Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: BC FIGHT NIGHT 29
Date: Mar 19, 2025

#R1#
Elmars avoids the body shot from Takehiko.
Elmars lands a slapping body shot.
Elmars throws a body punch but Takehiko moves out of range.
Takehiko throwing a counter right hand but Elmars manages to avoid it.
Elmars shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takehiko but Takehiko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takehiko misses the shot to the body.
Elmars checks a leg kick nicely.
Takehiko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elmars shoots in looking for a takedown but Takehiko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elmars's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Elmars shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takehiko throwing a counter right hand but Elmars manages to avoid it.
Katashi Takehiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georgs Elmars.
Elmars goes for a double leg but Takehiko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Takehiko continues to drive forward.
Takehiko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elmars.
Elmars has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Takehiko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takehiko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elmars tries to score a power double leg takedown but Takehiko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elmars somewhat.
Elmars doesn't manage to clinch there - Takehiko circles away. #T1#
Takehiko slaps away a takedown attempt from Elmars, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Elmars tries to move into range but Takehiko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've been told by Takehiko's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Takehiko throws a jab but it's blocked by Elmars.
Elmars takes one on the button.
Elmars throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takehiko's waist but Takehiko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elmars off to one side.
Elmars has a takedown stuffed.
Georgs Elmars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elmars fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takehiko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD2#
Elmars decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Elmars seems to be looking for submissions.
Elmars is keen to just control but Takehiko is a slippery customer.
Elmars tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takehiko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T2##SUB2#
Elmars seems to be looking for submissions.
Elmars works his way into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Elmars is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Elmars!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Georgs Elmars!
Georgs Elmars seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA 402: Huang v Battleby
Date: Mar 16, 2025

#R1#
Thorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yousuf moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
Yousuf steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#CL#
Thorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yousuf pushes Thorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Lance Thorn has been cut.
A short left from Thorn.
Thorn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
Thorn lands with a short shot to the head.
Thorn throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Yousuf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Thorn.
A left hand lands to the body for Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thorn tries to throw a body punch but Yousuf avoids it by throwing Thorn back against the cage.
Thorn misses with some punches.
Thorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow. #T1#
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorn cracks Yousuf with a nice body shot.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yousuf on the inside.
Yousuf takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Amadi Yousuf has been cut.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thorn lands with a right to the head.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Yousuf blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yousuf.
Yousuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yousuf lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn blocking some punches.
Yousuf has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thorn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Yousuf can turn it around.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn gets through Yousuf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands a right hand. #T2#
Thorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yousuf or not.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yousuf - that landed with a thud.
Yousuf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yousuf takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thorn misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands a right hand.
Thorn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yousuf lands a body punch.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Yousuf working aggressively here.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Yousuf as the two fighters clinch.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thorn misses with the head strike.
Thorn tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thorn. #T3#
Yousuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Yousuf prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands a nice uppercut.
Yousuf lands a hook that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Yousuf misses with some punches.
Yousuf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thorn blocking some punches.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Thorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Yousuf blocks an elbow strike from Thorn.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Thorn is working Yousuf over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yousuf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorns head.
Yousuf is working Thorn over against the cage.#T4#
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Thorn.
Thorn lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Thorn.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf is working Thorn over against the cage.
Yousuf lands a right hand.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Yousuf backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Yousuf can't find room to land a body shot as Thorn controls the action.
Thorn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thorn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yousuf's brow.
A short right from Yousuf.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn throws an elbow that misses.
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 Lance Thorn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Thorn is looking to clinch.
Yousuf changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses
and Yousuf counters with a stiff right hand.
Yousuf slips a straight right by Thorn.
Thorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yousuf.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn misses the shot to the body.
Thorn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yousuf counters with a left to the body.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yousuf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yousuf! But no joy.
Thorn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Thorn gets tackled into the cage by Yousuf. Yousuf maintains the clinch.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Thorn can't find room to land a body shot as Yousuf controls the action.
Yousuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yousuf. #T1#
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf.
Yousuf lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Thorn.
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yousuf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Amadi Yousuf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yousuf pushes Thorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yousuf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yousuf digs a right hand underneath Thorn's ribcage. Thorn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thorn tries a body shot but Yousuf blocks it. #T2#
Thorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Yousuf avoids the elbow strike from Thorn, against the cage.
Yousuf has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yousuf swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorn.
Yousuf swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn throws a lazy right hand but Yousuf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lance Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Yousuf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
Yousuf avoids the elbow strike from Thorn, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Yousuf. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Yousuf scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#That has opened up Amadi Yousuf's cut even more.
Yousuf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorn.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Thorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yousuf.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Thorn lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Thorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yousufs head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
Thorn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yousuf's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
Yousuf avoiding damage.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yousuf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yousuf lands a shoulder strike.
Thorn lands a nice elbow.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Yousuf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Amadi Yousuf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Thorn throws a hook but Yousuf blocks it.
Yousuf tests Thorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Yousuf clinches up against the cage.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn takes a shot to the head.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
Thorn lands an elbow that stopped Yousuf in his tracks for a moment.
Thorn tries to work over Yousuf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yousuf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thorn's elbow.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yousuf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yousuf blocks a body shot from Thorn.
Yousuf avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorn.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yousuf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorn takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Yousuf scores with a shot to the side of Thorn's head.
A short left from Yousuf.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC2#Thorn is rocked!
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Oh Thorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yousuf.
Yousuf cracks Thorn with a nice body shot.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thorn seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Thorn.
Yousuf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorn throws an elbow but misses.
Yousuf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yousuf's defenses.
Yousuf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thorn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Yousuf misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yousuf. #T2#
Yousuf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Thorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Yousuf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yousuf.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yousuf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorn works on Yousuf's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Thorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yousuf struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Thorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#The cut above Amadi Yousuf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yousuf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thorn prevents a body shot from Yousuf.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage. #T3#
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Yousuf slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
Yousuf appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yousuf doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL2#
Yousuf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Yousuf tries to throw a body punch but Thorn avoids it by throwing Yousuf back against the cage.
Good body shot from Yousuf.
Yousuf dodges an elbow strike from Thorn.
A head punch on the inside from Yousuf fails to land.
Yousuf scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Yousuf gets through Thorn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#Amadi Yousuf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yousuf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yousuf blocking some punches.
Yousuf misses with the head strike.
Thorn has a couple of punches blocked by Yousuf.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yousuf.
Thorn misses with the head strike.
Thorn misses with an elbow strike.
Yousuf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yousuf.
Thorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yousuf dodges an elbow strike from Thorn.
Yousuf is leaning against Thorn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yousuf lands with a short shot to the head.
Yousuf lands a body shot.
Yousuf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yousuf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yousuf lands with a short shot to the head.
Yousuf is trying to stall.
Yousuf working some nice short punches in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amadi Yousuf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yousuf 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadi Yousuf!

