Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2025

#R1#
Dobrosavljevic Junior shoots in looking for a takedown. Capellio tries to sprawl out of it but Dobrosavljevic Junior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Capellio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dobrosavljevic Junior avoids a kick to the body.
Dobrosavljevic Junior appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dobrosavljevic Junior misses with a wild combination.
Capellio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT2#It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic Junior has been cut.
Dobrosavljevic Junior fails to land the takedown.
Dobrosavljevic Junior seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobrosavljevic Junior throws a right hand that Capellio ducks under and follows up with a left that Capellio also avoids with ease.#KD2#
Capellio sends Dobrosavljevic Junior crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Capellio is motioning to the referee to let Dobrosavljevic Junior up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Capellio.
Dobrosavljevic Junior fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobrosavljevic Junior. Capellio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dobrosavljevic Junior or perhaps it was just good defense by Capellio, which made it look bad.
Crunch! Capellio slams his shin into Dobrosavljevic Junior's torso.
Dobrosavljevic Junior is breathing heavily.#KD2#
Capellio lands a big uppercut and Dobrosavljevic Junior crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dobrosavljevic Junior looks OK. Capellio waves Dobrosavljevic Junior back to his feet!#ROC2#Dobrosavljevic Junior is rocked!
Capellio fakes the body blow, causing Dobrosavljevic Junior to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dobrosavljevic Junior goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fabiano Capellio!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2025

#R1#
Krol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gangster walks into a stiff left hand from Krol.
Krol takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krol misses with a left hand
and Krol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Zygmunt Krol has been cut.
Krol throws a sloppy head kick
and Gangster counters with a left and a right that stings Krol.
A big left from Krol misses.
Krol wants to land a leg kick but Gangster is out of range.
Krol throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Gangster counters with a crisp right hand that drops Krol! Gangster lets Krol back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Gangster knocks Krol out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: FREAKSHOW 1
Date: Jan 01, 2025

#R1#
Dobrosavljevic Junior's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dobrosavljevic Junior scrambles back to his feet.#CUT2#It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic Junior has been cut.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dobrosavljevic Junior wants to clinch.
Riggs clobbers Dobrosavljevic Junior with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riggs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Riggs looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Dobrosavljevic Junior fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riggs, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dobrosavljevic Junior can't get the takedown.
Dobrosavljevic Junior drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riggs pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic Junior. 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.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and Dobrosavljevic Junior counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dobrosavljevic Junior shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riggs as he avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Riggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riggs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dobrosavljevic Junior is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dobrosavljevic Junior.
As Riggs looks to move away, Dobrosavljevic Junior throws a big counter combo but Riggs just gets out of the way.#T1#
Riggs takes a swing at Dobrosavljevic Junior's ribcage but misses.
Dobrosavljevic Junior walks into a stiff left hand from Riggs.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Jerry Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riggs.#ROC2#Dobrosavljevic Junior is rocked!
Dobrosavljevic Junior shoots in and drives through. Riggs sprawls well.
Oh Dobrosavljevic Junior is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! Riggs connects with the perfect overhand right and Dobrosavljevic Junior falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Riggs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerry Riggs!
Jerry Riggs thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: MMA Hype -18-
Date: Dec 21, 2024

