Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 148 Dall Jr vs Grant
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Antony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hardman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antony is trying to break free.
Antony working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Antony manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Antony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Antony is pressed up against the cage. Hardman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Antony down to the mat. Antony avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Antony counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antony throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardman.
Good exchange - Hardman coming out on top.#CUT2#It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.#T1#
Antony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hardman throws a poor cross that misses
and Hardman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Antony on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hardman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Antony counters with a nice uppercut.
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hardman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Antony counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardman's knee momentarily.#CL2#
Hardman forces Antony back against the cage and clinches.
Hardman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardman blocking some punches.
Hardman letting Antony take a breather here.
Antony blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Antony gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hardman.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Hardman.
Antony stalling against the cage.
Hardman slowing the pace effectively.
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!#TD2#
Hardman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Antony regains guard immediately. #SUB2#
Hardman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hardman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antony wants to stand but Hardman is controlling the position.
Antony wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Antony keeping full guard, as Hardman tries to pass.
Antony looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Hardman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Antony pulls Hardman in close to his closed guard and prevents Hardman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hardman trying to move into half guard but instead Antony has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Antony trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Hardman is looking for a triangle but Antony pushes his legs off easily.
Antony stays in close to Hardman's body and controls the position. #T4##SU#
Antony decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Antony bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hardman shoots in looking for a takedown but Antony manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hardman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Antony is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hardman misses with a straight left.
Antony throws a quick counter head kick but Hardman was just out of range.
Hardman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Antony paws at him with a jab and circles away.#TD2#
Hardman throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Antony tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hardman is in Antony's guard.
Antony is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardman tries to free his leg and advance position but Antony is retaining full guard.
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 Mark Antony will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Antony's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Hardman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardman misses with a right hand
and Antony counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Hardman! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Antony!
Mark Antony thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: DMMA 147 Hightower vs Kalske 2
Date: Oct 09, 2022

#R1#
Schotel misses with an uppercut
and Saros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schotel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saros ducks under a wild hook from Schotel.
Schotel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Schotel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schotel throws out the jab.
Schotel scores with a jab to the body.
Schotel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Saros slips a jab from Schotel.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Schotel manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schotel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saros.
Schotel lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saros takes one to the chin there.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Schotel.
Schotel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saross jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Schotel misses with a hook.
Saros slips a jab from Schotel.
Schotel scores with a punch to the head.
Schotel might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Schotel misses with a jab to the body
and Saros counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saros takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saros scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schotel throws a shot to the body.
Saros misses with a looping left.
Saros drops his hands momentarily and Schotel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab from Saros.#T2#
Schotel throws a big shot that misses.
Schotel throws a hook to the side of Saros's head but Saros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Saros misses the target.
Schotel throws a jab when Saros was well out of range.
Schotel throws a poor cross that misses
and Saros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dag Schotel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schotel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saros moves out of range as Schotel strikes.
Saros takes one to the side of the head.
Saros bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schotel throws a hook but Saros blocks it.
Schotel cracks Saros with a right hand to the side of the head.#T3#
Schotel throws out a loose jab but Saros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good shot there by Schotel.
Schotel swings widly with a right hand
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
Schotel misses with an uppercut.
Schotel misses with a body punch
and Saros counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Saros misses the target.
Saros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schotel misses with a straight right.
Schotel misses with a hook. Saros ducked under it nicely.
Saros swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Saros takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schotel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schotel looks to score with a jab to the body but Saros is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Saros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Schotel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Saros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Schotel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schotel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
Schotel throws a hook to the side of Saros's head but Saros sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schotel. Saros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saros moves out of range of the strikes.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Schotel manages to avoid it.
Schotel loads up on a big right hand but Saros slips the punch.
Schotel throws an overhand right that lands on Saros's shoulder, as Saros tries to avoid the shot.
Schotel misses with a lunging right hand
and Saros counters with a left to the body.
Schotel throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Saros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saros lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Schotel breaks from the clinch.
Schotel moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dag Schotel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Saros staying out of range there.
Saros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Saros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
Schotel connects with the punch.
Schotel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dag Schotel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saros tries to move into range but Schotel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Schotel.
Saros looks to score with a jab to the body but Schotel is just out of range.
Schotel catches Saros with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saros misses with an uppercut
and Schotel counters with a nice body shot.
Schotel lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Saros throws the left hand but Schotel avoids the punch easily.
Schotel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schotel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schotel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saros misses with an uppercut.
Schotel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saros at a distance.
Nice body punch from Schotel.
A punch lands to the side of Schotel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schotel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schotel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saros.
Schotel slips a jab from Saros.
Saros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Schotel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Schotel. Saros does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saros lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saros misses with a hook
and Schotel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schotel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schotel throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Saros to counter with a crisp jab.
Schotel swings widly with a right hand
and Saros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saros jabs at Schotel's body.
Schotel missing with a left hand there. Saros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Saros wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schotel throws a right hand that misses
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
Schotel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saros at a distance.
Schotel lands a jab to the head. #T3#
Schotel scores with a jab.
Schotel throws a hook but Saros avoids it easily.
Schotel throws a hook but Saros avoids it easily.
Saros waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schotel.
Schotel jabs Saros right on the nose. Saros blinks but takes it well.
Saros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schotel.
A quick step to the side and Saros tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schotel cracks Saros with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schotel lands a nice hook to Saros's body. Saros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saros lands with a hook. Schotel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Schotel throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Saros to counter with a crisp jab.
Schotel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Saros misses its intended target. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saros throws a hook to the side of Schotel's head but Schotel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schotel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saros.
Schotel throws the left hand but Saros avoids the punch easily.
Saros throws a body punch but Schotel moves out of range.
Schotel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saros.
Saros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Schotel.
Saros misses with a body shot.
Schotel throws an off balance right hand
and Saros counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saros looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Schotel with a hook.
Saros misses with an uppercut.
Saros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Schotel counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dag Schotel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Schotel throws a lazy uppercut
and Saros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schotel scores with a body shot.
Saros has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saros there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saros looks to throw the jab but Schotel is out of range.
Saros misses with a left hand
and Schotel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saros thinking.
Saros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schotel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saros.
Saros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Schotel throws a hook but Saros avoids it easily.
Saros swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Schotel does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Schotel.#ROC2#Saros is rocked!#T1#
Schotel throws a monster overhand right that drops Saros! Schotel follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dag Schotel!
During a confident post fight interview, Dag Schotel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Leevi Saros had this to say: 'A man can't outlast whatever he's made. Tonight my opponent extended this inevitability beyond the realms of mine. Congratulations. Rise or fall, we get up and keep grinding. And grinding, the constant movement, never ends. I will return.'.

