it.
Minoru Ii tries a body shot but Llewellyn blocks it.
Nice body punch from Minoru Ii. #T2#
Minoru Ii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minoru Ii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Llewellyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii digs a right hand into Llewellyn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Llewellyn's gas tank.
Minoru Ii lands a shot to the body.
Minoru Ii scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Minoru Ii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minoru Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Minoru Ii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Minoru Ii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Minoru Ii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Llewellyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minoru Ii lands a left hand.
Minoru Ii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Minoru Ii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Minoru Ii works on Llewellyn's body with a couple of short punches.
Minoru Ii digs a right hand underneath Llewellyn's ribcage. Llewellyn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Minoru Ii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Minoru Ii digs a right hand underneath Llewellyn's ribcage. Llewellyn let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Minoru Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Minoru Ii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii scores with a shot to the side of Llewellyn's head.
Minoru Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Llewellyn or not.
A short right from Minoru Ii. #ROC2#Llewellyn is rocked!
Minoru Ii lands with a left to the head.
Oh Llewellyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minoru Ii cracks Llewellyn with a nice body shot.
Minoru Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Llewellyns head.
Minoru Ii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
A short uppercut from Minoru Ii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minoru Ii scores with a shot to the side of Llewellyn's head.
Minoru Ii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minoru Ii unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Llewellyn! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Minoru Ii is unloading with more strikes now! Llewellyn drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kohinata Minoru Ii!
During a confident post fight interview, Kohinata Minoru Ii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: HRL76
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1##CL#
Kanner has Alstrup up against the cage in a clinch.
Kanner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alstrup.
Alstrup misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanner is leaning against Alstrup and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kanner lands a right hand.
Kanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Alstrup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kanner.
Alstrup looks winded!
Kanner lands a shoulder strike.
Alstrup takes a shot to the head.
Kanner changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alstrup fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Alstrup tries to keep at a distance but Kanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alstrup misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Kanner.
Kanner misses with a punch to the body.
Kanner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Alstrup.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanner.
Kanner has been working on his balance at The Firm, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Alstrup.
Kanner stalling in the clinch.
Alstrup taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alstrup will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kanner up against the cage.
Kanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Alstrup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanner pushes Alstrup back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kanner lands a left hand.
Alstrup wants to break free but Kanner has control.
Kanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Kanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kanner lands a right hand.
Alstrup misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Kanner.
Kanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alstrup has a couple of punches blocked by Kanner.
A short body shot lands from Kanner as the two fighters clinch.
Kanner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kanner. #ROC#Alstrup is rocked!
Kanner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alstrup is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanner finish him?
Kanner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kanner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kanner unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Alstrup! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kanner is unloading with more strikes now! Alstrup drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kruce Kanner!
A relieved looking Kruce Kanner 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: HZN 14 Bollomard v Leben
Date: Mar 30, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Broomsdale clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Bosanac breaks from the clinch.
Broomsdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosanac misses with a body kick.
Broomsdale drops his hands momentarily and Bosanac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Broomsdale with a jab.
Leo Bosanac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Broomsdale closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Broomsdale lands in his opponent's guard.
Broomsdale wants to control from the top but Bosanac keeps moving.
Broomsdale stays in close to Bosanac's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Bosanac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Broomsdale controlling from the top position.
Bosanac knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Broomsdale on the ground.#T1#
Bosanac is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Broomsdale is controlling him.
Broomsdale stopping the sweep attempt from Bosanac.
Broomsdale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Broomsdale is working Bosanac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosanac throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Broomsdale lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bosanac has his hands on Broomsdale's head, controlling the position.
Broomsdale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bosanac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Broomsdale lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Broomsdale stays in close to Bosanac's body and controls the position.
Broomsdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosanac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bosanac looking to hit a scissor sweep but Broomsdale is one step ahead there.
Broomsdale content to stall in guard here.
Bosanac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Broomsdale wants to control from the top but Bosanac keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Broomsdale wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosanac misses the target.
Broomsdale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bosanac.
Broomsdale slips a jab and a cross from Bosanac. #TD2#
Broomsdale drives through with a takedown into Bosanac's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Broomsdale postures up.
Broomsdale is looking to work some ground and pound but Bosanac has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broomsdale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Broomsdale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bosanac is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Broomsdale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T4#
Let's hope that Broomsdale has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Broomsdale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bosanac was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Broomsdale.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Broomsdale.
Bosanac misses with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosanac misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Broomsdale.
Leo Bosanac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bosanac wants to land a leg kick but Broomsdale is out of range.
Bosanac throws a head kick that misses.
Bosanac throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Broomsdale counters with a single leg into guard. Bosanac didn't expect that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Broomsdale dominated that round.
That's time! Bosanac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Broomsdale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bosanac moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosanac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bosanac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosanac misses the target.
Broomsdale feints the counter takedown.
Bosanac connects with a crisp jab.
Bosanac takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leo Bosanac is winning the standup battle so far.
Broomsdale ducks under a wild hook from Bosanac.
Broomsdale feints the counter takedown.
Broomsdale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bosanac takes one to the chin there.
Broomsdale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Broomsdale blocks the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broomsdale avoids the body shot from Bosanac.
Bosanac misses with a wild body shot.
Broomsdale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bosanac swinging wildly here.
Broomsdale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Broomsdale scores with a spinning back kick!
Bosanac throws a body kick that misses.
Broomsdale connects with an inside leg kick.
Bosanac swats away the attempt to clinch by Broomsdale.
Bosanac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broomsdale.
Bosanac jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Bosanac misses.
Bosanac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Broomsdale changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Broomsdale slips under a jab from Bosanac.
Bosanac throws a head kick that misses.
Broomsdale moves out of range of the body kick.
Broomsdale swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Broomsdale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2##CL2#
Broomsdale has closed the distance and engaged Bosanac in a clinch. #TD2#
Broomsdale is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bosanac can't fight it off and eventually Broomsdale manages to take the fight to the floor. Bosanac looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broomsdale wants to control from the top but Bosanac keeps moving.
Ezekiel Broomsdale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bosanac is trying to keep Broomsdale in close.
Broomsdale postures up in Bosanac's guard and throws a big left but Bosanac blocks it.
Broomsdale stays in close to Bosanac's body and controls the position.
Bosanac trying to keep a closed guard but Broomsdale is proving a slippery customer.
Bosanac looking to control but Broomsdale passes into half guard. #T3#
Broomsdale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Broomsdale is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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. Broomsdale connects with a nice short shot to Bosanac's temple.
Broomsdale is nestled in close to Bosanac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Broomsdale performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Broomsdale wants to control but Bosanac is keeping him busy.
Bosanac is looking to improve his position. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Broomsdale is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Broomsdale content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nice strikes from Broomsdale there.
Bosanac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Broomsdale.
Broomsdale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Broomsdale content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Broomsdale.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ezekiel Broomsdale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. 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#
A shot to the liver by Bosanac. Beautiful body shot.
Broomsdale slips under a jab.
Bosanac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Broomsdale tries for a takedown but Bosanac sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bosanac throws a body shot but no joy.
Broomsdale appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bosanac tries to score with a low kick but Broomsdale moves his leg out of the way.
Bosanac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Broomsdale drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bosanac defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Broomsdale finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #TD2#
Broomsdale shoots in and gets a takedown into Bosanac's guard.
Broomsdale forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Broomsdale lands a nice short elbow.#T1#
Broomsdale winds up and cracks Bosanac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Broomsdale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bosanac defending well though.
Broomsdale winds up and cracks Bosanac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Broomsdale sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bosanac defending well though.
Bosanac is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Broomsdale seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bosanac does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Broomsdale takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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. Broomsdale connects with a nice short shot to Bosanac's temple.
Broomsdale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Bosanac has hold of Broomsdale's hands but Broomsdale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bosanac tries to get to full guard but Broomsdale has control of the leg.
Broomsdale controlling the action here.
Broomsdale not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Broomsdale is looking to advance position but Bosanac won't allow it.
Broomsdale controlling the action here.
Bosanac is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Broomsdale not doing much here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bosanac is looking to land body kicks.
Bosanac drops his hands momentarily and Broomsdale takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bosanac loads up on a big right hand but Broomsdale slips the punch.
Broomsdale moves away from the strike by Bosanac.
Nice jab there from Broomsdale.
Bosanac throws the kick towards the body but Broomsdale avoids it.
Bosanac throws a lazy right hand but Broomsdale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Broomsdale! But no joy.
Broomsdale takes a swing at Bosanac's ribcage but misses.
Ezekiel Broomsdale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Bosanac throws a big shot that misses.
Leo Bosanac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosanac does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Broomsdale.
Bosanac connects with a right hand. Broomsdale shakes it off.
Broomsdale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bosanac misses with an uppercut. Broomsdale saw that one coming.
Broomsdale checks a low kick from Bosanac.
Broomsdale changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Broomsdale is looking to slow Bosanac down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Bosanac.
Broomsdale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bosanac crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Broomsdale - the referee stops the clock and Bosanac gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Broomsdale. Bosanac manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosanac throws a push kick but Broomsdale slaps the foot to one side.
Broomsdale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosanac.
Broomsdale moves away from the strike by Bosanac.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekiel Broomsdale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Broomsdale 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: SMASH: Tryastsyn vs Barboza
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Llewellyn.
Llewellyn tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie 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.#TD#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Llewellyn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Llewellyn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Llewellyn is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gracie is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter. #SUB#
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Llewellyn is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Gracie is trying to control the position but Llewellyn postures up. #T1#
Llewellyn is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Llewellyn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Llewellyn is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Llewellyn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Llewellyn is very close to passing his half guard.
Llewellyn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Llewellyn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Llewellyn is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB2#
Llewellyn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ground and pound from Llewellyn.
Llewellyn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie trying to control here.
Llewellyn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Llewellyn slows the pace down in half guard.
Llewellyn tries to stand and escape but Gracie is controlling the position. #T3#
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Llewellyn is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Llewellyn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Llewellyn controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Llewellyn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Llewellyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Llewellyn moves out of range as Gracie strikes.#CL#
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Llewellyn is trying to force a seperation but Gracie has the dominant position.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Llewellyn's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Llewellyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Llewellyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Llewellyn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Llewellyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Llewellyn gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Llewellyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Llewellyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Llewellyn is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Llewellyn from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gracie has his foot on Llewellyn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Llewellyn works his way back into a safe position though.
Llewellyn wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Llewellyn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T1#
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Llewellyn from controlling successfully.
Llewellyn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Llewellyn is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Llewellyn from controlling successfully.
Llewellyn wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Llewellyn lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Llewellyn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Llewellyn controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Llewellyn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Llewellyn has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Llewellyn wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position. #SUB#
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Llewellyn is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Llewellyn from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Llewellyn throws out the jab.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Llewellyn works Gracie's body with a nice hook.#T3#
Gracie throws a hook but Llewellyn avoids it easily.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Llewellyn is avoiding it.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Llewellyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Llewellyn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
It seemed like Llewellyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Llewellyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Llewellyn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Llewellyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Llewellyn throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Llewellyn throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie throws a lazy uppercut
and Llewellyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Llewellyn throws a big shot that misses.
Llewellyn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Llewellyn.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Llewellyn.
Llewellyn slips a jab from Gracie.
Llewellyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Llewellyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Bryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Llewellyn counters with a straight right hand.
Llewellyn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC2#Gracie is rocked!
Llewellyn connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Llewellyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Llewellyn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Llewellyn but Llewellyn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Llewellyn counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Llewellyn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Llewellyn moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Llewellyn!
Our winner, AJ Llewellyn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bryan Gracie had this to say: 'I'm an old man now... but here I am. I'm blessed to fight in front of you. The day where I quit this thing is in front of me... and I'm glad my blood was spilled.'.