#R1#
Tulips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brad Tulips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulips throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Njord lands with a shot to the body.
Njord throws a shot from downtown. Tulips moves away and avoids it.
Tulips misses with a lunging right hand
and Njord counters with a straight right hand.
Tulips uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Njord has time to react.
A combination from Njord does no damage.
Tulips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Njord lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tulips throws a big shot that misses.
Njord throws a counter combo.
Tulips looks to score with a jab to the body but Njord is just out of range.
Tulips loads up on a big right hand but Njord slips the punch.
Njord misses with a looping right.
Tulips swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Jab by Tulips.
Tulips slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Njord has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tulips throws out a loose jab but Njord uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Njord misses.
Njord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tulips swings for the body but Njord moves out of range.
Njord swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tulips counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tulips scores with a jab to the head.
Njord misses the jab.
Tulips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Njord.
A little feinted left hand from Tulips on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tulips throws a shot from downtown. Njord moves away and avoids it.
Njord appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Njord staying out of range there.#T2#
Tulips takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Njord connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tulips swinging wildly here.
Tulips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Njord.
Njord looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Njord throws a shot from downtown. Tulips moves away and avoids it.
Njord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tulips in his tracks.
Tulips looks to land a right hand but Njord moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Njord on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Njord looks to throw the jab but Tulips is out of range.
Tulips appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Njord with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Tulips fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Njord on the side of the head.
Njord takes a swing at Tulips's ribcage but misses.
Tulips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Njord scores with a body shot.
We've been told by Tulips's head coaches at Temple of Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tulips misses with a hook
and Njord makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tulips takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Njord throws a hook but Tulips avoids it easily.
It looked like Tulips wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tulips misses with a left hand
and Tulips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Tulips is rocked!
Tulips throws a nice looking combination but Njord bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Njord misses the target. #T4#
Tulips takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Njord throws a nice looking combination but Tulips bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tulips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Njord manages to avoid it.#CL#
Tulips moves into the clinch.
Tulips lands with a left to the head.
Njord scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tulips throws a head punch that misses.
Tulips misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tulips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulips misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Njord will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A combination from Njord does no damage.
Tulips keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Njord.#CL#
Tulips clinches.
Tulips misses with a hook to the ribs.
Njord slowing the pace effectively.
Njord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulips tries to work over Njord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tulips misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njord is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tulips.
Njord blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Njord misses with the head strike.
Njord tries to throw a body punch but Tulips avoids it by throwing Njord back against the cage.
Tulips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulips blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Njord working aggressively here.
Tulips lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Njord or not.
Njord throws a head punch that misses.
Tulips tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Tulips back against the cage.
Tulips misses with some punches.
Njord effectively controlling the action here.
Tulips tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Tulips back against the cage. #T2#
Tulips misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulips working aggressively here.
Tulips 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.
Njord throws a punch but it's blocked by Tulips.
Tulips avoiding damage.
Tulips lands a left hand that snaps the head of Njord backwards.
Tulips makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tulips tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Tulips back against the cage.
Tulips has Njord pressed against the cage.
Tulips digs a right hand into Njord's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Njord's gas tank.
Tulips scores with a nice hook to the head.#T3#
Njord misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Njord is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Njord throws a head punch that misses.
Tulips misses with a punch to the body.
Njord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulips lands with a short shot to the head.
Tulips tries to work over Njord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tulips lands a left hand that snaps the head of Njord backwards.
Njord is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tulips is keeping busy.#T4#
A nice left hand lands by Tulips.
Tulips working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Tulips.
Tulips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Njord lands a shoulder strike.
Tulips throws a punch but it's blocked by Njord.
Njord blocking some punches.
Tulips lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Njord pushes Tulips back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tulips as Njord tries to tie him up.
Tulips tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Tulips back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Tulips dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Tulips loads up on a big right hand but Njord slips the punch.
Njord takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tulips lands with a nice combination. Njord backs away looking to recover.#CUT#It looks like Alexander Njord has been cut.
Njord misses with a looping left.
Njord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander Njord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Njord connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tulips here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tulips looks to throw the jab but Njord is out of range.
Tulips scores with a crisp jab that stopped Njord in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tulips cracks Njord with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tulips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Njords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Njord takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tulips misses with an uppercut.
Tulips tests Njord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tulips just misses with a punch to the body.
Njord misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Tulips clinches.
Tulips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Njord can do to turn this around?
Tulips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Njord can't find room to land a body shot as Tulips controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Tulips as the two fighters clinch.
Tulips misses with a body punch.
Tulips misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Nice body punch from Tulips - that landed with a thud.
Njord throws a punch but it's blocked by Tulips.
Njord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Tulips.
A shot in the inside from Tulips.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Njord.
Tulips throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Njord throws a punch but it's blocked by Tulips.
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!
Tulips pushes Njord back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tulips tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Tulips back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Njord.
Tulips makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tulips as Njord tries to tie him up.
Tulips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Njord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tulips fails to land.
Tulips'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.
Tulips throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tulips lands a left hand that snaps the head of Njord backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T4#
Njord doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Njord blocks an uppercut.
Tulips lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Njord is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tulips struggles to land a body shot inside as Njord controls his hands.
Tulips blocking some punches.
Tulips presses Njord against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tulips presses Njord against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Njord digs a right hand underneath Tulips's ribcage. Tulips let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tulips tries a body shot but Njord blocks it.
Tulips goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Tulips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tulips 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Tulips!
A victorious Brad Tulips thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: NYF 95: Deiveredo vs Field II
Date: Dec 14, 2024

