Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 136
Date: Jan 18, 2025

#R1#
Puffer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Puffer counters with a leg kick.
Puffer moves out of range as Ali strikes.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Puffer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ali thinking.
Ali throws a leg kick
and Puffer counters with a leg kick.
Puffer throws the kick towards the body but Ali avoids it.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ali misses with a shot to the body
and Puffer counters with a nice body kick.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Puffer tries to land a front kick but Ali steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali throws a jab when Puffer was well out of range.
Puffer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ali is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CUT2#It looks like Mo Ali has been cut.#T1#
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Puffer moves away and avoids it.
Puffer tries to land a leg kick but Ali saw it coming and moves away.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Puffer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good work by Puffer as he checks the leg kick.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puffer counters with an outside leg kick.
Puffer catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Puffer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Puffer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puffer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ali lunges at Puffer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puffer's hand. #T2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ali, as that shot connected.
Puffer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Puffer stuns Ali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali looks to throw the jab but Puffer is out of range.
Puffer misses with a low kick as Ali jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Puffer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPuffer.
Puffer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ali misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Puffer.#CUT2#Mo Ali's cut is getting worse.
Puffer is looking to score with low kicks.#T3#
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puffer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A leg kick checked by Puffer.
Ali lands a nice looking body kick.
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Puffer.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali throws a leg kick but Puffer checks it.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Puffer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ali really felt that one!
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Puffer counters with a straight right hand.
Mo Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Puffer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ali swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Puffer counter with a right hand. #CUT2#Mo Ali's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Puffer throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.#T4##KD2#
Puffer lands a big uppercut and Ali crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ali looks OK. Puffer waves Ali back to his feet!#ROC2#Ali is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali scores with a sloppy right hand. Puffer should have avoided that one.
Oh Ali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ali seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice combination there by Ali.
Puffer moves away from the strike by Ali.
Puffer moves out of range of the strikes.
Puffer misses with a body kick.
Ali defending well as Puffer loads up on a big left hand.
Ali scores with the left hand. Puffer knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been told by Ali's head coaches at Ironbound MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Puffer moves out of range of the strikes.
Puffer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali wants to slow Puffer down by chopping away at his legs.
Puffer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fahaka Puffer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mo Ali's cut.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puffer moves away from the strike by Ali.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Puffer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Fahaka Puffer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puffer blocks a jab.
Ali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Puffer.
Ali rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puffer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#Jeez, Mo Ali's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Ali misses with a hook. Puffer ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Puffer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puffer moves out of range of the strikes.
Puffer tries a quick counter leg kick but Ali is wise to it.
Puffer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali scores with a nice right hand. #T1#
Puffer avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ali has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Puffer finds it's way round the side to connect with Ali's head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mo Ali's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fahaka Puffer!
Fahaka Puffer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 016
Date: Dec 14, 2024