Event: UCF 9: Fontolan v Berishvili
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Clay or perhaps it was just good defense by Redcola, which made it look bad.
A decent looking cross lands there for Redcola.
Redcola moves away from the strike by Clay.
Redcola works the jab nicely.
Clay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Redcola.
Clay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Redcola as he jumps to the side.
Redcola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Clay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Redcola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Redcola makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Clay with that takedown attempt.
Clay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Redcola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Clay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Redcola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Redcola punishes Clay's body with a nice straight punch.
Clay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Redcola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Redcola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Clay moves to clinch but Redcola breaks away
and Redcola counters with a nice uppercut.
Clay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Redcola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Redcola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Redcola counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redcola cracks Clay with an open hand slap.
Clay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Redcola lands with a straight right. Clay didn't see that one coming.
Redcola looks to land a combination. Clay sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#T2#
Clay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Redcola defends it nicely.
Redcola lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Redcola scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barry Redcola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redcola lands a body shot.
Redcola connects with the punch.
Redcola lands a jab-cross combination.
Clay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Redcola to counter with a crisp jab.
Clay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Redcola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redcola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Clay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T3##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Redcola has knocked Clay down with a huge combo! Redcola steps away and waves a wobbly Clay back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Clay is rocked!
Redcola scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Clay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redcola jabs at Clay's body.
Clay seems to have got his legs back now.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Redcola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Clay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Redcola counters with a nice uppercut.
Redcola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Clay's head backwards.
Redcola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #KD2#
Redcola lands a left and a right that send Clay crashing to the mat, dazed. Redcola thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#TD#
Clay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Redcola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clay is controlling him.
Redcola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Redcola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redcola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4#
Clay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Clay won't allow Redcola to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#ES2#
Redcola has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Clay is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Redcola prevents a takedown attempt there.
Redcola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Redcola dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Redcola defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Clay.
Clay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Clay fails with the takedown
and Redcola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Redcola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Clay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Redcola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redcola thuds a left hand into Clay's body.
Redcola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcola lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clay backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Redcola counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Howard Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the liver by Redcola. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Redcola lands with a nice body punch.
Redcola throws a one two combo.
A shot to the liver by Redcola. Beautiful body shot.
Clay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clay takes one to the side of the head.
Clay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Redcola counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Redcola darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clay tries for a takedown but Redcola circles away easily
and Redcola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Redcola lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice combination there by Redcola.
Clay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Clay misses with a takedown attempt
and Redcola counters with a left to the body. #T2#
Redcola works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Howard Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redcola lands a nice hook to Clay's body. Clay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clay walks into a straight right hand from Redcola.
Redcola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Redcola thuds a left hand into Clay's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Redcola scores with a four punch combination!
Redcola moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Clay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Redcola drops Clay with a big left hand! Clay is injured, injured bad! Redcola jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barry Redcola!
Barry Redcola looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Undefeated, Unphased, unstoppable. If i don't get a title shot, yer all nonces!'.

Event: UCF 9: Fontolan v Berishvili
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Test clinches up with Dux and pushes him back against the cage.
Dux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dux lands a nice shot to the body.
Dux lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Dux pulls guard.
Test must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Test has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dux to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Test is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dux pulls down on the head and he's put Test to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Daniel Dux!

