Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: NYCL 7-Timmons v Thomas
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1#
Blaine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Parker crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blaine - the referee stops the clock and Parker gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blaine. Parker manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#TD2#
Blaine dives in and scores a takedown into Parker's guard.
Parker controlling the position.
Parker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaine is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker pulls Blaine in to control the position.
Parker trying to keep a closed guard but Blaine is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blaine is one step ahead there.
Parker throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blaine slaps away a takedown attempt from Parker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaine appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blaine tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaine wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Blaine moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up with Blaine, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes Blaine against the cage but Blaine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonnus Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blaine scores with a nice right hand.
Blaine throws a hook but Parker blocks it.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blaine.
Parker is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hitters, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#T2#
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Parker is working hard here to advance position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Blaine working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Blaine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaine avoids the strikes from the bottom by Parker.
Parker manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Parker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Parker is holding on to half guard well.
Blaine keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T3#
Blaine is pressing down on Parker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Parker is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaine looks winded!
Parker tries to roll over but Blaine keeps him under control.
Parker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Parker.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parker holds on and takes a little breather. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Parker lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blaine holds on and takes a little breather.
Parker landing with the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blaine can do anything to dispel that myth.
Parker landing some decent shots from guard.
Blaine keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Parker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Blaine will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A low kick from Blaine is predictable there #TD#
and Parker counters with a shoot takedown. Blaine fights it but they end up in guard.

Blaine kicks Parker off and gets to his feet.
Alonnus Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#TD#
Parker shoots in and bounces Blaine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker lands a couple of elbows.
Blaine wants to control the position but Parker says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Parker lands strikes from half guard.#ROC#Blaine is rocked!
Parker lands a big elbow - Blaine is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Parker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alonnus Parker!
Alonnus Parker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 78
Date: Jul 13, 2021

#R1#
Hughs misses with the combination.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughs misses with a double jab.
Hughs throws a series of punches but Galvao moves out of range.
Hughs throws a series of strikes that have Galvao backpedaling.
Hughs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughs swinging wildly here.
Galvao is looking to counter the offense by Hughs and move into the clinch.
Hughs throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Galvao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Galvao.
Hughs is trying to maintain a safe position but Galvao gets an underhook and turns Hughs into the cage.#TD#
Galvao decides to pull guard.
Galvao wants to sweep here but Hughs controlling him for the moment.
Galvao has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Galvao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galvao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##SUB#
Galvao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hughs told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Hughs is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Galvao has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hughs is looking to defend but Galvao has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hughs! Galvao pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hughs taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jose Galvao!
Jose Galvao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Highland 63
Date: Jun 13, 2021

#R1#
Hughs cracks Dead Ii with an open hand slap.#CL#
Dead Ii moves into range and clinches up with Hughs.
Hughs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dead Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Dead Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hughs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dead Ii tries to throw a body punch but Hughs avoids it by throwing Dead Ii back against the cage.
Dead Ii wants to break free but Hughs has control.
Hughs prevents a body shot from Dead Ii.
Dead Ii lands a body shot.
Hughs prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Hughs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead Ii stalling against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dead Ii gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nice elbow from Hughs. #T1#
Dead Ii content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dead Ii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hughs has him pressed against the cage.
Dead Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Hughs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hughs misses with the head strike.
Dead Ii is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC2#
Hughs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhys Hughs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dead Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Hughs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Dead Ii closes the distance and pushes Hughs back into the cage.
Dead Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dead Ii has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hughs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dead Ii blocking some punches.
Hughs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dead Ii to keep the fight standing.#T2#
Hughs lands with a left to the head.
Hughs digs a right hand underneath Dead Ii's ribcage. Dead Ii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dead Ii tries to break free but Hughs pushes him back against the cage.
Dead Ii jumps guard but Hughs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dead Ii tries to circle away but Hughs has him pinned against the cage.
Hughs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dead Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dead Ii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Hughs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughs presses Dead Ii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3#
Hughs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead Ii can't break the clinch.
Hughs comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Better Dead Ii has been cut.
Dead Ii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dead Ii stalling.
Dead Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Hughs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dead Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Hughs. #BC2#
Hughs manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Hughs misses. #CL#
Dead Ii instigates a clinch.
Hughs is trying to stall.
Dead Ii holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hughs wants to stall. #T4#
Hughs prevents Dead Ii from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Dead Ii works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dead Ii controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughs told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dead Ii won't allow Hughs to get back to his feet. #SU#
Hughs is working an open guard so Dead Ii takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dead Ii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rhys Hughs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Better Dead Ii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Hughs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Hughs misses.
Hughs tries to clinch up.
Dead Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughs throws a right hand that Dead Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that Dead Ii also avoids with ease.
Hughs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dead Ii.
Hughs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hughs ducks under a wild hook from Dead Ii.
Hughs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughs shoots in and drives through. Dead Ii sprawls well.
Hughs tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Dead Ii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Dead Ii has Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Dead Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Hughs controls the action.
Hughs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dead Ii leaning his opponent against the cage.#T1#
Dead Ii prevents a body shot from Hughs.
Hughs lands an elbow that stopped Dead Ii in his tracks for a moment.
Dead Ii pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dead Ii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dead Ii tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
Hughs misses with some punches.
Dead Ii missing with knees to the body. #TD#
Dead Ii has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hughs regains guard immediately.
Dead Ii has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dead Ii not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Dead Ii slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hughs wants to control but Dead Ii postures up.
Dead Ii controls the position.
Dead Ii prevents Hughs from escaping the position.
Hughs seems a little lost for a moment, as Dead Ii dominates the positioning.#SU#
Dead Ii stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T3#
Hughs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dead Ii.
Hughs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#CL#
Dead Ii instigates a clinch.
Dead Ii is looking for a takedown.
Dead Ii working aggressively here.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Dead Ii avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hughs.
Hughs lands a left hand.
Dead Ii is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughs to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dead Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Dead Ii has Hughs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hughs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T4#
Hughs prevents a body shot from Dead Ii.
Hughs tries a knee to the head but Dead Ii blocks it.
Dead Ii stalling against the cage.
Dead Ii misses with a body punch.
Dead Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead Ii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dead Ii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dead Ii misses with a body punch.
Dead Ii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hughs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughs tries to bum rush Dead Ii with a series of wild strikes but Dead Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dead Ii was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dead Ii keeps the fight on the outside.
Hughs just misses with a punch to the body.
Dead Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 Better Dead Ii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Better Dead Ii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Nice defenses there by Dead Ii.
Hughs lands an overhand right.#CL#
Dead Ii pushes Hughs up against the cage in a clinch.
Dead Ii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dead Ii tries to work over Hughs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hughs tries to land knees in the clinch but Dead Ii avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dead Ii fails to land.
Dead Ii tries a body shot but Hughs blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dead Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Dead Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dead Ii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hughs is defending well.
Dead Ii wants to take the fight to the mat but Hughs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Dead Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Dead Ii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hughs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hughs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dead Ii's efforts to push away.
Dead Ii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dead Ii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #KD2#
Hughs connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Dead Ii goes down! Hughs jumps into full mount looking to finish! #ROC2#Dead Ii is rocked!
Hughs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oh Dead Ii is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Dead Ii seems to have got his legs back now.
Dead Ii tries to reverse the position but Hughs maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughs wants to control the pace but Dead Ii is squirming around nicely. #T3#
Dead Ii really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hughs tries to control but Dead Ii wriggling away.
Dead Ii is trying to escape the mount. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dead Ii tries to hold on but Hughs pushes him away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dead Ii has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Hughs's lack of action.
Dead Ii is trying to get back to full guard.#SU2#
Hughs decides to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughs tries to clinch but Dead Ii is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rhys Hughs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rhys Hughs!
Better Dead Ii spoke after the fight, saying 'Just laying low for now'.

