Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: IFC 7-Dubois vs Knockout
Date: Dec 28, 2021

#R1##TD2#
Conte is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Avariim's half guard.
Conte is controlling the pace.
Conte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avariim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Conte stops Avariim from getting back to his feet.
Conte content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Avariim pushes Conte off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte tries for a takedown but Avariim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T1#
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avariim moves away.#CL#
Avariim has managed to clinch.
Conte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Avariim lands a knee to the head.
Conte pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Avariim just misses with a elbow thrown towards Conte's brow.
Conte has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Avariim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Conte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Avariim throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conte tries to pull guard but Avariim won't allow it.
Ollistor Avariim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Conte.
Conte slows down the pace here. #T2#
Avariim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conte avoids it.
Conte fails to pull guard.
Conte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Conte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Avariim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conte has had enough of the clinch but Avariim keeps him there for the moment.
Avariim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Conte blocks an elbow strike from Avariim.
Conte is trying to drag Avariim to the mat but Avariim just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Conte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Avariim has him pressed against the cage.#T3##TD2#
Conte lands a takedown into guard. #ES#
Avariim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Conte fails with the takedown.#CL#
Avariim rushes Conte and presses him up against the cage.
Conte fails to pull guard.
Avariim looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Conte wants to take the fight to the mat but Avariim manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Conte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Avariim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Conte managing to block the knees to the body from Avariim. #T4#
Conte tries to pull guard but Avariim won't allow it.
Avariim keeps control of Conte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Conte fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Conte takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#It looks like Michael Conte has been cut.
Avariim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conte is defending well for now.
Conte jumps guard but Avariim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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!
Avariim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Conte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Conte is trying to force a seperation but Avariim has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ollistor Avariim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Conte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Conte has Avariim up against the cage in a clinch.
Conte is trying to break the clinch but Avariim is controlling him.#TD2#
Conte manages to pull guard. #SUB2#
Conte looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Avariim has picked Conte up and slammed him! Conte can't keep hold of the triangle and Avariim manages to pass to side control!#SU#
Avariim stands up and beckons Conte to his feet.
Conte misses with a takedown attempt - Avariim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte shoots in looking for a takedown. Avariim tries to sprawl out of it but Conte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Avariim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Conte darts in looking for a takedown but Avariim gets double underhooks and turns Conte into the cage.
As Conte tries to get set, Avariim tries to push him back and clinch up but Conte manages to avoid the attempt.
Ollistor Avariim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Conte.#T1#
Avariim looks to throw the jab but Conte is out of range.
Conte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Avariim sprawls well. Avariim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Conte gets slowly back to his feet.
Avariim is looking to counter the offense by Conte and move into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Conte.
Conte shoots for a takedown but Avariim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Conte shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Avariim napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Avariim throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!#CL#
Conte tries to keep at a distance but Avariim has taken the fight into the clinch.#T2#
Avariim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Avariim.
Conte tries to circle away but Avariim has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Avariim.
Conte is breathing heavily.
Avariim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Conte tries to stall but Avariim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Avariim lands an elbow inside.
Avariim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Avariim scores with a knee to the head.
Conte looking for a takedown.
Avariim crunches a lovely knee into Conte's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Avariim.
Ollistor Avariim has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T3#
Avariim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Avariim pressing his opponent against the cage.
Avariim stalling in the clinch.
Avariim lands a knee to the body.
Conte blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Avariim.
Conte jumps guard but Avariim turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Avariim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conte lands a right hand. #T4#
Conte looking for a takedown.
Conte has Avariim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Avariim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Conte wants to get back to striking at distance but Avariim won't allow it.
Avariim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Avariim gets underhooks to prevent Conte's takedown attempt.
Avariim lands an elbow inside.
Avariim lands an elbow inside that Conte shrugs off.
Avariim crunches a lovely knee into Conte's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avariim landing knees to the body.
Avariim connects with a knee to the head.
Conte takes a knee to the side of the body.
Avariim lands a nice elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ollistor Avariim dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Conte'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##CL#
Avariim rushes Conte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Conte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Avariim is keeping busy.
Conte trying to stall but Avariim improves his position.
Nice elbow from Avariim. #BC2#
Conte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conte circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Conte drives through and clinches with Avariim against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Conte can't find room to land a body shot as Avariim controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Avariim tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Conte is trying to break free.
Avariim is pressed up against the cage. Conte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Avariim down to the mat. Avariim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conte shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Avariim as he jumps to the side.
Conte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Conte tries for a takedown but Avariim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ollistor Avariim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Conte.
Some bone on bone action there as Avariim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL#
Avariim moves into the clinch.
Avariim stalling in the clinch.
Conte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Avariim after a bit of a struggle.
Avariim lands an elbow inside.
Avariim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Avariim is pushing Conte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Avariim lands a good knee to the midsection. Conte won't want to take too many of those.
Conte takes an elbow to the temple.
Avariim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conte is defending well for now.
Avariim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Avariim has Conte pushed against the cage.
Avariim controlling the action here for a moment.
Avariim leaning against his opponent. #T3#
Avariim stops a takedown attempt from Conte.
Avariim working Conte over with knees to the body.
Avariim lands a nice elbow.
Avariim lands a damaging elbow.
Avariim lands a knee to the body.
Conte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Avariim walks away with a smile on his face. Conte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
Avariim rushes Conte and presses him up against the cage.
Conte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Avariim fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Avariim takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Avariim lands a damaging elbow.
Conte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Avariim prevents it.
Avariim comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Avariim connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Avariim.
Conte wants to break free but Avariim has control.
Avariim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conte lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Michael Conte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ollistor Avariim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conte is trying to break the clinch but Avariim has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ollistor Avariim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avariim 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ollistor Avariim!