Event: SMASH: Dredd vs Machine
Date: Mar 10, 2024

#R1#
Alaska throws a poor cross that misses
and Stepanovich counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alaska misses with a hook
and Stepanovich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
Alaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alaska closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #KD2#
Stepanovich sends Alaska crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stepanovich is motioning to the referee to let Alaska up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Alaska 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!
Stepanovich lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Alaska is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stepanovich throws a head kick that misses.
Stepanovich moves out of range as Alaska strikes.
Stepanovich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stepanovich slips under a jab from Alaska.
Alaska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alaska seems to have got his legs back now.
Alaska misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Alaska misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stepanovich misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alaska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Alaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Alaska tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alaska misses with a hook.#T1#
Alaska throws a body punch but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Stepanovich now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stepanovich misses with a double jab.
Alaska scores with a sloppy right hand. Stepanovich should have avoided that one.
Stepanovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stepanovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stepanovich misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alaska throws a body punch but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Stepanovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stepanovich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alaska misses with a straight right.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Alaska throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Alaska misses the jab.
Alaska wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stepanovich defending well as Alaska loads up on a big left hand.
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanovich is just out of range.
Alaska moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromStepanovich.
Alaska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stepanovich counters with a left and a right that stings Alaska.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stepanovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Alaska.
Alaska works Stepanovich's body with a nice hook.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alaska throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stepanovich connects with a looping right hand.
Alaska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alaska swings for the body but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stepanovich looks to land a right hand but Alaska moved out of range.#T3#
Stepanovich throws a sloppy head kick and Alaska moves out of range easily.
Stepanovich thuds his right hand into Alaska's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Stepanovich misses the target.
Stepanovich avoids the body shot from Alaska.
Alaska swings for the body but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Alaska bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head.
Stepanovich slips a jab from Alaska.
Stepanovich slips under a jab.
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Alaska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alaska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stepanovich manages to avoid it.
Alaska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stepanovich doesn't seem bothered though.
Alaska misses the body punch
and Stepanovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Alaska takes a swing at Stepanovich's ribcage but misses.
Stepanovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Alaska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alaska is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stepanovich's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanovich lands a head shot.
Stepanovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Alaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich staying out of range there.
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanovich is just out of range.
Stepanovich defending well as Alaska loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alaska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alaska throws the left hand but Stepanovich avoids the punch easily.
Alaska misses with a body punch
and Stepanovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Olenev Stepanovich dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Alaska misses the body punch
and Stepanovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richie Alaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanovich with a nice cross.
Stepanovich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alaska takes a swing at Stepanovich's ribcage but misses.
Alaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanovich.
Alaska looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut. Alaska saw that one coming.
Alaska throws a hook but Stepanovich blocks it.
Alaska looks to throw the jab but Stepanovich is out of range.
Stepanovich scores with the left hand. Alaska knows he should have avoided that one.
Alaska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alaska scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alaska throws out the jab.
Alaska stuns Stepanovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Alaska misses.
Alaska works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Stepanovich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stepanovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alaska lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanovich is just out of range.
Alaska with a jab.
Alaska throws out a loose jab but Stepanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alaska slips a straight right by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lands with a right hand.
Alaska just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaska loads up on a big right hand but Stepanovich slips the punch.
Stepanovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alaska.
Olenev Stepanovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alaska connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T2#
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stepanovich.
A big right from Alaska misses.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alaska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Alaska jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stepanovich throws a head kick that misses.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stepanovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
Alaska moves away from the strike by Stepanovich.
Alaska takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stepanovich swings for the body but Alaska moves out of range.
Alaska just misses with a punch to the body.
Stepanovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alaska.#T3#
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Jab from Alaska.
Alaska misses with a body shot.
Alaska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alaska lands a nice looking body shot.
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Stepanovich throws a big counter head kick but Alaska avoids it with no problem.
Alaska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich throws out a counter right but Alaska avoids it with no problem.
Stepanovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stepanovich throws a nice head kick!
Stepanovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alaska lands with a good body shot.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Alaska backs off Stepanovich throws a huge counter combo but Alaska manages to avoid it all.
Stepanovich takes one to the chin there.
Alaska is looking to wear down Stepanovich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the side of Alaska's head but Alaska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alaska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alaska jabs Stepanovich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alaska lands a jab to the head.
Stepanovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stepanovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Alaska tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Alaska takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alaska throws a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head but Stepanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stepanovich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richie Alaska dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Stepanovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alaska.
Stepanovich avoids the body shot from Alaska.
Stepanovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alaska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stepanovich moves away.
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alaska uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stepanovich.
Alaska dodges the punch combination from Stepanovich.
Alaska fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alaska misses with a body shot.
Stepanovich is looking for the big counter here.
Stepanovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Stepanovich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alaska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stepanovich throws an overhand right that lands on Alaska's shoulder, as Alaska tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alaska misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich throws out a counter right but Alaska avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Stepanovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alaska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Alaska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alaska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stepanovich throws out the jab.
Alaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanovich is just out of range.
Stepanovich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alaska throws a body punch but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stepanovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stepanovich. Alaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alaska moves away.
Alaska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Stepanovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alaska just misses with a punch to the body.
Alaska 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.
Alaska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stepanovich takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alaska. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alaska just misses with a punch to the body.
Stepanovich moves forwards but Alaska connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Alaska misses
and Stepanovich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Stepanovich misses.
Nice shot by Alaska.
Alaska misses with an uppercut. Stepanovich saw that one coming.#T3#
Alaska ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich misses with a low kick.
Alaska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stepanovich.
Alaska scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stepanovich throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alaska's head.
Stepanovich with a jab.
A big right from Stepanovich misses.
Stepanovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alaska.
Stepanovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Alaska.
Alaska misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Stepanovich.
Alaska connects with a jab.
Alaska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stepanovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Alaska.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stepanovich! But no joy.#T4#
Alaska swings for the body but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Stepanovich throws out a counter right but Alaska avoids it with no problem.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut. Alaska saw that one coming.
Alaska is looking to counter punch.
Alaska misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stepanovich with a jab.
Alaska misses with a body punch
and Stepanovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stepanovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the liver by Alaska. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Stepanovich does no damage.
Stepanovich cracks Alaska with an open hand slap.
Alaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stepanovich lands with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richie Alaska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alaska has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richie Alaska!

Event: HRL68
Date: Mar 09, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Alstrup gets tackled into the cage by Kanner. Kanner maintains the clinch.
Kanner tries to throw a body punch but Alstrup avoids it by throwing Kanner back against the cage.
Kanner keeps control of Alstrup as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alstrup trying to control the position but instead, Kanner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alstrup into the cage.
Alstrup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alstrup blocks an uppercut.
Kanner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alstrup working aggressively here.
Kanner misses with a punch on the inside.
Kanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kanner.
A shot in the inside from Kanner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanner taking a breather.
Kanner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Kanner.
Alstrup swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Alstrup working aggressively here.
Kanner swings wildly with an uppercut but Alstrup uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alstrup trying to stall but Kanner improves his position.
A short uppercut from Kanner.
Alstrup lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Kanner.
A nice left hand lands by Kanner.
Kanner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#KD2#
Kanner drops Alstrup onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Alstrup is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC2#Alstrup is rocked!
Alstrup is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Alstrup is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alstrup tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alstrup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alstrup swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alstrup blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanner creates a little bit of space and unloads with a massive uppercut! Alstrup drops to the mat, out cold! Wow, that was brutal! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kruce Kanner!