Event: DMMA 138 Grant vs Hang
Date: Sep 10, 2022

#R1#
Antony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Antony stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antony wants it to stay on the feet.
Murphy clobbers Antony with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Antony misses with a hook
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy shoots for a takedown but Antony saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antony lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Antony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Antony misses with a low kick.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Antony throws a big shot that misses.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Antony defends it nicely.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manus Murphy.#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Antony 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Antony throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Antony counters with a two punch combo.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Antony. #TD2#
Murphy gets the takedown into side control.
Murphy controls the position.
Antony is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control. #T2##SUB2#
Murphy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Antony tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Murphy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Antony holds on to Murphy's head and controls the position momentarily. #SUB2#
Murphy is trying to get an arm triangle but Antony is defending well. #SUB2#
Murphy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Antony knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Antony is looking to regain half guard here but Murphy keeps moving and retains side control.
Murphy advances to full mount. #SUB2#
Murphy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Antony to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Antony shrugs it off.
Antony is wriggling around trying to escape.
Antony wants to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Antony knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Murphy prevents Antony from getting the reversal.#T4#
Murphy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Antony is looking to escape.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Murphy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Murphy with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Antony reaches up to try and control the position but Murphy seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Antony rolls and tries to escape and now Murphy has his back! #SUB2#
Murphy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Murphy looking for the RNC.
Murphy trying to control momentarily.
Murphy controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manus Murphy 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#
Murphy fails to land the takedown.
Murphy dives in and grabs Antony's left leg, looking for a takedown. Antony pushes down on Murphy's head and hops out.
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murphy fails with the takedown.
Mark Antony has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manus Murphy.
Murphy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Antony tries to avoid it but Murphy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Antony to the ground. Antony escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Antony sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy throws a hook but Antony blocks it.
Antony tried to counter with a leg kick but Murphy avoided it.
A big left from Antony misses. #T1#
Antony looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Antony doesn't seem phased though.
Antony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mark Antony is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Antony was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Manus Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Antony pinned against the cage. Antony gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy shoots in for a double leg but Antony sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T2#
Antony throws out a powerful jab.
Manus Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Antony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Antony.
Murphy shoots for a double leg takedown but Antony sprawls well. He's pushed Murphy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antony is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Antony circles away and we're back to standing.
Antony tries a head kick but it misses.
Murphy misses with a takedown
and Antony counters with a slapping leg kick.
Antony slaps away a takedown attempt from Murphy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antony lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#T3#
Murphy slips a jab from Antony.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Antony throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy throws out a counter right but Antony avoids it with no problem.
A thudding body kick lands there by Antony!
Nice takedown defense from Antony. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
Antony throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murphy needs to keep his hands up - Antony had a free shot at his head there.
Antony walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Murphy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Antony swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Murphy's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Antony!
Mark Antony decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Manus Murphy was interviewed post fight and said 'WTF??? How did that happen?'.

Event: ENIGMA 121
Date: Aug 14, 2022

#R1#
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Weiss just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Christ was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weiss.
Weiss stuns Christ with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christ just misses with a punch to the body.
Christ cracks Weiss with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christ keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Weiss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weiss throws a sloppy body shot #KD#
and Christ counters with a head kick that drops Weiss to the mat! Weiss scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Weiss is rocked!
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Weiss is still on wobbly legs! Can Christ finish him?
Weiss ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Weiss seems to have recovered his senses.#TD2#
Weiss shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Weiss was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!#SUB2#
Weiss wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Christ, who protects the arm well. #T1#
Christ prevents Weiss from moving into mount. #SUB2#
Weiss looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Weiss tries to advance to mount but Christ instead regains half guard.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Weiss trying to advance position but Christ counters by regaining guard.
Christ is looking to stand up but Weiss isn't so interested in that idea. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Weiss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weiss is fighting to break Christ's control of his arms but Christ is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Weiss sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Weiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Christ keeping full guard, as Weiss tries to pass.
Weiss looking to sit in guard and control but Christ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Christ is posturing up here but Weiss has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Christ tries to roll out but it's too tight and Christ has to tap! Slick submission there by Weiss!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moshe Weiss!
Moshe Weiss decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: BB 66 - Bleak vs Okafor
Date: Aug 13, 2022

#R1#
Helenius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
A punch lands to the side of Helenius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pierre fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Helenius lands with a right hand.
Helenius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pierre.
Pierre takes a swing at Helenius's ribcage but misses.
Helenius throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Helenius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierre.
A nice side step and Helenius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Helenius throws a head kick that misses.
Helenius throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
Helenius stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Helenius connects with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Helenius has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pierre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Pierre gets a double leg takedown into Helenius's guard.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Helenius has his foot on Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.#T1#
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helenius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Helenius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helenius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T2#
Pierre lands a couple of digs.
Pierre lands a couple of digs.#SUB2#
Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pierre defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pierre throws a strike but Helenius rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Helenius manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Helenius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.#T3#
Helenius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Helenius has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pierre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Helenius is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T4#
Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Helenius is working away from the top position though.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pierre manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Helenius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Helenius trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helenius being controlled here momentarily.
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 George Pierre will probably get the nod.
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#
Helenius takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helenius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helenius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helenius wants to clinch up but Pierre keeps it at a distance.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Helenius sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
A jab from Helenius does it's job there.#CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Helenius scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Helenius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helenius closes the distance looking to clinch #TD#
and Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard. #T1#
Pierre postures up in Helenius's guard and throws a big left but Helenius blocks it.
Pierre trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
Pierre stands up over Helenius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Helenius uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Helenius!#REVB#
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
Helenius wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Pierre trying to control the position.
Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierre, not yet. #T2#
Pierre is trying to keep Helenius in close.
Pierre trying to control the position here.
Helenius is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Helenius won't allow Pierre to sweep him here.
Pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helenius's guard. #REVR#
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Helenius's brow.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helenius works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Helenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Helenius looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pierre is defending well. Helenius quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pierre has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Helenius celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rupert Helenius!
A relieved looking Rupert Helenius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights V
Date: Aug 12, 2022

#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Graves.
Saros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graves on the side of the head.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Saros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saros blocks it well.
Graves misses with a kick to the body
and Saros counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
Graves looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Graves thuds his right hand into Saros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT2#It looks like Leevi Saros has been cut.
Saros bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graves's head.
Graves lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses with a hook. Saros ducked under it nicely.
Saros takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saros lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Saros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saros.
Graves only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saros throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves's coach down at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Graves's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Graves misses with a right hand
and Saros counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saros is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saros.
Nice defenses there by Graves.#T2#
Graves misses with a left hand
and Saros counters with a right hand to the body.
Graves thumps Saros with a low kick.
Saros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saros lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saros lands the left hand.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Saros counters with a stiff right hand.
Saros avoids a kick to the body.
Saros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Saros misses with a straight left.
Graves slips a straight right by Saros.#T3#
Graves lands with a cross.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves unleashes a big counter combination but Saros bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Saros counters with a straight right hand.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saros just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
Saros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saros throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graves counters with a good low kick that Saros was not able to check. #T4#
Graves scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saros takes one to the side of the head.
Graves cracks Saros with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saros misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Saros throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Saros on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Graves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Saros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saros tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Graves manages to circle out of the way.
Saros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graves misses with a head kick.
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 Leevi Saros will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Saros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Saros misses with a jab to the body
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saros swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves counters with a low kick, right behind Saros 's knee.
Saros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saros.
Saros misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Saros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saros blocks the body kick. #T1#
Graves tests Saros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Graves throws out a leg kick but Saros moves out of range and Graves only half commits.
Saros lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saros.
Graves needs to keep his hands up - Saros had a free shot at his head there.
Saros ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.#T2#
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Saros makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saros showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Saros is looking to counter punch.
Saros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saros misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Graves moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T3#
Saros avoids the head kick by Graves.
An attempted straight right counter from Saros misses the target.
Graves slips under a jab.
Graves misses with a jab to the body
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#That has opened up Terrance Graves's cut even more.
Saros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saros moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Saros misses.
Saros dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!#T4#
Saros moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Saros.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Saros counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Graves's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saros under the eye.
Saros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Graves misses with a body kick.
Saros throwing a counter right hand but Graves manages to avoid it.
Saros misses the body punch
and Saros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saros misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Saros.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Graves throws a leg kick but Saros moved away.
Graves thuds his shin into the meat of Saros's side.
Saros throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terrance Graves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Graves scores with a jab. Saros acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the body from Saros misses
and Graves counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Saros loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Saros uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saros throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves punishes Saros's body with a nice straight punch.
Saros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Graves is looking to slow Saros down with leg kicks.
Saros with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.#ROC2#Saros is rocked!
Graves ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Saros out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terrance Graves!
A very excited looking Terrance Graves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Leevi Saros had this to say: 'A man can't outlast whatever he's made. Tonight my opponent extended this inevitability beyond the realms of mine. Congratulations. Rise or fall, we get up and keep grinding. And grinding, the constant movement, never ends. I will return.'.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights IV
Date: Aug 05, 2022