Event: NYCL - 2
Date: Jun 05, 2021

#R1#
Blaine throws a shot to the body.
Velez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Velez tries to keep at a distance but Blaine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blaine stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Velez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velez's coach down at Cozad MMA Las Vegas was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Velez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD#
Blaine lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blaine tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Velez.
Velez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blaine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaine controlling the action here.#SUB#
Blaine wants to work for an arm triangle but Velez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T1#
Well, if Blaine 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.
Blaine has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Blaine closes the distance and clinches.#T3##TD#
Velez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Blaine is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Velez to the mat. Velez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Velez is trying to hold Blaine in close to prevent damage but Blaine has managed to pass into half guard.
Ground and pound from Blaine.
Blaine wants to stand up but Velez is controlling the position.
Velez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SU#
Blaine gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Blaine tries for a takedown but Velez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD#
Blaine drives through with a takedown into guard. #T4#
Blaine passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaine controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Blaine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##TD#
Blaine dives in and scores a takedown into Velez's guard.#SU#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaine decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blaine bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Velez is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Blaine rushes Velez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Blaine turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Blaine manages to end up in side control.
Velez is letting Blaine control him for a moment. #T1#
Blaine throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Blaine grinds an elbow into Velez's temple.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velez can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Blaine tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jason Blaine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Blaine decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD#
Blaine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#T2#
Velez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blaine scoring with punches from side control.
Blaine staying calm.#SU#
Blaine decides to take the fight back to the feet. #T3#
Blaine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Velez.#CL#
Blaine gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Blaine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Blaine rushes Velez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Blaine has clasped his hands together around Velez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Blaine is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Velez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T4##SUB#
Blaine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blaine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blaine scoring with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Blaine dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3##TD#
Blaine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Velez is trying to defend but Blaine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blaine's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Blaine scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaine controlling the action here.
Velez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blaine works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Blaine looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Blaine.
Blaine landing punches.
Blaine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2#
Blaine landing strikes from the mount and Velez is in trouble!
Blaine lands with some strikes.
Blaine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SU#
Blaine stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. #CL#
Blaine gets a clinch. #T3##TD#
Blaine drags the fight down to the ground.
Blaine 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#
Blaine is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Blaine controlling his opponent.
Blaine breaks from Velez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blaine looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Blaine fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #SUB#
Blaine looking for a guillotine from mount but Velez is having none of it.
Blaine raining down hammerfists from mount.
Blaine controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Blaine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blaine 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Blaine!
In defeat, Esmael Velez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm still cummin' for all you mothafuckaz!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 27, 2021

#R1#
Hughs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moose now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Whack! Hughs lands a heavy head kick that drops Moose. The ref tackles Hughs to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Moose was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rhys Hughs!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 19, 2021

#R1#
Hughs throws a powerful right kick. Moose tried to block low but the kick was high! Moose was taken right off of his feet! Hughs jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rhys Hughs!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 16, 2021

#R1#
Hughs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Contreras as he avoids it easily.
Contreras seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hughs misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Hughs.#CUT2#It looks like Jeff Contreras has been cut.
Contreras defending well as Hughs loads up on a big left hand.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Hughs misses #CL#
and Contreras counters by clinching up.
Hughs trying to land knees to the body.
Contreras stalling against the cage.
Contreras blocks an uppercut.
Contreras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Contreras's elbow.
Hughs misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Hughs manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Contreras tries to keep at a distance but Hughs has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Hughs ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hughs no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #T1#
Contreras won't allow Hughs to get back to his feet.
Contreras passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Contreras working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Contreras is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hughs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Contreras works to advance to full mount. Hughs defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SUB#
Contreras is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hughs to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hughs shrugs it off.
Contreras takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here. #SUB#
Contreras is cranking Hughs's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Hughs! He's tightened the choke and Hughs is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jeff Contreras!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2021

#R1#
Belchek swats away the attempt to clinch by Raroh.
Raroh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belchek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belchek throws a big counter combination but Raroh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Raroh tries a head kick but it misses.
Belchek changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Raroh misses with a head kick.
Belchek throws a head kick but Raroh moves out of range.
Raroh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Belchek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belchek tries for a takedown but Raroh manages to get underhooks.
Raroh is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Belchek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Belchek looking for a takedown. #TD2#
Raroh lands a takedown into guard.

