Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: RMMA 50 - Robben v Volkov
Date: Dec 20, 2025

#R1##CL2#
Calderon rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Calderon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hardy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Calderon backwards.
Hardy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calderon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Calderon.
Calderon tries to land a knee to the head but Hardy blocks with his arms.
Calderon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Calderon throws an elbow that misses.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Calderon.
Calderon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Salvatore Hardy has been cut.
Calderon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Calderon.
Calderon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face. #T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Calderon.
Hardy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Calderon lands an elbow inside.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by Calderon.
Calderon lands an elbow inside.
Calderon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Calderon.
Calderon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Calderon lands an uppercut.
Hardy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Calderon blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Calderon scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#Salvatore Hardy's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calderon lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Calderon.
Calderon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Calderon.
Calderon lands a knee to the body.
Calderon lands a damaging elbow.
Calderon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Calderon lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Calderon.
Calderon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Calderon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calderon blocking some punches. #T3#
Calderon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#Salvatore Hardy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Calderon scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Calderon lands a knee to the head.
Calderon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hardy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Calderon.
Calderon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calderon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Calderon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardy tries to stall but Calderon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Calderon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4#
Calderon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Calderon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calderon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calderon lands a nice elbow.
Calderon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Calderon being controlled against the cage.
Calderon misses with a body punch.
Calderon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#Jeez, Salvatore Hardy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hardy swings wildly with an uppercut but Calderon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calderon throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kade Calderon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Hardy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Hardy misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Hardy gets tackled into the cage by Calderon. Calderon maintains the clinch.
Calderon trying to stall but Hardy improves his position.
Hardy avoids a wild elbow strike from Calderon.
Calderon crunches a lovely knee into Hardy's ribcage.#BC#
Hardy breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Calderon takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Calderon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderon slowing the pace effectively.
Calderon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calderon.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T1#
Hardy lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calderon scores with a spinning back kick!#CL2#
Calderon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calderon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hardy stalling in the clinch but Calderon improves position.
Calderon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hardy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Calderon landing knees to the head.
Calderon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hardy's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calderon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Calderon can't find room to land a body shot as Hardy controls the action. #T2#
Hardy prevents a body shot from Calderon.
Calderon lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calderon lands a good knee to the midsection. Hardy won't want to take too many of those.
Calderon blocking some punches.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Calderon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Calderon.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kade Calderon!
Kade Calderon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: RMMA - Fight Night 28
Date: Dec 06, 2025

#R1##CL2#
One Eyed clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.
Hardy prevents a body shot from One Eyed.
One Eyed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One Eyed lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
One Eyed throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardy.
One Eyed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
One Eyed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Hardy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
One Eyed scores with a shot to the side of Hardy's head. #BC#
Hardy manages to break the clinch.
One Eyed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
One Eyed wants to clinch up but Hardy keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One Eyed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardy keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
One Eyed slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
One Eyed tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
One Eyed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
One Eyed darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns One Eyed into the cage. #T1#
One Eyed looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hardy is fending him off so far but One Eyed persists. Nope, Hardy circles away and we're back to standing.
Hardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Hardy throwing a counter right hand but One Eyed manages to avoid it.
Salvatore Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam One Eyed.
One Eyed misses with a combination #KD#
and Hardy counters with a crisp one two that drops One Eyed! Hardy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves One Eyed to his feet! One Eyed is in big trouble!#ROC#One Eyed is rocked!
Hardy pounces like a tiger and cracks One Eyed with a vicious hook! One Eyed is down but not out! Hardy follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Salvatore Hardy!

Event: RMMA - Fight Night 27
Date: Nov 29, 2025

#R1#
Williamson misses the body punch
and Fialkowska counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williamson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Fialkowska counter with a right hand.
Williamson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fialkowska under the eye.
Williamson ducks under a wild hook from Fialkowska.
Williamson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Williamson clinches with his opponent.
Fialkowska is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson tries to work over Fialkowska's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fialkowska tries to break free but Williamson pushes him back against the cage.
Williamson lands a right hand.
Fialkowska misses with the head strike.
Williamson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fialkowska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson scores with a hook to the body.
Fialkowska looking to slow down the pace here.
Williamson misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Williamson misses with some punches.
Williamson lands a body shot.
Williamson lands a nice shot to the body.
Williamson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fialkowska looks winded!
Fialkowska pushes Williamson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fialkowska digs a right hand underneath Williamson's ribcage. Williamson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fialkowska.
Williamson misses with some punches.
Williamson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williamson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williamson lands a left hand.
Williamson cracks Fialkowska with a nice body shot.
Williamson lands a left hand.
Williamson lands a left hand. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fialkowska.
Williamson lands a shot to the body.
Williamson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fialkowska blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williamson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fialkowska's elbow.
A short right from Williamson on the inside.
Williamson misses with the head strike.
Fialkowska working aggressively here.
Williamson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fialkowskas head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Williamson.
A right hook to the body lands for Williamson.
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Williamson. #T3#
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williamson.
Williamson lands a hook that snaps the head of Fialkowska backwards.
Williamson misses with the head strike.
Williamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Fialkowska.
Fialkowska tries to circle away but Williamson has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williamson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williamson.
Williamson misses with the head strike.
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson working aggressively here.
Williamson pushes Fialkowska back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williamson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williamson. #T4#
Fialkowska prevents a body shot from Williamson.
Williamson misses with the head strike.
Fialkowska blocks a body shot from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson tries to throw a body punch but Fialkowska avoids it by throwing Williamson back against the cage.
Williamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Fialkowska controls his hands. #BC2#
Fialkowska pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fialkowska misses with a low kick.
Fialkowska lands a leg kick that knocks Williamson off balance momentarily.
Williamson takes a swing at Fialkowska's ribcage but misses. #KD#
Williamson cracks Fialkowska with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williamson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fialkowska to stand back up!#ROC#Fialkowska is rocked!
Williamson digs a good hook to Fialkowska's body.
Fialkowska is still on wobbly legs! Can Williamson finish him?
BAM! Williamson delivers a spinning backfist that drops Fialkowska like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Hawk Williamson!
Hawk Williamson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Commonwealth Clash - Round 1
Date: Nov 15, 2025