Event: FCL - 10
Date: Feb 29, 2024

#R1#
LeBlanc throws a looping overhand right but McCurtney ducks down to avoid it.
McCurtney slips under a jab.
McCurtney throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCurtney blocks a jab.
McCurtney appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCurtney throws a body shot but no joy.
LeBlanc throws a jab but it's blocked by McCurtney.
McCurtney takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCurtney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBlanc.
McCurtney scores with a punch to the head.
McCurtney works LeBlanc's body with a nice hook.
McCurtney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LeBlanc misses the jab.
It looked like McCurtney wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
LeBlanc misses with a left hand
and McCurtney counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBlanc on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCurtney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by McCurtney.
McCurtney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCurtney throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by McCurtney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McCurtney.
McCurtney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LeBlanc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCurtney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McCurtney was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
LeBlanc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#LeBlanc is rocked!
McCurtney digs a good body shot into LeBlanc's ribs.
LeBlanc is still on wobbly legs! Can McCurtney finish him?
McCurtney fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked LeBlanc out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bernard McCurtney!
Bernard McCurtney bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TOF 82
Date: Feb 25, 2024

#R1#
Josh lands a high kick! #CUT#It looks like Jett Robins has been cut.
Josh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robins throws out the jab.
Josh tries to land a front kick but Robins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Robins throws an overhand right that lands on Josh's shoulder, as Josh tries to avoid the shot.
Josh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Josh somewhat.
Josh connects with a body shot.
Robins lands a two punch combo.
Josh scores with a nice head shot.
Robins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC#Robins is rocked!#CL#
Josh clinches up with Robins and pushes him back against the cage.
Robins is still on wobbly legs! Can Josh finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Josh looking to score a takedown. He gets a body lock and scores a very heavy trip takedown. That's knocked the wind out of Robins! Josh lands strikes from the mount and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Rogan Josh!
A victorious Rogan Josh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: HRL63
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Arbeloa with a poor takedown
and Alstrup cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Cesar Arbeloa has been cut.
Arbeloa throws a lazy head kick
and Alstrup counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice shot by Alstrup.
A low kick from Arbeloa is predictable there
and Alstrup counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Arbeloa pushes Alstrup up against the cage in a clinch.
Alstrup scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arbeloa lands a nice shot to the body.
Arbeloa fails to pull guard.
Alstrup lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arbeloa or not.
Alstrup misses with a body punch.
Alstrup lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arbeloa backwards.
Arbeloa letting Alstrup take a breather 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!
Arbeloa tries to break the clinch but Alstrup is controlling the position. #BC#
Alstrup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
Arbeloa walks into a stiff left hand from Alstrup.#CL2#
Arbeloa clinches up against the cage.
Alstrup lands a right hand.
Alstrup misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Alstrup breaks the clinch.
Arbeloa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alstrup counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arbeloa tries to land a body kick
enabling Alstrup to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#That has opened up Cesar Arbeloa's cut even more.
Arbeloa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alstrup throws a hook to the side of Arbeloa's head but Arbeloa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Alstrup.
Alstrup punishes Arbeloa's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2#
Arbeloa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alstrup avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luka Alstrup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesar Arbeloa.
Arbeloa taking a breather.
Arbeloa is trying to pull guard but Alstrup turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alstrup lands with a short shot to the head.
Alstrup's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alstrup holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alstrup tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alstrup lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Alstrup to work.
Alstrup lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arbeloa backwards.
Alstrup pushes Arbeloa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
A short uppercut from Alstrup.
Arbeloa blocks an uppercut.
Alstrup scores with a shoulder strike.
Alstrup lands a body shot.
Alstrup softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arbeloa is trying to break the clinch but Alstrup has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Alstrup manages to break the clinch.
Arbeloa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cesar Arbeloa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arbeloa looks winded!
Alstrup thuds a left hand into Arbeloa's body.
Arbeloa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alstrup cracks Arbeloa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT#The cut above Cesar Arbeloa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arbeloa drops his hands momentarily and Alstrup takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Alstrup.#T4#
Alstrup connects with the punch.#CUT#Cesar Arbeloa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Alstrup scores with a hook.#ROC#Arbeloa is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luka Alstrup!