#R1#
Sleon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walton on the side of the head.
Sleon avoids the head kick by Walton.
Walton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sleon tries a head kick but it misses.
Sleon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sleon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Walton.
Sleon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sleon takes one on the button.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sleon 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.
Sleon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sleon was well out of range. Poor timing from Walton.
Sleon feints a counter leg kick.
Sleon lunges at Walton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Walton's hand.
Walton blocks a jab.
Sleon misses with an uppercut. Walton saw that one coming.
Walton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Walton misses the target.
Sleon blocks a jab.
Sleon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Sleon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sleon counters with a straight right hand.
Walton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Sleon.
Sleon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Walton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sleon misses with a hook.
Sleon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
Sleon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walton is looking to counter punch.
Walton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sleon at a distance.
Sleon throws a head kick that half lands.
Walton checks a leg kick.#T2#
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sleon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sleon throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sleon.
Walton throws the left hand but Sleon avoids the punch easily.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Sleon's head but Sleon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sleon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sleon throws a leg kick but Walton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walton scores with a nice strike.
Sleon throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
Sleon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walton connects with a nice looking jab.
Walton misses the jab.
Walton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sleon. That's going to slow Walton down.
Sleon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3#
Walton misses with an uppercut. Sleon saw that one coming.
Sleon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walton.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Sleon slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sleon.
Sleon throws a sloppy head kick and Walton moves out of range easily.
Sleon fakes the leg kick and cracks Walton in the body.
Walton misses with a right hand
letting Sleon counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Sleon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walton moves out of range of the body kick.#T4#
Sleon cracks Walton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sleon slips a jab from Walton.
Sleon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick lands for Sleon.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edward Sleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton defending well as Sleon loads up on a big left hand.
Sleon connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton just misses with a punch to the body.
Sleon throws a body shot but no joy.
Walton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sleon throws a hook but Walton avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Sleon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Walton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Walton.
Sleon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice defenses there by Sleon.
Sleon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Walton works Sleon's body with a nice hook.
Sleon connects with a nice looking jab.
Sleon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton tries a head kick but it misses.
Sleon swings for the body but Walton moves out of range.
Walton is looking to counter punch.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Sleon.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sleon! But no joy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Walton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target. #T1#
Walton scores with a nice right hand.
Walton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Walton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sleon blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Sleon misses.
Walton misses with a hook
and Sleon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sleon moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton throws a sloppy head kick and Sleon moves out of range easily.
Sleon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
Sleon lands a nice hook to Walton's body. Walton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walton lands with a kick to the temple. Sleon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Walton lands an overhand right.
Edward Sleon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton throws a head kick but Sleon moves out of range.
We've been told by Walton's head coaches at New York Public Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T2#
Walton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walton scores with a hook to the body. Sleon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sleon cracks Walton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sleon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sleon feints and then cracks Walton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walton down.
Sleon cracks Walton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walton throws a jab when Sleon was well out of range.
Sleon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Sleon misses its intended target.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Sleon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sleon.
Sleon ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Sleon flicks out a counter leg kick but Walton steps away.#T3#
Sleon misses with a looping right.
It looked like Walton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walton lands a body shot.
Sleon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Sleon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walton throws a jab but it's blocked by Sleon.
Sleon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sleon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sleon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sleon jabs Walton right on the nose. Walton blinks but takes it well.
Good exchange - Sleon coming out on top.
Sleon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walton. That did some damage!
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sleon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton is looking to counter punch.
Sleon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Sleon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Sleon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sleon avoids the body shot from Walton.
Walton throws a head kick but Sleon moves out of range.
It seemed like Sleon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton throws an overhand right that lands on Sleon's shoulder, as Sleon tries to avoid the shot.
Sleon scores with a jab to the body.
Walton lands a nice shot to the body.
Sleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Walton misses
and Sleon counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sleon.
A little feinted left hand from Walton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walton misses the jab.
Sleon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walton's head backwards.
Walton moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Sleon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Sleon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sleon throws a leg kick which misses Walton's front leg but catches the back leg as Walton tries to avoid it.
Sleon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sleon connects with a solid leg kick.
Sleon avoids the head kick by Walton.
Good exchange - Walton coming out on top.
A head kick by Walton misses
and Sleon counters with an outside leg kick.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sleon moves away.
Nice defenses there by Sleon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sleon.
Sleon misses with a looping left.
Sleon lands a jab to the head.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sleon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Walton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T1#
Sleon misses with a body shot.
Walton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Walton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Walton.
Walton misses with an uppercut. Sleon saw that one coming.
Sleon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sleon slips a straight right by Walton.
Walton scores with a body shot.
Sleon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sleon.
Sleon throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Sleon misses with a lunging right hand
and Walton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sleon thinking. #T2#
Sleon slips a jab from Walton.
Walton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sleon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sleon scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sleon lands a jab to the nose.
Sleon throws a solid leg kick but Walton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sleon.
Walton was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sleon thumps Walton with a low kick.
Sleon misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Sleon misses its intended target.
Sleon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Walton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sleon's hands.#T3#
Nice shot lands for Walton.
Sleon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walton throws a lazy uppercut
and Sleon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick by Sleon misses
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Walton throws a monster overhand right that drops Sleon! Walton follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Walton!
Benjamin Walton was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Edward Sleon spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 013
Date: Nov 23, 2024