Event: SYN 1152 Drago vs. Bacia
Date: Mar 16, 2025

#R1#
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago takes one on the button.#CL#
Drago gets a clinch.
Drago is trying to maintain a safe position but Bacia gets an underhook and turns Drago into the cage.
Bacia is trying to force a seperation but Drago has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Bacia fails to land.
Drago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bacia is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago looking to throw knees to the head but Bacia is blocking nicely.
Drago looking to throw knees to the head but Bacia is blocking nicely.
Bacia misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Drago's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bacia can't find room to land a body shot as Drago controls the action.
Bacia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bacia is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Drago trying to land knees to the body.
Bacia blocks an uppercut.
Bacia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Bacia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago walks straight into a right hand from Bacia - that's dropped him! Bacia jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Drago from any more punishment! Drago complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mabuz Bacia!
Our winner, Mabuz Bacia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ivan Drago was interviewed post fight and said 'If I die....I die'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 13, 2025

#R1#
Schiff looks to land a left hand but Helenius moved out of range nicely.
Helenius went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Helenius fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Schiff misses. #CL#
Helenius pushes Schiff up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Helenius jumps guard. #SUB#
Helenius looking for a guillotine here but Schiff defends easily. #SUB#
Helenius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schiff's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Helenius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schiff is looking to stand up but Helenius won't let him. #T1##SUB#
Helenius is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Schiff has his hands clasped together but Helenius extends and breaks Schiff's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Helenius.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rupert Helenius!
After winning the bout, Rupert Helenius thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: C398: Tae vs Karlsson
Date: Mar 02, 2025

#R1#
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake misses with a combination #KD#
and Santos counters with a crisp one two that drops Drake! Santos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Drake to his feet! Drake is in big trouble!
Santos moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Santos throws a quick counter head kick but Drake was just out of range.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Santos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Santiago Santos has been cut.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Santos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drake looks winded!
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos is looking to counter with a body kick.
Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Santos lands a big right hand that sends Drake crashing to the mat! Santos stays standing though and waves Drake back to his feet!#CUT#It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a huge left! Drake is in big trouble! He's backing up but Santos isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Drake from any more damage. A dominating finish by Santos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Santos!
JD Drake was interviewed post fight and said 'It's Miller Time'.

Event: SYN 1144 Harris vs. Susi
Date: Feb 22, 2025

#R1#
Drago throws a body punch but Klegane moves out of range.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Klegane saw that one coming.#KD#
Drago drops Klegane with a beautiful combination! Klegane stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drago is looking for the KO!#CUT#It looks like Sandor Klegane has been cut.
Drago swings widly with a right hand
and Klegane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klegane avoids the body shot from Drago. #CL2#
Klegane rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Drago's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
BOOM! Drago lands a beautiful left hook that drops Klegane. Klegane tries to recover but Drago is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Klegane lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Furnace Performance 🔥 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Sandor Klegane spoke after the fight, saying 'Grrrr'.

Event: C393: Duran vs Okoro
Date: Feb 16, 2025

#R1#
Drake misses with a right hand
and Thorn counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like JD Drake has been cut.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Drake has knocked Thorn down with a huge combo! Drake steps away and waves a wobbly Thorn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#It looks like Haw Thorn has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorn.
Thorn ducks into an uppercut from Drake and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JD Drake!
JD Drake decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 394: Burgess v Ruttu
Date: Feb 16, 2025

#R1#
Thorn looks to land a left hand but Valdenius moved out of range nicely.
Valdenius with a nice cross.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Valdenius's shoulder, as Valdenius tries to avoid the shot.
Valdenius scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thorn throws a body shot but no joy.
Valdenius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD#
Valdenius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Valdenius trying to control the action but Thorn is working from the bottom.
Thorn prevents Valdenius from moving into mount.
I wouldn't like to be where Thorn is right now.
Valdenius is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valdenius tries to move to mount but Thorn blocks the move with his legs. #T1#
Thorn is not content to let Valdenius control the position. #SUB#
Valdenius working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Valdenius tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Valdenius is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thorn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Valdenius goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Thorn rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Valdenius's guard! Nice work there by Thorn!
Thorn content to stall in guard here.
Valdenius controls Thorn momentarily but Thorn frees himself.
Thorn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Valdenius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T3#
Valdenius 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.#SU2#
Thorn gets to his feet - Valdenius follows without any prompting.
A slow jab from Thorn misses its intended target. #TD#
Valdenius dives in and scores a takedown into Thorn's guard.