Event: RSE 48: Vengeance
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Stack throws a body punch but Fontes moves out of range.
Fontes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fontes throws a hook but Stack avoids it easily.
Stack jabs Fontes right on the nose. Fontes blinks but takes it well.
Stack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fontes.
Stack swings for the body but Fontes moves out of range.
Fontes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, jab by Stack - just one landing.
Fontes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stack slips under a jab.
Stack stuns Fontes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stack misses with a right hand
and Fontes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Stack misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Stack scores with a four punch combination!#T1#
Fontes misses with a double jab.
Stack swings for the body but Fontes moves out of range.
Fontes connects with a looping right hand.
Fontes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stack.
Fontes misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Stack there.
Fontes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Stack pushes Fontes up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Stack. #TD2#
Stack manages to pull guard. #SUB2#
Stack looking for a guillotine here but Fontes defends easily.
Stack trying to keep a closed guard but Fontes is proving a slippery customer. #T2##SUB2#
Fontes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stack keeping full guard, as Fontes tries to pass.
Fontes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stack is proving hard to escape from.
We've been hearing good reports from Fontes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stack is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fontes is looking to stand up but Stack won't let him. #SUB2#
Stack escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fontes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Stack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Stack trying to control the position.
Fontes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stack on the ground.#SU#
Fontes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fontes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stack lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fontes swinging wildly here.
Stack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fontes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stack throws a big shot that misses.
Fontes throws a combination. Stack tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fontes misses with an uppercut.
Stack tries to close the distance and clinch but Fontes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T4#
Fontes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fontes.
Stack throws a right hand that Fontes ducks under and follows up with a left that Fontes also avoids with ease.
Stack has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Stack throws a hook but Fontes blocks it.
Stack throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Fontes tries to keep at a distance but Stack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stack is trying to pull guard but Fontes has him pressed against the cage.
Stack misses with a body punch.
Fontes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stack's elbow.
Fontes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stack is trying to pull guard but Fontes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fontes working hard to break the clinch.
Fontes has had enough of the clinch but Stack keeps him there for the moment.
Fontes struggles to land a body shot inside as Stack controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Stack dominated that round.
That's time! Fontes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Fontes moves out of range of the strikes.
Stack moves out of range of the strikes.
Stack throws a jab when Fontes was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Stack.
Fontes fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Stack. Those never looked like landing.
Fontes throwing a counter right hand but Stack manages to avoid it.
Fontes looks to land a combination but Stack avoids it well.
Fontes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fontes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fontes tries to bum rush Stack with a series of wild strikes but Stack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fontes avoids the body shot from Stack.
Stack misses with a hook
and Fontes counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stack rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fontes counters with a straight right hand.
Fontes throws a looping overhand right but Stack ducks down to avoid it.
Stack misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Stack looks to land a combination. Fontes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stack throws a one two combo.
Vinicius Fontes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Stack has Fontes up against the cage in a clinch.
Fontes has had enough of the clinch but Stack keeps him there for the moment.
Stack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stack blocking some punches.
Stack lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Fontes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stack lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Fontes manages to break the clinch.
Fontes throws a jab when Stack was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fontes looks to throw the jab but Stack is out of range.
Stack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fontes. #T2#
Fontes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fontes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stack throws out the jab.
Fontes lands a nice shot to the body.
Fontes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fontes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fontes.
Fontes misses with a double jab.
Stack throws out a counter right but Fontes avoids it with no problem.
Fontes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fontes looks to land a combination. Stack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fontes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stack is looking to clinch.
Fontes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vinicius Fontes is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Stack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fontes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stack.
Stack tries to counter with a clinch but Fontes shakes him off and moves away.
Fontes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fontes.
Stack misses with a body shot.
Fontes cracks Stack with a good jab.
Fontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontes throws a big counter combination but Stack scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fontes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fontes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fontes lands with a good body shot.
Fontes connects with the punch.
Stack misses with a few strikes there.
Fontes throws a series of punches but Stack moves out of range. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fontes moves away.
Stack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fontes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stack lands with a straight right. Fontes didn't see that one coming.
Fontes misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Stack does no damage.
Fontes misses with a jab to the body
and Stack counters with a nice uppercut.
Stack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stack tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fontes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fontes slips a jab from Stack.
Stack misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Stack misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fontes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Joe Stack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Fontes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Stack punishes Fontes's body with a nice straight punch.
Vinicius Fontes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stack clobbers Fontes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Fontes does no damage.
Fontes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Fontes. #CL2#
Stack pushes Fontes up against the cage in a clinch.
Fontes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stack lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#TD2#
Stack manages to pull guard.
Fontes is looking to stand up but Stack won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stack looking for a sweep. Not yet Stack, not yet.
Fontes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #SU#
Fontes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T1#
Fontes throws a right and a left that Stack avoids nicely.
Stack cracks Fontes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Stack closes the distance and pushes Fontes back into the cage.
Stack pushes Fontes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Fontes fails to land.
Fontes wants to break free but Stack has control.
Fontes is trying to force a seperation but Stack has the dominant position.
A right hook to the body lands for Stack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stack tries a body shot but Fontes blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Fontes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fontes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fontes misses with a body punch.
Fontes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Stack. #TD2#
Stack jumps guard and drags Fontes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T2#
Stack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stack trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Fontes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Stack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Stack looking for subs off his back but Fontes has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stack is trying to control but can't.
Stack tries to get to full guard but Fontes has control of the leg. #T3#
Stack trying to control here.
Fontes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fontes throwing shots but Stack is blocking nicely. #SU#
Fontes stands up and beckons Stack to join him on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stack. Fontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fontes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stack was well out of range. Poor timing from Fontes.
Stack tries to bum rush Fontes with a series of wild strikes but Fontes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Fontes. Those never looked like landing.
Stack looks to score with a jab to the body but Fontes is just out of range.#T4#
Stack throws a series of punches but Fontes moves out of range.
Stack cracks Fontes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fontes throws a right hand that Stack ducks under and follows up with a left that Stack also avoids with ease.
Fontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Stack there.
Fontes throws an off balance right hand
and Stack counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Fontes as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fontes walks into a stiff left hand from Stack.
Sloppy strikes from Stack. Those never looked like landing.
Fontes is looking to counter punch.
Fontes swings widly with a right hand
and Stack counters with a straight right hand.
Fontes scores with a one two! Stack had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Joe Stack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fontes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Stack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stack 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Stack!
Joe Stack very nearly forgot to thank 30th Century Beer Store amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: SMASH: Prescott vs Benedetti
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Llewellyn throws a right hand that misses
and Ducreux counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Ducreux gets caught napping as Llewellyn dives in and scores a takedown. Ducreux manages to retain guard.
Llewellyn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Llewellyn wants to control from the top but Ducreux keeps moving.
Llewellyn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn pushing down on Ducreux's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Llewellyn works his way into side control. #T1#
Llewellyn misses with the ground and pound.
Llewellyn tries to move to mount but Ducreux blocks the move with his legs.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ducreux keeps working. #SUB2#
Llewellyn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ducreux is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee asks Llewellyn politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Llewellyn prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ducreux can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ducreux takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ducreux is looking for a sweep.
Ducreux avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Llewellyn. #SUB2#
Llewellyn is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ducreux looks calm but he's in trouble here. Llewellyn gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ducreux is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Llewellyn lets go of the hold and Ducreux can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). AJ Llewellyn!
A very excited looking AJ Llewellyn 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: Prescott vs Benedetti
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Kentas.
Kentas lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Kentas lands.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Kentas slips the punch.
Kentas digs a good body shot into Stepanovich's ribs.
Kentas digs a good hook to Stepanovich's body.
Nice defenses there by Kentas.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kentas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kentas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stepanovich.
Kentas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stepanovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kentas scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kentas lands a slapping body shot.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Kentas avoids it easily.#T1##CL2#
Kentas gets a clinch.
Kentas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kentas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kentas blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stepanovich.
Kentas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stepanovich working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kentas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kentas tries to work over Stepanovich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kentas lands an uppercut.#BC#
Stepanovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kentas defending well as Stepanovich loads up on a big left hand.
Kentas tries to clinch but Stepanovich is having none of it.
Olenev Stepanovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Kentas throws a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head but Stepanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kentas looks to score with a jab to the body but Stepanovich is just out of range.#T2#
Kentas scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kentas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kentas throws a leg kick
enabling Stepanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Stepanovich thuds a left hand into Kentas's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kentas blocks the leg kick.
Kentas 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.
Kentas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stepanovich rather than just go for the knockout.
Kentas misses with an uppercut. Stepanovich saw that one coming.
Stepanovich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kentas momentarily.
Kentas swings for the body but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Kentas connects with a looping right hand.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Stepanovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Kentas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stepanovich clobbers Kentas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stepanovich avoids the body shot from Kentas.
Stepanovich lands with a cross.
Kentas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kentas throws a lazy uppercut
and Stepanovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Kentas moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kentas.
Kentas lands on the inside with an uppercut. #TD2#
Kentas has hold of one of Stepanovich's legs. Stepanovich is fighting the takedown attempt but Kentas gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Stepanovich is wriggling around but Kentas manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#REVR##SUB2#
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stepanovich has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Kentas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Stepanovich is refusing to be controlled, as Kentas sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura but Stepanovich is defending well. #SUB2#
Kentas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stepanovich tries to get to full guard but Kentas has control of the leg.
Stepanovich wants to get back to his feet.
Stepanovich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura but Stepanovich is defending well. #SUB2#
Kentas is looking for a kimura but Stepanovich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kentas to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rimtas Kentas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Kentas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#TD2#
Kentas feints and as Stepanovich raises his hands in defense, Kentas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stepanovich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kentas won't allow Stepanovich to sweep him here.
Kentas trying to control but Stepanovich is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kentas drops back looking for a leg! Stepanovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stepanovich manages to kick Kentas off! Kentas jumps back into Stepanovich's guard.
Stepanovich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich keeping moving, preventing Kentas from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kentas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Kentas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stepanovich is keeping the position for now.
Stepanovich has control of Kentas's left arm, preventing Kentas from doing any damage.
Kentas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Stepanovich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kentas is trying to keep Stepanovich in close.
Kentas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stepanovich wants to control from the top but Kentas keeps moving.
Stepanovich wants to stand but Kentas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stepanovich wants to pass the guard but Kentas is keeping the position.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kentas striking off his back but it's not causing Stepanovich any problems.
Kentas is pulling down on Stepanovich's head. It's preventing any offense from Stepanovich, at least for the moment.
Rimtas Kentas has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Kentas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stepanovich can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stepanovich 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.
Kentas trying to keep a closed guard but Stepanovich is proving a slippery customer.
Stepanovich wants to get up but he can't break Kentas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB2#
Kentas is looking for a triangle here but Stepanovich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control. #T3#
Stepanovich wants to control for a moment but Kentas uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #SUB2#
Kentas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stepanovich tries to stand and escape but Kentas actually recovers to full guard.
Stepanovich lands a couple of elbows.
Stepanovich with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Kentas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stepanovich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stepanovich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Kentas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stepanovich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4##SUB2#
Kentas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Kentas is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stepanovich frees his head nicely. Oh but Kentas has switched to an armbar! Stepanovich is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rimtas Kentas!
Rimtas Kentas thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: HZN 6 Tenryu v Farah
Date: Feb 09, 2024

#R1#
Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doherty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Broomsdale.
Broomsdale lands a high kick!
Doherty scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Broomsdale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Broomsdale lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Doherty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Doherty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doherty.#CUT#It looks like Ezekiel Broomsdale has been cut.
Broomsdale ducks right into an uppercut from Doherty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Broomsdale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doherty.
Doherty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Broomsdale swings for the body but Doherty moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Broomsdale.
Jab by Doherty.
Broomsdale staying out of range there.
Broomsdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doherty.#T1#
Good exchange - Doherty coming out on top.#ROC#Broomsdale is rocked!
Doherty flashes Broomsdale a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Broomsdale's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Broomsdale crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Doherty punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cathal Doherty!
A pretty intense looking Cathal Doherty took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Ezekiel Broomsdale was interviewed post fight and said 'It's just gut wrenching man, I let everyone down. I'll be back better than ever soon enough though. '.