#R1#
A punch lands to the side of Hardy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tampolla cracks Hardy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tampolla connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Tampolla moves into the clinch successfully. #TD#
Tampolla jumps guard and drags Hardy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Tampolla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.
Tampolla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Tampolla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Tampolla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
Tampolla looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hardy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tampolla flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #ES#
Tampolla manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tampolla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Tampolla misses with the combination.
Hardy 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.
Hardy looks to land a combination but Tampolla avoids it well.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tampolla tries to clinch up#KD2#
and Hardy counters with a crisp one two that drops Tampolla! Hardy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tampolla to his feet! Tampolla is in big trouble!#ROC2#Tampolla is rocked!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tampolla darts in trying to clinch
and Hardy counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Tampolla off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Hardy follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Tampolla was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Salvatore Hardy!

Event: RMMA - Russia 2
Date: Nov 15, 2025

#R1#
Massey scores with a nice right hand.
Onyeka 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.
Onyeka lands a front kick.
Massey misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Onyeka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onyeka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Massey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Onyeka counters with a body kick that stops Massey in his tracks momentarily.
Massey swings widly with a right hand
and Onyeka counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massey throws a combination that misses #KD#
and Onyeka counters with a nice right hand that sends Massey toppling to the canvas! Massey scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Onyeka finish him?!#CUT#It looks like Gideon Massey has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massey misses with a lunging right hand
and Onyeka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Massey looks winded!#T1#
Onyeka lands with a nice body punch.
Onyeka connects with a jab.
Onyeka steps in with a hook that catches Massey right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Onyeka follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Massey looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Onyeka!

Event: RBL: Wilder vs. Holmberg
Date: Nov 12, 2025

#R1#
Barfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL#
Barfield takes the fight into the clinch.
Howard tries to pull guard but Barfield holds him up against the cage and eventually Howard drops back down to his feet.
Barfield is pressed up against the cage. Howard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barfield down to the mat. Barfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big left from Howard misses.
Barfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howard throws out the jab.
Howard 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.
Howard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barfield tests Howard's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.#TD#
Howard tries to sprawl but Barfield drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Howard tries to get to full guard but Barfield has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Barfield looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard tries to roll over but Barfield keeps him under control.#SUB#
Barfield is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Howard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Howard wants to improve his position but Barfield is controlling well.
Barfield lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Howard wants to improve his position but Barfield is controlling well.
Barfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T2#
Barfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #CUT#That has opened up Dean Howard's cut even more.
Barfield is trying to control the action in half guard but Howard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barfield working over Howard with some ground and pound. Howard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#CUT#Dean Howard's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Barfield!
An out of breath Samuel Barfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: RMMA - Fight Night 23
Date: Oct 25, 2025