Event: IFC 7-Dubois vs Knockout
Date: Dec 28, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Bougie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bougie scores with a shoulder strike.
Pettus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bougie is defending well.
Bougie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pettus backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bougie fails to land.
A short uppercut from Bougie. #TD2#
Bougie wants the takedown. Pettus is fighting it off but Bougie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Pettus's guard against the cage.
Pettus keeping moving, preventing Bougie from controlling successfully.
Bougie scoring with some ground and pound.
Bougie chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bougie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bougie lands a couple of elbows.
Pettus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pettus keeping moving, preventing Bougie from controlling successfully.
Bougie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bougie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bougie cracks Pettus with a solid left hand.
Bougie chips away with some ground and pound.
Pettus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bougie 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.
Pettus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bougie on the ground.
Bougie throwing strikes from guard but Pettus blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bougie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bougie with a nice head shot there.
Pettus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Bougie advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bougie lands some shots froms side control.
Bougie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bougie is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pettus will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Bougie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pettus to see if he's OK.
Bougie working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bougie scoring with punches and elbows.
Bougie grinds an elbow into Pettus's temple.
Bougie working the body and head with strikes.
Bougie landing strikes.
Pettus seems a little lost for a moment, as Bougie dominates the positioning.
Pettus on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T3#
Bougie is chipping away with strikes.
Bougie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pettus tries to buck Bougie off but Bougie is having none of it.
Bougie controlling the position from side mount.
Bougie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bougie cracks Pettus with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bougie scoring with punches and elbows.
Pettus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bougie lands a few punches from side control.
Bougie working the ground and pound from side control.
Bougie landing a few strikes. #T4#
Check out the look on Bougie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bougie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pettus down.
Bougie lands a nice forearm strike.
Bougie lands a nice forearm strike.
Bougie taking a breather here.
Bougie landing a few strikes.
Pettus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bougie connects with a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bougie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pettus takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bougie moves into full mount!
Bougie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Bougie 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#
Pettus throws a head kick that misses.
Bougie throws a looping overhand right but Pettus ducks down to avoid it.
Pettus is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bougie misses with a looping right.
Bougie throws out a loose jab but Pettus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bougie misses with a body shot.
Bougie looks to land a right hand but Pettus moved out of range.
Bougie throws a shot from downtown. Pettus moves away and avoids it.
Pettus is looking to counter the offense by Bougie and move into the clinch.
Bougie misses with a double jab
and Pettus counters with a series of strikes. Bougie will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
Bougie closes the distance and pushes Pettus back into the cage.
Bougie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Bougie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pettus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettus just trying to survive but Bougie is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Pettus is taking damage to the body and head. #T1#
Bougie looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Bougie connects with a big shot to the side of Pettus's head.
Bougie scores with punches from the back.
Bougie lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Bougie.
Pettus is trapped and Bougie is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bougie is landing with strikes from the back.
Bougie is punishing Pettus with strikes - can he finish him?!
Pettus is trying to remain composed but Bougie is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bougie.
Bougie lands punches and elbows.
Bougie lands punches and elbows.
Pettus is covering up but some of the strikes from Bougie are getting through and doing damage. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bougie punishes Pettus with strikes from the back mount.
Bougie is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bougie gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bougie gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bougie apologises and we restart here on the feet. #CL2#
Bougie rushes Pettus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pettus prevents a body shot from Bougie.
Pettus blocks an uppercut.
Bougie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pettus tries to pull guard but Bougie holds him up against the cage and eventually Pettus drops back down to his feet.
Pettus misses with a knee strike.
Pettus is trying to push Bougie away but Bougie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pettus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bougie smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Bougie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pettus, pushing him back against the cage.
Bougie working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Bougie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bougie cracks Pettus with a nice body shot.
Bougie tries to throw a body punch but Pettus avoids it by throwing Bougie back against the cage.
Bougie lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Bougie.
Bougie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pettus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bougie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Pettus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bougie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD2#
Bougie gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bougie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bougie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bougie lands with a punch from half guard. #T4#
Pettus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bougie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bougie wants to control but Pettus is keeping him busy.
Bougie lands with a punch from half guard.
Bougie is trying to control. Pettus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bougie controlling the pace.
Bougie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pettus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bougie throwing shots but Pettus is blocking nicely.
Pettus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bougie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Bougie connects with a nice short shot to Pettus's temple.
Bougie slows the pace down in half guard.
Bougie drops an elbow to the side of Pettus's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Bougie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Pettus misses with a takedown attempt #CL2#
and Bougie counters by moving into the clinch.
Bougie lands an uppercut.
Bougie lands a nice uppercut.
Bougie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pettus blocking some punches.
Pettus working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bougie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bougie struggles to land a body shot inside as Pettus controls his hands.
Bougie misses with the head strike.
Bougie lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bougie working aggressively here.
Bougie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bougie scores with a shoulder strike.
Pettus is trying to maintain a safe position but Bougie gets an underhook and turns Pettus into the cage.
Bougie pushes Pettus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T1#
Pettus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bougie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bougie lands with a short shot to the head.
Pettus has Bougie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bougie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Pettus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bougie throws a head punch that misses.
Bougie misses with a punch on the inside.
Bougie stops a takedown attempt from Pettus.
Bougie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bougie.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bougie lands with a short shot to the head.
Bougie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pettus backwards.
Bougie lands a left hand. #TD2#
Bougie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pettus tries to kick Bougie off in order to stand up. Bougie Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
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!
Bougie happy to just control the position for now. #T2#
Pettus is not content to let Bougie control the position.
Bougie scores with punches from side control.
Bougie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bougie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bougie lands an elbow.
Bougie working the ground and pound.
Bougie staying calm.#T3#
Bougie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bougie lands a few punches from side control.
Bougie scores with punches from side control.
Bougie landing strikes.
Pettus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bougie connects with a decent elbow.
Bougie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bougie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bougie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bougie working the body and head with strikes. #ROC2#Pettus is rocked!
Bougie working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Pettus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Bougie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on Bougie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Leo Bougie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pettus takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bougie lands a big left to the face of Pettus, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Bougie and another - Pettus is out! Bougie stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leo Bougie!
Leo Bougie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 103
Date: Dec 17, 2021