Event: HRL57
Date: Feb 03, 2024

#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from West.
Blake West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West has his takedown stuffed#KD#
and Alstrup counters with a nice right hand that sends West toppling to the canvas! West scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Alstrup finish him?!#CUT#It looks like Blake West has been cut.
West slips a straight right by Alstrup.
West misses with a low kick.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
West throws a lazy head kick
and Alstrup counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alstrup throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West misses with a two punch combination. #CL2#
West has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alstrup creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
West wants to get back to striking at distance but Alstrup won't allow it.
Alstrup gets through West's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Alstrup.
West looks winded!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alstrup takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T1##BC#
Alstrup's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alstrup.
West tries a head kick but it misses.
Alstrup throws a hook but West blocks it.
Nice defenses there by West.
Alstrup misses with a looping right.
West fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alstrup is out of range.
West shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alstrup counters with a left to the body.
Luka Alstrup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake West.
Alstrup throws a looping overhand right but West ducks down to avoid it.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alstrup throws out the jab.
West fails with the takedown#KD#
and Alstrup counters with a crisp right hand that drops West! Alstrup lets West back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#KD#
Alstrup cracks West with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Alstrup has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning West to stand back up!#ROC#West is rocked!#T2#
Alstrup throws a lazy right hand but West sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Alstrup finish him?
Alstrup pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West drops his hands momentarily. Alstrup doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. West staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. West doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luka Alstrup!

Event: TOF 72
Date: Jan 21, 2024

#R1#
Boston falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Robins to counter with a crisp jab.
Robins slips a jab and a cross from Boston.
Boston stuffs the takedown.
Boston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boston throws a big shot that misses.
Robins appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boston throws a body shot but no joy.
Robins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robins tries to bum rush Boston with a series of wild strikes but Boston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Robins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Boston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Robins pulls his head out easily.
Boston is looking to improve his position. #T1#
Robins not doing much here.
Boston's coaches at Triumph Over Fear have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robins is looking to advance position but Boston won't allow it.
Boston is trying to maintain the position but Robins is very close to passing his half guard.
Robins wants to control but Boston is keeping him busy.
Robins is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
My spies in Besta-Fera Training Center inform me that Robins has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Boston wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Robins wants to pass the guard but Boston is defending well. #SUB2#
Robins is working for a submission of some sort.
Robins looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Robins works his way into side control.
Boston is looking for a sweep.
Boston is not content to let Robins control the position.
Robins wants to control for a moment but Boston uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #T3#
Boston gets back to full guard.
Robins wants to pass the guard but Boston is keeping the position.#SUB#
Boston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boston keeping moving, preventing Robins from controlling successfully.
Robins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Robins tries to free his leg and advance position but Boston is retaining full guard. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robins won't allow Boston to sweep him here.
Boston is trying to keep Robins in close. #SUB#
Boston has his foot on Robins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robins works his way back into a safe position though.
Boston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robins trying to control but Boston is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Robins misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Robins.
Despite the aggression on Robins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#TD2#
Robins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Robins is in Boston's guard.
Robins wants to control from the top but Boston keeps moving. #T5#
Boston managing to control the position.
Boston wants to sweep but no luck.
Robins wants to control from the top but Boston keeps moving.
Robins might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boston haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Robins advances position into side control!
Boston is looking for a sweep.
Boston is trying to work for a sweep but Robins has mounted him!
Boston tries to hold on but Robins postures up.#T6#
Robins looking to control but Boston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boston is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robins wants to take his opponent's back but Boston doesn't allow it.
Robins avoids the attempt from Boston to control.
Robins mounts Boston! Really nice guard pass there! #SUB2#
Boston defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Robins. #T7#
Boston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Robins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like Robins might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Robins tries to pass to full mount but Boston defends it.
Robins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boston trying to hold on to Robins's head to control him but Robins postures up.
Robins wants to pass to mount but Boston is defending the position. #T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Robins is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boston sees it coming and defends easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robins in particular looking to stall.
Boston is not content to let Robins control the position.
Boston tries to roll over but Robins keeps him under control.
Robins controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robins misses with a body shot. #T9#
A big right from Robins misses.
Boston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boston throws the left hand but Robins avoids the punch easily.
Robins throws out a counter right but Boston avoids it with no problem.
Boston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robins was well out of range. Poor timing from Boston.
Boston ducks under a wild hook from Robins.
Boston throws a jab when Robins was well out of range.
Boston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Robins.
Boston misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Robins to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Robins lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boston.
Robins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL#
Boston has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Robins dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Boston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robins digs a good body shot into Boston's ribs.
Boston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Robins on the side of the head.
Boston takes a swing at Robins's ribcage but misses.
Robins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boston.
Boston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Robins throws a series of strikes that have Boston backpedaling.
Robins thuds a left hand into Boston's body.
Robins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boston ducks under a wild hook from Robins.#CL#
Boston clinches up with Robins and pushes him back against the cage.
Robins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Robins has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Boston is trying to keep an underhook but Robins manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Robins wants to control but Boston is keeping him busy. #T1#
Boston pushes Robins off looking to stand but Robins dives back in and keeps control.
Boston controlling the position well.
Boston is staying active underneath Robins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boston is looking to control Robins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boston avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robins trying to mount his opponent but Boston defends it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Robins is trying to control. Boston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Robins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boston throws out the jab.
Boston looks to land a right hand but Robins moved out of range.
Boston slips a jab from Robins.
Jab by Boston.
Jett Robins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boston misses with an uppercut
and Robins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Robins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boston lands with a hook. Robins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Robins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#Robins is rocked!
Robins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Robins is still on wobbly legs! Can Boston finish him?#T3#
Crack! Boston connects with the perfect overhand right and Robins falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Boston!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clarence Boston!
Clarence Boston 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: Nfld 44
Date: Jan 20, 2024