Belchek uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T1#
Raroh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raroh darts in trying to clinch
and Belchek counters with a one-two to the body. #CL#
Belchek closes the distance and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raroh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #TD#
Belchek decides to pull guard.
Raroh wants to stand but Belchek is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB#
Belchek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raroh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2#
Raroh won't allow Belchek to sweep him here.
Belchek wants to stand and escape but Raroh is having none of it.
Belchek pulls Raroh in close to prevent any damage.
Belchek keeping moving, preventing Raroh from controlling successfully.
Raroh tries to free his leg and advance position but Belchek is retaining full guard. #T3#
Raroh trying to control but Belchek is working from the bottom.
Raroh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Raroh. No joy for Belchek on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Belchek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raroh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raroh fails with the takedown
and Belchek counters with a left and a right that stings Raroh.
Raroh throws a head kick but Belchek moves out of range.
Raroh blocks a leg kick.
Belchek ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belchek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T4#
Raroh is looking to clinch but Belchek is avoiding it.
Raroh has a takedown stuffed.
Belchek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Raroh looks winded!
Belchek is looking to score with low kicks.#TD#
Belchek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Raroh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belchek is looking to take a break and control but Raroh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belchek in side control lands a decent elbow.
Belchek trying to control the position but Raroh is working away.
Raroh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Belchek dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Raroh throws a front kick that sends Belchek stumbling back into the cage.
Johnny Belchek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belchek.
Belchek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belchek fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raroh avoids it really well and circles away.
Belchek motions for Raroh to come forward. Belchek throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raroh fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Belchek gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Belchek breaks the clinch.
Belchek cracks Raroh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Belchek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raroh, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Belchek changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raroh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Belchek throws a low kick but Raroh moves out of range easily.
Belchek has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Belchek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belchek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Raroh jabs at Belchek's body.#CL2#
Raroh moves into the clinch.
Raroh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Belchek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Raroh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnny Belchek is winning the standup battle so far.
Belchek blocks a head kick by Raroh. #T2##CL2#
Raroh has managed to clinch.
Raroh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raroh is breathing heavily.
Raroh landing knees to the head.
Raroh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raroh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC2#
Raroh breaks from the clinch. #TD#
Belchek scores with a takedown into Raroh's guard.
Johnny Belchek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belchek stands up over Raroh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3#
Belchek postures up.
Belchek stands up over Raroh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belchek controls from within his opponent's guard.
Belchek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Belchek sitting in guard here, content to control.
Belchek passes Raroh's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Raroh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Belchek drops an elbow to the side of Raroh's head.
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. Belchek connects with a nice short shot to Raroh's temple.
Belchek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raroh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Belchek is nestled in close to Raroh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Belchek not doing much here.
Belchek working Raroh over with strikes.
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 Johnny Belchek will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Belchek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raroh sprawls well initially but Belchek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Raroh manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Belchek keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raroh.
Raroh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belchek just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Belchek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belchek tries to land a leg kick but Raroh saw it coming and moves away. #TD2#
Raroh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Belchek on his heels. He'll look to pass Belchek's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belchek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belchek is pulling down on Raroh's head. It's preventing any offense from Raroh, at least for the moment.#SUB#
Belchek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raroh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Raroh wants to pass the guard but Belchek is keeping the position.
Raroh wants to stand but Belchek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Belchek pulls Raroh in close to his closed guard and prevents Raroh from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
Raroh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Belchek looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Belchek looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Belchek! #REVR##T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raroh is working to avoid the ground and pound but Belchek connects with a decent elbow. #SUB#
Belchek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raroh is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Belchek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raroh can do to turn this around?
Belchek working the ground and pound.
Raroh tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Belchek easily slips into full mount! #T3#
Belchek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Raroh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Belchek lands a nice shot to the head.
Belchek controlling from mount.
Belchek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Belchek.
Belchek is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Raroh can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Belchek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Belchek raining down shots from the mount!#T4#
Belchek lands a heavy elbow.
Raroh wants to hold on but Belchek pushes him away.
Belchek landing strikes from the mount.#ROC#Raroh is rocked!
Belchek connects with a bit shot that sees Raroh covering up! More strikes from Belchek and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Belchek is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Belchek!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 15, 2021

#R1#
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ee's head.
Ee feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Ee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ee pounces like a tiger and cracks Jones with a vicious hook! Jones is down but not out! Ee follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Easy Ee!