#R1#
Wilson darts in looking for a takedown but Antony gets double underhooks and turns Wilson into the cage.
Antony gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Antony scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wilson wants to take the fight to the mat but Antony manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Antony fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wilson avoids a kick to the body. #TD#
Wilson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wilson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Antony keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Antony's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Antony is looking for a sweep.
Wilson landing strikes.
Wilson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #SUB#
Wilson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T1#
Antony tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Antony's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Antony is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Antony manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Antony tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antony is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Antony tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Antony won't allow Wilson to pass to mount. #T2#
Antony is refusing to be controlled, as Wilson sits in half guard.
Antony wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilson is trying to control. Antony wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Antony blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Antony works his way to full guard. Good work.
Antony looking for a sweep. Not yet Antony, not yet.
Antony wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Antony is continuing to stall.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Wilson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Antony is looking for a sweep.
Wilson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wilson looks up at the clock and then as Antony takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wilson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Antony is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Antony can't do much from the bottom here. #T4#
Wilson lands some shots froms side control.
Wilson throws a strike aimed at the side of Antony's head but Antony avoids it well.
Wilson controls the position from side control.
Wilson trying to control the action but Antony is working from the bottom.
Wilson laying and praying for a moment but Antony takes advantage and regains half guard.
Antony is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Antony to regain full guard.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antony is keeping the position for now.
Antony keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Wilson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Antony.#TD#
Wilson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Antony wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Antony keeps moving.
Wilson cracks Antony with a solid left hand.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Antony keeps moving.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Antony tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Antony swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Antony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilson postures up in Antony's guard and throws a big left but Antony blocks it.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Antony.
Wilson is pushing down on Antony's leg trying to pass to half guard. Antony is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Antony wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Antony is concentrating on defense, preventing Wilson from advancing position. #T2#
Wilson wants to control but Antony is keeping him busy.
Wilson trying to mount his opponent but Antony defends it.
Antony moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Antony is keeping the position for now.
Wilson with a nice head shot there.
Antony is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Antony wants to get back to his feet but Wilson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Antony's head.
Antony not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Antony keeps moving.
Wilson preventing the sweep.
Wilson is in close to Antony's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Antony keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Billy Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antony is adopting a defensive guard.
Wilson scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Wilson works over Antony with some ground and pound from guard.
Wilson postures up.
Antony manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Wilson being controlled here, momentarily.
Antony wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Antony is looking to stand up but Wilson won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Antony stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Antony stays in close to Wilson's body and controls the position.
Antony wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Antony controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Wilson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Antony stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Antony wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Wilson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wilson postures up in Antony's guard and throws a big left but Antony blocks it.
Antony tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Antony has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Antony keeps moving.
Antony wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Antony is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T1#
Wilson wants to control from the top but Antony keeps moving.
Wilson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wilson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Antony's guard.
Antony is looking to control Wilson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Antony avoid being mounted?
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Antony's head.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Antony is working away.
Antony avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilson.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilson content to control rather than advance.
Wilson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Wilson working the head and body with strikes.
Antony wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wilson in particular looking to stall.
Antony is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Wilson there.
Wilson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Antony does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Wilson seems content to control.#SUB#
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Antony has managed to free his arm - good work.
Antony wants to improve his position but Wilson is controlling well.
Antony taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard. #T3##SUB#
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura but Antony is defending well.
Antony trying to hold on to Wilson's head to control him but Wilson postures up.
Antony gets back to full guard.
Mark Antony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Antony keeps moving.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but Antony is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Antony is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson trying to control but Antony is working from the bottom.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson is working Antony over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Antony looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antony can do to turn this around?
Wilson wants to control from the top but Antony keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Antony controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself.
Antony has momentary wrist control but Wilson slips an elbow through the middle.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Wilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Wilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ENIGMA 116
Date: Jul 17, 2022

#R1#
Yu Tai scores with a hook to the body. Christ takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Yu Tai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yu Tai lands a lovely overhand right.
Christ with a nice calf kick.
Yu Tai connects with an inside leg kick.
Yu Tai has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Christ misses with a wild body shot.
Christ throws a hook but Yu Tai blocks it.
Yu Tai throws out a counter right but Christ avoids it with no problem.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Christ avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu Tai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christ throws out a loose jab but Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Christ looks to throw the jab but Yu Tai is out of range.
Yu Tai scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#It looks like Judah Christ has been cut.
Yu Tai misses with a leg kick.
Yu Tai just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChrist.
A telegraphed right hand from Yu Tai misses the target.
A punch lands to the side of Yu Tai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yu Tai moves out of range as Christ throws a body kick.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Yu Tai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yu Tai.
Christ presses Yu Tai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
Christ being controlled against the cage.
Yu Tai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yu Tai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Christ controls his hands.
Yu Tai lands a left hand.
Christ is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Christ's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yu Tai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christ doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Yu Tai on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ misses with a punch on the inside.
Yu Tai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yu Tai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Christ.
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Christ.
Christ wants to break free but Yu Tai has control.
Christ has had enough of the clinch but Yu Tai keeps him there for the moment.
Christ lands a nice uppercut.
Christ misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yu Tai has Christ pressed against the cage, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Christ tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yu Tai's elbow.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Yu Tai is controlling him.
Christ blocks an uppercut.
Yu Tai lands with a light punch inside.
Yu Tai swings wildly with an uppercut but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ tries to throw a body punch but Yu Tai avoids it by throwing Christ back against the cage.
Christ misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christ.
Christ doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christ tries to work over Yu Tai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Christ prevents a body shot from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai tries a body shot but Christ blocks it.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Christ.
Yu Tai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christs head.
Christ tries a body shot but Yu Tai blocks it.
Christ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai struggles to land a body shot inside as Christ controls his hands.
Yu Tai blocks an uppercut.
Christ wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yu Tai has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christ. #T4#
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Yu Tai controls the action.
Yu Tai has a couple of punches blocked by Christ.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
A hook to the body from Yu Tai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yu Tai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yu Tai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yu Tai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yu Tai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Christ is breathing heavily.
Yu Tai presses Christ against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christ or not.
Yu Tai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christ's elbow.
Christ tries to circle away but Yu Tai has him pinned against the cage.
Yu Tai lands with a left to the head.
Yu Tai can't find room to land a body shot as Christ controls the action.
Christ is trying to break the clinch but Yu Tai has him pressed against the cage.
Yu Tai lands a shoulder strike.
Yu Tai lands with a left to the head.
Christ throws a punch but it's blocked by Yu Tai.
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yu Tai lands a body punch.
Yu Tai blocks a body shot from Christ.
Yu Tai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christ's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tam Yu Tai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Judah Christ's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Yu Tai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Christ misses with a low kick.
Christ slips a straight right by Yu Tai.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Yu Tai throws a poor cross that misses
and Christ finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Christ takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yu Tai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yu Tai looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christ. Yu Tai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yu Tai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Christ.#T1#
Yu Tai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Christ throws a head kick that misses.
Yu Tai throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with an outside leg kick.
Yu Tai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yu Tai misses with the body kick
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Yu Tai closes the distance and clinches.
Christ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yu Tai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Christ or not.
Yu Tai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Yu Tai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tam Yu Tai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Christ goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yu Tai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yu Tai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yu Tai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christ.
Yu Tai gets through Christ's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yu Tai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yu Tai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yu Tai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yu Tai lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Christ is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Yu Tai.
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christ swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Yu Tai.
Yu Tai lands a big right hand that drops Christ! The killer instinct kicks in and Yu Tai finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yu Tai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
A relieved looking Tam Yu Tai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights 2
Date: Jul 15, 2022

#R1#
Saros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fungas.
Fungas misses with a double jab #CL2#
and Saros moves into the clinch.
Fungas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saros lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fungas backwards. #BC#
Fungas breaks from the clinch.
Saros scores with a jab. Fungas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fungas.
Fungas misses with a double jab.
Fungas ducks under a wild hook from Saros.
Fungas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Saros connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fungas's hands.
Fungas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fungas throws a right and a left that Saros avoids nicely.
Saros swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Fungas.
Saros throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fungas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fungas throws a big counter combination but Saros scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saros steps in with a hook that catches Fungas right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Saros follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Fungas looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leevi Saros!
Post fight, Leevi Saros stared into the camera and said 'Fellow fighters at Caged Warriors MMA and my manager Taneli Valkoinen, this is for you guys! '.