#R1#
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos is looking for a counter combo.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some wild striking there from Santos.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
Santos throws a jab when McGuire was well out of range.
Jab by Santos.#CL2#
McGuire clinches.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Santos being controlled against the cage.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but McGuire won't allow it.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuire effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
Santos blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santos slows down the pace here.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santos or not.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGuire struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Santos up against the cage.
Good body shot from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
McGuire controlling the action here for a moment.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGuire is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Santos is breathing heavily.
McGuire lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuire stalls.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from McGuire.
A hook to the body from McGuire.
Santos pushes McGuire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from McGuire.
A right hand to the body from McGuire.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands with a left to the head.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if McGuire can turn it around.
McGuire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGuire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGuire is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on McGuire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Santos is rocked!#T4#
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuire gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGuire presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McGuire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGuire lands a body shot.
A short right from McGuire on the inside.
McGuire lands with a short shot to the head.
Santos misses with a body punch.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire leaning against his opponent.
Santos working aggressively here.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from McGuire as the two fighters clinch.
McGuire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
McGuire effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zander McGuire 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##CL2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGuire has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos letting McGuire take a breather here.
Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
McGuire blocking some punches.
Good body shot from McGuire.
McGuire scores with a shoulder strike.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but McGuire is controlling him.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from McGuire.
Zander McGuire seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuire presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from McGuire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for McGuire.
A body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGuire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1#
McGuire cracks Santos with a nice body shot.
McGuire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuire.
Santos takes a shot to the head.
McGuire lands a left hand.
McGuire lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from McGuire.
McGuire is stalling here.
McGuire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGuire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santos.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike.
McGuire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuire pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGuire stalls.
A shot in the inside from McGuire.
McGuire lands a left hand. #T2#
Santos being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGuire.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McGuire in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McGuire'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.
A right handed body shot lands from McGuire.
McGuire is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGuire lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGuire.
McGuire is leaning against Santos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
McGuire pushes Santos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGuire scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
McGuire lands a big right hand that drops Santos! The killer instinct kicks in and McGuire finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by McGuire!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zander McGuire!
Zander McGuire thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: STRIKE! 47
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1##CL#
Molly moves into range and clinches up with Gangster.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molly throws a head punch that misses.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Molly swings wildly with an uppercut but Gangster uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Molly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly lands a shoulder strike.
Molly misses with the head strike.
Gangster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Molly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Molly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molly tries to work over Gangster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Gangster's head.
Gangster has had enough of the clinch but Molly keeps him there for the moment.
Gangster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molly misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangster. #T1#
Gangster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gangster trying to control the position but instead, Molly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gangster into the cage.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gangster is trying to push Molly away but Molly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Molly struggles to land a body shot inside as Gangster controls his hands.
Gangster is looking to control Molly's arms but Molly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gangster has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangster.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Gangster blocking some punches. #T2#
Gangster blocks an uppercut.
Molly scores with a shot to the side of Gangster's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gangster can't find room to land a body shot as Molly controls the action.
Gangster lands a right hand.
Molly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Molly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Molly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Molly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Gangster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molly slips a jab from Gangster.
Gangster misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molly fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Molly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hog Molly dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Gangster throws a looping overhand right but Molly ducks down to avoid it.
Molly is looking to counter the offense by Gangster and move into the clinch.
Vahid Gangster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gangster misses.
Gangster misses with a two punch combination.
Molly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gangster.
Molly wants to clinch
and Gangster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#KD2#
Gangster lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Molly goes down! The ref sends Gangster to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Molly is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!#CUT2#It looks like Hog Molly has been cut.
Molly connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gangster misses with a straight left.
Molly slips under a jab.
Vahid Gangster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gangster lands a body shot. #T1#
Molly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gangster throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Molly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Molly.
Gangster blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangster.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gangster swings wildly with an uppercut but Molly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gangster is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Gangster misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Gangster manages to break the clinch.
Gangster looks to land a left hand but Molly moved out of range nicely.
Molly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gangster.#T2#
Molly tries to clinch but Gangster is having none of it. #CL#
Molly moves into the clinch successfully.
Gangster trying to stall but Molly improves his position.
Hog Molly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gangster blocking some punches.
Molly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gangster trying to stall but Molly improves his position.
Gangster is looking to control Molly's arms but Molly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gangster has his back to the cage.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molly lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Molly lands a right hand.
Molly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gangster backwards.
Molly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Molly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vahid Gangster takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Hog Molly'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#
Gangster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Molly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gangster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Gangster.#CL#
Molly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gangster, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gangster fails to land.
Gangster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Molly has a couple of punches blocked by Gangster.
Gangster blocking some punches.
Molly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gangster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gangster can't find room to land a body shot as Molly controls the action.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molly misses with some punches.
Molly prevents Gangster from breaking the clinch.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly lands a nice shot to the body.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gangster.
Molly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Molly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Molly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gangster wants to break free but Molly has control.
Gangster misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Molly.
Gangster has a couple of punches blocked by Molly.
Molly pushes Gangster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Molly throws a punch but it's blocked by Gangster.
Molly can't find room to land a body shot as Gangster controls the action. #T2#
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Molly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gangster takes a shot to the head.
Molly blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Molly works on Gangster's body with a couple of short punches.
Molly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gangster blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Molly.
Molly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gangster backwards.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Molly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gangster can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Molly fails to land.
Molly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Molly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Molly misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Molly.
Gangster blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hog Molly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Molly 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: MFC - 36
Date: Dec 04, 2024

#R1#
Dobrosavljevic throws a good cross that connects. #CUT#It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.#KD#
Dobrosavljevic lands a big uppercut and Mazepin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mazepin looks OK. Dobrosavljevic waves Mazepin back to his feet!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mazepin.
Dobrosavljevic is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Dobrosavljevic shuts the power down on Mazepin. Lights out, game over! Dobrosavljevic is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
In his post fight interview, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Fedor Mazepin stepped up to the mic, saying 'until next time'.

Event: NYF 93: Ferguson vs Kerckhoven
Date: Nov 30, 2024

#R1#
Benzo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamasaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benzo.
Yamasaki misses with a straight right.
Benzo looks to land a left hand but Yamasaki moved out of range nicely.
Yamasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Benzo counters with a low kick, right behind Yamasaki 's knee.
Yamasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benzo counters with a nice body kick.
We've been told by Benzo's head coaches at The Hidden that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benzo lands a nice hook to Yamasaki's body. Yamasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benzo throws the kick towards the body but Yamasaki avoids it.
Benzo misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamasaki looks to land a left hand but Benzo moved out of range nicely.
Yamasaki walks into a left hand.
Yamasaki connects with a body shot.
Good shot there by Benzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamasaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benzo.
A nice side step and Yamasaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamasaki slips under a jab from Benzo.
Benzo throws an overhand right that lands on Yamasaki's shoulder, as Yamasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Yamasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yamasaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benzo.#T1#
Benzo ducks under a wild hook from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki throws a looping overhand right but Benzo ducks down to avoid it.
Benzo slips a jab from Yamasaki.
Yamasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Benzo cracks Yamasaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benzo. Yamasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benzo throws a right and a left that Yamasaki avoids nicely.
Yamasaki lands with an overhand left.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Benzo instigates a clinch.
Yamasaki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yamasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benzo lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Yamasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benzo throws a head punch that misses.
Benzo leaning against his opponent.
Benzo working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benzo tries a body shot but Yamasaki blocks it.
Benzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yamasaki's elbow.
Yamasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Yamasaki blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamasaki.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benzo misses with the head strike.
Benzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Benzo breaks the clinch. #T3#
Yamasaki walks into a left hand.
Yamasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamasaki throws a looping overhand right but Benzo ducks down to avoid it.
Benzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamasaki misses with a looping right.
Benzo throws a hook but Yamasaki blocks it.
Yamasaki looks to land a combination but Benzo avoids it well.
Yamasaki misses with a hook.
Yamasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamasaki blocks the leg kick.
Yamasaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Yamasaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Benzo.
Benzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Benzo - just one landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Benzo. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamasaki moves away.
Yamasaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benzo connects with a looping right hand.
Benzo slips a straight right by Yamasaki.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Benzo.
Yamasaki misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Benzo as the two fighters clinch.
Yamasaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamasaki struggles to land a body shot inside as Benzo controls his hands.
Benzo lands an uppercut.
Benzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamasaki controls his hands. #BC2#
Yamasaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamasaki misses with an uppercut.
Benzo misses with a looping left.
Yamasaki 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.
Benzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ritanzo Benzo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Benzo misses with a two punch combination.
Yamasaki scores with a nice strike.
Benzo is looking to slow Yamasaki down with leg kicks.
Benzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamasaki.
Benzo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yamasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benzo.
Yamasaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamasaki can do to turn this around?
Benzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamasaki circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Benzo pushes Yamasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Yamasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benzo keeps control of Yamasaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamasaki throws a head punch that misses.
Benzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benzo lands a body shot.
Benzo gets through Yamasaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benzo stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamasaki. #T1#
Yamasaki gets through Benzo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamasaki tries to break the clinch but Benzo is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Benzo.
Yamasaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamasaki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benzo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yamasaki can turn it around.
Benzo tries to work over Yamasaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Benzo. #ROC#Yamasaki is rocked!
Benzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamasaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Benzo finish him?
Yamasaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benzo working aggressively here.
Benzo lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Yamasaki to his knees! Benzo keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ritanzo Benzo!