Thorn has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Valdenius has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Thorn pushes Valdenius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorn throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Valdenius tries to pull guard but Thorn holds him up against the cage and eventually Valdenius drops back down to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdenius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thorn prevents it.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Valdenius backwards. #BC2#
Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Thorn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thorn slaps away a takedown attempt from Valdenius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobo Valdenius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valdenius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorn to score with a decent uppercut.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorn misses the body punch #TD#
and Valdenius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valdenius.
Valdenius passes into half guard.
Valdenius is looking to take a break and control but Thorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorn pushes Valdenius off looking to stand but Valdenius dives back in and keeps control.
Thorn trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Valdenius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thorn sees it coming and defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Thorn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Valdenius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valdenius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thorn sprawls and moves away.
Thorn cracks Valdenius with an open hand slap.#CUT2#It looks like Bobo Valdenius has been cut.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Valdenius drops down looking for a counter takedown but Thorn sprawls and moves away.
Valdenius moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Valdenius.
Thorn with a jab.
Valdenius defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Bobo Valdenius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
so Valdenius counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thorn pulls Valdenius in close to prevent any damage.
Thorn working a defensive guard here.
Valdenius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valdenius stands and throws Thorn's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Thorn is not content to let Valdenius control the position.
Valdenius is really struggling to control Thorn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorn looking for a sweep but Valdenius has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Valdenius fails to advance to Thorn's back. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Valdenius goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Thorn is on top in guard.
Thorn tries to free his leg and advance position but Valdenius is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Valdenius has an active guard here but Thorn has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorn in particular looking to stall.
Valdenius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Valdenius keeping hold of Thorn's head, controlling as best he can.
Valdenius is trying to maintain the position but Thorn is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
Thorn is looking to advance position but Valdenius won't allow it.
Bobo Valdenius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Valdenius tries to get to full guard but Thorn has control of the leg.
Thorn looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SU2#
Thorn decides to return to a standing position.
Valdenius slips under a jab.
Valdenius blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Valdenius.
Valdenius tries to counter with a takedown but Thorn is quick to defend against it.
Thorn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lance Thorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valdenius slips under a jab.
Thorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorn jabs Valdenius right on the nose. Valdenius blinks but takes it well.#T4#
Thorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdenius feinted with a counter takedown.
Thorn throws a body punch but Valdenius moves out of range.
Thorn misses with a body shot.
Valdenius feinted with a counter takedown.
Valdenius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valdenius misses with a hook. Thorn ducked under it nicely.
Thorn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdenius.
Valdenius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thorn's corner calls for a 1-2. Thorn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdenius lunges at Thorn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thorn's hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valdenius, as that shot connected. #TD#
Valdenius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB#
Valdenius is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Valdenius trying to pass the guard but Thorn defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Thorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobo Valdenius's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##KD2#
Thorn lands a big right hand that sends Valdenius crashing to the mat! Thorn stays standing though and waves Valdenius back to his feet!#KD2#
Thorn drops Valdenius with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Valdenius looks back up at him and smiles so Thorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Valdenius is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valdenius.
Oh Valdenius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorn slips a jab from Valdenius.
Valdenius moves out of range as Thorn strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Valdenius does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Valdenius gets a double leg takedown into Thorn's guard.
Valdenius seems to have got his legs back now.
Valdenius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thorn is keeping the position for now.
Thorn wants to stand up but Valdenius is controlling him.
Valdenius tries to free his leg and advance position but Thorn is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Valdenius drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thorn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Valdenius has Thorn in his guard.#REVB#
Thorn won't allow Valdenius to sweep him here. #T1#
Valdenius pulls Thorn in close to prevent any damage.
Thorn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Valdenius is controlling Thorn's posture.
Thorn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Valdenius pulls Thorn in to control the position.
Valdenius 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.#SU2#
Thorn stands and steps away. Valdenius gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Valdenius fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thorn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valdenius.
Valdenius looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well.
Thorn throws a looping overhand right but Valdenius ducks down to avoid it.
Valdenius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdenius is just out of range.
Thorn misses with a straight right.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn throws a looping overhand right but Valdenius ducks down to avoid it.
Valdenius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Valdenius avoids the body shot from Thorn.
Valdenius slips under a jab from Thorn.
Thorn lands the left hand.
Valdenius throws a right and a left that Thorn avoids nicely.
Thorn misses the jab.
Valdenius looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well. #T3#
Valdenius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thorn.
Thorn loads up on a big right hand but Valdenius slips the punch.
Thorn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valdenius fails with the takedown.
Valdenius avoids the body shot from Thorn.
Thorn tries to move into range but Valdenius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valdenius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thorn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thorn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valdenius under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Valdenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valdenius fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valdenius has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Valdenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valdenius moves away.
Good exchange - Thorn coming out on top.#T4#
Thorn loads up on a big right hand but Valdenius slips the punch.
Thorn takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD2#
Thorn lands a big right hand that sends Valdenius crashing to the mat! Thorn stays standing though and waves Valdenius back to his feet!
Valdenius throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorn.
Thorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thorn weaves into range and cracks Valdenius right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Valdenius goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Thorn is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Thorn!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 139
Date: Feb 08, 2025