#R1#
Stepanovich scores with a nice right hand.
Stepanovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turcotte with a jab.
Stepanovich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
enabling Stepanovich to counter with a crisp jab.
Turcotte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stepanovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Stepanovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A cross from Turcotte lands.
Stepanovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stepanovich slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws an overhand right that lands on Turcotte's shoulder, as Turcotte tries to avoid the shot.
Stepanovich feints and then cracks Turcotte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turcotte down.
Stepanovich throws a series of strikes that have Turcotte backpedaling.
Stepanovich blocks a jab.
Turcotte connects with a crisp jab.
Turcotte throws a nice looking combination but Stepanovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Stepanovich.
A jab from Stepanovich misses.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stepanovich! But no joy.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich throws a leg kick but Turcotte moved away.
Turcotte with a nice cross.
Turcotte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stepanovich scores with a jab to the body.
Stepanovich looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stepanovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepanovich throws a series of punches but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turcotte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stepanovich looks to land a left hand but Turcotte moved out of range nicely.
Stepanovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stepanovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Turcotte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stepanovich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turcotte lands with an uppercut that bounces Stepanovich off the cage and back into range.
Turcotte throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Stepanovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte connects with a single shot there.
Stepanovich throws a sloppy body shot
and Turcotte counters with a straight right hand.
Stepanovich lands a glancing blow to the side of Turcotte's head.
Stepanovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Stepanovich gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turcotte throws a hook but Stepanovich blocks it.
Stepanovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws an overhand right that lands on Turcotte's shoulder, as Turcotte tries to avoid the shot.
Turcotte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stepanovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Turcotte throws a right hand that Stepanovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Stepanovich also avoids with ease.
Turcotte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Stepanovich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stepanovich throws the left hand but Turcotte avoids the punch easily.#T3#
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.
Stepanovich scores with a punch to the head.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Stepanovich avoids them all with ease.
Turcotte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stepanovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Stepanovich fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Stepanovich's shoulder, as Stepanovich tries to avoid the shot.
Stepanovich swings for the body but Turcotte moves out of range.
Turcotte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stepanovich slips a jab from Turcotte.
A little jabbing left from Stepanovich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stepanovich connects with a right hand. Turcotte shakes it off.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte misses with a two punch combination.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Stepanovich.#T4#
Turcotte lands the left hand.
Turcotte lands with a nice combination. Stepanovich backs away looking to recover.#CL#
Turcotte gets a clinch.
Stepanovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turcotte throws a punch but it's blocked by Stepanovich.
Turcotte tries to throw a body punch but Stepanovich avoids it by throwing Turcotte back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Turcotte. #BC#
Turcotte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte slips a jab from Stepanovich.
Olenev Stepanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stepanovich throws a body shot but no joy.
Turcotte misses with a two punch combination.
Turcotte digs a good body shot into Stepanovich's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turcotte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Turcotte defending well as Stepanovich loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Turcotte misses its target.
Stepanovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Turcotte misses.
Turcotte checks a leg kick.
Stepanovich lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte loads up on a big right hand but Stepanovich slips the punch.
Stepanovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that Stepanovich avoids nicely.
Stepanovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turcotte's sensitive parts.
Stepanovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Stepanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turcotte catches Stepanovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stepanovich throws a big shot that misses.
Turcotte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stepanovich.
Turcotte takes a swing at Stepanovich's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Turcotte throws the left hand but Stepanovich avoids the punch easily.
Turcotte lands with an uppercut that bounces Stepanovich off the cage and back into range.
Turcotte tries to bum rush Stepanovich with a series of wild strikes but Stepanovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Turcotte defending well as Stepanovich loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Stepanovich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A left lands for Stepanovich.
A telegraphed right hand from Turcotte misses the target.
Stepanovich misses with a body shot.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Turcotte slips a jab from Stepanovich.
Turcotte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turcotte circles away quickly and effectively.
Stepanovich cracks Turcotte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jacques Turcotte is winning the standup battle so far.
Stepanovich throws a looping overhand right but Turcotte ducks down to avoid it.
Stepanovich comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turcotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stepanovich lands with an uppercut that bounces Turcotte off the cage and back into range.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepanovich misses with the combination.
Turcotte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich missing with a left hand there. Turcotte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stepanovich throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Stepanovich looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Stepanovich. That snapped Turcotte's head back.
A jab from Turcotte does it's job there.
Stepanovich misses with a jab to the body
and Stepanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Stepanovich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Stepanovich moves out of range.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turcotte tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stepanovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Turcotte slips a jab and a cross from Stepanovich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turcotte. Stepanovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turcotte throws an overhand right that lands on Stepanovich's shoulder, as Stepanovich tries to avoid the shot.
Stepanovich misses with a lunging right hand
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Turcotte coming out on top.
Stepanovich fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stepanovich misses the jab.
Stepanovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.
Stepanovich misses with a straight right.
Stepanovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Stepanovich. Those never looked like landing.
Turcotte was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turcotte throws a jab when Stepanovich was well out of range.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turcotte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T4#
Turcotte lands a nice hook to Stepanovich's body. Stepanovich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turcotte connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Stepanovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stepanovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stepanovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stepanovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stepanovich.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stepanovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turcotte moves away.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Stepanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stepanovich slips a jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte scores with a nice right hand.
Stepanovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a hook to the side of Stepanovich's head but Stepanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jacques Turcotte will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Stepanovich moved out of range.
Stepanovich throws out a powerful jab.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stepanovich.
Turcotte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stepanovich lunges at Turcotte with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turcotte's hand.
Stepanovich takes one to the chin there.
Turcotte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte takes one to the chin there.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Turcotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turcotte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte avoids the body shot from Stepanovich.
Turcotte lands with an overhand left.#T1#
Turcotte misses with an uppercut.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stepanovich misses with a head kick.
Turcotte staying out of range there.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Turcotte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stepanovich works the jab nicely.
Stepanovich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stepanovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stepanovich throws out a counter right but Turcotte avoids it with no problem.
Turcotte throws a shot from downtown. Stepanovich moves away and avoids it.
Turcotte misses with a body shot.
Turcotte misses with a looping left.
Turcotte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stepanovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Turcotte throws a nice looking combination but Stepanovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Stepanovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Olenev Stepanovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stepanovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Turcotte misses the target.
Stepanovich defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Stepanovich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Turcotte thuds a left hand into Stepanovich's body.
Stepanovich misses with a head kick.
Turcotte is looking to counter punch.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich lands a body shot.
Stepanovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stepanovich throws a hook but Turcotte blocks it.
Stepanovich looks to land a left hand but Turcotte moved out of range nicely.
Stepanovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Stepanovich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stepanovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T3#
Stepanovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a body shot.
Turcotte lands a really nice looking cross but Stepanovich seems unphased.
Turcotte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turcotte duly obliges.
Turcotte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turcotte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stepanovich under the eye.
Stepanovich takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turcotte scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stepanovich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Turcotte has Stepanovich up against the cage in a clinch.
Turcotte lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stepanovichs head.
Turcotte lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Turcotte lands with a left to the head.
Turcotte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Turcotte. #T4#
Stepanovich throws a punch but it's blocked by Turcotte.
A nice left hand lands by Stepanovich. #BC#
Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Stepanovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stepanovich tries to work over Turcotte's front leg with a kick but Turcotte checks it.
Turcotte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Turcotte misses.
Stepanovich throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a stiff right hand.
Stepanovich scores with a nice strike.
A jab lands there for Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turcotte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stepanovich loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Nice shot by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich moves forwards but Turcotte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stepanovich takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Turcotte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turcotte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!
Jacques Turcotte retains his lightweight title!