#R1#
MiG shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Tyson throws a body kick that misses
and MiG counters with a straight right hand.
Tyson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
MiG shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyson as he avoids it easily.
MiG tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson tries to land a front kick but MiG steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
MiG tries to counter with a clinch but Tyson shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
MiG moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
MiG takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tyson throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1#
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
MiG looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but MiG persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Ashwin Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei MiG.#CL2#
MiG closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
MiG moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
MiG blocks an uppercut.
MiG throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
MiG swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MiG trying to land knees to the body.
Tyson misses with some punches.
MiG misses with some punches.
MiG blocking some punches. #BC#
Tyson breaks the clinch. #CL#
Tyson has MiG up against the cage in a clinch.
MiG blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a left to the head. #CUT#It looks like Sergei MiG has been cut.
Tyson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
MiG misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
MiG shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - MiG looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MiG gets cracked there but stands up to it. #ROC#MiG is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Tyson moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt MiG! Tyson continues to tee off on MiG, landing with a left and a right! Tyson connects with a right hand that leaves MiG sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Tyson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ashwin Tyson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ashwin Tyson made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Apothecary, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Sergei MiG had this to say: 'I'm sorry fans, congrats to Bubba. I worked really hard to bring home the win, but i'll be back stronger and better, and hopefully me and Bubba can run it back for 5 rounds.'.

Event: IFC Fight Night-Esf vs Martin
Date: Dec 07, 2021

#R1#
The Russian Giant throws out a powerful jab.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
The Russian Giant wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Russian Giant counters with a head kick.
The Russian Giant cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Russian Giant sprawls well. The Russian Giant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Harris tries to clinch up.
The Russian Giant lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harris tries to clinch there but The Russian Giant circles away.
The Russian Giant tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Russian Giant swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris feinted with a counter takedown.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but The Russian Giant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocko Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harris shoots for a takedown but The Russian Giant saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T1#
Harris tries for a takedown but The Russian Giant sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Harris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Russian Giant to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Harris is looking to stand up but The Russian Giant isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB#
Harris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Russian Giant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Russian Giant manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Russian Giant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
The Russian Giant not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
Harris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Russian Giant manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The Russian Giant throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Harris passes The Russian Giant's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Russian Giant is looking to improve his position.
The Russian Giant is trying to stand up here but Harris is controlling him well.
Harris is trying to control. The Russian Giant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harris wants to pass to mount but The Russian Giant is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Russian Giant flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #T3#
Harris trying to control from The Russian Giant's half guard. The Russian Giant has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The Russian Giant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harris is controlling him.
The Russian Giant looking for a sweep. Not yet The Russian Giant, not yet.
The Russian Giant keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Harris blocks a head kick by The Russian Giant.
Harris throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and The Russian Giant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Harris's guard.
The Russian Giant stays in close to Harris's body and controls the position. #T4#
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
The Russian Giant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but The Russian Giant is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harris trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU2#
The Russian Giant decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harris, up you get!
The Russian Giant keeps the fight on the outside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Konstantin The Russian Giant dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Harris throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and The Russian Giant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB2#
The Russian Giant is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Harris trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but The Russian Giant manages to pass to mount!
The Russian Giant is landing with some decent strikes but Harris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T1#
The Russian Giant controlling from the full mount.
Harris is squirming around, avoiding The Russian Giant's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by The Russian Giant.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Konstantin The Russian Giant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Russian Giant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harris might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2#
The Russian Giant with good strikes from the mount here!
The Russian Giant lands a big elbow.
The Russian Giant controlling the pace for now.
The Russian Giant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here. #T3#
Harris tries to hold on but The Russian Giant pushes him away.
The Russian Giant trying to control but Harris is having none of it.
Harris is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris wants to hold on but The Russian Giant pushes him away.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Harris can't escape the position.
Harris wants to hold on but The Russian Giant pushes him away.
The Russian Giant lands a big shot there that rocks Harris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Russian Giant postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Harris bigstyle! Two more strikes land for The Russian Giant and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin The Russian Giant!
Post fight, an emotional Konstantin The Russian Giant said 'HAHAHA, YES FOR MOTHER RUSSIA'.

Event: IFC 6: Masten vs Matthews
Date: Nov 30, 2021

#R1#
Walker misses with a takedown attempt - Brankovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Brankovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brankovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brankovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brankovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Brankovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
Walker tries to clinch up but Brankovic circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker shoots and misses
and Brankovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Djuradj Brankovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Walker.
Brankovic lands a jab.
Walker tries for a takedown but Brankovic circles away easily
and Brankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Brankovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Walker looks winded!#T1#
Brankovic lands a right hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Brankovic there.
Brankovic jabs Walker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walker fails with the takedown
and Brankovic counters with a huge left! Walker is in big trouble! He's backing up but Brankovic isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Walker from any more damage. A dominating finish by Brankovic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djuradj Brankovic!
Ryan Walker spoke after the fight, saying 'Big thanks to Lee, it was an tough fight. I want to move down to 145 while I can still make the weight!'.