#R1#
Fialkowska misses with a low kick.
Phillips looks for the body kick but Fialkowska saw that one coming.
Fialkowska steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phillips. That one must have hurt.
Phillips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phillips backing away here, and Fialkowska unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Phillips goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phillips throws a nice inside leg kick.
Phillips connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phillips throws a front kick that sends Fialkowska stumbling back into the cage.
Phillips lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fialkowska's sensitive parts.
Fialkowska will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phillips.
Phillips throws a front kick that sends Fialkowska stumbling back into the cage.
Fialkowska on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phillips. Phillips obviously looking to wear him down.
Phillips explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fialkowska checks a leg kick.
Fialkowska throws out a counter right but Phillips avoids it with no problem.#T1#
Fialkowska moves out of range of the body kick.
Fialkowska throws a counter combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Phillips.
Phillips connects with an inside leg kick.
Phillips dodges the punch combination from Fialkowska.
Fialkowska throws a big shot that misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fialkowska has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Phillips throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fialkowska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Phillips misses with an attempted mid kick.
Phillips throws a front kick aimed at Fialkowska's knee but Fialkowska avoids it well.
Phillips lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fialkowska moves out of range of the body kick.
Fialkowska has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Phillips.
Good exchange - Phillips coming out on top.
Phillips tries to land a body kick
and Fialkowska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
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!
Phillips thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fialkowska if he has to take too many more of those.
Phillips tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses.
Fialkowska was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Phillips - that will leave a mark!
Phillips misses with a body kick.
Phillips tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fialkowska looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Phillips scores with a leg kick.
Fialkowska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Phillips counters with a body kick that stops Fialkowska in his tracks momentarily.
Phillips scores with a sloppy right hand. Fialkowska should have avoided that one.
Fialkowska misses with an uppercut.
Fialkowska lunges at Phillips with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phillips's hand.
Fialkowska takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Phillips connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick from Phillips lands but Fialkowska takes it in his stride.
Fialkowska has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Phillips.#T3#
A low kick from Phillips is predictable there
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fialkowska throws a leg kick but Phillips checks it.
Phillips throws a body kick that misses.
Fialkowska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fialkowska misses with a low kick.
Phillips appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fialkowska wants to slow Phillips down by chopping away at his legs.
Fialkowska throws a leg kick but Phillips sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Phillips tenderised Fialkowska's leg. Fialkowska is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fialkowska misses with a wild combination.
Phillips changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fialkowska takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fialkowska has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phillips.#T4#
Phillips throws a sloppy head kick
and Phillips takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fialkowska takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fialkowska crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Phillips - the referee stops the clock and Fialkowska gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Phillips. Fialkowska manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fialkowska moves out of range of the body kick.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Fialkowska moved away.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD#
Phillips shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Phillips scoring with some ground and pound.
Fialkowska is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Fialkowska is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Phillips is trying to stand up here but Fialkowska is controlling him well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Phillips dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Phillips thumps Fialkowska with a low kick.
Phillips throws a wild body kick that Fialkowska sees coming a mile off.
Phillips is looking to slow Fialkowska down with leg kicks.
Phillips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phillips closes the distance but Fialkowska moves to the side
and Fialkowska counters with a three punch combo that has Phillips backing up. Phillips nods at Fialkowska to acknowledge the strikes.
Phillips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fialkowska can do to turn this around?
Phillips goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Fialkowska's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fialkowska attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fialkowska tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Phillip Phillips is winning the standup battle so far.
Fialkowska tries to work over Phillips's front leg with a kick but Phillips checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phillips throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Phillips scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fialkowska crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Phillips - the referee stops the clock and Fialkowska gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Phillips. Fialkowska manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Phillips fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fialkowska checks it well. #T1#
Phillips throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matias Fialkowska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A thudding body kick lands there by Phillips!
Fialkowska's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fialkowska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phillips. That's going to slow Fialkowska down.
Phillips buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phillips.
Fialkowska connects with a body shot.
Phillips slips a jab from Fialkowska.
Phillips steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fialkowska.
Phillips throws a head kick but Fialkowska moves out of range.
Fialkowska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Phillips tries to work over Fialkowska's front leg with a kick but Fialkowska checks it. #T2#
Phillips lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fialkowska throws a series of punches but Phillips moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fialkowska blocks a low kick nicely.
Phillip Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fialkowska throws a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Phillips!
Phillips scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phillips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fialkowska.
Phillips throws a leg kick but Fialkowska moved away.
Fialkowska now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Phillips chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phillips misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fialkowska appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Phillips. Fialkowska shrugs it off though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Phillips.
Fialkowska blocks the body kick. #T3#
Phillips throws a lazy body kick
letting Fialkowska counter with a right hand.
Phillips throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phillips throws a push kick but Fialkowska slaps the foot to one side.
Phillips checks a low kick from Fialkowska.
Fialkowska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phillips connects with a solid leg kick.
You can see that Fialkowska has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Phillips throws a head kick that misses
and Fialkowska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phillips with the inside leg kick.
Phillips scores with a nice body kick.
Fialkowska moves out of range as Phillips throws a body kick.
Phillips bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phillips connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phillips feints and then cracks Fialkowska's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fialkowska down. #T4#
Phillips throws a wild body kick that Fialkowska sees coming a mile off.
Phillips throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Phillips connects with an inside leg kick.
Fialkowska bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phillips's head backwards.
Phillips is looking to slow Fialkowska down with leg kicks.
Phillips thumps Fialkowska with a low kick.
Phillips is looking to land body kicks.
Fialkowska tries to land a leg kick but Phillips saw it coming and moves away.
Phillips misses with a low kick as Fialkowska jumps back.
Fialkowska tries a quick counter leg kick but Phillips is wise to it.
Phillips throws a low kick but Fialkowska avoids it.
Fialkowska throws out a counter right but Phillips avoids it with no problem.
Fialkowska throws a leg kick that is checked
and Phillips counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phillips.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Phillips dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Phillips closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fialkowska quickly recovers to half guard.
Fialkowska trying to control here.
Phillips throwing shots but Fialkowska is blocking nicely.
Phillips thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fialkowska's head.
Phillips missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fialkowska has hold of Phillips's hands but Phillips slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Phillips is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Phillips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fialkowska tries to roll over but Phillips keeps him under control.
Phillips landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
Fialkowska taking some punishment here, with Phillips in his half guard.
Fialkowska keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fialkowska blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phillips.
Phillips not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fialkowska is trying to stand back up but Phillips is controlling him
Phillips working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Phillips sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fialkowska defending well though.
Fialkowska tries to kick Phillips off but Phillips keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Phillips throwing shots but Fialkowska is blocking nicely.
Phillips looks to land a strike but Fialkowska avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Fialkowska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips throws a strike but Fialkowska rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Matias Fialkowska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Fialkowska postures up and lands a big shot to Phillips's brow.
Fialkowska slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Phillips is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fialkowska passes Phillips's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Phillips is looking to improve his position.
Phillip Phillips overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fialkowska not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Fialkowska throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Phillips trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fialkowska unloads with some shots from mount but Phillips bucks and avoids them well.
Phillip Phillips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phillips wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fialkowska.
Fialkowska throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Phillips because Fialkowska loaded up on that one.
Phillips has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fialkowska prevents Phillips from getting the reversal.#T4#
Phillips holds on for dear life.
Fialkowska scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fialkowska thowing shots but they're missing.
Fialkowska looking to control but Phillips is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fialkowska lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phillips is looking to improve his position but Fialkowska isn't that keen on the idea.
Fialkowska connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phillip Phillips!
A very excited looking Phillip Phillips made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: KUMITE #30
Date: Oct 21, 2025