#R1#
Marusic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marusic misses with a straight left.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Marusic and move into the clinch.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marusic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elmars was well out of range. Poor timing from Marusic.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Elmars keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marusic.
Nice defenses there by Elmars.
Elmars drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marusic sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elmars walks into a left hand.
Marusic swings widly with a right hand
and Elmars counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Elmars gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marusic misses with a hook
and Elmars counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been hearing reports that Elmars has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Marusic throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Elmars counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marusic swings wildly with an uppercut but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marusic swings wildly with an uppercut but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elmars blocking some punches.
Marusic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Elmars blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD#
Elmars gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Elmars trying to control from Marusic's half guard. Marusic has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #T2#
Elmars trying to control but Marusic is working from the bottom.
Marusic trying to strike off his back.
Elmars looking to sit in guard and control but Marusic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marusic wants to control from the top but Elmars keeps moving.
Marusic seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Marusic wants to control from the top but Elmars keeps moving. #T3#
Marusic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marusic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Elmars's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marusic cracks Elmars with a solid left hand.
Marusic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marusic throwing strikes from guard but Elmars blocks nicely. #SUB#
Elmars throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marusic tries to free his leg and advance position but Elmars is retaining full guard.
Elmars 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.
Marusic is looking to work some ground and pound but Elmars has wrist control.#T4#
Marusic slips nicely into half guard.
Elmars might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marusic moves into full mount! Elmars won't be happy about that!
Marusic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marusic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marusic working Elmars over with strikes here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marusic lands a couple of good shots and Elmars has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marusic avoiding Elmars 's attempts to control his hands. #SUB2#
Marusic is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Elmars knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Elmars for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Borislav Marusic 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#
Marusic dips to his left and cracks Elmars with an uppercut!
Marusic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Elmars misses its target.
Marusic throws a jab when Elmars was well out of range.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marusic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marusic with a jab.
Marusic throws out a loose jab but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marusic 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.
Marusic swings widly with a right hand
and Elmars counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marusic thinking. #T1#
Marusic misses with a body shot.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marusic throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borislav Marusic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marusic connects with a looping right hand.
Marusic stuns Elmars with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elmars gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marusic.
Marusic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elmars manages to avoid it.#T2#
Marusic connects with a single shot there.
Marusic catches Elmars with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marusic misses the shot to the body.
Elmars seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marusic misses with a hook. Elmars ducked under it nicely.
Marusic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elmars.
Marusic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Elmars tries to move into range but Marusic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Elmars steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marusic.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Elmars staying out of range there.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marusic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elmars.
Marusic lands a head shot.
Marusic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Elmars takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marusic throws a nice looking combination but Elmars bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marusic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elmars. #T4#
Marusic swings for the body but Elmars moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marusic. Elmars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marusic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elmars.
Elmars moves out of range as Marusic strikes.
Marusic misses with a looping right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marusic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Borislav Marusic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Marusic misses with a looping right.
Borislav Marusic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marusic lands a really nice looking cross but Elmars seems unphased.
Marusic takes a swing at Elmars's ribcage but misses.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marusic throws a looping overhand right but Elmars ducks down to avoid it.
Marusic misses with a body shot.
Elmars changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marusic.
Elmars half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marusic misses with an uppercut.
Marusic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Elmars ducks under a wild hook from Marusic.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marusic misses the jab.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Elmars ducks under a wild hook from Marusic.
A counter left hand to the body from Elmars misses its target.
Marusic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Elmars in his tracks.
A big right from Marusic misses.
Borislav Marusic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marusic lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Marusic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elmars half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Elmars steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marusic.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Marusic scores with a shot to the body.
Elmars is looking to wear down Marusic with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marusic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elmars keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marusic.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Marusic finds it's way through Elmars's defenses.
Marusic misses with a looping left.
Marusic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elmars tries to counter by clinching up but Marusic breaks away and moves out of range.
Elmars moves out of range of the strikes.
Marusic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elmars seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marusic scores with a jab to the head. #T4#
Marusic works Elmars's body with a nice hook.
Marusic throws a lazy right hand but Elmars sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Marusic.
Marusic throws a hook but Elmars avoids it easily.
Elmars takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marusic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Marusic.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elmars avoids the body shot from Marusic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Marusic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marusic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Marusic!
In defeat, Georgs Elmars stepped up to the mic, saying 'Every fight, win or lose, is a valuable lesson. I want to thank my opponent for a tough battle and for pushing me to my limits.'.

Event: SYN 1135 Ryan vs. Kamara
Date: Jan 26, 2025

#R1#
Drago swinging wildly here.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inhanamoto counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Drago! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Inhanamoto!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Inhanamoto!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryu Inhanamoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ivan Drago was interviewed post fight and said 'If I die....I die'.

Event: C387: Shida vs Sanford
Date: Jan 26, 2025

#R1#
Dratchev jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Drake lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#It looks like Surkho Dratchev has been cut.
JD Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dratchev swinging wildly here.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at California Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake leaves Dratchev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Dratchev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dratchev slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Dratchev throws a counter combo.
Dratchev ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Dratchev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dratchev misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake misses with a double jab
and Dratchev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Dratchev saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dratchev.
Dratchev sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
A big left from Dratchev misses.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#KD2#
Dratchev throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Drake stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Dratchev follows into mount!
Dratchev punching from mount but Drake doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dratchev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dratchev controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Drake wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dratchev. #SUB2#
Dratchev goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Drake is on top in guard. #SU#
Drake gets to his feet - Dratchev follows without any prompting.
Good exchange - Dratchev coming out on top.#CUT2#JD Drake's cut is getting worse.#TD2#
Dratchev drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dratchev won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
Dratchev trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Dratchev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drake, up you get! #T3#
Dratchev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dratchev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake with a hook.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dratchev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dratchev misses with a wild combination.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dratchev.#KD2#
Dratchev sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Drake to the ground! Dratchev dives into full mount looking to finish!#ROC2#Drake is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Dratchev is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Dratchev extends the arm and Drake is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Surkho Dratchev!
Surkho Dratchev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
JD Drake was interviewed post fight and said 'It's Miller Time'.