#R1#
Walton looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Walton just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRivers.
Walton throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT2#It looks like Sean Rivers has been cut.
Rivers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Rivers was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Walton.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
Rivers is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton lands a nice shot that snaps Rivers's head back.
We've been informed that Walton has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rivers misses with a body shot
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Benjamin Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Walton.#T1#
Walton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Walton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walton defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
Rivers thinks about countering with a head kick.
Walton misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walton misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Walton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Walton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walton throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers misses the jab.
Walton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Walton throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Rivers lands a really nice looking cross but Walton seems unphased. #T3#
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton connects with a right hand. Rivers shakes it off.
Rivers staying out of range there.
Rivers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
Walton throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Walton jabs at Rivers's body.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Walton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Walton swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throwing a counter right hand but Walton manages to avoid it.
Walton takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Rivers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walton looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
A head kick misses from Walton.
Rivers was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Walton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Walton lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Walton misses its intended target.
Walton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton misses with a looping right.
Rivers throws a counter high kick but Walton was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rivers blocks a jab.
Walton misses with a wild body shot.
Rivers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Rivers throws a big counter combination but Walton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
Walton misses with a hook
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walton with a jab.
Rivers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Walton throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Walton ducks down to avoid it.
Walton misses with a hook
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Walton is rocked!
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Rivers!
Sean Rivers retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Sean Rivers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 124
Date: Nov 16, 2024

#R1#
Ribeiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ali was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ali jabs Ribeiro right on the nose. Ribeiro blinks but takes it well.#CUT#It looks like Ashton Ribeiro has been cut.#TD2#
Ribeiro throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ali was covering up waiting for the punch and Ribeiro finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ali wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ali holds on and takes a little breather.
Ali's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
Ribeiro wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.#T1#
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ribeiro throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ribeiro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ribeiro looking to pass the guard.
Ali is trying to control the position but Ribeiro postures up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ali lands with an overhand left.#T2#
Ribeiro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ali lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ribeiro takes a step back to recover.
Ribeiro has a takedown stuffed.
Mo Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ashton Ribeiro.
Ribeiro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ali bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ribeiro's head backwards.
Ribeiro blocks a jab.
Ribeiro changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ribeiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ribeiro moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro dives in for a single leg takedown but Ali sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ribeiro shoots and misses
and Ali counters with a left to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Ali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ali.#T3#
Ali stuffs the takedown.
Ribeiro looks winded!
Ribeiro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ali lands with an overhand left.
Ribeiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ali can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Ali lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ribeiro doesn't seem phased though.
Good exchange - Ali coming out on top.
Ribeiro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Ribeiro is rocked!
Ali throws a quick head kick that knocks Ribeiro silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Ali is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mo Ali!
Mo Ali was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 008
Date: Oct 12, 2024

#R1#
Walton throws out a loose jab but AliKhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
Walton throws a looping overhand right but AliKhan ducks down to avoid it.
AliKhan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walton lunges at AliKhan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by AliKhan's hand. #CUT2#It looks like Alibaba Mehmet AliKhan has been cut.
AliKhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
AliKhan ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
AliKhan tried to counter with a leg kick but Walton avoided it.
Walton misses with a straight left.
AliKhan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Walton throws a head kick but AliKhan moves out of range. #T1#
AliKhan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walton misses with a body punch
letting AliKhan counter with a right hand. #CUT#It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Walton throws a looping overhand right but AliKhan ducks down to avoid it.
AliKhan staying out of range there.
AliKhan is looking to counter punch.
AliKhan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Walton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
AliKhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
AliKhan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've been told by AliKhan's head coaches at Xtreme Fighting Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walton looks to land a right hand but AliKhan moved out of range.
AliKhan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton scores with a sloppy right hand. AliKhan should have avoided that one. #T2#
Walton misses with an uppercut
letting AliKhan counter with a right hand.
Walton looks to throw the jab but AliKhan is out of range.
Walton's jab looks to have found its range, popping AliKhan under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walton throws an overhand right that drops AliKhan like a sack of potatoes! Walton dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Walton!
Benjamin Walton spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: BANZAI BONANZA 12
Date: Oct 06, 2024