#R1#
Inamo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Inamo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kirby.#CUT#It looks like Matthew Michael Kirby has been cut.
Inamo throws a nice head kick!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Inamo! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rodtang Inamo!

Event: RMMA - Fight Night 21
Date: Oct 11, 2025

#R1#
Wolfensberger shoots and misses
and Wolfensberger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Purlie Wolfensberger has been cut.
Hardy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice cross by Hardy.
Wolfensberger throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardy counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Wolfensberger! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Hardy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Hardy!

Event: RMMA - New York 8
Date: Sep 27, 2025

#R1##CL#
Baumgartner pushes Fialkowska up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Fialkowska breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Baumgartner is predictable there
and Fialkowska counters with an outside leg kick.
Baumgartner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fialkowska looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fialkowska looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Baumgartner.
Fialkowska misses with an uppercut.
Fialkowska takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baumgartner throws a lazy head kick
enabling Fialkowska to counter with a crisp jab.
Fialkowska avoids the head kick by Baumgartner.
Baumgartner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baumgartner looks to throw a body kick#CL2#
and Fialkowska counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baumgartner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baumgartner blocking some punches. #BC#
Baumgartner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Baumgartner is looking to clinch but Fialkowska is avoiding it.
Baumgartner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baumgartner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fialkowska connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baumgartner scrambles back to his feet.
Fialkowska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Baumgartner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fialkowska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Baumgartner.
Baumgartner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Baumgartner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fialkowska has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Baumgartner connects with a crisp jab.
Baumgartner connects with a leg kick.
Baumgartner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baumgartner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baumgartner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baumgartner tries a head kick but it misses.
Baumgartner throws a sloppy head kick
letting Fialkowska counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baumgartner throws a leg kick
and Fialkowska counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Baumgartner throws a head kick that misses
and Baumgartner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#Baumgartner is rocked!
Baumgartner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baumgartner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baumgartner doesn't manage to clinch there - Fialkowska circles away.
Fialkowska is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baumgartner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fialkowska cracks Baumgartner with an open hand slap.
Oh Baumgartner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baumgartner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baumgartner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fialkowska counters with a huge left! Baumgartner is in big trouble! He's backing up but Fialkowska isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Baumgartner from any more damage. A dominating finish by Fialkowska!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matias Fialkowska!
A victorious Matias Fialkowska thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Just Fight 22
Date: Sep 24, 2025

#R1#
Allan feints and then cracks Barfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barfield down.
Allan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barfield counters with a body kick.
Barfield takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barfield misses with a two punch combination.
Allan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allan tests Barfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barfield bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barfield slips a jab and a cross from Allan.
Samuel Barfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CL2#
Barfield moves into range and clinches up with Allan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barfield slowing the pace effectively.
Barfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Allan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Allan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barfield prevents Allan from breaking the clinch.
Allan taking a breather.
Barfield tries to land knees in the clinch but Allan avoids the damage to the body.
Barfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Allan backwards. #T1#
Barfield lands a knee to the body.
Barfield is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barfield effectively controlling the action here.
Barfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Allan is trying to push Barfield away but Barfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Allan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Allan wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barfield just misses with a elbow thrown towards Allan's brow.
Barfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barfield.
The referee calls for Barfield to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barfield.#BC#
Allan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barfield connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Allan throws a low kick but Barfield avoids it.
Barfield 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.
Barfield moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T2#
Barfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Allan lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Barfield shoots in and gets a takedown into Allan's guard.#ES#
Allan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barfield.
Allan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Allan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC#
Allan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roger Allan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barfield checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barfield! But no joy.#TD2#
Barfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Allan tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#T3##SUB2#
Barfield is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Allan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
You can see the frustration on Allan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Barfield loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Allan hold on?
Barfield punishes Allan with strikes from the back mount.
Barfield punches Allan on the ear. #SUB2#
Barfield sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Allan taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samuel Barfield!
An out of breath Samuel Barfield thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: FREAKSHOW 34
Date: Sep 10, 2025

#R1#
Schafer has his takedown stuffed
and Asjes counters with a nice body shot.
Asjes lands a head shot.
Schafer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Asjes digs a good hook to Schafer's body.
Schafer fails with the takedown#KD#
and Asjes counters with a crisp right hand that drops Schafer! Asjes lets Schafer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT#It looks like Alexander Schafer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asjes digs a good body shot into Schafer's ribs.
Asjes lands a nice hook to Schafer's body. Schafer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alexander Schafer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schafer looks winded!
Asjes lands with a nice body punch.
Asjes feints with a jab and clips Schafer right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Schafer is sent crashing into the canvas and Asjes leaps in for the kill! Schafer tries to get to his feet but Asjes is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Schafer is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guus Asjes!