Event: BB 59 - Gracie vs Gebhardt
Date: Jul 09, 2022

#R1##TD#
Pierre throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alvarez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pierre is in Alvarez's guard.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Alvarez managing to control the position.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Alvarez is pulling down on Pierre's head to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!#REVB#
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T1#
Alvarez is fighting to break Pierre's control of his arms but Pierre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Alvarez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pierre works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pierre holds on and takes a little breather. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pierre working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pierre trying to control the position here.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Alvarez clinches.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Pierre avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alvarez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Alvarez tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alvarez swivels and escapes.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alvarez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvarez, which made it look bad. #TD#
Pierre looking to score a takedown here. Alvarez is defending well but Pierre drives through and ends up in Alvarez's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!#REVB#
Alvarez stays in close to Pierre's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Alvarez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T4#
Alvarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Pierre has wrist control.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Alvarez from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Alvarez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alvarez but Alvarez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Pierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Pierre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Pierre went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Alvarez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pierre.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez throws a hook but Pierre avoids it easily.
Pierre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierre half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Alvarez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Alvarez moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pierre's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pierre circles away.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Alvarez wants to counter with a clinch but Pierre pushes him away.#TD#
Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alvarez did well to prevent Pierre getting side control.
Alvarez is controlling Pierre's trapped leg to prevent Pierre from advancing to side control.#T2#
Alvarez wants to improve his position but Pierre is controlling well.
Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alvarez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pierre lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Pierre there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre throws a strike but Alvarez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez pulls Pierre in to control the position.
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!#REVB##T3#
Alvarez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alvarez trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Alvarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alvarez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pierre has Alvarez pulled in close to control his posture. #T4#
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.
Alvarez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Alvarez ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Alvarez wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pierre sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Pierre avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Pierre shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alvarez's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by Pierre, which made it look bad.
Pierre throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Pierre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alvarez defends well and Pierre ends up having to push Alvarez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alvarez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alvarez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pierre goes for a double leg but Alvarez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvarez continues to drive forward.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Pierre avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Pierre. 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.
Pierre is trying to drag Alvarez to the mat but Alvarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Pierre wants a takedown but no success here. #T1#
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez lands with a short shot to the head.
Alvarez pushes Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Alvarez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Alvarez.#CL2#
Alvarez has Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Pierre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Alvarez lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pierre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Pierre avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
George Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Pierre has Alvarez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pierre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alvarez tumbling to the mat - Pierre dives into Alvarez's guard.
Pierre trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alvarez holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pierre is aware though and is defending well.
Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Alvarez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Pierre looking to control.
Alvarez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
Pierre pulls Alvarez in to control the position.
Alvarez stays in close to Pierre's body and controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
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.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alvarez connects with a body shot.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL2#
and Alvarez moves into the clinch.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alvarez can turn it around.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alvarez slows down the pace here.
Pierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pierre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Owen Alvarez!

Owen Alvarez wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Owen Alvarez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA 114 Pinks vs Martin
Date: Jun 18, 2022

#R1#
Both fighters circling a little - Brooks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saros throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#CL#
Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Saros. Saros maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saros.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Saros.
Brooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brooks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooks is trying to pull guard but Saros turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saros lands a right hand.
Saros tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch. #T1#
Saros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brooks lands with a hook. Saros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Eric Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks is looking to chop away at Saros's legs.
Saros uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brooks.
Saros lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#TD#
Brooks tries to sprawl but Saros drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Saros is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Saros working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Brooks's thigh. Brooks counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Saros wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.#T2#
Brooks pulls Saros in close to prevent any damage.
Brooks trying to control the position.
Saros stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.
Saros trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Saros stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brooks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooks misses the jab.
Saros staying out of range there.
Saros circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saros cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brooks feints and then cracks Saros's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saros down.
Saros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saros's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brooks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saros scrambles back to his feet.
Saros walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brooks.
Saros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brooks throws a leg kick that misses.
Brooks has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Saros misses with a hook.#T4#
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Saros cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.#CL#
Brooks gets tackled into the cage by Saros. Saros maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brooks. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Saros was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brooks.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Saros circles away.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saros has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brooks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saros on the side of the head. #CL#
Saros moves into range and clinches up with Brooks.
Saros tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it. #BC2#
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saros looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brooks.
Saros takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saros drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brooks sprawls and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Brooks 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#
Saros's corner calls for a 1-2. Saros obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brooks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooks lands with a cross.
Brooks digs a good body shot into Saros's ribs.#CL#
Saros has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saros lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, Saros has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the cage.
Saros doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooks lands a right hand.
Brooks has a couple of punches blocked by Saros.
A short uppercut from Saros.
A right hook to the body lands for Saros.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brooks throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saros or not.
Saros tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Brooks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brooks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brooks lands a nice uppercut.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Saros avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Brooks manages to break the clinch.
Brooks scores with a kick to the body.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saros throws out a powerful jab.
Saros tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brooks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saros seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Saros tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Saros.
Saros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brooks.
Eric Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Saros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saros.
Brooks scores with a nice body kick.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brooks throws a leg kick #TD#
and Saros counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Saros is proving a slippery customer.
Brooks wants to stand but Saros is controlling the position. #SUB#
Saros drops back looking for a leg! Brooks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brooks manages to kick Saros off! Saros jumps back into Brooks's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saros wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Brooks trying to control the position. #T3#
Saros looking to sit in guard and control but Brooks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brooks trying to control but Saros is working from the bottom.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks passes Saros's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Saros is refusing to be controlled, as Brooks sits in half guard. #T4#
Brooks is taking a breather. Saros 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.
Brooks is trying to control. Saros wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brooks is stalling here. Saros is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brooks seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Saros has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Saros's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Saros is looking for a kimura here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Brooks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Brooks throws a shot from downtown. Saros moves away and avoids it.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brooks jabs Saros to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good shot there by Saros.
Saros with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Saros lands a lovely overhand right.
Saros takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A jab from Brooks misses.
Saros attempts a counter takedown but Brooks avoids it well and moves away.
A shot to the liver by Saros. Beautiful body shot.
Saros moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks missing with a left hand there. Saros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Saros tries to counter with a takedown but Brooks is quick to defend against it.
Saros moves in looking to clinch but Brooks pushes him off.
Saros is looking to clinch. #T1#
Brooks with a nice calf kick.
Saros misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks with the inside leg kick.
Saros tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good leg kick by Brooks.
Brooks misses with the combination.
Saros was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saros takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saros scores with a sloppy right hand. Brooks should have avoided that one.
Brooks throws a leg kick #TD#
and Saros counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brooks won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saros is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brooks manages to work his way to half guard, despite Saros's best efforts.
Leevi Saros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB#
Saros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Saros is looking for a kimura but Brooks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Saros to get the leverage. #ES2#
Brooks has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Saros is on him like a limpet, forcing Brooks back against the cage.
Saros misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eric Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saros tries to clinch
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saros looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range. #T3#
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brooks is looking to slow Saros down with leg kicks.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saros.
Brooks connects with an inside leg kick.
Brooks throws a hook but Saros avoids it easily.
Brooks throws a body punch but Saros moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Saros on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Brooks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brooks.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brooks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saros connects with a nice looking jab.
Saros avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Saros tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brooks paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
Saros throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Saros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brooks connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Brooks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Saros circles away.
Saros scores with a decent looking hook.
Eric Brooks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Brooks slips under a jab.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saros. Saros circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saros takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks jabs at Saros's body.
Brooks scores with a kick to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Brooks!
A victorious Eric Brooks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Leevi Saros had this to say: 'A man can't outlast whatever he's made. Tonight my opponent extended this inevitability beyond the realms of mine. Congratulations. Rise or fall, we get up and keep grinding. And grinding, the constant movement, never ends. I will return.'.