Event: Checkmate Knight Battle RD#1
Date: Aug 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cauchy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cauchy.
Mi misses with a two punch combination.
Cauchy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mi unleashes a big counter combination but Cauchy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Augustin Cauchy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mi leaves Cauchy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cauchy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mi misses with an uppercut.
Cauchy fails with a takedown attempt.
Mi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Cauchy misses with a takedown attempt
and Mi counters with a left to the body.
Cauchy with a poor takedown
and Mi counters with a straight right hand.
Cauchy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cauchy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #TD#
Cauchy drives through with a takedown into Mi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cauchy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mi wants to stand and escape but Cauchy is having none of it. #SUB#
Cauchy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cauchy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mi keeping moving, preventing Cauchy from controlling successfully.
Cauchy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cauchy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Cauchy passes Mi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cauchy controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Cauchy is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Cauchy is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mi can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Cauchy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mi defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Cauchy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mi sees it coming and defends easily.#T3#
Mi wants to stand back up but Cauchy manages to pass into side control.
Mi tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Cauchy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #SUB#
Cauchy looking to secure an arm triangle but Mi defends it well. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cauchy has control of Mi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mi regains control of the situation pretty easily. #SUB#
Cauchy throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Mi has his hands clasped together but Cauchy breaks the hold and Mi is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Cauchy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augustin Cauchy!
Augustin Cauchy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: Island Brawls 33
Date: Aug 12, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman tries to clinch there but Kraus circles away.
Harti Kraus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kraus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kraus throws a right hand that Newman ducks under and follows up with a left that Newman also avoids with ease.
Newman shoots in but no luck this time.
Kraus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Newman wants to counter with a clinch but Kraus pushes him away.
Newman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraus works over Newman's head and body with a nice combination.
Newman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kraus throws a hook but Newman avoids it easily.
Newman wants to counter with a clinch but Kraus pushes him away.
Newman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kraus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Harti Kraus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Newman.
Kraus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newman's corner calls for a 1-2. Newman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kraus tests Newman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraus throws a hook but Newman avoids it easily.
Kraus misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from Kraus.#CL#
Kraus takes the fight into the clinch.
Kraus tries to land knees in the clinch but Newman avoids the damage to the body.
Kraus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newman is defending well for now.#T1#
Kraus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newman's elbow.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kraus tries to land knees in the clinch but Newman avoids the damage to the body.
Kraus missing with knees to the body.
Newman tries to land a knee to the head but Kraus blocks with his arms.
Newman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kraus walks away with a smile on his face. Newman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kraus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kraus wants it to stay on the feet.
Kraus dips to his left and cracks Newman with an uppercut!
Kraus throws an overhand right that lands on Newman's shoulder, as Newman tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kraus misses with a body punch.
Kraus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kraus lands a nice knee to the body.
Kraus misses with an elbow strike.
Newman missing with knees to the body.
Newman avoiding damage as Kraus throws knees to the body.
Newman looking to slow down the pace here.
Kraus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.#T2#
Kraus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kraus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newman is defending well for now.
Kraus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newman is defending well for now.
Kraus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraus tries to work over Newman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newman avoiding damage as Kraus throws knees to the body.
Kraus trying to land knees to the body.
Newman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kraus managing to block the knees to the body from Newman.
Kraus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kraus misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kraus fails to land.
Newman trying to control the position but instead, Kraus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Newman into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kraus fails to land.
Newman working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kraus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Newman is defending well for now.
Kraus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newman. #TD#
Kraus lands a takedown into guard.
Newman trying to keep a closed guard but Kraus is proving a slippery customer.
Kraus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kraus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Newman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kraus trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.
Kraus stands up over Newman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Newman is looking for a triangle but Kraus pushes his legs off easily.
Newman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kraus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Kraus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kraus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kraus lands a couple of digs.
Newman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Kraus from controlling successfully.
Kraus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Newman being controlled here, momentarily.
Kraus trying to control the position from guard on top but Newman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus trying to control the position from guard on top but Newman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kraus throws a big elbow that misses.
Newman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Harti Kraus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Newman tries for a takedown but Kraus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kraus misses with a few strikes there. #CL2#
Newman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kraus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#TD#
Kraus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Newman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraus.
Kraus thows a huge punch but Newman dodges it nicely.
Newman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kraus.
Kraus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kraus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kraus thows a huge punch but Newman dodges it nicely.
Kraus controlling the pace.
Kraus throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Newman to regain full guard.
Harti Kraus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Newman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newman controls Kraus momentarily but Kraus frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kraus 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. #T1#
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Newman blocks nicely.
Newman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Newman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kraus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Newman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kraus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Newman working a defensive guard here.
Kraus passes Newman's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kraus throwing shots but Newman is blocking nicely.
Kraus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kraus stalling away here and it's allowed Newman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SUB2#
Newman is looking for a triangle but Kraus pushes his legs off easily.
Kraus throwing strikes from guard but Newman blocks nicely.
Kraus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kraus works over Newman with some ground and pound from guard.
Kraus wants to control from the top but Newman keeps moving.
Kraus is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Newman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Newman is breathing heavily.#T3#
Kraus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Newman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kraus.
Kraus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Newman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kraus passes Newman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Newman wants to get back to full guard.
Kraus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kraus not doing much here. #SUB2#
Newman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kraus throwing shots but Newman is blocking nicely. #T4#
Newman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kraus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kraus winds up and cracks Newman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraus lands with a punch from half guard.
Kraus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Newman defending well though.
Kraus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Newman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kraus.
Newman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kraus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Harti Kraus dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Newman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kraus looks for the body kick but Newman saw that one coming.
Kraus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Newman checks it well.
A nice combination there by Newman.
Newman throws a leg kick but Kraus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Newman moves in looking to clinch but Kraus pushes him off.
Newman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Newman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kraus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newman can do to turn this around?
Kraus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newman.
Kraus misses with a two punch combination.
Newman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Kraus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kraus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Kraus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kraus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Newman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Newman felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T1#
Kraus cracks Newman with a big right hand but Newman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Newman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kraus is looking to take a break and control but Newman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Newman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kraus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Newman keeps working.
Kraus in side control, throwing shots but Newman defends.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Newman defending against the ground and pound.
Kraus controls the position from side control.
Kraus misses with the ground and pound.
Newman is trying to get back to half guard.
Kraus is looking to take a break and control but Newman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Kraus are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harti Kraus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraus is staying tight to Newman's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T3#
Newman is trying to improve his position.
Kraus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Newman tries to buck Kraus off but Kraus is having none of it.
Newman seems a little lost for a moment, as Kraus dominates the positioning.
Newman is trying to get back to his feet.
Newman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kraus works to advance to full mount. Newman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Newman tries to hold on but Kraus pushes him away.
Kraus controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harti Kraus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kraus 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: Island Brawls 31
Date: Aug 05, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost looks to score with a jab to the body but Halbert is just out of range.
Ghost really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Halbert moves in looking to clinch but Ghost pushes him off.
Halbert tries to clinch but Ghost moves away
enabling Ghost to counter with a crisp jab.
Halbert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ghost's head backwards.
Halbert goes for a double leg but Ghost avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ghost continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Halbert misses the target.
A jab from Ghost misses.
Halbert tries to clinch up
and Ghost counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Ghost coming out on top.
Halbert misses with a body punch
and Ghost counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nathan Ghost!
Nathan Ghost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Darren Halbert had this to say: 'Congratulations to my opponent. he was the better man today.'.