Event: DMMA 385: Kostov v Burgess
Date: Jan 18, 2025

#R1#
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Thorn misses.
A shot to the liver by Thorn. Beautiful body shot.
Oliveira slips a straight right by Thorn.
Oliveira is looking to counter the offense by Thorn and move into the clinch.
Thorn missing with a left hand there. Oliveira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Oliveira scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Oliveira in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Thorn struggling a bit here.
Thorn trying to remain calm as Oliveira controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira with the ground and pound but Thorn regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Thorn moves into full guard.
Oliveira throws an elbow that misses. Thorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliveira's guard. Nice move by Thorn!#REVB##T1#
Thorn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oliveira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thorn wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Thorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliveira is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.
Oliveira has control of Thorn's left arm, preventing Thorn from doing any damage.
Thorn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thorn is fighting to break Oliveira's control of his arms but Oliveira is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Thorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira moves forwards but Thorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thorn throws out a loose jab but Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Thorn misses.
Oliveira blocks a jab.#T3#
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn misses the jab.
Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Oliveira slips a jab from Thorn.
Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thorn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Oliveira walks into a jab.
Thorn throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oliveira.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorn throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Thorn won't be happy with that.

Thorn throws Oliveira to one side and escapes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Thorn shows good takedown defense.
Thorn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Thorn throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Oliveira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thorn is not content to let Oliveira control the position.#T4#
Oliveira moves nicely into side control.
Oliveira creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thorn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Oliveira trying to control the action but Thorn is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Oliveira goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Thorn has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oliveira but great work by Thorn.
Oliveira can't do much from the bottom here.
Oliveira is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Thorn taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Thorn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Thorn misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Thorn looks to land a right hand but Oliveira moved out of range.
Oliveira attempts a counter takedown but Thorn avoids it well and moves away.
Thorn misses with a looping left.
Thorn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thorn wants it to stay on the feet.
Thorn connects with a single shot there.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Oliveira feinted with a counter takedown.
Thorn throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
A big right from Thorn misses.
Oliveira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thorn cracks Oliveira on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Oliveira falls backwards against the cage. Thorn follows up with more strikes that drop Oliveira to his knees. Thorn keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Oliveira! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Thorn!

Event: SYN Ragnarök
Date: Dec 29, 2024

#R1#
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago throws a right and a left that Madzarov avoids nicely.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madzarov counters with a nice body shot.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Madzarov counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Madzarov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drago thinking. #T1#
Drago misses the jab.
Madzarov throws the left hand but Drago avoids the punch easily.
As Madzarov looks to move away, Drago throws a big counter combo but Madzarov just gets out of the way.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Madzarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madzarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drago has been working on his boxing with his coaches at California Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago misses with a hook
and Madzarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Madzarov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drago is landing a low percentage of strikes.#KD2#
Madzarov lands a big right hand that sends Drago crashing to the mat! Madzarov stays standing though and waves Drago back to his feet!#ROC2#Drago is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Madzarov clinches with his opponent.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madzarov working aggressively here. #T2#
Madzarov works on Drago's body with a couple of short punches.
Madzarov has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Drago - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Madzarov, and another! Drago is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vasko Madzarov!
Vasko Madzarov is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Vasko Madzarov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Ivan Drago was interviewed post fight and said 'If I die....I die'.

Event: C376: Chai vs Obaminator
Date: Dec 22, 2024

#R1#
Drake lands with a cross.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anstey blocks a jab.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Anstey.
Anstey looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Anstey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anstey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Anstey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anstey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT#It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anstey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Anstey as he connects with a hook.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Drake has knocked Anstey down with a huge combo! Drake steps away and waves a wobbly Anstey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Anstey is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Bunny Anstey has been cut.
Drake cracks Anstey's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Anstey slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Drake can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JD Drake!
During a confident post fight interview, JD Drake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SYN 1122 Rose vs. Drago
Date: Dec 21, 2024

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rose swings widly with a right hand
and Rose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Thomas Rose has been cut.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drago is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Rose misses with a right hand
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Rose misses with a kick to the body #KD2#
and Drago counters with a nice right hand that sends Rose toppling to the canvas! Rose scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Drago finish him?!
A shot to the body from Rose misses
and Drago counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago is the new heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Ivan Drago made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Furnace Performance 🔥 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: BC FIGHT NIGHT 16
Date: Dec 18, 2024