Event: IFC 6: Masten vs Matthews
Date: Nov 30, 2021

#R1#
Nobunaga moves away from the strike by Gardener.
A jab from Gardener misses.
Nobunaga showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gardener.
Gardener just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardener scores with the left hand. Nobunaga knows he should have avoided that one.
Gardener waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nobunaga.
Gardener throws out a loose jab but Nobunaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nobunaga shoots in for a takedown but Gardener shows good takedown defense.
Gardener looks to land a right hand but Nobunaga moved out of range.
Nobunaga steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gardener.
Gardener misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Nobunaga counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gardener!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nobunaga just content to control the position.
Nobunaga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nobunaga wants to control but Gardener is keeping him busy.
Nobunaga taking a breather here.
Gardener is pushing Nobunaga's head away, looking to escape. Nobunaga manages to hold on to the position though.#T1#
Nobunaga 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 Gardener's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gardener is not content to let Nobunaga control the position.
Nobunaga tries to advance to mount but Gardener denies him.
A lull in the action here as Nobunaga stalls from top position.
Gardener tries to escape but Nobunaga is in control. #SU2#
Nobunaga stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Nobunaga moves away from the strike by Gardener.
Nobunaga avoids the head kick by Gardener.
Gardener throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and Nobunaga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gardener is trying to force a seperation but Nobunaga has the dominant position.#T2#
Gardener keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nobunaga's efforts to push away.
Gardener is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Gardener escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gardener scores with a shot to the body.
Nobunaga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gardener finds it's way round the side to connect with Nobunaga's head. #ROC#Nobunaga is rocked!
Gardener fakes the body blow, causing Nobunaga to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Nobunaga goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). AJ Gardener!
AJ Gardener retains his bantamweight title!
An intense looking AJ Gardener took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Let's goo, I am now champ!! I would like to run it back with Clinton and defend my title one other time and then move back up to 145, this weight cut is not good.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 96
Date: Nov 17, 2021

#R1##TD2#
MiG decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Powell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but MiG scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. MiG lands a nice short elbow.
Powell is looking to improve his position.
MiG thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powell's head.
Powell gets full guard.
MiG throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB#
Powell is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! MiG rolls with it to try and escape but Powell cranks on the arm and MiG is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Powell!
Our winner, Andre Powell, 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.
In defeat, Sergei MiG stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry fans, congrats to Bubba. I worked really hard to bring home the win, but i'll be back stronger and better, and hopefully me and Bubba can run it back for 5 rounds.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 22, 2021

#R1#
Xxx shoots in for a takedown but Gardener shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gardener misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Xxx counters with a left and a right that stings Gardener.
Nice shot lands for Gardener.
Xxx staying out of range there.
Xxx steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Xxx takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gardener scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Gardener.
Xxx gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gardener.#ROC#Xxx is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardener weaves into range and cracks Xxx right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Xxx goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Gardener is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). AJ Gardener!
AJ Gardener made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Let's goo, I am now champ!! I would like to run it back with Clinton and defend my title one other time and then move back up to 145, this weight cut is not good.'.

Event: IFC 5-Heart vs Carter
Date: Oct 19, 2021

#R1#
Gardener scores with a nice strike.
Gardener lands a hook that stumbles Strong back into the cage. Gardener follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Strong to the canvas! Gardener pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Strong has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). AJ Gardener!
AJ Gardener is the new bantamweight champion!
Post fight, AJ Gardener stared into the camera and said 'Let's goo, I am now champ!! I would like to run it back with Clinton and defend my title one other time and then move back up to 145, this weight cut is not good.'.

Event: IFC 5-Heart vs Carter
Date: Oct 19, 2021

#R1#
Dubois throws a right and a left that both miss.
MiG shoots in but Dubois avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL#
MiG closes the distance and clinches.
MiG working some nice short punches in the clinch.#TD#
MiG has hold of one of Dubois's legs. Dubois is fighting the takedown attempt but MiG gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
MiG missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MiG is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
MiG stands up over Dubois, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
MiG is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Dubois looking for a guillotine here but MiG defends easily.
MiG postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Dubois had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MiG defends it easily.#SUB2#
Dubois is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
MiG with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Dubois is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MiG is aware though and is defending well.
MiG working some strikes from top position.
Dubois working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MiG.
MiG scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MiG with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
MiG throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
MiG throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dubois works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Dubois looking for a guillotine here but MiG defends easily.
MiG is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Aloha MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as MiG accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
MiG cracks Dubois with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
MiG is sitting in close to Dubois's body. Dubois has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! MiG is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, MiG is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dubois.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Dubois!
Daniel Dubois is the new heavyweight champion!
In defeat, Sergei MiG stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry fans, congrats to Bubba. I worked really hard to bring home the win, but i'll be back stronger and better, and hopefully me and Bubba can run it back for 5 rounds.'.

Event: IFC 3: Joshua vs Heart
Date: Sep 21, 2021

#R1#
Walker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jordan counters with a straight right hand.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Jordan misses its target.#CL2#
Walker clinches with his opponent.
Walker letting Jordan take a breather here.
Jordan slows down the pace here.
Walker tries to pull guard but Jordan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walker letting Jordan take a breather here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jordan for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Walker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Walker.#T1#
Walker is trying to pull guard but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Jordan. #CUT#It looks like Ryan Walker has been cut.
Walker is trying to pull guard but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jordan walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jordan stuffs the takedown attempt from Walker. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Jordan throws a big counter combination but Walker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jordan lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
Walker misses with a takedown
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jordan throws a shot to the body.
Walker takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.#TD2#
Jordan tries to sprawl but Walker drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Walker seems to be working for a kimura but Jordan defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Walker has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jordan defend it? Walker steps over the head and cranks it - Jordan is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Walker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Walker!
As Ryan Walker got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Big thank you to Lee, it was an tough fight. I want to move down to 145 since I can still make that weight, thank you to Kevin and I can't wait to be back!'.