Event: RMMA - Fight Night 16
Date: Sep 06, 2025

#R1#
Martin moves in looking to clinch but Massey pushes him off.
A jab from Massey misses.
Teagan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Massey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Martin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Massey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martin.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Massey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin with a poor takedown
and Massey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Massey misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Massey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Massey misses with a looping left.
Martin unleashes a big counter combination but Massey bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Gideon Massey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teagan Martin.
Martin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Massey counter with a right hand.
Massey throws a good cross that connects.
Massey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Massey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Massey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin avoids the body shot from Massey.
Massey misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Massey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Massey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin tries to clinch but Massey is having none of it.
Massey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Martin clinches with his opponent.
Massey keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Massey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Massey paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Massey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Martin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Massey is trying to defend but Martin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Massey is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Martin has latched onto it... Big trouble! Martin pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Massey is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Martin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teagan Martin!

Event: RMMA - Fight Night 16
Date: Sep 06, 2025

#R1#
Neymar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Neymar there.
Neymar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Neymar fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
Hardy 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.
Neymar scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Neymar.
Neymar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hardy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardy throws a hook but Neymar blocks it.
Neymar tests Hardy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Neymar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy throws a jab when Neymar was well out of range.#T1#
Neymar's corner calls for a 1-2. Neymar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Neymar throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Neymar scores with a hook.
Neymar clobbers Hardy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Neymar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Neymar scores with a nice strike.
Hardy tries to score with a low kick but Neymar moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Neymar! But no joy.
Neymar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardy throws a lazy uppercut
and Neymar counters with a nice body kick.
Neymar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hardy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Neymar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neymar lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hardy takes a step back to recover.
Neymar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hardy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hardy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Neymar.
Hardy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hardy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Neymar connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Neymar.
Neymar connects with a looping right hand.
Hardy throws a lazy uppercut
and Neymar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.
Hardy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Neymar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardy in his tracks.
Neymar lands a lovely overhand right.
Hardy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Neymar.
Decent striking displayed by Neymar there.
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Neymar counter with a right hand.
Neymar lands with a right hand.
Neymar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Neymar.
Neymar scores with a hook.
Neymar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neymar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hardy if he has to take too many more of those.
Hardy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neymar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hardy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot by Neymar.
Hardy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Neymar with a jab.
Hardy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body kick there by Neymar.
Neymar scores with a punch to the head.
Hardy needs to keep his hands up - Neymar had a free shot at his head there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Neymar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Neymar connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Neymar. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Neymar lands with a right hand.
Neymar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Neymar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hardy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Neymar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy moves forwards but Neymar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Neymar connects with a body shot.
Hardy misses with an uppercut
and Hardy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miguel Neymar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Hardy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hardy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Neymar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hardy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Neymar.
Hardy throws a jab when Neymar was well out of range.
Neymar scores with a jab to the body.
Neymar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Neymar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardy misses with a hook. Neymar ducked under it nicely.
Neymar lands a front kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Neymar!
Good standup being displayed there by Neymar as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Hardy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Neymar to score with a decent uppercut.
Salvatore Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neymar works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Neymar tenderised Hardy's leg. Hardy is trying to keep his angry face on.
A chopping leg kick lands by Neymar.
Hardy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Neymar.
Neymar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Neymar thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Neymar scores with a nice strike.
Neymar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy throws an off balance right hand
and Neymar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hardy's knee momentarily.#T3#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Neymar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Neymar. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Neymar scores with a body shot.
Neymar is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
Neymar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Neymar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miguel Neymar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neymar scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Neymar - that will leave a mark!
Hardy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A left lands for Neymar.#T4#
A jab from Neymar finds it's way through Hardy's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neymar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
Hardy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Neymar!
A slapping leg kick lands for Neymar.
Hardy misses with a hook
and Neymar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neymar scores with a nice strike.
Hardy moves forwards but Neymar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Neymar with the inside leg kick.
Neymar scores with a sloppy right hand. Hardy should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Neymar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Neymar slips under a jab.
Salvatore Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Neymar.
Neymar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Neymar finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardy's head.
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Neymar!
Nice shot by Neymar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neymar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Hardy.
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Neymar slips the punch.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
Neymar tries a quick counter leg kick but Hardy is wise to it.#T1#
Neymar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardy walks into a stiff left hand from Neymar.
Neymar scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hardy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Neymar - the referee stops the clock and Hardy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Neymar. Hardy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Neymar cracks Hardy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Neymar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neymar scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Neymar does it's job there.
Nice body kick there by Neymar.
Hardy takes a jab right on the kisser. #T2#
Hardy throws a lazy right hand but Neymar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neymar throws out a counter right but Hardy avoids it with no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Neymar. Neymar obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Neymar.
Neymar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Neymar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Neymar.
Neymar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hardy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Neymar scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick from Neymar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Neymar scores with the left hand. Hardy knows he should have avoided that one.
Neymar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hardy misses with a low kick as Neymar jumps back.
Neymar thuds his shin into the meat of Hardy's side.
A low kick lands for Neymar.
Hardy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Neymar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neymar connects with a crisp jab.
Neymar thows a body kick. Hardy tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T4#
Hardy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hardy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neymar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body punch from Neymar.
Hardy ducks right into an uppercut from Neymar.
Neymar lands with a shot to the body.
Neymar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Neymar scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hardy throws a leg kick
and Neymar counters with a nice body shot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Neymar!
Miguel Neymar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RMMA - Fight Night 15
Date: Aug 30, 2025