#R1#
Klasson throws a leg kick but Elmars moved away.
Elmars tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Klasson manages to circle out of the way.
Elmars closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klasson misses with a straight left.
Elmars tries to counter by clinching up but Klasson breaks away and moves out of range.
Klasson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Klasson.
Elmars uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klasson.
We've been hearing reports that Elmars has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD2#
Klasson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Elmars tries to bench press Klasson off him but Klasson keeps the position. #SUB2#
Klasson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Elmars, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Klasson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Elmars is looking to reverse the position.#T1##SUB2#
Klasson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Elmars, who protects the arm well.
Klasson trying to control the action but Elmars is working from the bottom.
Elmars is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Klasson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Elmars has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Klasson but great work by Elmars.#SUB#
Elmars is trying to get an arm triangle but Klasson is defending well. #SUB#
Elmars wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Klasson, who protects the arm well.
Elmars taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Klasson is not content to let Elmars control the position.
Klasson tries to improve position but can't.
Elmars taking a breather here.
Klasson tries to bench press Elmars off him but Elmars keeps the position. #SUB#
Elmars is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Klasson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Klasson tries to bench press Elmars off him but Elmars keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Elmars wants to control but Klasson is keeping him busy.
Klasson prevents Elmars from moving into mount. #SUB#
Elmars is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Klasson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Elmars thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Klasson tries to buck Elmars off but Elmars is having none of it.#SUB#
Elmars thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klasson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Klasson is trying to stand back up but Elmars is controlling him #SUB#
Elmars is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Elmars is keen to just control but Klasson is a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klasson wants to improve his position but Elmars is controlling well.
Klasson trying to hold on to Elmars's head to control him but Elmars postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vincent Klasson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Klasson gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Klasson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Elmars might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Klasson passes into side control, despite Elmars's attempt to control the position.
Elmars regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klasson wants to pass the guard but Elmars is defending well. #SUB2#
Klasson wants to work for an arm triangle but Elmars is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Klasson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Elmars doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Klasson. #T1#
Elmars tries to get to full guard but Klasson has control of the leg. #SUB#
Elmars looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Elmars looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Klasson is looking to take a break and control but Elmars is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Klasson content to control rather than advance.
Elmars wants to control but Klasson is keeping busy. #SUB#
Elmars is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Klasson pulls his head out easily.
Klasson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Elmars wants to control but Klasson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Klasson trying to pass the guard but Elmars defending well.
Elmars is looking to improve his position. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Klasson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elmars.
Klasson throws a big shot that misses.
Elmars takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klasson swings widly with a right hand
and Elmars counters with a right hand to the body.
Klasson misses with the combination. #T4##TD2#
Klasson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Elmars napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Klasson tries for a kimura but Elmars is defending well. #SUB2#
Klasson swings around for an armbar but Elmars sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Klasson's guard.
Klasson keeping full guard, as Elmars tries to pass.
Klasson keeping moving, preventing Elmars from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klasson keeping full guard, as Elmars tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klasson working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Klasson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Elmars moves out of range as Klasson strikes.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Klasson.
Klasson thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Klasson tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Klasson manages to avoid the attempt.
Klasson throws a chopping leg kick but Elmars manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Elmars tries to counter by clinching up but Klasson breaks away and moves out of range.
Klasson misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Klasson misses.
Elmars tries to counter by clinching up but Klasson breaks away and moves out of range.
Klasson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klasson throws a head kick but Elmars moves out of range.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Klasson looks to land a left hand but Elmars moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elmars moves out of range as Klasson strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Elmars misses its target.
Jab from Klasson.
Elmars keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Klasson. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Klasson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Klasson lands a jab to the head.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klasson.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elmars moves out of range as Klasson strikes.
As Klasson tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Klasson manages to avoid the attempt.#TD2#
Elmars gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Elmars is trying to control the position but Klasson postures up. #SUB#
Elmars is looking for a triangle but Klasson pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Elmars is looking for a triangle but Klasson pushes his legs off easily.
Klasson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T2#
Elmars keeping full guard, as Klasson tries to pass.
Klasson is pushing down on Elmars's leg trying to pass to half guard. Elmars is fighting to maintain full guard but Klasson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Elmars trying to control here. #SUB2#
Klasson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Elmars wants to control but Klasson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Klasson is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klasson wants to free his trapped foot but Elmars is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3##SUB2#
Klasson is trying for a kimura here. Elmars looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Klasson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vincent Klasson!
Georgs Elmars spoke after the fight, saying 'Every fight, win or lose, is a valuable lesson. I want to thank my opponent for a tough battle and for pushing me to my limits.'.

Event: SMASH: Denver vs Drago
Date: Dec 08, 2024

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Denver fails with a takedown attempt.
Denver shoots in for a double leg but Drago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drago is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Denver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD2#
and Drago counters with a crisp right hand that drops Denver! Drago lets Denver back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT2#It looks like Lemuel Denver has been cut.#T1#
Denver throws a right hand that misses
and Drago rattles Denver with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Denver tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Drago dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Denver stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago is the new heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Drago made sure he mentioned Furnace Performance 🔥, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Lemuel Denver spoke after the fight, saying 'I just don't know anymore.'.

Event: UCF 91: Hunter v Chai Jr
Date: Dec 07, 2024

#R1#
Thorn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Globe moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Globe was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
Lance Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD2#
Thorn drops Globe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Globe looks back up at him and smiles so Thorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#Globe is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Globe misses the target.
Oh Globe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Globe fails to land the takedown.
Globe throws a looping overhand right but Thorn ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Thorn misses.
Globe seems to have got his legs back now.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Globe manages to avoid it.
Globe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Globe.
Thorn connects with a body shot that sends Globe's belly button to the back.
Thorn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Globe is breathing heavily.
Globe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#KD2#
Thorn drops Globe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Globe looks back up at him and smiles so Thorn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Globe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorn connects with a body shot that sends Globe's belly button to the back.
Thorn finds Globe's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Globe flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Thorn lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Globe will be OK.