Event: NYF Fight Night 48
Date: Nov 20, 2024

#R1#
Tsering darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tsering bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leonel's head.
Tsering lands an overhand right.
Tsering misses the jab.
Leonel misses with a straight left.
Tsering misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Leonel misses.
Leonel is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Tsering moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tenzin Tsering!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tenzin Tsering made sure he mentioned Urijah Chen's A1 Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: MFC - 33
Date: Nov 20, 2024

#R1#
A punch lands to the side of Bjornsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT#It looks like Eddie Bjornsson has been cut.#CL2#
Bjornsson pushes Dobrosavljevic up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Dobrosavljevic breaks the clinch. #TD2#
Bjornsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dobrosavljevic is not content to let Bjornsson control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson controls the position.
Bjornsson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dobrosavljevic is looking for a sweep.
Bjornsson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to regain half guard here but Bjornsson keeps moving and retains side control.
Bjornsson taking a breather here. #T1#
Let's hope that Bjornsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bjornsson working his ground and pound in the gym.
Bjornsson trying to control the position but Dobrosavljevic is working away.
Dobrosavljevic is being controlled here.
Bjornsson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Bjornsson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dobrosavljevic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Bjornsson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bjornsson controlling from side mount.
Bjornsson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #SUB2#
Bjornsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bjornsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bjornsson tries to move to mount but Dobrosavljevic blocks the move with his legs. #T3##SUB2#
Bjornsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dobrosavljevic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bjornsson's guard! Nice work there by Dobrosavljevic!
Bjornsson working a defensive guard here.
Bjornsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dobrosavljevic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bjornsson pulls Dobrosavljevic in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson wants to improve his position but instead Dobrosavljevic has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddie Bjornsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Dobrosavljevic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjornsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Dobrosavljevic misses.
A leg kick checked by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson wants to counter the offense by Dobrosavljevic and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Dobrosavljevic is having none of it.
Dobrosavljevic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dobrosavljevic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bjornsson. #T1#
Bjornsson goes for a double leg but Dobrosavljevic avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dobrosavljevic continues to drive forward.
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bjornsson.
Dobrosavljevic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bjornsson is out of range. #TD2#
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Dobrosavljevic bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Bjornsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dobrosavljevic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL2#
Dobrosavljevic tries to keep at a distance but Bjornsson has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Dobrosavljevic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dobrosavljevic prevents a takedown attempt there. #T2#
Bjornsson leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC#
Dobrosavljevic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dobrosavljevic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dobrosavljevic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD2#
Bjornsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Dobrosavljevic is staying active underneath Bjornsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bjornsson scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Bjornsson winds up and cracks Dobrosavljevic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bjornsson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bjornsson is looking to pass Dobrosavljevic's guard but actually Dobrosavljevic recovers to full guard.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Bjornsson has gone for a leg lock! Dobrosavljevic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bjornsson's guard.#REVR#
Bjornsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T4#
Dobrosavljevic is looking to stand up but Bjornsson won't let him.
Dobrosavljevic preventing the sweep.
Bjornsson tries to strike from the bottom.
Bjornsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Bjornsson, not yet. #SUB2#
Bjornsson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dobrosavljevic looking to sit in guard and control but Bjornsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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##TD2#
Dobrosavljevic tries to sprawl but Bjornsson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dobrosavljevic is looking to improve his position.
Bjornsson is controlling the pace.
Bjornsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bjornsson is looking for a kimura here.
Dobrosavljevic wants to control but Bjornsson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T1#
Bjornsson content to control rather than advance.
Dobrosavljevic trying to hold on to Bjornsson's head to control him but Bjornsson postures up.
Bjornsson wants to control but Dobrosavljevic is keeping him busy.
Dobrosavljevic is looking for a sweep. Bjornsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dobrosavljevic is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dobrosavljevic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD2#
Bjornsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dobrosavljevic's half guard.
Bjornsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjornsson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bjornsson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Dobrosavljevic reverses the position - he's now on top in Bjornsson's guard.
Bjornsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dobrosavljevic is one step ahead there. #T3#
Bjornsson 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#
Dobrosavljevic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to control but can't.
Bjornsson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bjornsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bjornsson trying to control the action but Dobrosavljevic is working from the bottom. #T4#
Bjornsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eddie Bjornsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dobrosavljevic is trying to get back to full guard.
Bjornsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson tries to pass to full mount but Dobrosavljevic defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dobrosavljevic wants to control the action here but instead Bjornsson manages to pass to full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bjornsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bjornsson 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bjornsson!
A very excited looking Eddie Bjornsson 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: MMA Hype -11-
Date: Nov 17, 2024