Event: BB 55 - Bleak vs Land 2
Date: Jun 14, 2022

#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Adderley.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley misses with a body shot
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pierre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adderley misses with a low kick.
Adderley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adderley misses with a hook
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
Adderley throws a low kick, looking for Pierre's leg but Pierre calmly moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Adderley.
Adderley tests Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adderley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A clash of legs there as Pierre blocks the low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adderley.
Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Adderley thows a leg kick but Pierre checks it
and Adderley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
A big left from Pierre misses.
Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot by Adderley.
Pierre has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Adderley throws a leg kick #TD2#
so Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
Pierre is in close to Adderley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierre is pushing down on Adderley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Adderley is fighting to maintain full guard but Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pierre thows a huge punch but Adderley dodges it nicely.
Pierre throwing shots but Adderley is blocking nicely.
Pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adderley's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.#T2#
Pierre wants to control but Adderley is keeping him busy.
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. Pierre connects with a nice short shot to Adderley's temple.
Adderley wants to get back to his feet.
Pierre wants to take a breather but Adderley is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adderley throws a chopping leg kick but Pierre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Adderley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adderley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pierre. Pierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adderley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Adderley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Pierre is looking for the big counter here.#TD2#
Pierre shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Adderley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierre thows a huge punch but Adderley dodges it nicely.
Pierre works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Adderley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pierre.
Pierre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Adderley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Adderley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adderley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adderley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
Pierre shoots and misses
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pierre throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily.
Pierre lands a slapping body shot.
Adderley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierre lunges at Adderley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adderley's hand.
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!
Pierre throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily.
Adderley looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pierre! But no joy.
Adderley scores with a hook.#T1#
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adderley stalks Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pierre's face. Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Adderley throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Adderley should have avoided that one.
Adderley leaves Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hakeem Adderley is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adderley misses with a hook. Pierre ducked under it nicely.
Adderley tries to land a leg kick but Pierre saw it coming and moves away.
Adderley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adderley looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.#T2#
Adderley moves forwards but Pierre connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley misses with an uppercut. Pierre saw that one coming.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierre moves out of range as Adderley strikes.
Adderley lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
Adderley scores with a kick to the midsection.
Adderley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pierre takes a swing at Adderley's ribcage but misses.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierre as he connects with a hook.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adderley moves away.
Adderley misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Adderley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre punishes Adderley's body with a nice straight punch.
Adderley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierre throws a hook but Adderley blocks it.
Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Adderley.
Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Adderley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pierre somewhat.
Hakeem Adderley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Adderley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adderley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pierre checks a leg kick.
Pierre on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T4#
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Pierre releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Pierre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre tests Adderley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Pierre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Adderley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but George Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adderley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierre darts in looking for a takedown but Adderley gets double underhooks and turns Pierre into the cage.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adderley finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre's head.
Pierre slips a straight right by Adderley.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Adderley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierre's sensitive parts.
Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adderley in his tracks.
Pierre tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adderley with a nice cross.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Adderley is just out of range.
Adderley is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Pierre digs a good hook to Adderley's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley misses with a body shot. #T1#
Nice cross by Pierre.
Adderley misses with a head kick.
Adderley moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Pierre lands a nice hook to Adderley's body. Adderley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD2#
Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pierre postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pierre working the strikes but Adderley uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pierre throws a strike but Adderley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Adderley blocks nicely.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Adderley wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Adderley keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Adderley blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Adderley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Pierre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adderley at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adderley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adderley misses with a left hand
and Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Adderley with a nice calf kick.
Pierre goes for a double leg but Adderley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adderley continues to drive forward.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Adderley there.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Pierre thuds a left hand into Adderley's body.
Adderley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adderley as he avoids it easily.
Hakeem Adderley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Pierre.
A telegraphed right hand from Adderley misses the target.
Adderley avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Adderley scores with a head kick. Pierre tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Hakeem Adderley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adderley is looking to slow Pierre down with leg kicks.
Pierre misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Adderley misses the target.
Pierre jabs Adderley to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
Pierre throws a series of punches but Adderley moves out of range.
Adderley swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Pierre's shoulder, as Pierre tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pierre misses with a jab to the body
and Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Adderley stuffs the takedown.
Adderley throws a jab but it's blocked by Pierre.
Adderley throws a head kick but Pierre moves out of range.
Adderley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Adderley's head. #TD2#
Pierre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Adderley quickly recovers to half guard.
Pierre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hakeem Adderley.
I think Pierre 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Hakeem Adderley!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by split decision!

Event: OFK 202 - Line Vs Do Urden
Date: Jun 12, 2022

#R1#
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McDonnell is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, McDonnell circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McDonnell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
I've been told that McDonnell has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet. #T1#
McDonnell just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
McDonnell lands a shot to the body.
McDonnell tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet. #T2#
McDonnell controlling the position well here. Johnson rolled but McDonnell kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
A lull in the action here. #T3#
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
McDonnell tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is trying to stand back up. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McDonnell struggling to keep hold of the position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ger McDonnell 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#
McDonnell misses with a low kick.#TD#
Johnson drives through with a takedown into McDonnell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonnell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McDonnell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McDonnell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throwing shots but McDonnell is blocking nicely.
McDonnell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T1#
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson trying to control the action but McDonnell is working from the bottom.
Johnson winds up and cracks McDonnell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McDonnell hang on?
Johnson cracks McDonnell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
McDonnell is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
BOOM! Johnson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson looking to finish McDonnell with some ground and pound. This is bad for McDonnell!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
McDonnell wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
McDonnell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McDonnell's face.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#SUB#
Johnson has control of McDonnell's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McDonnell regains control of the situation pretty easily. #T3#
Johnson controlling from mount.
Johnson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McDonnell blocking the ground and pound.
McDonnell tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson looking to finish McDonnell with some ground and pound. This is bad for McDonnell!#SUB#
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McDonnell is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Johnson trying to control but McDonnell is having none of it. #T4#
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Johnson looking to control but McDonnell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McDonnell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #SUB#
Johnson looking to secure an arm triangle but McDonnell defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Remi Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but McDonnell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonnell can do to turn this around?
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from McDonnell.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab. #TD#
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson 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.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but McDonnell blocks nicely. #T1#
McDonnell keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonnell wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McDonnell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Johnson drops back, looking for a kneebar! McDonnell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McDonnell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McDonnell! #REVB#
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
McDonnell struggling to land strikes to the head as Johnson covers up.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet. #T3#
Johnson prevents McDonnell from getting a body triangle.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#ES#
Johnson is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Johnson misses with a takedown
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remi Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonnell misses with a body shot.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDonnell as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from McDonnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Remi Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but McDonnell gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
McDonnell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Johnson has McDonnell pressed against the cage, preventing McDonnell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McDonnell is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonnell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and McDonnell counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ger McDonnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McDonnell 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: OFK 195 - Line Vs Chan
Date: May 21, 2022