Event: Checkmate Championship 5
Date: Jul 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT2#It looks like Yuhsuck Mi has been cut.
Mi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mi slips under a jab.
Bigg has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mi throws an off balance right hand
and Bigg counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Mi to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Bigg!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Crusty Bigg!
Our winner, Crusty Bigg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Island Brawls 28
Date: Jul 22, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glinko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Juper misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Glinko.
Juper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glinko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dodgie Glinko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Glinko throws a right hand that Juper ducks under and follows up with a left that Juper also avoids with ease.
A jab from Glinko does it's job there.
Juper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glinko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD#
Juper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Glinko's guard.
Our spies down at at Island Sparring inform us that Glinko has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Glinko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Juper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Glinko trying to keep a closed guard but Juper is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Juper lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Glinko working for a triangle but Juper defends it easily.
Juper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Glinko is trying to keep Juper in close.
Juper is pushing down on Glinko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Glinko is fighting to maintain full guard but Juper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Juper prevents Glinko from improving his position.
Juper lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Juper drops an elbow to the side of Glinko's head. #T2#
Glinko is looking for a sweep. Juper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Juper drops an elbow to the side of Glinko's head.
Glinko trying to control but Juper postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glinko tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Juper has advanced to mount. Uh oh. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juper looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Glinko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Glinko tries to lock up and control but Juper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Juper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Glinko is in a horrible position here. Juper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #T3#
Juper looking to finish Glinko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Glinko!
Juper landing strikes, looking to finish!
Glinko holds on to Juper around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
BOOM! Juper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Glinko wants to hold on but Juper pushes him away.
Juper prevents Glinko from getting the reversal.
Juper with a couple of short strikes.#SUB#
Juper with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juper tries to control but Glinko wriggling away. #T4#
Glinko can't escape the position.
Juper tries to control but Glinko wriggling away.
Glinko tries to hold on but Juper pushes him away.
BOOM! Juper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Glinko working to try and regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glinko gets back to half guard.
Juper wants to control but Glinko is keeping him busy.
Juper content to control rather than advance.
Glinko wants to control but Juper is keeping busy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Donavon Juper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Juper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juper tries for a takedown but Glinko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Juper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Juper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Juper there as he acknowledges the shot.
Glinko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Juper.
Glinko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juper looks to land a left hand but Glinko moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Juper with that takedown attempt.
Glinko wants to counter the offense by Juper and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donavon Juper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Glinko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Glinko counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Glinko throws a series of strikes that have Juper backpedaling.
Glinko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Glinko is fending him off so far but Juper persists. Nope, Glinko circles away and we're back to standing.#T1#
Juper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Glinko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glinko works over Juper's head and body with a nice combination.#ROC2#Juper is rocked!
Glinko lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Juper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A clash of legs there as Glinko blocks the low kick.
Glinko connects with a single shot there.
Glinko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Glinko - just one landing.
Glinko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Glinko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glinko scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Glinko. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Glinko.#T2#
Glinko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Juper's head backwards.
Glinko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glinko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Juper shoots in for a takedown but Glinko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Glinko lands with a straight right. Juper didn't see that one coming.
Glinko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glinko connects with a jab.
Glinko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glinko scores with a nice head shot.#TD#
Juper dives in and scores a takedown into Glinko's guard.#SUB2#
Glinko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Juper seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Glinko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3##SUB2#
Glinko is looking for a triangle but Juper pushes his legs off easily.
Glinko tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Glinko looking for a guillotine here but Juper defends easily.
Juper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glinko striking off his back but it's not causing Juper any problems. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Juper wants to control from the top but Glinko keeps moving.
Glinko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juper's guard. #REVB#
Juper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Glinko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Glinko wants to pass the guard but Juper is keeping the position.
Juper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Glinko is one step ahead there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Dodgie Glinko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Good shot there by Juper.
Glinko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jupers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Glinko there.
Glinko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL#
Juper pushes Glinko up against the cage in a clinch.
Glinko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glinko tries to circle away but Juper has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Glinko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glinko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juper's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glinko lands a hook that snaps the head of Juper backwards.
Juper looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glinko lands a hook that snaps the head of Juper backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glinko lands a body shot. #T1#
Juper blocks an uppercut.
Glinko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glinko misses with a punch on the inside.
Juper throws a head punch that misses.
Glinko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Glinko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glinko throws a punch but it's blocked by Juper.
Glinko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Glinko.
Glinko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glinko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glinko misses with an elbow over the top.
Glinko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Glinko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#T2#
Glinko looking for a takedown.
Juper prevents a body shot from Glinko.
Glinko is trying to break free.
I was talking to Juper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Juper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Glinko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC#
Juper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Glinko cracks a nice hook into Juper's ribs.#TD#
Juper shoots in and gets a takedown into Glinko's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juper passes Glinko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Glinko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Glinko.
Juper is working Glinko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Glinko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Juper is controlling him.
Juper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Glinko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juper preventing the sweep.
Donavon Juper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glinko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Glinko is looking to sweep but instead, Juper has passed into half guard.
Juper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Glinko is staying active underneath Juper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Glinko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glinko keeps trying to improve his position.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Glinko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Glinko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glinko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juper's guard. #REVB#
Juper keeping full guard, as Glinko tries to pass.
Juper keeping moving, preventing Glinko from controlling successfully.
Glinko wants to stand but Juper is controlling his posture from full guard.
Glinko slips nicely into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dodgie Glinko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Glinko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dodgie Glinko!
The defeated Donavon Juper had this to say: 'Congrats to my opponent. he was the better man'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McMullin. That did some damage!
McMullin checks a leg kick.
McBright takes one on the button.
McBright tries a low kick but McMullin avoids it.
McBright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab by McMullin.
McMullin throws a series of punches but McBright moves out of range. #CL2#
McMullin pushes McBright up against the cage in a clinch.
McMullin taking a breather.#BC2#
McMullin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McBright looks for the body kick but McMullin saw that one coming.
McMullin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McBright as he jumps to the side.
We've been hearing reports that McBright has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McBright throws a hook to the side of McMullin's head but McMullin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBright getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
McMullin closes this distance looking for a takedown but McBright circles away.
McMullin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McBright avoids it really well and circles away.
Conor McBright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John McMullin.
McBright lands a nice shot that snaps McMullin's head back.
McMullin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Conor McBright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McBright tries a head kick but it misses.
McMullin with the counter takedown but McBright avoids it easily.
McMullin 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.
McBright throws a leg kick but McMullin sees it coming and moves out of range. #KD2#
McMullin catches McBright napping and connects with a big right hand that sends McBright to the canvas! #ROC2#McBright is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Conor McBright has been cut.
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!
McMullin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oh McBright is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McMullin works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T2#
McMullin is controlling the pace.
McBright seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBright wants to get back to his feet.
McMullin has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Prosper Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
McMullin is keen to just control but McBright is a slippery customer.#T3#
McMullin works his way into side control.
McBright wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McMullin staying calm.
Let's hope that McMullin 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.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McBright is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McBright stops McMullin from passing to mount.
McMullin wants to control but McBright is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McMullin connects with a nice looking jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

John McMullin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McBright's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
McMullin checks a leg kick.
McMullin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McMullin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McMullin works the jab nicely.
Good leg kick by McBright.
McMullin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McBright tries to land a front kick but McMullin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McBright bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! McMullin comes at him with an uppercut from hell! McBright falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! McBright was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John McMullin!