#R1#
Njord ducks under a wild hook from Sabe.
Njord misses with a wild body shot.
Njord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Njord appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kimo Sabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Njord lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Njord cracks Sabe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT#It looks like Kimo Sabe has been cut.
Nice body punch from Njord.
Njord looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabe is just out of range.#CL2#
Sabe moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Njord as the two fighters clinch.
Njord blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sabe fails to land.
Sabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Njord scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Njord blocks a body shot from Sabe.
Sabe misses with the head strike.
Njord blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Njord.
Sabe has a couple of punches blocked by Njord.
Njord misses with the head strike.
Njord can't find room to land a body shot as Sabe controls the action.
Sabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Njord swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sabe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Njord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
Sabe prevents a body shot from Njord.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Njord throws a head punch that misses.
Njord blocking some punches. #T2#
Njord lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Sabe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Njord being controlled against the cage.
Sabe receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sabe.
Sabe has a couple of punches blocked by Njord.
Sabe misses with a punch to the body.
Sabe misses with some punches.
Njord lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sabe misses with some punches.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabe misses with a body punch.
Njord scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Sabe scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Sabe can't find room to land a body shot as Njord controls the action.
Njord misses with a punch on the inside.
Njord is working Sabe over against the cage.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
Sabe is pushing Njord up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Njord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Njord is working Sabe over against the cage.
Njord blocks an elbow strike.
Njord fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe tries a body shot but Njord blocks it.
Njord swings wildly with an uppercut but Sabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabe trying to control the position but instead, Njord has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sabe into the cage.#T4#
Sabe misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sabe fails to land.
Sabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Njord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Njord misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe tries a body shot but Njord blocks it.
Sabe working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sabe fails to land.
Sabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Njord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Alexander Njord will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimo Sabe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Sabe tries to clinch but Njord is having none of it.
Sabe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Njord.
Sabe misses with an uppercut
and Njord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Sabe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sabe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sabe.
Njord scores with a nice hook to the head.#CUT#That has opened up Kimo Sabe's cut even more.
Sabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Njord presses Sabe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sabe misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Njord.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Njord backwards. #T1#
Njord prevents a body shot from Sabe.
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Njord.
Njord slows down the pace here.
Sabe struggles to land a body shot inside as Njord controls his hands.
Njord lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sabe leaning against his opponent.
Sabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Njord.
Njord prevents a body shot from Sabe.
Njord lands a nice shot to the body.
Njord lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sabe backwards.
Sabe doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Njord throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabe.
Sabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kimo Sabe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Njord - that landed with a thud.
Sabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe misses with a body punch.
Njord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sabe fails to land.
Sabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Njord.
Sabe is leaning against Njord and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Njord blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Njord.
Sabe tries to work over Njord's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sabe can't find room to land a body shot as Njord controls the action. #T3#
Njord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Njord prevents a body shot from Sabe.
A bit of stalling here from Njord.
Sabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Sabe fails to land.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Njord's elbow.
Sabe lands a body shot.
Sabe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sabe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sabe misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Njord. #T4#
Sabe tries to throw a body punch but Njord avoids it by throwing Sabe back against the cage.
Sabe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Njord lands a left hand.
Sabe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Njord's elbow.
Njord blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Njord blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sabe throws a head punch that misses.
Sabe misses with some punches.
Njord throws a punch but it's blocked by Sabe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Njord.
Njord goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Njord can't find room to land a body shot as Sabe controls the action.
Njord blocking some punches.
Njord working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kimo Sabe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kimo Sabe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Sabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Njord connects with a crisp jab.
Sabe get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Sabe stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Njord runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Njord!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 124
Date: Nov 16, 2024