#R1#
Bomstaerk moves forwards but McDonnell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonnell leaves Bomstaerk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk looks for a takedown but McDonnell sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by McDonnell. Beautiful body shot.
Bomstaerk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McDonnell avoids the body shot from Bomstaerk.
Bomstaerk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McDonnell throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for McDonnell.
Bobby Bomstaerk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Bomstaerk ducked under it nicely.
Bomstaerk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#TD#
Bomstaerk drives through with a takedown into McDonnell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Bomstaerk tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonnell is retaining full guard.
Bomstaerk looking to sit in guard and control but McDonnell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Bomstaerk is looking to cinch up a triangle. McDonnell throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bomstaerk's body to avoid the submission. Bomstaerk has instead reached around McDonnell's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bomstaerk arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bobby Bomstaerk!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobby Bomstaerk waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: BB 48 - Olsen vs Hoost
Date: May 14, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Wu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wu showed some decent athleticism there.
Kaloev wants to control but Wu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wu wants to pass to mount but Kaloev is defending the position.
Kaloev is looking to control Wu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kaloev avoid being mounted?
Kaloev wants to stand back up but Wu manages to pass into side control. #SUB2#
Wu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kaloev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wu is looking to take a break and control but Kaloev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaloev is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Kaloev is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
An elbow from Wu crashes against the mat.
Kaloev regains half guard.
Wu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kaloev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Wu is looking for a kimura but Kaloev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wu to get the leverage.
Wu is looking to take a break and control but Kaloev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kaloev manages to get to full guard.
Kaloev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaloev can't keep his opponent in guard - Wu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Wu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaloev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kaloev is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB2#
Wu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kaloev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kaloev.
Kaloev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wu's guard. #REVR#
Kaloev slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Kaloev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kaloev tries to pass to full mount but Wu defends it. #SUB2#
Wu actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Wu is looking for a sweep. Kaloev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kaloev is looking to take a break and control but Wu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wu is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaloev is trying to control. Wu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kaloev frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB#
Kaloev swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Wu is now in Kaloev's guard. A big mistake from Kaloev there, giving up the dominant position!
Kaloev controls Wu momentarily but Wu frees himself.
Wu wants to control from the top but Kaloev keeps moving. #T4#
Kaloev pulls Wu in close to prevent any damage.
Kaloev controls Wu momentarily but Wu frees himself.
Wu preventing the sweep.
Kaloev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kaloev is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaloev being controlled for a moment. #SUB2#
Wu is trying to get an arm triangle but Kaloev is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yuxiang Wu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Wu gets the takedown into side control.
Kaloev is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Wu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kaloev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu wants to control but Kaloev is keeping him busy.
Kaloev is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Wu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kaloev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1#
Kaloev regains half guard.
Wu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Wu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kaloev sees it coming and defends easily.
Kaloev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wu trying to control from half guard but Kaloev is working away.
Kaloev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kaloev.
Kaloev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Kaloev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Wu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2##SUB#
Kaloev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wu is just riding it out for now. Kaloev eventually gives up the hold.
Wu gets back to full guard.
Kaloev slips nicely into half guard.
Kaloev is trying to control. Wu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wu trying to control here.
Yuxiang Wu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wu manages to get to full guard. #T3##SUB#
Kaloev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaloev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wu is keeping the position for now.
Kaloev forces his way into half guard.
Kaloev trying to pass the guard but Wu defending well.
Wu manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Wu has his foot on Kaloev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaloev works his way back into a safe position though.
Wu keeping moving, preventing Kaloev from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Wu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaloev is aware though and is defending well.#T4##SUB2#
Wu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wu can't keep his opponent in guard - Kaloev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kaloev is keen to just control but Wu is a slippery customer.
Wu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kaloev slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Kaloev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wu sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Wu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Kaloev seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Wu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Kaloev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Kaloev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD2#
Wu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#SUB#
Kaloev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kaloev is tightening it up a little... Wu has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wu reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wu taps out! Nice BJJ there by Kaloev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Abdul Kaloev!
Abdul Kaloev really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: BB 48 - Olsen vs Hoost
Date: May 14, 2022

#R1#
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Lafayette holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lafayette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Lafayette avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierre throws a body punch but Lafayette moves out of range.
Lafayette gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette blocks a jab.
Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Lafayette slips the punch.#CL2#
Lafayette moves into the clinch.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lafayette fights it off and pushes away nicely. #T1#
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Pierre tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lafayette takes one to the chin there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Pierre circles away.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.
Nice sprawl there from Pierre as Lafayette shoots in.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Pierre tries to sprawl but Lafayette drives through with a takedown into half guard.#T2#
Pierre wants to improve his position but Lafayette is controlling well.
Lafayette is looking to advance position but Pierre won't allow it.
Lafayette performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SU2#
Lafayette stands up from half guard. #TD2#
Lafayette scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T3#
Lafayette keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lafayette is looking to improve his position.
Pierre is looking to advance position but Lafayette won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lafayette is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lafayette defending well though.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lafayette defending well though.
Lafayette has his hands clasped together around Pierre's back. He's all about the action.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lafayette on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lafayette moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lafayette is adopting a defensive guard.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lafayette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lafayette avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lafayette is trying to keep Pierre in close.
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 George Pierre will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lafayette dives in for a single leg takedown but Pierre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lafayette's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pierre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lafayette scrambles back to his feet.
Lafayette tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pierre defends well and Lafayette ends up having to push Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pierre defends it nicely.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lafayette counters with a stiff right hand.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rene Lafayette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Lafayette misses with a few strikes there.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Lafayette counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pierre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pierre duly obliges. #TD2#
Lafayette feints and as Pierre raises his hands in defense, Lafayette changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pierre is pulling down on Lafayette's head to control his posture.
Lafayette sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rene Lafayette has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Lafayette stands and steps away. Pierre gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pierre throws a right hand that Lafayette ducks under and follows up with a left that Lafayette also avoids with ease.
Pierre misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Pierre circles away.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lafayette needs to keep his hands up - Pierre had a free shot at his head there.
Lafayette takes one to the chin there.
Pierre looks to land a right hand but Lafayette moved out of range.#TD2#
Pierre tries to sprawl but Lafayette drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lafayette is keen to just control but Pierre is a slippery customer.
Pierre keeping hold of Lafayette's head, controlling as best he can.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Lafayette tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lafayette sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SU2#
Lafayette gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lafayette throws a body punch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Lafayette tries to counter it with a takedown but Pierre pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and clinches.
Lafayette stalls.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Lafayette shows good agility there to stay on his feet.#T4#
Pierre looking for a takedown.
Lafayette stops a takedown attempt from Pierre.
Lafayette is pressed up against the cage. Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lafayette down to the mat. Lafayette avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pierre connects with a body shot that sends Lafayette's belly button to the back.
Nice cross by Pierre.
Lafayette tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pierre defends well and Lafayette ends up having to push Pierre into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt - Pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre jabs Lafayette right on the nose. Lafayette blinks but takes it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Lafayette tries to clinch there but Pierre circles away.
Pierre misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Lafayette rushes Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
Lafayette is pushing Pierre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lafayette fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lafayette shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lafayette throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pierre stuffs the takedown.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Pierre moves away
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Pierre has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T1#
Lafayette closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Lafayette saw that one coming.
Lafayette tries to clinch but Pierre moves away
and Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lafayette.
Lafayette fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Lafayette.
Pierre feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lafayettes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pierre jabs Lafayette to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Pierre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lafayette.#TD2#
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lafayette was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lafayette takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre regains half guard.
Pierre is looking for a sweep. Lafayette is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pierre is concentrating on defense, preventing Lafayette from advancing position.
Lafayette passes to side control.
Lafayette wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.
Pierre tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lafayette wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lafayette is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Pierre sneaks back into half guard.
Pierre trying to control from the bottom. #SU2#
Lafayette decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T3#
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rene Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lafayette misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lafayette shoots and misses
and Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pierre thuds a left hand into Lafayette's body.
Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Lafayette drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pierre defends it well.
Pierre throws out a powerful jab.#T4#
Pierre lands a body shot.
Lafayette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierre lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lafayette gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lafayette tries to bum rush Pierre with a series of wild strikes but Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lafayette takes a shot right to the bread basket.
George Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pierre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by unanimous decision!