Event: IFC 3: Joshua vs Heart
Date: Sep 21, 2021

#R1#
Jack scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maddison in his tracks. #CUT2#It looks like Matthew Maddison has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Maddison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL2#
Jack instigates a clinch.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Maddison has Jack pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maddison pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jack tumbling to the mat - Maddison dives into Jack's guard.
Jack wants to stand and escape but Maddison is having none of it.
Jack looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maddison looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maddison won't allow Jack to get back to his feet. #T1#
Maddison is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jack wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maddison manages to pass to side control. #ES2#
Jack kicks Maddison off and gets back to his feet.
Maddison with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jack counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Jack rushes Maddison and presses him up against the cage.
Maddison really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jack lands a left hand.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Maddison.
Jack wants to break free but Maddison has control.
Maddison tries to pull guard but Jack won't allow it. #T2#
Maddison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jack after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Maddison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maddison goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jack prevents it. #TD#
Maddison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddison prevents Jack from standing back up.
Maddison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maddison controlling the action here.
Maddison stops Jack from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Maddison wants to work for an arm triangle but Jack is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Maddison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Jack is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Maddison seems content to control.
Jack is trying to stand up here but Maddison is controlling him well.
Maddison is controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maddison is pressing down on Jack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jack is holding on for now.
Maddison not doing much here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maddison tries for a takedown but Jack circles away easily#CL2#
and Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maddison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack scores with a shoulder strike.
Maddison jumps guard but Jack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jack.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Jack gets through Maddison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maddison takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jarret Jack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Maddison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Maddison will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matthew Maddison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Maddison has Jack up against the cage in a clinch.
Maddison blocks a body shot from Jack.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maddison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maddison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Jack.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Jack stalling in the clinch but Maddison improves position.
A short left from Jack. #TD2#
Jack manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T1#
Jack wants to stand and escape but Maddison is having none of it.
Jack wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maddison manages to pass to side control.
Jack tries to kick Maddison off but Maddison keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jack is trying to stand.
Maddison is looking to advance position but Jack won't allow it.
Jack wants to get back to his feet.
Jack wants to stand back up but Maddison manages to pass into side control. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jack seems a little lost for a moment, as Maddison dominates the positioning.
Jack wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Maddison content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Jack tries to escape but Maddison is in control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maddison tries to counter with a takedown but Jack is quick to defend against it.#T3##CL2#
Jack darts in and clinches Maddison up against the cage.
Maddison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack stops a takedown attempt from Maddison.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Maddison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maddison blocks an uppercut.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack lands a knee to the head.
Jack is trying to break free.#TD#
Maddison gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jack is looking to get back to is feet but Maddison passes into side control.
Matthew Maddison overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jack is trying to buck Maddison off.
Maddison controls the position.#T4#
Maddison trying to control the action but Jack is working from the bottom.
Maddison taking a breather here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jack. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jack is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jarret Jack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matthew Maddison'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##CL#
Maddison closes the distance and clinches.
Jack lands a hook that snaps the head of Maddison backwards.
Maddison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maddison drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jack gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jack avoids a wild elbow strike from Maddison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maddison blocking some punches. #TD#
Maddison has Jack pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Maddison pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jack tumbling to the mat - Maddison dives into Jack's guard.#ES2#
Jack manages to escape and get back to his feet. #T1#
Maddison shoots and misses
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC2#Maddison is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Maddison. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Jack shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Jack slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Jack lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jarret Jack!
Matthew Maddison spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck off I have work to do!'.

Event: IFC 2: Loco vs Martinez
Date: Aug 31, 2021

#R1#
Jack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch. #TD2#
MiG shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. MiG showed some decent athleticism there.
Jack wants to get back to his feet.
Jack really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jack definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jack has hold of MiG's hands but MiG slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
MiG seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jack pushes MiG off looking to stand but MiG dives back in and keeps control.
Jack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from MiG.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MiG thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jack's head.
Jack pushes MiG off looking to stand but MiG dives back in and keeps control.
MiG working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
MiG sitting and controlling from the half guard.
MiG thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jack wants to get back to his feet. #SU2#
MiG decides to stand and escape the position.
Jack tries to clinch but MiG moves out of range.
Jack tries to clinch up but MiG circles away and keeps his distance.
Jack wants to clinch up but MiG keeps it at a distance.
Some wild striking there from MiG.
MiG throws a series of punches but Jack moves out of range.
MiG dives in and grabs Jack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes down on MiG's head and hops out.
Jack dodges the punch combination from MiG.
MiG with the inside leg kick.
MiG throws a series of punches but Jack avoids them all with ease.
Jack wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2##KD2#
Nice combo by MiG! Oh, that's hurt him - Jack falls to the canvas and MiG follows him into side control.
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!
The referee asks MiG politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. MiG prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jack is looking to work his way out of this bad position but MiG is controlling him well.
MiG lands a strong strike to the head of Jack. That's dazed him! MiG looking to finish here. Jack is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - MiG lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei MiG!
Sergei MiG is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Sergei MiG thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: IFC 1: The Beginning
Date: Aug 10, 2021