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

Event: C368: Erdogan vs Chai II
Date: Dec 01, 2024

#R1#
Drake throws a hook but Petric blocks it.
Petric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#KD2#
Drake lands a left and a right that send Petric crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Ante Petric has been cut.
Petric lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petric ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake misses with a double jab.
A big left from Petric misses.
Petric loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Petric throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Petric lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Petric lands.
Drake looks to land a combination but Petric avoids it well.
Petric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Petric throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Drake throws the left hand but Petric avoids the punch easily.
Petric throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice jab there from Petric.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake cracks Petric with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Petric connects with a crisp jab.
Petric staying out of range there.
Petric throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Petric.
Petric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petric is looking to counter punch.
Drake slips a straight right by Petric.
Petric keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Petric scores with a hook to the body. Drake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Petric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake. #T2#
Petric bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drake's head backwards.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Petric is looking to counter punch.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Drake needs to keep his hands up - Petric had a free shot at his head there.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Petric.
Petric is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Petric throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Petric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drake cracks Petric with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petric jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Drake.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake slips under a jab.
Petric staying out of range there.
Drake's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petric under the eye.
Petric is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Petric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake connects with a right hand. Petric shakes it off.#CUT2#Ante Petric's cut is getting worse.
Petric scores with a shot to the body.
Drake slips a straight right by Petric.
Drake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petric with a body shot.
Petric closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T3#
Petric tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petric connects with a body shot.
Petric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Petric misses.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Petric saw that one coming.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Petric takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Drake misses the jab.
Petric swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.
Petric scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Petric does it's job there.
Petric lands a slapping body shot.
Petric jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petric gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petric blocks a jab.
Petric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Petric misses the jab.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake slips under a jab from Petric.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake lands a jab.#CUT2#Ante Petric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Petric.
A cross from Petric lands.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Petric throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drake's hands.
Petric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petric.
Petric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Petric stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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 Ante Petric will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric'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#
Petric slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petric scores with a jab to the head.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Petric's shoulder, as Petric tries to avoid the shot.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Petric misses with a body shot.
Drake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Petric. That snapped Drake's head back.
Petric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drake misses with a double jab.
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!
Petric throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petric scores with a jab.
Petric with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Petric finds it's target.
Drake slips under a jab from Petric.
Drake misses with a hook. Petric ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Petric wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petric throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head. #T1#
Petric throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Petric lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
JD Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petric defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Petric throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petric.
Petric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake swings for the body but Petric moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Petric misses the target.
Petric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petric looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake slips a jab from Petric.
The crowd cheers as Petric lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Petric.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric connects with a body shot.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petric misses with a hook.
A big left from Drake misses.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petric circles away quickly and effectively.
Ante Petric is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Petric's head but Petric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petric lands a slapping body shot.
Petric avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petric cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petric. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake scores with the left hand. Petric knows he should have avoided that one.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petric.
Petric scores with the left hand. Drake knows he should have avoided that one.
Petric connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petric.
Petric scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Petric throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petric with a body shot.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Petric scores with the left hand. Drake knows he should have avoided that one.
Petric connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Petric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petric moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Drake might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Petric has got the better of the exchanges.
Petric uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Petric slips the punch.
Drake misses with the combination.
Petric scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Petric works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petric throws out the jab.
Petric lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T4#
Drake misses with the combination.
Petric misses with a looping right.
Drake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Petric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Petric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petric scores with a shot to the body.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Petric moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Petric misses the target.
A jab from Petric finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Petric moves away and avoids it.
Petric lands with a hook. Drake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petric connects with the punch.
Petric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petric connects with a looping right hand.
Petric lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ante Petric dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Petric connects with a nice looking jab.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petric misses with a straight right.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Petric's head but Petric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petric misses with a hook.
Petric with a nice cross.
Petric clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petric cracks Drake with an open hand slap.
Petric connects with a body shot that sends Drake's belly button to the back.
Drake blocks a jab.
Petric throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petric lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake scores with a jab.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petric slips under a jab.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Petric.
Drake unleashes a big counter combination but Petric bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petric.
A jab from Petric finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Petric looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
A jab from Drake misses.
Petric was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petric misses with an uppercut.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Petric.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Petric.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Petric lands with a good body shot.
Petric jabs at Drake's body.
Drake defending well as Petric loads up on a big left hand.
Petric misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Petric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drake to score with a decent uppercut.
Petric scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
JD Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Petric scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Drake coming out on top.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drake staying out of range there.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Petric lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
Petric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Petric looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Petric looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Petric was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petric lands a jab.
Drake throws a hook but Petric blocks it.
The fighters circling - Petric throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Petric.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petric.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Petric moved out of range.
Drake misses with a hook. Petric ducked under it nicely.
Petric lands with a nice body punch.
Petric misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petric manages to avoid it.
Petric throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head. #T3#
Petric misses with a straight left.
Petric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Petric with a hook.
A jab from Petric finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petric is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drake.
Petric looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake misses with a hook.
Petric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Petric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Petric connects with a looping right hand.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Petric's shoulder, as Petric tries to avoid the shot.
Drake slips under a jab from Petric.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Petric.
A jab from Petric misses.
Drake throws a counter combo.
Drake slips under a jab from Petric.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Petric ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Petric misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Drake on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petric uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drake has time to react.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake misses with a hook. Petric ducked under it nicely.
Petric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Petric's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drake under the eye.
Petric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Petric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drake blocks a jab.
Petric ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Nice uppercut lands for Petric. That snapped Drake's head back.
Petric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petric jabs at Drake's body.
Petric staying out of range there.
A jab from Petric does it's job there.
Ante Petric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake swinging wildly here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ante Petric showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petric 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ante Petric!
Ante Petric thanked the fans post fight for their support.
JD Drake was interviewed post fight and said 'It's Miller Time'.