#R1#
Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#TD2#
Cowan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santos sprawls well initially but Cowan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santos scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Cowan manages to mount him!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cowan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cowan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos tries to get out of the position.
Cowan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowan with shots to the head and body - Santos looks very uncomfortable down there. #T1#
Cowan lands a heavy elbow.
Cowan dominating with strikes here.
Cowan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Santos's face.
Cowan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cowan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos wants to hold on but Cowan pushes him away.
Cowan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cowan landing strikes from the mount and Santos is in trouble!
Santos wants to control but Cowan is having none of it.
Cowan with the ground and pound from mount. #T2#
Cowan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cowan tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Cowan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cowan looking to finish Santos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santos!
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Cowan's attempts to control the action.
Cowan lands a big elbow.
Cowan is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cowan with shots to the head and body - Santos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cowan scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T3#
Santos wants to control but Cowan is having none of it.
Cowan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Santos looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cowan raining down shots from the mount!
Cowan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
Cowan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Santos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Santos is in a horrible position here. Cowan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Cowan.
Cowan lands a couple of good shots and Santos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cowan is hanging on to Santos's back as he tries to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowan is punishing Santos with strikes - can he finish him?!
Santos trying to control the position but Cowan manages to sink in the hooks.
Cowan controlling well, preventing Santos from escaping the position.
Santos just trying to survive but Cowan is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cowan has Santos flattened out and is raining down punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Finley Cowan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Cowan misses with a straight right.
Cowan shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos is looking to counter the offense by Cowan and move into the clinch.
Cowan throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cowan shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Cowan fails with a takedown attempt.
Triston Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finley Cowan.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowan throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cowan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos tries to bum rush Cowan with a series of wild strikes but Cowan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Cowan tries to counter it with a takedown but Santos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cowan throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Cowan. #T1#
Santos checks a low kick from Cowan.
Santos digs a good hook to Cowan's body.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Cowan's shoulder, as Cowan tries to avoid the shot.
Cowan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Cowan ends up having to push Santos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cowan misses with a straight right.
Santos lands a jab to the nose.
Cowan shoots in looking for a takedown but Santos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cowan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cowan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santos sprawls well. Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cowan gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos feints a jab promting Cowan to slip. Santos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cowan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#T2#
Cowan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Cowan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cowan slips under a jab.
Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cowan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Cowan looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Cowan just gets out of the way.
Cowan misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A quick step to the side and Santos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cowan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T3#
Cowan shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Cowan is rocked!
Santos throws a series of punches but Cowan moves out of range.
Cowan misses with a head kick.
It looked like Santos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Cowan.
Triston Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos pounces like a tiger and cracks Cowan with a vicious hook! Cowan is down but not out! Santos follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Triston Santos!
Triston Santos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: STRIKE! 44
Date: Nov 16, 2024

#R1#
Luu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gangster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Luu misses with a straight right.
Gangster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gangster.
Luu is looking to chop away at Gangster's legs.
Gangster unleashes a big counter combination but Luu bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL#
Luu forces Gangster back against the cage and clinches.
Luu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gangster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Gangster breaks the clinch.
Gangster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luu scores with a leg kick.
Luu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gangster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Luu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gangster takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Luu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gangster.
Luu moves in looking to clinch but Gangster pushes him off.
Gangster scores with a nice strike.
Luu ducks right into an uppercut from Gangster.
Luu throws a leg kick that misses.
Luu is looking to land body kicks.
Gangster cracks Luu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC2#Luu is rocked!
Gangster connects with a body shot.
Luu is breathing heavily.
Luu glances at the clock... BAM! Gangster nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Luu crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Luu is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vahid Gangster!
After the fight, Vahid Gangster was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: BANZAI BONANZA 14
Date: Nov 03, 2024

#R1#
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Santos with a hook.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #ROC2#Williams is rocked!
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Santos saw it coming and moves away.
Santos throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Williams breaks the clinch.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos connects with a single shot there.
Nice cross by Santos.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santos.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Santos.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Williams misses with a body punch. #T2#
Santos is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santos tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.#TD#
Williams gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Santos regains guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams 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.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Santos blocks nicely.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard. #T3#
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams postures up.
Williams pushing down on Santos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Santos wants to get back to full guard.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T4#
Santos wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams moves into full mount! Santos won't be happy about that!
Santos wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Santos wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
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 Bryan Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#CL#
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch. #TD#
Williams gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Williams works his way into side control.
Williams wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Williams advances to full mount. #T1#
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams tries to control but Santos wriggling away.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2#
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Santos takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams lands a heavy elbow. #ROC#Santos is rocked!#SUB#
Williams looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T3#
Williams prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Williams lands a heavy elbow. #SUB#
Williams has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Santos is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bryan Williams!
A very excited looking Bryan Williams 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: NYF 89: Zigaro vs Georgijevic
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
Russo drops his hands momentarily and Yamasaki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Russo wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Yamasaki misses the target.
Russo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamasaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Russo's hands.
Yamasaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Russo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Yamasaki.
Russo throws a lazy right hand but Yamasaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamasaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Russo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yamasaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamasaki moves forwards but Russo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dillon Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamasaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamasaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamasaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Russo on the side of the head.
Russo throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamasaki.
Yamasaki throws a right and a left that Russo avoids nicely.
Yamasaki takes one on the button.
Russo loads up on a big right hand but Yamasaki slips the punch.#T1#
Russo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Russo misses with a hook
and Yamasaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Russo throws a jab when Yamasaki was well out of range.
A left and a right from Yamasaki both land. Nice combination.
Russo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russo scores with a nice head shot.
Yamasaki thuds a left hand into Russo's body.#KD#
Yamasaki drops Russo with a beautiful combination! Russo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yamasaki is looking for the KO!#ROC#Russo is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Dillon Russo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamasaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Russo is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamasaki finish him?
Russo is holding his hands too far apart here. Yamasaki throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Russo is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hideyoshi Yamasaki!
A less than humble Hideyoshi Yamasaki misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: NYF Fight Night 46
Date: Oct 23, 2024