#R1#
Fialkowska doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dover throws a right hand that misses #CL#
and Fialkowska holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC2#
Dover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fialkowska misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Dover counters with a left hand that sends Fialkowska to the canvas! #ROC2#Fialkowska is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Matias Fialkowska has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fialkowska is controlling Dover's posture.
Dover is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover wants to stand but Fialkowska has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dover looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dover looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Dover trying to control the position from guard on top but Fialkowska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dover wants to stand but Fialkowska has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fialkowska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dover throws out the jab.
Fialkowska seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fialkowska manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Fialkowska.
Fialkowska misses with a double jab
and Dover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Fialkowska works Dover's body with a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Fialkowska has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dover misses with an uppercut. Fialkowska saw that one coming.
Fialkowska slips a jab and a cross from Dover.
Fialkowska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dover tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fialkowska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Fialkowska catches Dover right on the button with a cross.
Dover scores with a hook to the body. Fialkowska takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Fialkowska misses the target.
A left lands for Dover.#T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Dover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Fialkowska.
Fialkowska misses with the combination.
Fialkowska missing with a left hand there. Dover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fialkowska displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dover throws out the jab.
Fialkowska is looking for a counter combo.
Fialkowska throws a big shot that misses.
Dover throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Fialkowska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Fialkowska lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dover doesn't seem phased though.
Matias Fialkowska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fialkowska tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dover manages to circle out of the way.
Dover throws a hook to the side of Fialkowska's head but Fialkowska sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dover misses with the combination.
Fialkowska feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fialkowska scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Dover and sends Fialkowska crashing to the mat! Dover follows him down to the mat - Fialkowska regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Oh Fialkowska is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dover is pressing down on Fialkowska's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fialkowska is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Dover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matias Fialkowska's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Dover measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Fialkowska! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ben Dover!
A relieved looking Ben Dover 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: KUMITE #14
Date: Aug 26, 2025

#R1#
Timone throws a big shot that misses.
Kirby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Timone to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Matthew Michael Kirby has been cut.
Timone throws a head kick that misses.
Timone lands with a hook. Kirby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kirby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timone.
Kirby blocks a low kick nicely.#KD2#
Timone lands a big uppercut and Kirby crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kirby looks OK. Timone waves Kirby back to his feet!#ROC2#Kirby is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timone slips a jab and a cross from Kirby.
Oh Kirby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Timone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Timone misses.
Kirby appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kirby seems to have got his legs back now.
Timone misses with a straight left.
Kirby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timone.
Kirby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timone manages to avoid it.
Kirby checks a leg kick.
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Timone throws out the jab.
Timone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kirby counters with a three punch combo that has Timone backing up. Timone nods at Kirby to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kirby. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Timone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kirby's hands.#CUT2#Matthew Michael Kirby's cut is getting worse.
Timone swinging wildly here.
Kirby misses with a body shot.
Timone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Timone throws a series of punches but Kirby avoids them all with ease.
Kirby appears to be looking for a big counter.
Timone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kirby on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Timone throws a lazy right hand but Kirby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Timone looks to move away, Kirby throws a big counter combo but Timone just gets out of the way.
Kirby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba Timone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timone blocks a jab.
Timone fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirby swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Timone swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kirby to counter with a crisp jab.
Timone 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. #KD2#
Timone cracks Kirby with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kirby looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Timone finish him? #CUT2#Matthew Michael Kirby's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
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!
Timone misses with a looping right.
Timone throws a low kick but Kirby moves out of range easily. #T2#
Kirby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Timone misses with a straight right. #KD2#
Timone lands a big uppercut and Kirby crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kirby looks OK. Timone waves Kirby back to his feet!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Timone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kirby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Timone throws a hook but Kirby blocks it.
Timone throws a sloppy head kick and Kirby moves out of range easily.
Timone drops Kirby with a huge uppercut! Kirby drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Timone is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baba Timone!