Event: OFK 190 - Line Vs Bates
Date: May 01, 2022

#R1#
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eddie Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonnell throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McDonnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonnell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Ryan.
Ryan slips a straight right by McDonnell.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
McDonnell throws out a counter right but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
McDonnell slips a jab and a cross from Ryan. #T1#
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McDonnell connects with a crisp jab.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that McDonnell 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.
Ryan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McDonnell misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
McDonnell with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from McDonnell misses.
Ryan throws a series of punches but McDonnell moves out of range. #T2#
Ryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonnell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McDonnell. McDonnell obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut lands for McDonnell. That snapped Ryan's head back.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but McDonnell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonnell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDonnell takes one on the button.
McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
Ryan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As McDonnell looks to move away, Ryan throws a big counter combo but McDonnell just gets out of the way.#T3#
Ryan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McDonnell eats them both and turns towards Ryan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#It looks like Ger McDonnell has been cut.
McDonnell jabs Ryan right on the nose. Ryan blinks but takes it well.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
McDonnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McDonnell throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan throwing a counter right hand but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
McDonnell throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
Ryan cracks McDonnell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McDonnell misses with a body shot. #T4#
Ryan scores with a one two! McDonnell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonnell but McDonnell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McDonnell flicks out a counter leg kick but Ryan steps away.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonnell lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonnell throws a low kick but Ryan avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ger McDonnell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ger McDonnell's cut.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDonnell lands a leg kick that knocks Ryan off balance momentarily.
McDonnell lands a jab to Ryan's midsection.
McDonnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Ryan connects with a single shot there.
McDonnell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan misses with a combination
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonnell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonnell connects with a single shot there.
Ryan feints a jab promting McDonnell to slip. Ryan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McDonnell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDonnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Ryan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ryan slips a jab from McDonnell.
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from McDonnell misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Ryan misses the target.
McDonnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
McDonnell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ryan with a body shot.
McDonnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan. #T2#
McDonnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonnell missing with a left hand there. Ryan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan throws a low kick but McDonnell moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan moves forwards but McDonnell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonnell scores with a three punch combo!
Ryan misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell misses with a hook
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonnell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but McDonnell ducks down to avoid it.
McDonnell throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.#CL#
Ryan moves into range and clinches up with McDonnell.
A nice left hand lands by McDonnell.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
McDonnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Ger McDonnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from McDonnell does it's job there.
McDonnell lands a nice shot that snaps Ryan's head back.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonnell throws out a loose jab but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
Ryan feints a jab promting McDonnell to slip. Ryan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McDonnell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
McDonnell misses with a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a one-two to the body.
McDonnell throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
McDonnell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
McDonnell motions for Ryan to come forward. McDonnell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but McDonnell is quick to defend against it.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonnell.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ger McDonnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ger McDonnell'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#
Ryan tries to clinch but McDonnell moves out of range.
McDonnell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and McDonnell counters with a nice uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Ryan blocks the low kick.
McDonnell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDonnell dips to his left and cracks Ryan with an uppercut!
Eddie Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ryan misses with the combination. #T1#
Ryan throws a right and a left that McDonnell avoids nicely.
McDonnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonnell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ryan at a distance.
Jab by McDonnell.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan throws a lazy right hand but McDonnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and McDonnell counters with a straight right hand.
McDonnell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #ROC2#Ryan is rocked!
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonnell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDonnell checks a leg kick.
Ryan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDonnell finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryan's head. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonnell. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Ryan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McDonnell swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Ryan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ger McDonnell!
A very excited looking Ger McDonnell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: BB 42 - Wright vs Anubis
Date: Apr 23, 2022

#R1#
Ortega moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Pierre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Grooming Champions in the buildup to the fight.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Ortega's head but Ortega sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ortega lands with an overhand left.#CUT2#It looks like George Pierre has been cut.
Pierre throws a jab when Ortega was well out of range.
Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierre throws an overhand right that lands on Ortega's shoulder, as Ortega tries to avoid the shot.
Pierre shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A solid body kick from Ortega.
Pierre slips under a jab from Ortega.
Ortega looks for a takedown but Pierre sprawls well.
Pierre cracks Ortega with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Ortega saw that one coming.
Pierre scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortega should have avoided that one. #T1#
Ortega lands a nice shot that snaps Pierre's head back.
Ortega throws a poor cross that misses
and Pierre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Ortega clinches with his opponent.
Ortega is looking to control Pierre's arms but Pierre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ortega has his back to the cage. #TD#
Pierre turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pierre manages to end up in side control.
Ortega is looking for a sweep.
Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ortega can't do much from the bottom here.
Ortega is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pierre connects with a decent elbow.
Ortega told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Ortega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Check out the look on Pierre's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
Pierre working away.
Ortega tries to bench press Pierre off him but Pierre keeps the position. #T2#
Ortega is not content to let Pierre control the position.
Pierre lands some shots froms side control.
Ortega is looking for a sweep.
Ortega manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pierre tries to roll over but Ortega keeps him under control.
Ortega seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pierre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ortega wants to free his trapped foot but Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Ortega is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pierre is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Ortega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pierre trying to control but Ortega postures up.
Pierre manages to get to full guard.
Ortega throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Ortega trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortega is one step ahead there.
Ortega looking to pass the guard.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortega wants to pass the guard but Pierre is keeping the position.
Ortega 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.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Ortega might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pierre haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ortega postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.
Pierre seems keen to control Ortega's posture.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ortega throws a shot from downtown. Pierre moves away and avoids it.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

George Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Pierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ortega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pierre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ortega avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ortega shoots and misses
and Pierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortega is looking to clinch.
Pierre appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pierre misses the jab.
Pierre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pierre as he avoids it easily.
Ortega swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Ortega slips under a jab from Pierre.
Ortega lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Ortega shoots in and bounces Pierre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T1#
Pierre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
George Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ortega trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ortega's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortega is on top in guard. #REVB#
Ortega is fighting to break Pierre's control of his arms but Pierre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ortega trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Ortega looking to pass the guard.
Ortega preventing the sweep. #T2#
Pierre is working hard here to advance position.
Pierre keeping full guard, as Ortega tries to pass.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Pierre pulls Ortega in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortega from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ortega preventing the sweep.
Ortega in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet Pierre, not yet.
Ortega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortega is fighting to break Pierre's control of his arms but Pierre is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T3#
Pierre keeping full guard, as Ortega tries to pass.
Ortega engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Ortega saw that one coming.
Ortega throws a looping overhand right but Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre takes a swing at Ortega's ribcage but misses.
Ortega lands a slapping body shot.
Ortega tries to clinch up
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Ortega feints and then cracks Pierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierre down.
Ortega slips a straight right by Pierre.#T4#
Ortega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ortega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pierre is fending him off so far but Ortega persists. Nope, Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortega.#CL2#
Ortega moves into range and clinches up with Pierre.
Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Ortega manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Pierre goes for a takedown attempt but Ortega pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortega.
Ortega moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
George Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortega scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
Ortega loads up on a big right hand but Pierre slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Pierre on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
A left lands for Ortega.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that George Pierre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on George Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Ortega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortega throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre is looking to counter punch.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ortega shoots in and drives through. Pierre sprawls well.
Ortega takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ortega dives in for a single leg takedown but Pierre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ortega missing with a left hand there. Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Ortega ducks down to avoid it.
Pierre throws a hook but Ortega blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortega lands a head shot.
Ortega tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Ortega scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ortega slips under a jab from Pierre.
Ortega looks to throw the jab but Pierre is out of range. #T1#
Pierre lands an overhand right.
Pierre misses with a body shot.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre throws a body shot but no joy.
Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierre throws a right hand that Ortega ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortega also avoids with ease.
Ortega looks to clinch
and Ortega takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pierre lands with a nice body punch. #TD2#
Ortega throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ortega is in Pierre's guard.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Ortega from controlling successfully.
Ortega stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
George Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Ortega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ortega showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ortega works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pierre trying to control here.
Pierre has his hands clasped together around Ortega's back. He's all about the action.
Pierre wants to improve his position but Ortega is controlling well.
Ortega is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pierre is trying to control but can't. #T3#
Ortega slips a nice elbow through Pierre's hands, connecting with Pierre's forehead.
Well, if Ortega is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortega.
Ortega tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pierre trying to hold on to Ortega's head to control him but Ortega postures up.
Ortega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pierre is pressing down on Ortega's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ortega wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ortega is one step ahead there.
Pierre is pulling down on Ortega's head to control his posture. #T4#
Ortega throwing strikes from guard but Pierre blocks nicely.
Ortega is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ortega pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pierre is keeping the position for now.
Pierre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
George Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ortega.
Ortega stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noah Ortega.
I think Pierre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for George Pierre!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for George Pierre!

George Pierre wins by unanimous decision!

Event: BB 42 - Wright vs Anubis
Date: Apr 23, 2022

#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Wu or perhaps it was just good defense by Maharajah, which made it look bad.
Maharajah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maharajah looks to throw the jab but Wu is out of range.
Maharajah lands a nice hook to Wu's body. Wu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maharajah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maharajah definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maharajah scores with a hook.
Wu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Maharajah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maharajah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD#
Maharajah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu is looking to improve his position.
Wu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maharajah is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Wu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maharajah pulls his head out easily.
Wu is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Maharajah jumps into side control!
Maharajah lands a few punches from side control.
Maharajah 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.
Wu struggling a bit here.#T2#
Wu is trying to improve his position.
Maharajah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wu keeps working.
Maharajah working away.
Maharajah lands a nice forearm strike.
Wu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wu is looking for a sweep.
Wu can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Maharajah in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wu is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Osiris Maharajah!