Event: Island Brawls 27
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mangan. #ES#
Newman bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!#CL#
Newman darts in and clinches Mangan up against the cage.#TD2#
Mangan manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Newman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Newman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mangan wants to control the position but Newman says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Newman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mangan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Newman controlling the action here.
Mangan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Newman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mangan is trying to get back to full guard.
Mangan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Newman missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SU#
Newman decides to return to a standing position. #TD2#
Mangan feints and as Newman raises his hands in defense, Mangan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES#
Newman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mangan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Newman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mangan is defending well for now.
Newman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mangan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Mangan breaks from the clinch.
Newman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Newman instigates a clinch.
Newman trying to land knees to the body. #TD2#
Newman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mangan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Newman to the mat. Newman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Newman pushes Mangan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Mangan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#ES#
Newman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #TD2#
Mangan has picked Newman up - he's going for a ride! Mangan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES#
Newman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Newman throws a leg kick but Mangan checks it. #TD2#
Mangan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mangan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mangan throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Newman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mangan defends well.
Mangan is looking to work some ground and pound but Newman has wrist control.#T3#
Newman is trying to control the position but Mangan postures up. #ES#
Newman pushes Mangan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mangan swats away the attempt to clinch by Newman.#CL#
Newman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Newman looking for a takedown. #TD#
Newman successfully pulls guard.
Mangan is looking to stand up but Newman won't let him.
Newman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangan trying to control the position from guard on top but Newman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
Newman controls Mangan momentarily but Mangan frees himself.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Mangan from controlling successfully.
Mangan tries to free his leg and advance position but Newman is retaining full guard.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Mangan from controlling successfully.
Newman is trying to control the position but Mangan postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mangan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Newman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Newman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mangan is looking to chop away at Newman's legs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Newman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Nice body kick there by Mangan.#CL#
Newman rushes Mangan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Newman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangan can do to turn this around?
Newman lands with a short punch from the clinch. #TD2#
Mangan has hold of one of Newman's legs. Newman is fighting the takedown attempt but Mangan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
Newman has his feet on Mangan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Mangan. No joy for Newman on that attempt.
Mangan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zack Newman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Mangan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Newman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU2#
Mangan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Newman tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Newman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mangan, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Newman.
Newman lands with a short head shot on the inside. #TD#
Newman successfully pulls guard.
Mangan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Mangan is looking to stand up but Newman won't let him. #SUB#
Newman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mangan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Mangan from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Newman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Newman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mangan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Newman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mangan 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.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Mangan from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Newman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mangan looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newman dives in and grabs Mangan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mangan pushes down on Newman's head and hops out.#TD2#
Mangan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Newman quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mangan wants to take a breather but Newman is having none of it.
Mangan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T3#
Mangan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mangan is just content to waste time from the top position. Newman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Newman can't keep his opponent in guard - Mangan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mangan throwing shots but Newman is blocking nicely.
Newman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Newman looking for a guillotine here but Mangan defends easily. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mangan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Newman trying to control the position.
Newman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mangan controls the pace.#SUB#
Newman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mangan is aware though and is defending well.
Newman is pulling down on Mangan's head. It's preventing any offense from Mangan, at least for the moment.#SUB#
Newman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Newman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mangan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD2#
Mangan gets the takedown into side control. #SU2#
Mangan decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD2#
Mangan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Newman sprawls well initially but Mangan persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
Mangan is trying to work for a kimura but Newman is defending well.
Newman is trying to maintain the position but Mangan is very close to passing his half guard.
Newman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Newman wants to control but Mangan is keeping busy.
Newman is trying to stand back up but Mangan is controlling him
Zack Newman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Mangan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Mangan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Newman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mangan not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Newman looking for submissions off his back.
Newman is looking to control Mangan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Newman avoid being mounted?#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mangan prevents Newman from improving his position.
Newman gets back to full guard. #SU2#
Mangan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #TD2#
Mangan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mangan lands in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
Newman is looking for a triangle but Mangan pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newman is controlling Mangan's posture.#T3##SUB#
Newman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mangan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mangan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Newman is on top in guard. #REVR##ES2#
Mangan kicks Newman off and gets to his feet. #TD2#
Mangan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newman to the mat! Newman manages to get full guard. #ES#
Newman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Zack Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Mangan tries to clinch but Newman is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Newman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Newman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Newman avoids the head kick by Mangan.
Mangan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newman attempts a counter takedown but Mangan avoids it well and moves away.#TD2#
Mangan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
Newman sneaks out the side door and pushes Mangan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
No joy there for Mangan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Newman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Newman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Newman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mangan pinned against the cage. Mangan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mr Mangan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zack Newman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mangan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zack Newman.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Newman!
The defeated Mr Mangan had this to say: 'Ah thats hot, thats hot'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hrasko does no damage.
McMullin misses with a head kick.
McMullin shoots for a double leg takedown but Hrasko sprawls well. He's pushed McMullin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hrasko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hrasko throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from McMullin.
Hrasko avoids the head kick by McMullin.
McMullin doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2#
and Hrasko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hrasko.
McMullin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McMullin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hrasko throws an elbow that misses.
Hrasko is pushing McMullin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
McMullin wants the takedown. Hrasko is fighting it off but McMullin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hrasko's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hrasko wants to sweep here but McMullin controlling him for the moment.
McMullin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1#
McMullin wants to pass the guard but Hrasko is keeping the position.
Hrasko being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hrasko has control of McMullin's left arm, preventing McMullin from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hrasko looking to hit a scissor sweep but McMullin is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hrasko takes a swing at McMullin's ribcage but misses.
Hrasko avoids the head kick by McMullin.
McMullin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hrasko can pounce on him. #CL#
McMullin moves into range and clinches up with Hrasko.#BC2#
Hrasko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMullin shoots in for a double leg but Hrasko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hrasko looks to throw the jab but McMullin is out of range. #CL#
McMullin gets a clinch.
Hrasko lands an elbow that stopped McMullin in his tracks for a moment.
Hrasko misses with a punch on the inside.
Hrasko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McMullin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McMullin managing to block the knees to the body from Hrasko. #BC#
McMullin breaks the clinch. #T3#
McMullin lands a lovely overhand right.
John McMullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hrasko misses with a body kick.
Hrasko ducks under a wild hook from McMullin.
Hrasko throws a quick inside leg kick.
McMullin shoots in for a double leg but Hrasko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've been informed that Hrasko has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McMullin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hrasko circles away.
McMullin throws a front kick aimed at Hrasko's knee but Hrasko avoids it well.
The fighters circling - McMullin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hrasko misses with a wild body shot.
McMullin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hrasko tries to counter with a clinch but McMullin shakes him off and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hrasko!
McMullin is breathing heavily.
Hrasko connects with an inside leg kick.
Hrasko avoids the body shot from McMullin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hrasko. #T4#
Hrasko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hrasko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hrasko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hrasko throws a sloppy head kick
and McMullin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - McMullin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hrasko throws a push kick but McMullin slaps the foot to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from McMullin misses the target.
McMullin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Janko Hrasko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hrasko ducks under a wild hook from McMullin.
McMullin fails with a takedown attempt.
Hrasko throws a head kick that half lands.
McMullin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Janko Hrasko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hrasko is looking to land body kicks.
McMullin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hrasko sprawls and moves away.#CL#
McMullin pushes Hrasko up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Hrasko breaks the clinch.
Hrasko throws a sloppy head kick and McMullin moves out of range easily.
McMullin wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hrasko is looking to slow McMullin down with leg kicks.
McMullin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hrasko as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hrasko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McMullin. That did some damage!#TD#
McMullin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McMullin controlling the position. #T1#
McMullin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hrasko for as long as he can get away with.
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McMullin tries to advance to mount but can't.
McMullin trying to control the position but Hrasko is working away. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hrasko struggling a bit here.
McMullin works to advance to full mount. Hrasko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hrasko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McMullin controlling his opponent.
Hrasko tries to hold on but McMullin postures up.
McMullin controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hrasko wants to hold on but McMullin pushes him away.#T3#
McMullin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McMullin avoids the attempt from Hrasko to control.
McMullin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hrasko's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
McMullin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McMullin tries to control but Hrasko wriggling away.
McMullin controlling his opponent.
Hrasko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McMullin prevents Hrasko from improving his position.
McMullin controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