#R1#
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takeda sprawls well. Takeda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Walker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Walker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Takeda is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda regains half guard.#SUB2#
Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walker pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Walker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Takeda has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB2#
Takeda actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Takeda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Walker pulls his head out easily.
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.#SUB#
Walker is trying to work for a kimura but Takeda is defending well.
Walker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Takeda tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg. #SUB#
Walker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takeda tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Takeda actively working from the bottom here.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takeda swivels and escapes.
Walker dives in for a single leg takedown but Takeda sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Takeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker darts in looking for a takedown but Takeda gets double underhooks and turns Walker into the cage.
Takeda lands with a right to the head.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takeda walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walker looks for a takedown but Takeda sprawls well.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTakeda.
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Takeda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Walker has his takedown stuffed
enabling Takeda to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker misses with a takedown
and Takeda counters with a big head kick but Walker shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shingen Takeda dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Walker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Walker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takeda looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ryan Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Takeda sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTakeda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takeda as he avoids it easily.
Takeda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Takeda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Takeda shows good takedown defense.
Takeda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Takeda shapes to counter with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker goes for a double leg but Takeda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Takeda continues to drive forward.
Walker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTakeda.#BC2#
Takeda breaks from the clinch.
Takeda scores with a head kick.
Shingen Takeda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker shoots and misses
and Takeda counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Takeda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takeda wants it to stay on the feet.
Takeda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.
Walker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takeda's waist but Takeda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Walker off to one side.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takeda as he avoids it easily.
Takeda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick from Takeda, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker shoots and misses
and Takeda counters with a head kick.
Takeda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt
and Takeda counters with a head kick. That will keep Walker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Takeda lands with a slapping head kick.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takeda raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Takeda lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Takeda, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Takeda against the cage but Takeda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Takeda dives in and scores a takedown into Walker's guard.#T2#
Takeda showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Takeda drops back looking for a leg! Walker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walker manages to kick Takeda off! Takeda jumps back into Walker's guard.
Takeda wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving. #T3#
Takeda wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Takeda trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Takeda lands with a kick to the temple. Walker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takeda as he jumps to the side.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takeda avoids it really well and circles away.
Takeda drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Walker defends it well.
Takeda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
A nice side step and Takeda releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takeda sprawls well. Takeda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Takeda throws a big counter head kick but Walker avoids it with no problem.
Walker shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#TD2#
Takeda drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shingen Takeda 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!#R3#
Walker fails with the takedown
and Takeda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Walker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Takeda cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Takeda sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takeda looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeda lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walker tries for a takedown but Takeda circles away easily
and Takeda counters with a head kick. That will keep Walker thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker misses with a takedown
and Takeda counters with a head kick.
Walker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Walker fails to land the takedown.
Takeda throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Ryan Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takeda counters with a nice body kick.
Takeda throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Takeda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Takeda counters with a thumping low kick.
Walker shoots and misses
and Takeda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takeda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takeda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walker.#T2#
Takeda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Walker on the side of the head.
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!
Takeda throws a nice head kick!
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Takeda, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Takeda against the cage but Takeda circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD2#
and Takeda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Walker won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Takeda politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Takeda prefers to stall for the moment though.
Let's hope that Takeda 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.#SUB2#
Takeda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Walker struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Takeda controlling the position from side mount. #SUB2#
Takeda is working to tighten his grip on Walker's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Walker has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Takeda is really squeezing tight and eventually Walker passes out! Takeda breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shingen Takeda!
Shingen Takeda is the new lightweight champion!

Event: Highland 80
Date: Jul 18, 2021

#R1#
Gardener changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jam tries to avoid it but Gardener manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jam to the ground. Jam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gardener shoots for a takedown but Jam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Gardener gets caught napping as Jam dives in and scores a takedown. Gardener manages to retain guard.
Jam tries to free his leg and advance position but Gardener is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Gardener is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gardener keeping moving, preventing Jam from controlling successfully.
Jam wants to pass the guard but Gardener is keeping the position.
Gardener will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jam forces his way into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Jam is trying to work for a kimura but Gardener is defending well.
Gardener is trying to maintain the position but Jam is very close to passing his half guard.#T1##SUB2#
Jam is looking for a kimura but Gardener is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jam to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Jam maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gardener could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jam has cracked it and Gardener is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jam!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sammy Jam!

Event: WCF 79: Tofail vs Maki
Date: Jul 03, 2021

#R1#
MiG moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
MiG clinches with his opponent. #BC#
MiG breaks from the clinch.
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown attempt by MiG or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrov, which made it look bad.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and MiG counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
MiG defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Petrov cracks MiG with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#It looks like Sergei MiG has been cut.
MiG walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but MiG moved out of range nicely.#TD#
MiG shoots in and gets a takedown into Petrov's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MiG throwing strikes but missing.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
MiG loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
MiG working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MiG slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Petrov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MiG loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Petrov has his foot on MiG's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. MiG works his way back into a safe position though.
MiG loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MiG lands a couple of elbows.
MiG stands up over Petrov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
MiG throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Petrov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
MiG throws a strike but Petrov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SU2#
Petrov gets to his feet - MiG follows without any prompting.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from MiG is defended easily by Petrov.
Petrov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from MiG.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei MiG. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. MiG moves away and avoids it.
MiG attempts a counter takedown but Petrov avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
MiG shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing MiG from controlling successfully.
MiG with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3##SUB2#
Petrov working for a triangle but MiG defends it easily. #SUB2#
Petrov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead MiG passes into half guard.
MiG perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Petrov looking for submissions off his back.
MiG is looking to stall here but Petrov recovers full guard. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
MiG avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SU#
MiG stands up and waves to Petrov to follow him.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
MiG changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Petrov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
MiG lands an elbow.
MiG tries to score with some ground and pound. Petrov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fedor Petrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergei MiG's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
MiG avoids the body shot from Petrov.
MiG keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MiG looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MiG is trying hard to land a takedown here. Petrov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Petrov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
MiG shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Petrov pinned against the cage. Petrov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei MiG. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MiG shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrov defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. MiG moves away and avoids it.
Petrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
Petrov throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Petrov misses with a looping left.
MiG has his takedown stuffed
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#MiG is rocked!
MiG drops his hands for a split second and Petrov immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into MiG face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Petrov follows up with a right hand that knocks MiG into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fedor Petrov!
Fedor Petrov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
Sergei MiG spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry fans, congrats to Bubba. I worked really hard to bring home the win, but i'll be back stronger and better, and hopefully me and Bubba can run it back for 5 rounds.'.