Event: Just some fights 43
Date: Aug 16, 2025

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Barfield. Raak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raak takes one to the chin there.
Barfield throws out a powerful jab.
Barfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raak stuns Barfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raak walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Barfield.
Raak shoots for a takedown but Barfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looks like Barfield has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A good leg kick by Barfield.
Barfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samuel Barfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Good shot there by Barfield.
Raak stuffs the takedown.
Barfield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raak.
Raak throws a lazy uppercut
and Barfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raak misses with a wild body shot.
Barfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raak on the side of the head.
Barfield cracks a nice hook into Raak's ribs.
Barfield tries to move into range but Raak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raak throws a poor cross that misses
and Barfield counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Barfield darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raak misses with a body punch
and Barfield counters with a three punch combo that has Raak backing up. Raak nods at Barfield to acknowledge the strikes.#T2#
Barfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raak lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Raak takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Barfield has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barfield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raak blocks an uppercut.
Barfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Raak working aggressively here.
Raak has a couple of punches blocked by Barfield.
Raak throws a head punch that misses.
Barfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Raak.
Raak is working Barfield over against the cage.
Barfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raak backwards.
Barfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T3#
Raak throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barfields head.
Raak blocks an elbow strike from Barfield.
A bit of stalling here from Barfield.
Raak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barfield seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raak can turn it around.
Barfield scores with a shot to the side of Raak's head.
Barfield missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raak can't find room to land a body shot as Barfield controls the action.
Raak displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barfield up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barfield.
Raak tries a body shot but Barfield blocks it.
Barfield has a couple of punches blocked by Raak.
Raak is working for takedown but Barfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Raak.
Barfield pushes Raak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T4#
Raak throws a head punch that misses.
Barfield misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barfield throws an elbow but misses.
Barfield misses with an elbow strike.
Barfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Barfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raak is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raak.
Raak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Samuel Barfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hjalmar Raak.
Barfield gets through Raak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barfield scores with a shot to the side of Raak's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barfield lands with a right to the head.
Barfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barfield is trying to stall.
Barfield lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Barfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Raak is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barfield.
Barfield lands a leg kick that knocks Raak off balance momentarily.
Barfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Samuel Barfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Raak as Barfield shoots in.
Raak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barfield tries to clinch up but Raak circles away and keeps his distance.
Barfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Barfield wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield looks for a takedown but Raak sprawls well.
Barfield punishes Raak's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Barfield's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barfield duly obliges.
Barfield is looking to score with low kicks.
Raak tries to counter with a clinch but Barfield shakes him off and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Raak.
Raak looks to clinch
and Barfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Raak as Barfield shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Barfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barfield tests Raak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barfield throws a right and a left that Raak avoids nicely.
Barfield tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Samuel Barfield has been cut.
Barfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Raak eats them both and turns towards Barfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barfield cracks Raak with a right hand to the side of the head.#T2#
Barfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Raak.
Raak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barfield.
Raak fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Barfield was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Barfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barfield connects with a leg kick. #CL2#
Raak moves into the clinch successfully. #T3#
Raak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barfield.
Raak stalling in the clinch but Barfield improves position.
Raak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Samuel Barfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Raak - that landed with a thud.
Raak stalling.
Barfield throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Barfield fails to land.
Barfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barfield blocking some punches.
Raak blocks the elbow strike.
Raak tries to work over Barfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raak working aggressively here.
Raak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barfield or not. #T4#
Barfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raak.
Raak tries to throw a body punch but Barfield avoids it by throwing Raak back against the cage.
Raak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raak lands an uppercut.
Barfield lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Raak fails to land.
Raak struggles to land a body shot inside as Barfield controls his hands.
Barfield lands an elbow inside that Raak shrugs off.
Raak gets through Barfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raak holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Raak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Raak.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Barfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Barfield's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A bone on bone clash there as Barfield blocks the leg kick. #TD#
Barfield gets a takedown into half guard.
Barfield is keen to just control but Raak is a slippery customer.
Barfield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raak is refusing to be controlled, as Barfield sits in half guard.
Raak gets back to full guard.
Barfield has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Raak has wrist control.
Raak keeping full guard, as Barfield tries to pass. #T1#
Raak working a defensive guard here.
Barfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Raak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barfield connects with a couple of short punches.
Barfield keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raak's head.#SUB2#
Raak has an active guard here but Barfield has managed to pass into half guard.
Barfield takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Barfield trying to control from Raak's half guard. Raak has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Barfield controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Barfield wants to pass the guard but Raak is keeping the position.
Barfield looking to sit in guard and control but Raak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Barfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raak defends well.
Raak tries to free his leg and advance position but Barfield is retaining full guard. #T3##SUB#
Barfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Barfield is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barfield managing to control the position.
Barfield controls Raak momentarily but Raak frees himself. #SUB#
Barfield working for a triangle but Raak defends it easily.
Raak looking to pass the guard.
Hjalmar Raak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Barfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barfield is trying to control the position but Raak postures up.
Raak throwing strikes from guard but Barfield blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barfield scores with a nice head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barfield closes the distance and clinches up with Raak, looking for a takedown. Barfield pushes Raak against the cage but Raak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Samuel Barfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An attempted straight right counter from Barfield misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Barfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barfield 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Barfield!
Samuel Barfield seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RMMA 31 - Curtis v Tyburski 2
Date: Aug 09, 2025