#R1#
Ali throws a lazy right hand but Aharon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
Aharon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aharon prevents Ali from improving his position.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aharon.
Aharon prevents Ali from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aharon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali tries to get to full guard but Aharon has control of the leg.
Aharon is controlling the pace. #T1#
Ali won't allow Aharon to pass to mount.
Ali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aharon.
Ali moves into full guard.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aharon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ali looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aharon preventing the sweep. #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.
Aharon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aharon postures up in Ali's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Aharon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aharon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aharon postures up in Ali's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Aharon throws a big elbow that misses.
Aharon controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali's corner calls for a 1-2. Ali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aharon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ali.
It seemed like Aharon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Aharon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ali defends well and Aharon ends up having to push Ali into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Ali. Those never looked like landing.
Ali lands a leg kick that knocks Aharon off balance momentarily.
Aharon throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aharon looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Aharon throws a lazy uppercut
and Ali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Aharon moves out of range easily.
A jab from Ali finds it's way through Aharon's defenses.
Aharon dips to his left and cracks Ali with an uppercut!#CUT2#It looks like Mo Ali has been cut.
Ali fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aharon on the side of the head.
Aharon throws a right hand that misses
and Ali counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aharon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aharon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.#T4#
Aharon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aharon looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.#TD2#
Aharon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB2#
Aharon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aharon throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
Aharon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ali is trying to keep Aharon in close.
Aharon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Mo Ali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mo Ali's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Aharon misses with a straight right.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Aharon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali lands a head shot.
Aharon throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Aharon scores with a nice head shot.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Aharon's ribs.
Ali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aharon misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Ali lands a nice looking body shot.
Aharon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That kick from Ali tenderised Aharon's leg. Aharon is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aharon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Aharon moves out of range of the strikes.
Aharon thuds a left hand into Ali's body.#T1#
Ali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ali throws a lazy uppercut
and Aharon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aharon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Aharon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ali. Ali circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#Mo Ali's cut is getting worse.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aharon.
Ali slips a straight right by Aharon.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Aharon manages to avoid it.
Ali scores with a push kick.
A slow jab from Aharon misses its intended target.
Aharon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Aharon's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aharon throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
A good leg kick by Ali. #T2#
Ali throws a hook to the side of Aharon's head but Aharon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Aharon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aharon.
Ali leaves Aharon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mo Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mo Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD2#
Ali gets caught flat footed, as Aharon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aharon throws a big elbow that misses.
Aharon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aharon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aharon throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Aharon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ali working a defensive guard but Aharon passes into half guard.
Aharon misses with a head shot. Ali uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aharon trying to control but Ali is working from the bottom.
Aharon stopping the sweep attempt from Ali.
Ali working a defensive guard here.
Aharon trying to control the position from guard on top but Ali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aharon on the ground.
Aharon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aharon won't allow Ali to sweep him here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aharon.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Aharon's head.
Aharon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT2#Mo Ali's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Aharon throws a big shot that misses.
Aharon scores with a decent looking hook.
Aharon swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ali gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A slow jab from Ali misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Maimonedes Aharon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mo Ali's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Aharon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aharon walks into a left hand.
Aharon goes for a double leg but Ali avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ali continues to drive forward.
Aharon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ali.
Aharon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Aharon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aharon connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.#CUT2#Jeez, Mo Ali's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Aharon misses with a straight right.
Aharon 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.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
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!
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali cracks Aharon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Aharon.
Ali moves out of range of the strikes.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Aharon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
Ali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#TD2#
Aharon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ali's guard.
Maimonedes Aharon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aharon throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
Ali preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aharon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ali is keeping the position for now.
Ali tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aharon.
Aharon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Ali is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Aharon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aharon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ali manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Ali is trying to control the position but Aharon postures up.
Aharon tries to free his leg and advance position but Ali is retaining full guard.
Aharon with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ali holds on and takes a little breather.
Ali is trying to control the position but Aharon postures up.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aharon throwing strikes from guard but Ali blocks nicely.
Ali can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aharon controls the pace.
Aharon wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
Ali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Aharon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ali tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aharon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Aharon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aharon gets to mount! Ali was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Aharon throws some wild stikes that Ali manages to avoid easily.
Aharon raining down shots from the mount!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mo Ali's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maimonedes Aharon!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 95
Date: Sep 14, 2024