Event: BKFC - 185 Bracket
Date: Jul 02, 2021

#R1#
Berry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steve follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Berry! #CUT#It looks like Pooky Steve has been cut.
Berry stuffs the takedown attempt from Steve. Steve gets slowly back to his feet.
As Steve tries to get set, Berry tries to push him back and clinch up but Steve manages to avoid the attempt.
Pooky Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry misses with a two punch combination. #CL2#
Steve clinches up against the cage.
We've been informed that Steve has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Berry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steve's brow. #BC2#
Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry swinging wildly here.
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
No joy there for Berry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steve raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#TD2#
Steve feints and as Berry raises his hands in defense, Steve changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berry is wriggling around but Steve manages to pass to half guard. #REVR#
Steve with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Steve not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SU2#
Steve decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steve holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Berry is trying to stall. #T2#
Berry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Steve landing some nice looking knees to the body. #BC2#
Steve breaks the clinch. #TD2#
Steve drives through with a takedown into guard.
Berry is looking to stand back up but Steve counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Berry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#REVR#
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steve on the ground.
Steve sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Berry defending well though.
Steve is looking to advance position but Berry won't allow it.
Berry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Steve looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Steve takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Steve stalling.
Steve is pressing down on Berry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Berry is holding on for now.
Steve slips a nice elbow through Berry's hands, connecting with Berry's forehead.
Steve passes to full mount! #T4#
Steve content just to control the position here.
Steve lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Steve moves to the back.
Steve is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB2#
Steve is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Berry with him. Berry is trying to defend but Steve has an arm under the chin now! Berry grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pooky Steve!
Pooky Steve thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ahmad Berry spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back. Don't worry.'.

Event: Highland 68
Date: Jun 22, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Loens clinches with his opponent.
Loens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#TD2#
Loens jumps into guard, dragging Gardener to the mat.
Gardener really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gardener throwing strikes but missing.
Gardener lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gardener stopping the sweep attempt from Loens.
Loens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gardener.
Gardener prevents Loens from getting back to his feet.
Loens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gardener content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gardener lands a couple of digs.
Gardener has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Loens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gardener knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loens on the ground.#SU#
Gardener gets to his feet. Loens looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD#
Loens gets caught napping as Gardener dives in and scores a takedown. Loens manages to retain guard.
Loens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Gardener looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gardener landing with the ground and pound.
Gardener throwing strikes but missing.
Gardener cracks Loens with a solid left hand.
Gardener throwing strikes from guard but Loens blocks nicely. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gardener postures up and lands a big shot to Loens's brow. #ROC#Loens is rocked!
Gardener lands a couple of elbows.
Loens is still in real trouble! Can Gardener finish him?
Gardener is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gardener loads up on a big left hand. Loens felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gardener looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Loens can't hide his disappointment, as Gardener celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AJ Gardener!
AJ Gardener took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Let's go, I want a ranked opponent next.'.
Rudy Loens was interviewed post fight and said 'Despite my loss against an opponent who was tonight better as me a big thanks to the Highland organisation for having the chance fighting here tonight.Also a big thanks on the great fans and public supporting me.Thanks again and i'll be back !'.

Event: IXF XXXVII
Date: Jun 19, 2021

#R1##CL#
Telheiras drives through and clinches with Maddison against the cage.
Maddison wants a takedown but no success here.
Maddison with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maddison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Telheiras on the inside.
Maddison goes for a takedown attempt but Telheiras pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Telheiras gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Telheiras on the inside. #BC#
Telheiras breaks the clinch.
Maddison with a poor takedown
and Telheiras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smile Telheiras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Maddison.
Nice shot by Telheiras.
Telheiras lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Telheiras clinches up against the cage.#TD#
Telheiras manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Telheiras being controlled here, momentarily.
Maddison passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T1#
You can see the frustration on Telheiras's face as Maddison controls the position.
Telheiras stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Telheiras is trying to control Maddison's posture but Maddison avoids it.
Telheiras is holding Maddison down, trying to stall.
Telheiras 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.
Telheiras is trying to control Maddison's posture but Maddison avoids it.
Telheiras controls the position for a moment.
Telheiras tries to bench press Maddison off him but Maddison keeps the position.
Telheiras on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Telheiras tries to get out of the position.
Telheiras stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
You can see the frustration on Telheiras's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3##SUB2#
Maddison is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Telheiras knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Telheiras tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Telheiras is trying to control Maddison's posture but Maddison avoids it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Telheiras works Maddison's body with a nice hook.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice shot lands for Telheiras.
Telheiras swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maddison.
Maddison shoots in but Telheiras avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Telheiras pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maddison back to the cage. Telheiras follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC#Maddison is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Matthew Maddison has been cut.#CL#
Telheiras clinches up with Maddison and pushes him back against the cage.
Telheiras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Telheiras manages to break the clinch.
Telheiras misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Telheiras has managed to clinch. #BC#
Telheiras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Telheiras displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maddison.
Maddison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Telheiras connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Maddison to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Telheiras!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Smile Telheiras!