#R1#
Jolt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leonel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jolt tries to counter with a takedown but Leonel is quick to defend against it.
Jolt slips under a jab.
Jolt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonel checks a low kick from Jolt.
Leonel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leonel throws a hook but Jolt avoids it easily.
Leonel misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Jolt counters with a single leg into guard. Leonel didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leonel wants to sweep here but Jolt controlling him for the moment.
Jolt wants to pass the guard but Leonel is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Leonel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jolt defends well.#T1#
Jolt postures up in Leonel's guard and throws a big left but Leonel blocks it.
Jolt throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jolt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jolt postures up. #SUB2#
Leonel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leonel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jolt.
Jolt throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jolt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Leonel's head.
Jolt is fighting to break Leonel's control of his arms but Leonel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing that Jolt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jolt is in close to Leonel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jolt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jolt 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.
Jolt looking to pass the guard.
Leonel 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.
Jolt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jolt working some strikes from top position.
Leonel wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Leonel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Leonel will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jolt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leonel.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Leonel! But no joy.
Leonel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolt doesn't seem bothered though.
Jolt slips a jab and a cross from Leonel.
Leonel connects with a looping right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Sylvester Jolt has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Jolt.
Jolt misses with a two punch combination.
Leonel swings for the body but Jolt moves out of range. #T4#
Leonel misses with a hook. Jolt ducked under it nicely.
Leonel cracks a nice hook into Jolt's ribs.
Jolt is breathing heavily.
Leonel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jolt.
Jolt slips a jab and a cross from Leonel.
Jolt tries to counter with a takedown but Leonel is quick to defend against it.
Leonel throws a jab when Jolt was well out of range.
Leonel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Leonel.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jolt staying out of range there.
Jolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fabian Leonel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sylvester Jolt's cut.
That's time! Jolt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Leonel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leonel connects with a single shot there.
No joy there for Jolt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leonel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jolt.
Jolt throws a right and a left that Leonel avoids nicely.
Leonel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jolt with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leonel throws a hook to the side of Jolt's head but Jolt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jolt misses with a double jab. #T1#
Jolt slips under a jab from Leonel.
Jolt tries to counter with a takedown but Leonel is quick to defend against it.
Sylvester Jolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonel fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Jolt out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Fabian Leonel!

Event: CCC 78
Date: Oct 05, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Gamboa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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. Gamboa connects with a nice short shot to Gangster's temple.
Gamboa slows the pace down in half guard.
Gamboa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gangster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gangster taking some punishment here, with Gamboa in his half guard.
Gamboa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gamboa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Gamboa there.
Gamboa working Gangster over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamboa trying to control the pace.
Gamboa lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC2# Gangster is rocked!
Gamboa working the head and body with strikes. #T1#
Gamboa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gamboa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gamboa winds up and cracks Gangster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gamboa working over Gangster with some ground and pound. Gangster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gamboa lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gangster! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gamboa jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guilherme Gamboa!
After winning the bout, Guilherme Gamboa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 102
Date: Oct 05, 2024

#R1#
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Norton changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Norton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos throws a series of punches but Norton moves out of range.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Norton slips a straight right by Santos.
It seemed like Norton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Norton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Norton throws the left hand but Santos avoids the punch easily.
Norton lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him 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!
Santos avoids the body shot from Norton.
Norton misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Norton digs a good body shot into Santos's ribs.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton misses with a body punch
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Leonard Norton has been cut.
Norton swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leonard Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
A combination from Santos does no damage.
Norton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos misses with a left hand
letting Norton counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Norton misses.
Decent striking displayed by Norton there.
Santos is looking to clinch but Norton is avoiding it.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Norton tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norton.
A big left from Norton misses. #T3#
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Norton circles away.
Norton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norton counters with a nice body shot.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Norton sizes up Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norton.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Norton throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos. #T4#
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Norton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Norton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Santos cracks Norton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santos misses with an uppercut.
Norton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norton scores with a body shot.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Norton throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Norton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Norton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Norton jabs at Santos's body.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Norton thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Norton digs a good hook to Santos's body.
Santos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norton's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Norton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Norton slips a jab from Santos.
Norton lands a jab.
Norton jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Norton.
Triston Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Norton.#T1#
Norton misses with an uppercut
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos staying out of range there.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Norton connects with a crisp jab.
Santos throws a right hand that misses
and Norton counters with a straight right hand.
Norton throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Norton misses with a wild combination.
Santos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos slips under a jab.#T2#
Norton misses the shot to the body.
Norton cracks Santos with an open hand slap.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Norton jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Norton scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norton swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.#T3#
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonard Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Norton.
Norton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norton connects with a body shot.
Norton throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range. #CL#
Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Santos prevents a body shot from Norton.
Norton blocking some punches.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards. #BC2#
Norton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Norton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Norton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
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!
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norton digs a good hook to Santos's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton lands a jab.
Norton tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Norton swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Norton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonard Norton'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#
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Norton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Norton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norton takes one to the chin there.
Norton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos avoids the body shot from Norton.
Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Norton misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Santos swings widly with a right hand
and Norton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton misses with an uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking. #T1#
Santos throws a shot to the body.
Norton connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Norton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Norton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Norton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Norton, as that shot connected.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos moves out of range as Norton strikes.
Norton misses with a lunging right hand
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Norton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norton scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Norton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
Norton throws a good cross that connects.
Santos blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leonard Norton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Santos.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santos takes one to the side of the head.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
Norton stuns Santos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norton throws out the jab.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T4#
Norton throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norton with a hook.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Norton as he connects with a hook.
Norton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Norton throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Norton thinking.
Norton connects with a single shot there.
Norton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Triston Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos walks into a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Norton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norton 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: S-1 Europe GP 2024 - R1
Date: Oct 01, 2024

#R1##CL#
Dukes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Parsons, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dukes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Riley Parsons has been cut.
Parsons can't break the clinch.
Parsons takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dukes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukes.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Dukes.
A shot in the inside from Parsons.
Parsons takes an elbow to the temple.
Dukes missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dukes. #BC#
Dukes breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Parsons.
Dukes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parsons swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Parsons scores with a nice right hand.
Parsons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dukes lands a two punch combo.
Dukes misses with a wild body shot.
Parsons throws out a counter right but Dukes avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Parsons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dukes throws out the jab.
Parsons misses with a series of wild punches.
Dukes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parsons scores with a nice strike.
Dukes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dukes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dukes steps in and throws a big head kick that drops Parsons to the mat! Parsons looks in trouble, can he beat the count? Dukes is bouncing in a neutral corner joining in with the referee '4,5,6' they both chant. 7,8,9... he's not going to make it! 10! He's out! Dukes jumps onto the ropes and takes in the acclaim from the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Bubba Dukes!
An intense looking Bubba Dukes took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Time to make a run and see how good I am.'.