#R1#
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Donk. Ali catches Krueger right on the button with a cross.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Krueger clinches with his opponent.
Krueger lands a nice uppercut.
Ali pushes Krueger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali cracks Krueger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krueger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krueger 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!
Krueger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Ali there.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination. #T1#
Krueger slips a jab from Ali.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Krueger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.#CUT2#It looks like Mo Ali has been cut.
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Krueger.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krueger. #CL2#
Krueger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ali working hard to break the clinch.#T2#
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Krueger scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Krueger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Krueger has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Krueger misses the body punch
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Krueger seems unphased.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krueger.
Krueger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T3#
Good shot there by Ali.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krueger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krueger looks for a takedown but Ali sprawls well.
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali with the inside leg kick.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krueger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mo Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali lands a nice hook to Krueger's body. Krueger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krueger scores with a jab to the body.
Ali thuds his right hand into Krueger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krueger cracks Ali with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#Mo Ali's cut is getting worse.
Ali scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Krueger digs a good hook to Ali's body.
Krueger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Krueger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krueger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krueger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krueger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mo Ali's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Krueger misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Ali.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Ali misses.
Krueger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krueger misses the shot to the body.
Ali takes a swing at Krueger's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger wants to counter with a clinch but Ali pushes him away.
Krueger swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krueger can do to turn this around?
Ali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krueger takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mo Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krueger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Krueger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Krueger scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Krueger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krueger tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Krueger back against the cage.
Krueger taking a breather.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krueger has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krueger throws a head punch that misses.
Ali presses Krueger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Krueger is controlling the position.
Krueger slowing the pace effectively.
Krueger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ali up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Krueger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger working aggressively here.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Krueger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.#T3#
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Krueger avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krueger.#CUT2#Mo Ali's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Krueger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali tries to break free but Krueger pushes him back against the cage.
Krueger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali's efforts to push away.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Krueger - that landed with a thud.
Krueger has Ali pressed against the cage.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Krueger won't allow it.
Ali lands a hook that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
Krueger misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #T4#
Krueger working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Ali blocking some punches.
A short right from Ali. #BC#
Ali breaks the clinch.
Krueger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali connects with a nice looking jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Ali connects with a crisp jab.
Krueger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mo Ali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mo Ali'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
letting Krueger counter with a right hand.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Krueger saw that one coming.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Krueger counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#Jeez, Mo Ali's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mo Ali's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drew Krueger!

Event: SPPS Resurrection 004
Date: Sep 14, 2024

#R1#
Blake misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Blake connects with a right hand. Walton shakes it off.
Walton throws a big shot that misses.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Walton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake misses with a shot to the body
letting Walton counter with a right hand.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walton has time to react.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walton at a distance.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake cracks Walton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walton connects with a jab.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blake connects with a jab.
Blake works over Walton's head and body with a nice combination.#T1#
Walton lands the left hand.#ROC2#Blake is rocked!
Walton steps in with a hook that catches Blake right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Walton follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Blake looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Walton!
Benjamin Walton decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: SPPS Resurrection 002
Date: Aug 24, 2024

#R1#
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walton cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Sean Rivers has been cut.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Walton scores with a shot to the body.
Rivers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Walton throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers is looking to counter punch.
Rivers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivers slips under a jab from Walton.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers slips a jab from Walton.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Walton lands with a hook. Rivers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walton throws a hook but Rivers blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivers to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Walton moves away and avoids it.
Walton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivers moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
Walton avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Walton misses with a hook to the body
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body kick from Rivers.
Walton misses with a left hand
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walton catches Rivers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Rivers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers misses with a body kick.#T2#
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walton works Rivers's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walton blocks a jab.
Walton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Walton slips under a jab from Rivers.
Rivers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Walton.
Rivers lands a jab.
Rivers takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walton throws an off balance right hand
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Rivers scores with a nice head shot.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walton.
Walton lands an overhand right.
Rivers cracks Walton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivers with a nice calf kick.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Walton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walton cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Rivers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Rivers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rivers.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walton misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Walton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walton.#CUT2#Sean Rivers's cut is getting worse.
Sean Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rivers lands a glancing blow to the side of Walton's head.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walton circles away quickly and effectively.
Walton swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rivers misses with a hook.
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 Sean Rivers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers'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#
Rivers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Walton misses.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
Rivers tries to land a front kick but Walton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Walton misses with a body shot.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rivers lands a nice looking body kick.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers clobbers Walton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rivers lands a jab to the nose.
Walton missing with a left hand there. Rivers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Walton throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Walton misses with a right hand
and Rivers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers lands a nice looking kick to the body. Walton takes a step back to recover.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Walton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rivers has got the better of the exchanges.
Walton lands the left hand.
Rivers lands a jab to the head.
Rivers lands a lovely overhand right.
Walton swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Walton's shoulder, as Walton tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Walton's head back.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walton checks a leg kick.
Rivers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivers.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?
Rivers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Walton.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Walton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Walton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers lands a nice shot that snaps Walton's head back.
Walton misses with a looping left.
Rivers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Walton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.#T3#
Rivers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walton.
Walton throws a jab when Rivers was well out of range.
Walton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
Walton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Walton blocks the leg kick.
Rivers lands with a nice body punch.
Rivers misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Walton needs to keep his hands up - Rivers had a free shot at his head there.
Rivers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers connects with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivers. #T4#
Rivers lands a body shot.
Walton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivers tries a low kick but Walton avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walton! But no joy.
Rivers feints and then cracks Walton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walton down.
Walton 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers lands a really nice looking cross but Walton seems unphased.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick by Walton misses
and Rivers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walton's knee momentarily.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the body from Walton misses
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A cross from Walton lands.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Walton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walton misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Rivers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Rivers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Walton throws a shot to the body.
Walton throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers works the jab nicely.
Walton defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Walton lands a lovely overhand right.
Walton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Walton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sean Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers moves forwards but Walton connects with a nice, crisp 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!
Rivers cracks Walton with a good jab.#T1#
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Walton.
Rivers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rivers lands a jab to the head.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers counters with a good, hard body kick but Walton shrugs it off.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Walton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivers cracks Walton with an open hand slap.
Rivers misses with a left hand
and Walton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walton throws out the jab.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Jab by Rivers.
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!
Rivers cracks Walton with an open hand slap.
Jab by Rivers.
Walton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
Walton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivers throws a lazy uppercut
and Walton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walton looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Walton scores with a body shot.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivers throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab. #T3#
Walton throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Walton throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walton looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walton throws out a counter right but Rivers avoids it with no problem.
Rivers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walton.
Rivers misses with a hook.
Walton misses with a hook.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walton connects with a body shot that sends Rivers's belly button to the back.#T4#
Walton misses with a straight right.
Rivers lands a slapping body shot.
Rivers lands a glancing blow to the side of Walton's head.
Walton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Walton moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers scores with a decent looking hook.
Rivers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Walton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rivers slips a jab from Walton.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Walton's front leg but catches the back leg as Walton tries to avoid it.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Rivers.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivers 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Rivers!
Sean Rivers thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: RSE 77:
Date: May 15, 2024