Event: Tokyo Dome Fight 5
Date: Jun 12, 2021

#R1#
Fourteen ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but Fourteen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fourteen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Griffin wants to counter the offense by Fourteen and move into the clinch position.
Griffin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch but Fourteen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fourteen tries to counter with a takedown but Griffin is quick to defend against it.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fourteen tries to counter with a takedown but Griffin is quick to defend against it.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Fourteen counters by clinching up. #BC#
Fourteen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Fourteen avoids nicely.
Fourteen shoots in but Griffin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin looks to land a combination but Fourteen avoids it well.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Fourteen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T1#
Griffin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fourteen is able to avoid easily.
Fourteen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fourteen or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin, which made it look bad.
Griffin wants to counter with a clinch but Fourteen pushes him away.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Fourteen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fourteen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Subject Fourteen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin tries to bum rush Fourteen with a series of wild strikes but Fourteen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fourteen tries to counter with a takedown but Griffin is quick to defend against it.
Luke Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Fourteen avoids nicely.
Fourteen slips a straight right by Griffin.
Fourteen darts in looking for a takedown but Griffin gets double underhooks and turns Fourteen into the cage.
Griffin is trying to stall. #T2##BC#
Fourteen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Griffin misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fourteen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Griffin tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD#
and Fourteen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Fourteen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Griffin wants to get back to his feet.
Fourteen slips a nice elbow through Griffin's hands, connecting with Griffin's forehead.#T3#
Fourteen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin is trying to maintain the position but Fourteen is very close to passing his half guard.
Fourteen winds up and cracks Griffin 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.
Griffin is not content to let Fourteen control the position.
Fourteen is taking a breather. Griffin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fourteen slips a nice elbow through Griffin's hands, connecting with Griffin's forehead.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fourteen wants to pass to mount but Griffin is defending the position.
Fourteen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Griffin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fourteen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffin trying to get back to full guard but Fourteen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fourteen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Subject Fourteen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Griffin with that takedown attempt.
Griffin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fourteen.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Fourteen shoots for a takedown but Griffin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Griffin looks to land a body kick but Fourteen moved away.
Griffin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Subject Fourteen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Griffin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fourteen sprawls well initially but Griffin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fourteen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fourteen.
Fourteen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T1#
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Fourteen.
Fourteen seems keen to control Griffin's posture.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Griffin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fourteen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #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.
Griffin throws an elbow that misses. Fourteen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Fourteen!#REVR##SUB#
Fourteen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Griffin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Griffin has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Griffin won't allow Fourteen to sweep him here.
Griffin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fourteen wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin being controlled here momentarily. #T3#
Fourteen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Fourteen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Fourteen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Griffin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fourteen is aware though and is defending well.
Fourteen won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fourteen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fourteen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
Fourteen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Griffin's guard.
Fourteen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Fourteen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fourteen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Luke Griffin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Griffin throws a series of punches but Fourteen avoids them all with ease.
Luke Griffin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fourteen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Fourteen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fourteen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
Fourteen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Fourteen keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Fourteen tries to counter with a takedown but Griffin is quick to defend against it.
Griffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fourteen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Fourteen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin stuffs the takedown attempt from Fourteen. Fourteen gets slowly back to his feet.
Fourteen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Subject Fourteen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T2#
Griffin throws a head kick that Fourteen semi-blocks.
Griffin swings for the body but Fourteen moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin is looking to score with low kicks.
Griffin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Griffin throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fourteen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fourteen misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Fourteen avoids nicely.
Griffin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fourteen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fourteen fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Fourteen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griffin defends it nicely.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Fourteen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Griffin enables Fourteen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Griffin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Griffin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin trying to control the position.
Fourteen showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T4#
Fourteen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fourteen landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB2#
Griffin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fourteen stays in close to Griffin's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Griffin 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luke Griffin!
A pretty intense looking Luke Griffin took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: Highland 59
Date: Jun 06, 2021

#R1##TD#
Gardener scores with a takedown into Palmer's guard.#SUB2#
Palmer is looking for a triangle but Gardener pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gardener's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gardener trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Gardener will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gardener working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gardener stops Palmer from standing up.
Gardener trying to control but Palmer is working from the bottom.
Palmer looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer has momentary wrist control but Gardener slips an elbow through the middle.
Gardener passes Palmer's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Gardener is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T1#
Palmer has hold of Gardener's hands but Gardener slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gardener throwing shots but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Palmer wants to control but Gardener is keeping busy.
Gardener has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gardener working the head and body with strikes.
Palmer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Palmer has hold of Gardener's hands but Gardener slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gardener looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Palmer is not content to let Gardener control the position.
Gardener frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB#
Gardener has hold of Palmer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Palmer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #T2#
The referee warns Palmer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gardener putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gardener 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.
Gardener raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palmer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gardener lands a big shot there that rocks Palmer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Palmer is bucking up trying to escape but Gardener cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gardener landing strikes from the mount and Palmer is in trouble!
The referee warns Palmer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head. #SUB#
Gardener is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Palmer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning. #T3##SUB#
Gardener looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Palmer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Palmer tries to lock up and control but Gardener gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Palmer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gardener really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Gardener jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Palmer manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
Gardener goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Palmer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gardener's guard! Nice work there by Palmer!
Gardener is trying to keep Palmer in close.
Gardener on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gardener tries to get out of the position.#T4#
Palmer is fighting to break Gardener's control of his arms but Gardener is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Gardener keeps moving.
Gardener avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Gardener has his feet on Palmer's thighs here. He's pushed Palmer off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Palmer screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AJ Gardener!
AJ Gardener looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Renew my contract!!'.

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