John McMullin dominated that second round.
That's time! McMullin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
McMullin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hrasko throws a sloppy head kick and McMullin moves out of range easily.
McMullin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McMullin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hrasko pinned against the cage. Hrasko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good exchange - McMullin coming out on top.
McMullin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hrasko feints and then cracks McMullin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McMullin down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McMullin shoots in looking for a takedown. Hrasko tries to sprawl out of it but McMullin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hrasko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hrasko throws a low kick but McMullin moves out of range easily.
Hrasko throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T1#
McMullin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McMullin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hrasko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #CL#
McMullin forces Hrasko back against the cage and clinches.
Hrasko misses with an elbow strike.
McMullin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Hrasko fails to land.
McMullin avoiding damage as Hrasko throws knees to the body.
Hrasko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hrasko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hrasko missing with knees to the body.
Hrasko working aggressively here. #T2##BC#
McMullin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by McMullin.
Hrasko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McMullin throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Hrasko moves into the clinch.#BC#
McMullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McMullin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMullin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hrasko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hrasko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McMullin.
McMullin throws a counter high kick but Hrasko was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hrasko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hrasko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Hrasko.
McMullin is looking to counter punch.
McMullin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McMullin.
Hrasko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McMullin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hrasko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T3#
McMullin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hrasko circles away.
McMullin throws a body punch but Hrasko moves out of range.
McMullin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hrasko is just out of range.
Hrasko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hrasko throws out a loose jab but McMullin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hrasko thows a leg kick but McMullin checks it #TD#
and McMullin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
McMullin prevents Hrasko from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McMullin in particular looking to stall.
McMullin is thwarting Hrasko's attempts to control the position.#T4#
McMullin works his foot free and advances to mount.
McMullin controlling from the full mount.
McMullin thowing shots but they're missing.
McMullin controlling from the full mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janko Hrasko!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gayle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halbert scores with a hook.
Halbert looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Halbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gayle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gayle looks for a takedown but Halbert sprawls well.
Halbert throws a head kick that Gayle semi-blocks.
Gayle tries to clinch up but Halbert circles away and keeps his distance.
Halbert looks to land a combination but Gayle avoids it well.
Gayle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayle shoots in looking for a takedown. Halbert tries to sprawl out of it but Gayle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halbert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Gayle tries to get set, Halbert tries to push him back and clinch up but Gayle manages to avoid the attempt.
Darren Halbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Gayle.
Halbert throws a body punch but Gayle moves out of range.
Halbert sets himself, and Gayle steps forward looking for the clinch! Halbert avoids it this time.
Halbert digs a good hook to Gayle's body. #T1#
Halbert shoots in for a takedown but Gayle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#TD#
Halbert shoots in and gets a takedown into Gayle's guard.
Halbert controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gayle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Gayle won't allow Halbert to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Halbert is on top in guard. #REVR#
Gayle wants to control the position but Halbert says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #T2#
Gayle has a hand on Halbert's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Halbert takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Halbert throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gayle because Halbert loaded up on that one.
Halbert thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Halbert takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halbert throwing strikes here but Gayle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage. #T3#
Halbert content just to control the position here.
Gayle tries to hold on but Halbert postures up.
Halbert takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halbert's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Halbert avoids the attempt from Gayle to control.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gayle is looking to get to half guard.
Gayle tries to hold on but Halbert postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halbert tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halbert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Halbert dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Gayle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Halbert sprawls well. Halbert wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gayle gets slowly back to his feet.
Halbert seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halbert connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gayle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halbert's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gayle under the eye.
Gayle is looking to clinch.
Halbert appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayle takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gayle wants to clinch.
Gayle shoots for a takedown but Halbert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T1#
Halbert works Gayle's body with a nice hook.
Gayle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Halbert is fending him off so far but Gayle persists. Nope, Halbert circles away and we're back to standing.
Darren Halbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Gayle.
Halbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halbert is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gayle takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL#
Halbert moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Halbert.
Gayle looking for a takedown.
Halbert connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gayle's face. #CUT#It looks like Jacob Gayle has been cut.
Halbert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gayle's defenses.
Halbert lands an elbow inside that Gayle shrugs off.
Halbert lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halbert landing knees to the head.
Halbert stalling in the clinch.
Gayle tries to pull guard but Halbert won't allow it.
Halbert lands an elbow inside. #BC#
Halbert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T2#
Gayle darts in looking for a takedown but Halbert gets double underhooks and turns Gayle into the cage.
Halbert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Halbert closes the distance and clinches up with Gayle, looking for a takedown. Halbert pushes Gayle against the cage but Gayle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Darren Halbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halbert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gayle sprawls well. Gayle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Halbert gets slowly back to his feet.
Halbert is looking to wear down Gayle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL#
Halbert closes the distance and clinches.
Halbert has Gayle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gayle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Halbert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gayle uses from the top position.
Gayle is looking to advance position but Halbert has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Darren Halbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gayle tries to hold on but Halbert postures up.#T3#
Gayle tries to reverse the position but Halbert maintains control.
Gayle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Halbert sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Halbert will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gayle is desperately trying to improve his position but Halbert has a good base and remains in mount.
Gayle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Halbert controlling the pace for now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Halbert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Gayle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Gayle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darren Halbert is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Halbert there.
Nice uppercut lands for Gayle. That snapped Halbert's head back. #TD2#
Gayle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #ES#
Halbert manages to escape and get back to his feet! #CL#
Gayle tries to keep at a distance but Halbert has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Halbert has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gayle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial. #T1##T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gayle trying to control the action but Halbert just sinks the hooks in.
Halbert controls the action.#T3#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halbert is not going to allow Gayle to sit and survive in this position.
Gayle can't escape the position.
Halbert missing with strikes from the back. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gayle is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Halbert.
Gayle covering up well under a series of strikes from Halbert.
Halbert controls the action.
Halbert somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halbert keeps control of the position as Gayle tries to break free.
Jacob Gayle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darren Halbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halbert has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gayle's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Halbert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halbert 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Halbert!
Darren Halbert 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 04, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz cracks Sapp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
Cruz lands with a cross.
Cruz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sapp looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD2#
Sapp dives in and scores a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Sapp controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sapp trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz 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.#SUB2#
Sapp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sapp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Sapp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sapp's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1##SUB2#
Sapp drops back looking for a leg! Cruz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cruz manages to kick Sapp off! Sapp jumps back into Cruz's guard.
Sapp stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SUB2#
Sapp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T2#
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Sapp keeps moving and retains side control.
Sapp postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sapp connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cruz some visible discomfort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sapp is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cruz's shoulder. That is not cool. #SUB2#
Sapp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cruz is being controlled here. #SUB2#
Sapp is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cruz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sapp content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #T3##SU2#
Sapp stands up.
Cruz lands with a hook. Sapp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cruz scores with a hook.
Cruz could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sapp in his tracks.
Sapp looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
It looks like Cruz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cruz with a hook.
Cruz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sapp has time to react.
A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination. #ROC#Sapp is rocked!#T4#
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Sapp's ribs.
Sapp is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Sapp looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sapp takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Cruz sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sapp bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dennis Cruz!
During a confident post fight interview, Dennis Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Joe Sapp stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent and his team. he was the better man tonight'.