#R1#
Walton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walton lands with a straight right. Rivers didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#It looks like Sean Rivers has been cut.
Walton throws a head kick that Rivers semi-blocks.
Rivers slips a straight right by Walton.
Rivers throwing a counter right hand but Walton manages to avoid it.
Rivers moves away from the strike by Walton.
Walton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rivers.
Walton misses the body punch
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Walton blocks a jab.
Rivers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rivers misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Walton to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walton swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benjamin Walton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivers.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.#T1#
Walton looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Walton just manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a nice right hand.
Rivers cracks Walton with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Walton tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rivers pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Walton is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Rivers!
An out of breath Sean Rivers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 19
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
Hood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thanh Tung is looking for a counter combo.#TD2#
Hood shoots in and gets a takedown into Thanh Tung's guard.#SUB2#
Hood postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thanh Tung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hood, into his guard. #REVR#
Thanh Tung stays in close to Hood's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thanh Tung. #T1#
Hood throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hood wants to control the position but Thanh Tung says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thanh Tung passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hood!
Thanh Tung landing punches.
Thanh Tung lands a couple of good shots and Hood has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hood wants to escape the position.
Hood is trying to get back to his feet but Thanh Tung has full control of the position and if anything, Hood has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hood rolls, trying to escape but Thanh Tung keeps control of the position. #T2#
Thanh Tung lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Thanh Tung.
Thanh Tung is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Thanh Tung throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hood!
Thanh Tung seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Thanh Tung trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hood doesn't escape. #SUB#
Thanh Tung is working for a rear naked choke. Hood is not defending it well and Thanh Tung has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Hood refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Hood's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nguyen Thanh Tung!
Nguyen Thanh Tung bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: RSE 67: Death Atlas
Date: Apr 10, 2024