Event: C363: Erdogan vs Daan II
Date: Nov 17, 2024

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Sanford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Sanford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanford counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've been told by Sanford's head coaches at Chikara MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sanford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Drake was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Sanford counters with a good, hard body kick but Drake shrugs it off.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drake looks winded!
Sanford scores with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Sanford makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drake really felt that one!
Sanford lands a right hook to the body.
Sanford misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
A good leg kick by Sanford.
Drake lands a jab to Sanford's midsection.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sanford counters with a nice leg kick.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Sanford scores with a kick to the body. #CL#
Sanford moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanford throws a head punch that misses.
Sanford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake is trying to push Sanford away but Sanford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanford.
Sanford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
A short left from Sanford.
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanford tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanford.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
Sanford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Sanford lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Drake blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Sanford.
Sanford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Drake prevents a body shot from Sanford.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Sanford.
A right hand to the body from Sanford.
Sanford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanford misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Sanford has Drake pressed against the cage, preventing Drake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Sanford.
Sanford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanford.
Sanford lands a hook that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Sanford working Drake over with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sanford as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Sanford.
Sanford lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanford lands an uppercut.#KD#
Sanford drops Drake with a big knee straight up the middle! Drake is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Drake is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanford.
Drake misses with a double jab. #CL#
Sanford has closed the distance and engaged Drake in a clinch.
Sanford gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Sanford - that landed with a thud.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiff Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JD Drake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Sanford Throws a clean left jab. Sanford Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Drake's chin! Drake crumbles to the ground and Sanford follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Sanford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tiff Sanford!
A relieved looking Tiff Sanford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated JD Drake had this to say: 'It's Miller Time'.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 121
Date: Nov 16, 2024

#R1#
Parks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elmars.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Parks misses with an uppercut. Elmars saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Parks.
We've been hearing reports that Elmars has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Parks throws out a loose jab but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks misses with a two punch combination.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elmars was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
Elmars tries to counter by clinching up but Parks breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks misses with a hook. Elmars ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parks.
A counter left hand to the body from Elmars misses its target.
Elmars uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Elmars feinted with a counter takedown.#T1#
Elmars gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parks throws a looping overhand right but Elmars ducks down to avoid it.
As Parks tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Parks manages to avoid the attempt.
Brody Parks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parks throws a hook but Elmars avoids it easily.
Parks throws an overhand right that lands on Elmars's shoulder, as Elmars tries to avoid the shot.
Brody Parks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elmars moves away.
Parks throws a hook but Elmars blocks it.
Parks throws a shot from downtown. Elmars moves away and avoids it.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Elmars avoids the body shot from Parks.
Parks 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. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Elmars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elmars is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parks.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Elmars is just out of range.
Parks misses the shot to the body.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Elmars slips a jab from Parks.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parks.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elmars moves away.
Elmars seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Parks throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Elmars counters with a shoot takedown. Parks fights it but they end up in guard. #T3#
Elmars stays in close to Parks's body and controls the position.
Elmars trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Parks wants to stand up but Elmars is controlling him.
Elmars might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elmars trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Parks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.#ES2#
Parks pushes Elmars off and scrambles back to his feet.
Elmars walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Parks misses with a body shot.
Parks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Parks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elmars's head backwards.
Parks throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Elmars does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parks misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Elmars counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Elmars.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Elmars jumps guard and drags Parks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Elmars working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Elmars working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brody Parks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Elmars avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elmars moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parks.
Parks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elmars momentarily.
Parks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elmars moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parks misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks misses with a looping left.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Parks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Parks connects with the punch.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elmars moves away.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elmars.
Parks misses with an uppercut. Elmars saw that one coming.
Parks takes a swing at Elmars's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Elmars misses its target.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Elmars is just out of range.
Parks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parks.
Brody Parks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elmars moves away.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Elmars slips under a jab from Parks.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Elmars takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Parks throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Elmars holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parks has had enough of the clinch but Elmars keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Parks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parks has had enough of the clinch but Elmars keeps him there for the moment.
Elmars misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elmars.
Parks avoids a wild elbow strike from Elmars.
Elmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parks avoids a wild elbow strike from Elmars.
Parks is trying to break the clinch but Elmars has him pressed against the cage. #TD#
Elmars turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Elmars manages to end up in side control.

Parks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Parks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elmars was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Parks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Nice jab there from Parks.
Parks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parks.
Parks throws out a loose jab but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elmars ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
As Parks tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Parks manages to avoid the attempt.
Parks looks to land a combination but Elmars avoids it well.
Parks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elmars manages to avoid it.
Parks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parks takes a swing at Elmars's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Parks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elmars counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elmars walks into a jab.
Elmars avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elmars uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Parks looks to throw the jab but Elmars is out of range.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
No joy there for Parks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elmars drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parks sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Elmars does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Brody Parks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Elmars's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elmars.
A slow jab from Parks misses its intended target.
Elmars drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parks sprawls and moves away.
Elmars moves away from the strike by Parks.
Elmars tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parks manages to circle out of the way.
Parks throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL#
and Elmars moves into the clinch.
Elmars creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parks's defenses. #BC2#
Parks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Elmars slips under a jab from Parks.
As Parks tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Parks manages to avoid the attempt.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Elmars bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parks misses with a straight left.
Parks misses with a body shot.
Parks misses with a straight right.
Parks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parks misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Elmars counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parks blocks the elbow strike. #TD#
Elmars has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Parks clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Parks is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Elmars off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.#SUB#
Parks is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Elmars gets his way! #T2##SUB#
Elmars is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Parks knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Parks for a finish.
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!#SUB#
Elmars has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Parks! Can he survive? No! He's out! Elmars gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Georgs Elmars!
Georgs Elmars thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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