Event: NYF 85: Traumen vs Garcia II
Date: Sep 28, 2024

#R1#
Rockford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamasaki takes a swing at Rockford's ribcage but misses.
Rockford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rockford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rockford looking for a takedown.
Rockford wants a takedown.
Yamasaki avoiding damage.
Rockford is trying to drag Yamasaki to the mat but Yamasaki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raine Rockford.
Yamasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockford's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockford tries to pull guard but Yamasaki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yamasaki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yamasaki slows down the pace here. #T1#
Rockford goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamasaki prevents it.
Rockford is working for takedown but Yamasaki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rockford is trying to pull guard but Yamasaki has him pressed against the cage.
Rockford has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamasaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Rockford decides to pull guard.
Rockford wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Rockford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yamasaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Rockford has wrist control.
Rockford wants to sweep here but Yamasaki controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Rockford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rockford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamasaki is one step ahead there.
Yamasaki throwing strikes but missing.
Rockford controls Yamasaki momentarily but Yamasaki frees himself. #SUB2#
Rockford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rockford holds on and takes a little breather. #T3#
Yamasaki postures up.
Yamasaki throws a strike but Rockford rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Yamasaki is trying to control the position but Rockford postures up.
Rockford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rockford wants to control from the top but Yamasaki keeps moving. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rockford postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yamasaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rockford on the ground.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rockford wants to clinch.#CL2#
Rockford darts in and clinches Yamasaki up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Rockford jumps guard and drags Yamasaki to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Rockford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamasaki defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raine Rockford dominated that round.
That's time! Yamasaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Yamasaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Rockford counters by moving into the clinch.
Rockford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rockford fails to pull guard.
Rockford tries for a takedown but Yamasaki manages to get underhooks.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raine Rockford.
Rockford blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Rockford pulls guard.
Yamasaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rockford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rockford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamasaki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Yamasaki avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T1#
Rockford is trying to keep Yamasaki in close.
Rockford is pulling down on Yamasaki's head. It's preventing any offense from Yamasaki, at least for the moment.
Yamasaki is looking to stand up but Rockford won't let him.
Yamasaki prevents Rockford from getting back to his feet.
Yamasaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rockford lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rockford passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rockford is just content to waste time from the top position. Yamasaki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Yamasaki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rockford looking to pass the guard.
Yamasaki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raine Rockford has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Yamasaki is working hard here to advance position.
Rockford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamasaki is keeping the position for now.
Rockford trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yamasaki's guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Yamasaki does it's job there.
Yamasaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Yamasaki misses the target. #T4#
Rockford looks to throw the jab but Yamasaki is out of range.
It looked like Yamasaki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yamasaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Yamasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockford defending well as Yamasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Yamasaki blocks a jab.
Yamasaki throws a shot from downtown. Rockford moves away and avoids it.
Rockford throws a fast counter high kick but Yamasaki manages to duck under it in time.
Yamasaki misses with the combination.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockford moves out of range as Yamasaki strikes.
A little jabbing left from Rockford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockford. Yamasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rockford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamasaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockford circles away quickly and effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamasaki moves out of range of the leg kick from Rockford.
Yamasaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rockford.
Yamasaki looks to land a right hand but Rockford moved out of range.
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 Hideyoshi Yamasaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockford. Yamasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hideyoshi Yamasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Rockford moves out of range as Yamasaki strikes.
Yamasaki misses with a hook
and Rockford counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamasaki sizes up Rockford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick from Rockford lands but Yamasaki takes it in his stride.
Rockford throws a head kick that misses
and Yamasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rockford's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yamasaki under the eye.#ROC2#Yamasaki is rocked!
Rockford shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Yamasaki takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Rockford sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Yamasaki bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raine Rockford!
A very excited looking Raine Rockford 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: Conquest X
Date: Sep 28, 2024

#R1#
Juuj throws a nice looking combination but Dobrosavljevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juuj fails to land with a series of punches.
Yargon Juuj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Juuj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Juuj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dobrosavljevic appears to be looking for a big counter.
Juuj throws a combination that misses
and Juuj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Juuj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dobrosavljevic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juuj missing with a left hand there. Dobrosavljevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juuj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Juuj has knocked Dobrosavljevic down with a huge combo! Juuj steps away and waves a wobbly Dobrosavljevic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dobrosavljevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juuj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Dobrosavljevic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Juuj.
The fighters circle momentarily. Juuj darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Juuj looks to land a right hand but Dobrosavljevic moved out of range.
Dobrosavljevic connects with a body shot that sends Juuj's belly button to the back.
Juuj looks winded!#T1#
Juuj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dobrosavljevic to score with a decent uppercut.
Juuj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dobrosavljevic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Juuj just manages to avoid it.
Juuj getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#KD#
Dobrosavljevic lands a big right hand that sends Juuj crashing to the mat! Dobrosavljevic stays standing though and waves Juuj back to his feet!#ROC#Juuj is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Dobrosavljevic moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Juuj! Dobrosavljevic continues to tee off on Juuj, landing with a left and a right! Dobrosavljevic connects with a right hand that leaves Juuj sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Dobrosavljevic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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