#R1#
Turtle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Turtle. Beautiful body shot.
Turtle misses with a wild body shot.
Turtle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
Walton gets tackled into the cage by Turtle. Turtle maintains the clinch.
Turtle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walton up against the cage.
Walton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Turtle managing to block the knees to the body from Walton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turtle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
I was talking to Turtle's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Walton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Turtle up against the cage.
Turtle looking for a takedown.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Turtle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Walton.
Turtle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turtle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turtle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Turtle breaks the clinch.
Turtle takes a swing at Walton's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Turtle misses
and Walton counters with a leg kick.
Walton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turtle is able to avoid easily.
Turtle missing with a left hand there. Walton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walton doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walton loads up on a big right hand but Turtle slips the punch.
Walton ducks under a wild hook from Turtle.
Walton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turtle swings for the body but Walton moves out of range. #T2##CL2#
Walton forces Turtle back against the cage and clinches.
Turtle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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!
Turtle looking to throw knees to the head but Walton is blocking nicely.
Walton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Turtle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walton misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Turtle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Walton tries to close the distance and clinch but Turtle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walton blocks a head kick by Turtle.
It seemed like Walton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Walton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turtle throws out the jab.
Turtle scores with a kick to the body.
Walton works Turtle's body with a nice hook.
Walton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turtle.
Turtle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walton in his tracks.
Turtle scores with a decent looking hook.
Turtle blocks a jab.
Turtle scores with a nice right hand.
Turtle throws a sloppy body shot
and Walton counters with a stiff right hand.
Turtle just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Walton gets tackled into the cage by Turtle. Turtle maintains the clinch.
Turtle misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Turtle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turtle misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turtle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle controlling the action here for a moment.
Turtle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turtle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Walton.
Walton effectively controlling the action here.
Turtle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turtle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walton scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rubber Turtle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Walton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turtle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walton feints a counter leg kick.
Turtle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CUT#It looks like Benjamin Walton has been cut.
Turtle is looking to land body kicks.
Walton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Walton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turtle misses with a right hand
and Walton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turtle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Walton misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle blocks a jab.
As Walton tries to get set, Turtle tries to push him back and clinch up but Walton manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
Turtle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton is looking to control Turtle's arms but Turtle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walton has his back to the cage.
Turtle prevents a body shot from Walton.
Walton blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Turtle misses with the head strike.
Walton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Turtle breaks from the clinch.
Turtle throws a body punch but Walton moves out of range.
Walton misses with a hook. Turtle ducked under it nicely.
Turtle throws a big shot that misses.
Turtle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Walton misses.
Turtle misses the shot to the body.
Turtle throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Turtle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walton.#CL2#
Walton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walton stalls. #T2#
A short right from Walton.
Walton effectively controlling the action here.
Turtle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turtle tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turtle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walton is keeping busy.
Walton pushes Turtle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walton leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turtle has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton pressing his opponent against the cage. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turtle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walton slows down the pace here.
Turtle misses with some punches.
Turtle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walton throws a punch but it's blocked by Turtle.
Turtle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walton is trying to stall.
Turtle blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
Turtle struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Walton trying to stall but Turtle improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benjamin Walton.
A jab from Walton misses.
Turtle misses with a hook. Walton ducked under it nicely.
Turtle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Turtle is predictable there
and Walton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Turtle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turtle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL#
Turtle drives through and clinches with Walton against the cage.
Walton blocks a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Walton blocks with his arms.
Turtle working hard to break the clinch.
Walton taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rubber Turtle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Walton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Walton moves out of range of the body kick from Turtle.
Walton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Turtle.
Turtle lands a front kick.
Turtle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walton's hands.
Walton blocks a head kick by Turtle.
Walton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walton throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walton manages to avoid it.
Turtle thows a body kick. Walton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Walton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Turtle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Turtle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T1#
Turtle tries a head kick but it misses.
Rubber Turtle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walton dodges the punch combination from Turtle.
Turtle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turtle lands a nice looking body kick.
Turtle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walton.
Turtle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turtle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walton can do to turn this around?#CL#
Turtle instigates a clinch.
Benjamin Walton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turtle tries to circle away but Walton has him pinned against the cage.
Turtle is trying to push Walton away but Walton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walton is stalling here.
Walton scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Turtle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turtle's elbow.
Turtle throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Turtle working aggressively here.
Walton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turtle is trying to stall.
Turtle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Turtle stalls.
Walton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turtle.
Turtle lands a nice shot to the body.
Turtle taking a breather.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Turtle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Walton stalling against the cage.
Walton receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Turtle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turtle tries a knee to the head but Walton blocks it.
Turtle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton pushes off an throws an elbow but Turtle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turtle misses with some punches.
Turtle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Turtle controlling the action here for a moment.
Turtle tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Turtle back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton. #T4#
Walton prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Walton letting Turtle take a breather here.
Walton prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle can't find room to land a body shot as Walton controls the action.
Walton working aggressively here.
Turtle landing knees to the head.
Turtle misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benjamin Walton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walton stalling in the clinch.
Turtle lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Turtle lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubber Turtle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC#
Turtle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rubber Turtle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turtle 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubber Turtle!
A relieved looking Rubber Turtle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 23, 2023

#R1#
Brown cracks Klein with a good jab.
Klein looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Klein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown jabs at Klein's body.#KD2#
Brown cracks Klein with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brown has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Klein to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klein walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Brown swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Owen Brown!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 20, 2023