Event: OFK 183 - Alela Vs Petrov
Date: Apr 09, 2022

#R1#
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plutov.
McDonnell looks to land a right hand but Plutov moved out of range.
Plutov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McDonnell.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plutov throws a one two combo. #CUT#It looks like Ger McDonnell has been cut.
McDonnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plutov moves away.
Plutov throws a head kick but McDonnell moves out of range.
Plutov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDonnell to score with a decent uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonnell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonnell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Plutov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDonnell at a distance.
Plutov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Plutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDonnell was well out of range. Poor timing from Plutov.#T1#
Plutov throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McDonnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plutov has time to react.
Plutov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Plutov instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Plutov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McDonnell misses with a body punch.
Plutov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Plutov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonnells head.
McDonnell stalling the fight.
Plutov trying to stall but McDonnell improves his position.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Plutov.
McDonnell is looking to control Plutov's arms but Plutov gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDonnell has his back to the cage. #T2#
Plutov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McDonnell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McDonnell misses with a body punch.
McDonnell pushes Plutov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Plutov misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Plutov prevents a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McDonnell is pushing Plutov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Plutov looking to slow down the pace here.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
Plutov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McDonnell is defending well for now.
Plutov wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T3#
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plutov taking a breather.
Plutov wants to stall.
McDonnell stalling against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Plutov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wasyl Plutov.
McDonnell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonnell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Plutov is just out of range.
McDonnell throws a right and a left that Plutov avoids nicely.
Plutov tried to counter with a leg kick but McDonnell avoided it.
Plutov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Plutov.
We've been told by Plutov's head coaches at Kaptajnernes TrÃ¦ningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T4#
Plutov throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plutov ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
A cross from McDonnell lands.
Plutov with a hook.
McDonnell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plutov misses with the combination.
Plutov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDonnell doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Plutov clinches up with McDonnell and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
McDonnell breaks the clinch.
McDonnell defending well as Plutov loads up on a big left hand.
Plutov is looking to clinch.
McDonnell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CL#
McDonnell tries to keep at a distance but Plutov has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wasyl Plutov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ger McDonnell'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#
McDonnell catches Plutov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Plutov throws an off balance right hand
letting McDonnell counter with a right hand.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Plutov with a hook.#CL#
Plutov moves into range and clinches up with McDonnell.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wasyl Plutov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plutov lands a nice elbow.
McDonnell lands a nice shot to the body.
McDonnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Plutov lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McDonnell blocks the elbow strike.
Plutov lands a right hand.
Plutov misses with some punches.
McDonnell lands a good knee to the midsection. Plutov won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov digs a right hand underneath McDonnell's ribcage. McDonnell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDonnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDonnell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Plutov takes a shot to the head.
McDonnell misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonnell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
A right hand to the body from Plutov.
Plutov blocks a body shot from McDonnell.
McDonnell trying to land knees to the body.
Plutov throws an elbow but it misses.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McDonnell scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonnell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
McDonnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Plutov wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonnell! But no joy.
McDonnell throws a hook but Plutov avoids it easily.
Plutov wants to clinch.
McDonnell takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
Plutov is looking to clinch but McDonnell is avoiding it.
Plutov scores with a decent looking hook.
Plutov drops his hands momentarily and McDonnell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov misses with an uppercut. McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell clobbers Plutov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonnell dodges the punch combination from Plutov. #T3#
McDonnell blocks a head kick by Plutov.
McDonnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Plutov lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#That has opened up Ger McDonnell's cut even more.
Plutov 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.
Plutov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plutov misses with a kick to the body
and McDonnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonnell avoids the head kick by Plutov.
Plutov just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Plutov feints a jab promting McDonnell to slip. Plutov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McDonnell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Plutov moves away from the strike by McDonnell.
McDonnell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Plutov takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from McDonnell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Plutov misses with a body shot.
It seemed like McDonnell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plutov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Plutov scores with a nice strike.#T4##CL2#
McDonnell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McDonnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Plutov missing with knees to the body.
McDonnell blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McDonnell obliges.
McDonnell is leaning against Plutov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Plutov.
Plutov tries to land a knee to the head but McDonnell blocks with his arms.
Plutov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDonnell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McDonnell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
McDonnell presses Plutov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from McDonnell.
McDonnell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wasyl Plutov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ger McDonnell'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Jab by Plutov.
Plutov misses with the combination.
McDonnell wants to clinch.
Jab by Plutov.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL2#
McDonnell has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonnell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards. #T1#
Plutov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonnell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Plutov is defending well for now.
Plutov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDonnell tries to land knees in the clinch but Plutov avoids the damage to the body.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov looking to throw knees to the head but McDonnell is blocking nicely.
McDonnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDonnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Plutov connects with a knee to the head.
Plutov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McDonnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov blocking some punches. #BC2#
McDonnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonnell slips a jab from Plutov.
Nice jab there from McDonnell. #T2#
Plutov throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Plutov does it's job there.
McDonnell cracks Plutov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Plutov throws a sloppy body shot
and McDonnell counters with a straight right hand.
McDonnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonnell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Plutov throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonnell lands with a hook. Plutov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plutov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Plutov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Plutov connects with a jab.
McDonnell misses with a few strikes there.
Plutov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McDonnell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
McDonnell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Plutov.
McDonnell scores with a hook.
Plutov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McDonnell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Plutov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Plutov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but McDonnell manages to circle out of the way.
McDonnell moves forwards but Plutov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McDonnell misses with a straight right.
Plutov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McDonnell cracks Plutov with an open hand slap.
Wasyl Plutov is winning the standup battle so far.
Plutov throws a leg kick which misses McDonnell's front leg but catches the back leg as McDonnell tries to avoid it.
Plutov clobbers McDonnell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Plutov throws a lazy uppercut
and McDonnell counters with a nice body shot.
McDonnell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Plutov.
Plutov tries to bum rush McDonnell with a series of wild strikes but McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Plutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonnell.
Plutov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Plutov.
Jab, jab by Plutov - just one landing.
Plutov looks to land a right hand but McDonnell moved out of range.
McDonnell takes a swing at Plutov's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Plutov.
Wasyl Plutov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Plutov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McDonnell.
Plutov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McDonnell if he has to take too many more of those.
Plutov tries a head kick but it misses.
Plutov throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
Ger McDonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Plutov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wasyl Plutov.
Well Plutov 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wasyl Plutov!
After the big win, Wasyl Plutov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Highland 148
Date: Mar 27, 2022

#R1#
Markarian connects with a looping right hand.
Markarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Markarian moves away from the strike by Martel.
It looked like Markarian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Markarian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martel throws out the jab.
Martel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Markarian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martel throws a lazy uppercut
and Markarian counters with a stiff right hand.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Markarian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Markarian misses its intended target.
Martel throws a body shot but no joy.
Markarian connects with a body shot that sends Martel's belly button to the back.
Markarian lands a slapping body shot.
Markarian lands with a straight right. Martel didn't see that one coming.
Martel misses with a straight right.
Markarian scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Martel forces Markarian back against the cage and clinches.
Markarian digs a right hand underneath Martel's ribcage. Martel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A frustrated look appears on Markarian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Markarian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Markarian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Markarian breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Markarian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martel throws a right hand that misses
and Markarian counters with a nice body shot.
Martel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Martel looks winded!
Markarian lands with a right hand.
Markarian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Markarian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Markarian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Markarian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Markarian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Martel on the side of the head. #KD#
Markarian sends Martel crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Markarian is motioning to the referee to let Martel up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Martel is rocked!
Rick Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markarian drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Martel right on the button. Martel goes down! Markarian follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Markarian gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Feofilakt Markarian!

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