Event: FCL - 3
Date: Jan 19, 2024

#R1#
LeBlanc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gardner on the side of the head.
Gardner slips a jab from LeBlanc.
Gardner misses with a lunging right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc sizes up Gardner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Gardner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gardner blocks a body shot from LeBlanc. #BC#
Gardner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gardner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
LeBlanc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gardner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gardner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
LeBlanc scores with a jab. Gardner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as LeBlanc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gardner doesn't seem phased though.
LeBlanc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
LeBlanc lands with a cross. #T1#
LeBlanc scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
LeBlanc moves into range and connects with a jab.
LeBlanc scores with a jab.
Gardner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gardner there as he acknowledges the shot.
LeBlanc is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gardner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gardner walks into a straight right hand from LeBlanc.
Gardner moves out of range of the strikes.
Gardner tries to counter by moving into the clinch but LeBlanc manages to circle out of the way.
LeBlanc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good standup being displayed there by LeBlanc as he connects with a hook.
LeBlanc scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for LeBlanc.
LeBlanc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gardner takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Gardner tries to move into range but LeBlanc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
LeBlanc bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gardner's head backwards.
LeBlanc connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gardner throws a poor cross that misses
and LeBlanc counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gardner thinking.
Darius LeBlanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBlanc scores with a one two! Gardner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
LeBlanc with a nice cross.
LeBlanc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gardner circles away quickly and effectively.
Gardner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
LeBlanc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LeBlanc lands a right hook to the body.
LeBlanc scores with a nice head shot.
LeBlanc connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Gardner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
LeBlanc throws a right and a left that Gardner avoids nicely.
Gardner tries to counter with a takedown but LeBlanc is quick to defend against it.
Gardner swinging wildly here.
LeBlanc connects with a looping right hand.
Gardner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gardner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LeBlanc dips to his left and cracks Gardner with an uppercut!
LeBlanc scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
LeBlanc lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gardner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by LeBlanc.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
LeBlanc scores with a punch to the head.
LeBlanc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
LeBlanc works the jab nicely.
LeBlanc cracks Gardner with a good jab.
LeBlanc goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
LeBlanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gardner moves away.
It appears Gardner was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gardner tries to clinch there but LeBlanc circles away.
LeBlanc has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBlanc connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - LeBlanc coming out on top.
Gardner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darius LeBlanc dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##CL#
Gardner pushes LeBlanc up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Gardner has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics LeBlanc uses from the top position.
Gardner is adopting a defensive guard.
Gardner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Gardner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gardner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
LeBlanc pushes Gardner off looking to stand but Gardner dives back in and keeps control. #T1##ES2#
LeBlanc pushes Gardner off and gets back to his feet.
Gardner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Darius LeBlanc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBlanc's corner calls for a 1-2. LeBlanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Gardner gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
LeBlanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LeBlanc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gardner on the side of the head.
Gardner lands with a nice combination. LeBlanc backs away looking to recover.#CUT#It looks like Darius LeBlanc has been cut.
LeBlanc connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc throws a good cross that connects.
LeBlanc fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gardner on the side of the head.
Gardner is looking to clinch.
LeBlanc might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T2#
Good exchange - LeBlanc coming out on top.
LeBlanc's corner calls for a 1-2. LeBlanc obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts LeBlanc, as that shot connected.
LeBlanc lands a jab.
LeBlanc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gardner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
LeBlanc scores with a nice strike.
Darius LeBlanc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
LeBlanc connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gardner momentarily.
LeBlanc lands a jab to the head.
LeBlanc works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
LeBlanc cracks Gardner with a good jab.
LeBlanc with a nice cross.#T3#
LeBlanc lands an overhand right.
Gardner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gardner takes a jab right on the kisser.
LeBlanc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A jab from LeBlanc finds it's way through Gardner's defenses.
LeBlanc lands the left hand.
LeBlanc throws a nice looking combination but Gardner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
LeBlanc lands a body shot.
Gardner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gardner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gardner there as he acknowledges the shot.
LeBlanc lands a really nice looking cross but Gardner seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeBlanc lands with an uppercut that bounces Gardner off the cage and back into range.#T4#
LeBlanc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
LeBlanc lands with an overhand left.
LeBlanc stuffs the takedown attempt from Gardner. Gardner gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gardner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A cross from LeBlanc lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. LeBlanc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gardner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gardner there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for LeBlanc.
LeBlanc tests Gardner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darius LeBlanc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darius LeBlanc's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
LeBlanc lands a head shot.
Gardner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
LeBlanc scores with a decent looking hook.
Gardner dodges the punch combination from LeBlanc.
Gardner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. LeBlanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
LeBlanc lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBlanc scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts LeBlanc, as that shot connected.
LeBlanc misses with a two punch combination.
LeBlanc cracks Gardner with a good jab.#T1#
Gardner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from LeBlanc finds it's way round the side to connect with Gardner's head.
LeBlanc connects with a body shot.
Roderick Gardner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LeBlanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Gardner counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for LeBlanc.
Gardner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says LeBlanc as he avoids it easily.
LeBlanc lands a jab to the head.
LeBlanc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LeBlanc is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheers as LeBlanc lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gardner doesn't seem phased though.
Gardner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gardner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
LeBlanc uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardner throws a shot from downtown. LeBlanc moves away and avoids it.
LeBlanc thuds his right hand into Gardner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
LeBlanc catches Gardner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from LeBlanc. Gardner does a little dance to reset his feet.
LeBlanc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gardner has time to react.
LeBlanc lands a jab to the head.
Gardner misses with a right hand
and LeBlanc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gardner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roderick Gardner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeBlanc throws a nice looking combination but Gardner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gardner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LeBlanc swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gardner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T3#
LeBlanc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
LeBlanc with a hook.
Some wild striking there from LeBlanc.
Gardner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
LeBlanc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Darius LeBlanc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
LeBlanc throws a good cross that connects.
Gardner walks into a stiff left hand from LeBlanc.
Gardner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gardner takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T4#
LeBlanc lands with an overhand left.
LeBlanc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gardner throws a shot from downtown. LeBlanc moves away and avoids it.
LeBlanc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gardner tries to counter with a takedown but LeBlanc is quick to defend against it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
LeBlanc dips to his left and cracks Gardner with an uppercut!
LeBlanc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gardner wants to slow LeBlanc down by chopping away at his legs.
Gardner tries to close the distance and clinch but LeBlanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LeBlanc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
LeBlanc throws out a powerful jab.
LeBlanc smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darius LeBlanc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got LeBlanc 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Darius LeBlanc!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Darius LeBlanc!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Darius LeBlanc!

Darius LeBlanc wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Roderick Gardner had this to say: 'it's all LIES!!!!! LIES!!!!!! like some guy i know who's always claiming he's creating original art, but it's all LIES!!!!'.

Event: RSE 40: Deathless Sun
Date: Jan 17, 2024

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Fontes.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fontes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fontes with a body shot.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Fontes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fontes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sitsongrit has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fontes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Fontes scores with a jab to the body.
Fontes throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Fontes avoids it easily.
It looked like Fontes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
Fontes looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws out a counter right but Fontes avoids it with no problem.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fontes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Fontes throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Fontes throws a combination. Sitsongrit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fontes misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fontes misses with a looping right.#T2#
Fontes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fontes looks to score with a jab to the body but Sitsongrit is just out of range.
Fontes is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fontes misses with a series of wild punches.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Fontes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fontes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T3#
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Fontes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fontes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Some wild striking there from Fontes.
Fontes looks to land a left hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a front kick that sends Fontes stumbling back into the cage.
Fontes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
Fontes throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely. #T4#
Fontes catches Sitsongrit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fontes lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit misses with a head kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Fontes thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body kick.
Fontes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Fontes.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fontes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vinicius Fontes will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Sitsongrit pushes Fontes away with a front kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Fontes cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Fontes 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.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Fontes avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Fontes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vinicius Fontes is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Sitsongrit darts in and clinches Fontes up against the cage.
Fontes takes a shot to the head.
Fontes wants to break free but Sitsongrit has control.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fontes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontes tries to circle away but Sitsongrit has him pinned against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Fontes takes a shot to the head.
Fontes can't break the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fontes controls his hands. #T1#
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fontes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Fontes's head.
Fontes is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fontes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit has Fontes pressed against the cage, preventing Fontes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fontes's efforts to push away.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fontes's efforts to push away.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fontes is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Sitsongrit gets through Fontes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Sitsongrit works on Fontes's body with a couple of short punches.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit prevents Fontes from breaking the clinch.
Fontes is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeps control of Fontes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
A short right from Sitsongrit.
A frustrated look appears on Fontes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit is working Fontes over against the cage.
Fontes is trying to break free.
Sitsongrit is working Fontes over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fontes takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Fontes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sitsongrit has him pressed against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A frustrated look appears on Fontes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Fontes tries to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Fontes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fontes's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sitsongrit.
A body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit presses Fontes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
Sitsongrit works on Fontes's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fontes or not.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fontes backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit. #ROC2#Fontes is rocked!
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Fontes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sitsongrit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit gets through Fontes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaewfah Sitsongrit 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fontes.
Fontes seems to have got his legs back now.
Sitsongrit misses with a two punch combination.
Sitsongrit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fontes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fontes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fontes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit cracks Fontes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fontes.
Sitsongrit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Fontes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fontes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fontes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fontes backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fontes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fontes throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from Fontes.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
Fontes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Fontes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fontes scores with a three punch combo!
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fontes.
Fontes moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Sitsongrit works the jab nicely.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Fontes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fontes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Fontes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fontes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fontes throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Fontes misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.#T4#
Fontes throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sitsongrit dodges the punch combination from Fontes.
Fontes slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Fontes with a good jab.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Fontes moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Fontes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fontes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaewfah Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sitsongrit 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaewfah Sitsongrit!
In his post fight interview, Kaewfah Sitsongrit started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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