Event: Island Brawls 22
Date: Jul 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Newman sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #TD#
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newman to the mat! Newman manages to get full guard.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Newman pulls Jones in to control the position.
Newman keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Newman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Newman in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Zack Newman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
Newman blocks an elbow strike.#T1#
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Jones's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Newman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Newman won't want to take too many of those.
Newman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones prevents Newman from breaking the clinch.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Newman's face. #T2#
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Newman.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Newman blocks the elbow strike.
Newman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Newman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Newman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones stalls.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Newman prevents a body shot from Jones.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Newman manages to break the clinch.
Newman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Newman staying out of range there.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newman misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones defending well as Newman loads up on a big left hand.
Newman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Peanut Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Newman.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newman.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones working Newman over with knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Newman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Jones misses with a looping left.
Newman shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones swings for the body but Newman moves out of range.
Newman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Newman fails to land with a series of punches. #CL#
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Newman won't want to take too many of those.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Newman working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newman slows down the pace here.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. #T1#
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Newman.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Newman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Newman blocks an elbow strike.
Newman avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Newman blocks with his arms.
Newman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Newman blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newman wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses. #T3#
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newman.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Newman shrugs off.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Newman pulls his leg out and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newman. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Newman throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newman looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peanut Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Newman is out of range.
Newman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Newman takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Newman ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Newman misses with a head kick.
Newman throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Newman thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Newman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Newman lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Newman blocks a jab.
Newman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Newman manages to circle out of the way.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Peanut Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zack Newman's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A big left from Jones misses.
Newman looks to land a combination. Jones sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones avoids the body shot from Newman.
Zack Newman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newman swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Newman lands with a cross. #CL#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Newman wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Newman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newman's defenses.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Newman blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Newman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones lands an elbow just above Newman 's eye.
Newman is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Peanut Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Newman shrugs off.
Peanut Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Newman is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Newman takes an elbow to the temple.
Newman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #T3#
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newman can do to turn this around?
Newman tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Newman shrugs off.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newman. #T4#
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jones for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Zack Newman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newman tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peanut Jones!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Halbert lands.#CUT#It looks like Mathew Anderson has been cut.
Anderson's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#CL2#
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Halbert manages to get underhooks.
Halbert scores a nice knee to the body.
Halbert taking a breather.
Halbert lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson looks winded!
A short uppercut from Halbert.
A short body shot lands from Halbert as the two fighters clinch.
Halbert connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Anderson looking to stall.
Halbert scores with a hook to the body.
Halbert lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Halbert.
Halbert cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Halbert ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Halbert no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Halbert pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage. #T1##ES#
Halbert has his feet on Anderson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Halbert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halbert thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halbert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anderson's waist but Anderson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Halbert off to one side. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Halbert putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Halbert putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halbert is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Halbert.
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!
Halbert is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halbert landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson is looking for a takedown.
Halbert using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halbert crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Halbert scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Halbert - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #TD#
Halbert gets control of Anderson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Halbert will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Halbert managing to control the position. #T3##ES#
Halbert pushes Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
Halbert delivers a nice body kick.#CL#
Halbert takes the fight into the clinch.
Halbert scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Halbert pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Halbert lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Halbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T4#
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Halbert defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Halbert into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Halbert attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Darren Halbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Anderson.
Halbert throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Halbert with a body shot.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt. #CL#
Halbert has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Halbert successfully pulls guard.
Halbert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Halbert has wrist control.#ES#
Halbert has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Anderson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Halbert shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Halbert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Halbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Anderson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Darren Halbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halbert throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Halbert connects with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Halbert as Anderson shoots in.
Halbert throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Halbert cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halbert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halbert jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL#
Halbert clinches up with Anderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Halbert avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Darren Halbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Anderson.#T1#
Halbert putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halbert has Anderson pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Halbert has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Halbert.
A short body shot lands from Halbert as the two fighters clinch. #BC#
Halbert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Halbert has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halbert prevents a body shot from Anderson.
Darren Halbert has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halbert'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.#T2#
Halbert scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Halbert manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Halbert.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Halbert holds him up against the cage and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Halbert scores with a hook to the body.
Halbert taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC#
Halbert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halbert displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #TD#
Halbert closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Halbert lands in his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Halbert 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. #T3#
Halbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Anderson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Halbert escapes and throws Anderson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Halbert controls the position. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU#
Halbert stands up and beckons Anderson to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Halbert.#TD#
Halbert looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Halbert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Halbert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Halbert lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Halbert prevents Anderson from standing back up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Halbert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mathew Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Donk. Halbert catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Halbert lands a high kick! #CL2#
Anderson pushes Halbert up against the cage in a clinch.
Halbert will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderson up against the cage.
Halbert lands a shot to the body.
Anderson goes for a takedown attempt but Halbert pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Anderson walks into a straight right hand from Halbert.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halbert lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Halbert works the jab nicely.
Halbert shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1##CL#
Halbert takes the fight into the clinch.
Halbert misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Halbert manages to get underhooks.
Halbert working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Halbert forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Darren Halbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mathew Anderson.
Halbert pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson has Halbert pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Halbert manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Halbert scores a nice knee to the body. #TD#
Halbert decides to pull guard.
Halbert has his hands on Anderson's head, controlling the position. #ES#
Halbert pushes Anderson off and scrambles back to his feet. #T2#
Halbert tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Halbert bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Halbert instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Halbert.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halbert effectively controlling the action here.
Halbert lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halbert tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Anderson looking to stall.
Halbert lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halbert is trying to drag Anderson to the mat but Anderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mathew Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Anderson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Halbert lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Halbert to work.
Halbert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Halbert ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Halbert no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Halbert looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Halbert controlling Anderson's posture.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses. Halbert uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Halbert!#REVR#
Anderson is looking to stand back up but Halbert counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Anderson.
Darren Halbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Halbert is figuring out what he wants to do next.

And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Halbert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Halbert 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Halbert!
A very excited looking Darren Halbert rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Mathew Anderson was interviewed post fight and said 'I failed my fans by Underrating my opponent and committing an error. Back to training as the next guy is in deep waters '.

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