#R1#
A shot to the body from Klein misses
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
Klein misses with a left hand
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
Klein misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Klein throws a poor cross that misses
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Kennedy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Klein
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klein misses with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a nice body shot.
Klein tries to land a body kick
and Kennedy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Klein misses with a shot to the body
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Klein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klein throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Klein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Klein misses with a lunging right hand
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Klein throws a sloppy body shot
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klein thinking.
Klein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kennedy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters with a straight right hand.
Nigel Klein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Klein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klein throws a lazy uppercut
and Kennedy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy body kick from Klein
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Klein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
Klein misses with a body punch
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Klein throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Klein misses with a left hand
and Kennedy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick by Klein misses
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
Klein misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Klein throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
Klein misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klein throws a leg kick
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klein misses with a body shot
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klein throws a leg kick
and Kennedy counters with a nice body shot.
Klein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Klein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klein thinking.
Klein throws an off balance right hand
and Kennedy counters with a straight right hand.
Klein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Klein is breathing heavily.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Klein is predictable there
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klein misses with a low kick.
Klein misses with a lunging right hand
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Klein misses
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klein throws a right hand that misses
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
Klein throws a lazy head kick
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Klein throws a poor cross that misses
and Klein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Klein misses with a left hand
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
Klein throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Kennedy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Kennedy dominated that round.
That's time! Klein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Klein throws a sloppy head kick
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Klein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kennedy counters with a nice body shot.
Klein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klein thinking.
Klein misses with a combination
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klein looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kennedy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klein misses with a body shot
and Kennedy counters with a left to the body.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
Klein misses with a lunging right hand
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klein misses with a double jab
enabling Kennedy to counter with a crisp jab.
Klein rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Klein throws a leg kick
enabling Kennedy to counter with a crisp jab.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Klein rather than just go for the knockout.
Klein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Klein misses with a right hand
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klein thinking.
Klein throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kennedy to counter with a crisp jab.
Klein misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Klein is rocked!#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klein misses with a left hand
and Kennedy scores with a counter punch that sends Klein to the canvas! Kennedy smells blood - he's punishing Klein with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Klein has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Kennedy!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 18, 2023

#R1#
Klein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chang moves away.#TD#
Klein gets caught napping as Chang dives in and scores a takedown. Klein manages to retain guard.
Klein wants to get back to his feet but Chang passes into half guard. #REVB##SUB#
Chang in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Klein tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Chang!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davis Chang!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2023

#R1#
Hood scores with a head kick. Opp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT2#It looks like Joshua Opp has been cut.#CL#
Opp has closed the distance and engaged Hood in a clinch. #TD#
Opp has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hood is trying to keep an underhook but Opp manages to get the takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Opp in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hood tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Opp!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joshua Opp!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2023

#R1##CL#
Conrad gets tackled into the cage by Jota. Jota maintains the clinch.
Conrad is looking for a takedown.
Conrad is pressed up against the cage. Jota has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Conrad down to the mat. Conrad avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Jota gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Conrad.
Jota goes for a takedown in the clinch but Conrad prevents it.
Jota has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Conrad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Jota. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Jota jumps guard. #SUB#
Jota has his feet on Conrad's thighs here. He's pushed Conrad off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Conrad screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Jota!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 04, 2023

#R1##TD#
Hernandez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hernandez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pereira on the ground.#SUB2#
Pereira is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hernandez is tapping! Great win for Pereira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Pereira!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1#
Ali tries to clinch up but Hell circles away and keeps his distance.
Hell tries to counter with a clinch but Ali shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Hell drives through and clinches with Ali against the cage. #TD2#
Hell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ali uses from the top position. #SUB2#
Ali looking to improve position, pressing down on Hell's thigh with his hand. Hell seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Ali paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Ali's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Hell picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Big Hell!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jota fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jota is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Duarte to keep the fight standing.
Duarte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duarte displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jota up against the cage.#TD#
Duarte jumps into guard, dragging Jota to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Duarte can't keep his opponent in guard - Jota advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #SUB2#
Jota maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Duarte could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jota has cracked it and Duarte is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jota!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Jota!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Opp forces Valdes back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Opp pulls guard effortlessly.
Valdes is looking to stand up but Opp won't let him. #SUB2#
Opp has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Valdes doesn't defend quickly enough and Opp has managed to lock this one up! Can Valdes escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Opp on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joshua Opp!

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