#R1#
Nut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nut throws the kick towards the body but Saunders avoids it.
Nut looks for the body kick but Saunders saw that one coming.
Saunders misses with a body kick.
Nut thumps Saunders with a low kick.
Saunders lands a high kick!
Nut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saunders.
Nut paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nut looks to land a body kick but Saunders moved away.
Saunders has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nut.
Saunders dives in and grabs Nut's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nut pushes down on Saunders's head and hops out.
Nut only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Saunders doesn't manage to clinch there - Nut circles away.
Nut connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saunders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nut.
Saunders looks for a takedown but Nut sprawls well.#T1#
Saunders takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Saunders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nut sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saunders somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaeden Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Nut finds it's target.
Saunders moves away from the strike by Nut.
Nut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saunders manages to avoid it.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nut as he avoids it easily.
And Nut responds with a good body kick, but Saunders manages to step out the way in time.
Nut blocks a head kick by Saunders.
Saunders walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nut.
Nut scores with a kick to the body. #T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Nut.
Saunders walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nut.
Nut lands with a nice body kick.
Nut throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick from Nut, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nut stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nut wants it to stay on the feet.
Nut with the inside leg kick.
Saunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saunders throws a head kick that misses
and Nut counters with a nice body kick.
Saunders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Saunders ducks right into an uppercut from Nut.
Hazel Nut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nut throws a leg kick which misses Saunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Saunders tries to avoid it.
Nut is looking to slow Saunders down with leg kicks. #T3#
Saunders avoids a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nut.
Saunders takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nut looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been informed that Nut has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nut throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Nut clinches with his opponent.
Nut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Nut.
Saunders working hard to break the clinch.
Nut misses with a body punch.
Nut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saunders looking for a takedown.
Saunders takes an elbow to the temple. #T4#
Nut lands an elbow just above Saunders 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nut creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saunders's defenses.
Nut misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saunders.
Saunders blocks a body shot from Nut.
Nut lands with a short shot to the head.
Nut is pushing Saunders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nut misses with a body punch.
Saunders has had enough of the clinch but Nut keeps him there for the moment.
Saunders blocks an elbow strike.
Nut stalling in the clinch.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nut missing with knees to the body.
Nut lands a nice knee to the body.
Nut slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hazel Nut dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Nut stuffs the takedown.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nut - that will leave a mark!
Saunders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nut replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saunders blocks it well.
Nut lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saunders's sensitive parts.
Nut's corner calls for a 1-2. Nut obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nut throws a push kick but Saunders slaps the foot to one side.
Saunders takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Saunders tries to clinch but Nut is having none of it.
Nut tests Saunders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Saunders rushes Nut and presses him up against the cage.
Hazel Nut seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saunders can't get the takedown.
Nut tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Nut struggles to land a body shot inside as Saunders controls his hands. #T1#
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.
Nut lands a nice knee to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nut in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Saunders is trying to pull guard but Nut turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaeden Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nut lands a damaging elbow.
Nut pushes off an throws an elbow but Saunders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nut is working Saunders over against the cage.
Nut has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nut pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nut pushes Saunders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T2#
Nut is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nut receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nut has Saunders pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Nut's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hazel Nut.
Saunders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nut pinned against the cage. Nut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nut keeps Saunders at a distance using the push kick.
Nut with a nice calf kick.
Saunders goes for a double leg but Nut avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nut continues to drive forward.#T3#
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nut - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nut leaning against his opponent.
Nut continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Saunders takes an elbow to the temple.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nut lands an uppercut.
Nut has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Nut as the two fighters clinch.
Nut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nut comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saunders misses with a punch to the body.
Nut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saunders backwards.
Saunders is trying to pull guard but Nut has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nut.
Nut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nut throws an elbow but it misses.
Nut leaning against his opponent.
Nut crunches a lovely knee into Saunders's ribcage.
Nut lands an elbow that stopped Saunders in his tracks for a moment.
Saunders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nut gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Saunders prevents a body shot from Nut.
Nut manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nut lands a left hand.
Nut presses Saunders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nut lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nut holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Saunders is trying to pull guard but Nut has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hazel Nut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Nut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saunders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nut lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saunders takes a step back to recover.
Nut lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saunders takes a step back to recover.
Nut scoring well with a low kick there.
Nut feints and then cracks Saunders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saunders down.
Kaeden Saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nut swivels and escapes.
Saunders throws a head kick but Nut moves out of range.
Nut lands a jab to the nose.
Saunders closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Good leg kick by Nut.
Crunch! Nut slams his shin into Saunders's torso.
Saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Nut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick there by Nut.
Nut scores with a leg kick.
Saunders has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nut.
Nut dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saunders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saunders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hazel Nut seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nut lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nut lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nut scores with a push kick.#T2#
Saunders looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nut is fending him off so far but Saunders persists. Nope, Nut circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaeden Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Nut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saunders drops his hands momentarily and Nut takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saunders is looking to clinch.
Nut missing with a left hand there. Saunders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saunders. Nut does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nut looks to score with a jab to the body but Saunders is just out of range.
Nut displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saunders.
Nut lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nut but Nut pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saunders crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nut - the referee stops the clock and Saunders gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nut. Saunders manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nut throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nut cracks Saunders with a good jab.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Nut there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nut.
Nut scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Nut. #T4#
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt - Nut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It seemed like Nut was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nut throws a leg kick which misses Saunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Saunders tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saunders sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nut - that will leave a mark!
Nut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nut moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saunders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaeden Saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hazel Nut is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nut scores with a jab to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hazel Nut!
Hazel Nut seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: RMMA - Russia
Date: Aug 09, 2025

#R1#
Massey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Massey misses with a straight right.
Massey throws a right and a left that both miss.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Massey enables Chips to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Massey manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Massey has his feet on Chips's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Massey throws a lazy right hand but Chips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chips scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chips circles away quickly and effectively.
Chips scores with a kick to the midsection.#TD#
Chips darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SU#
Chips escapes and gets back to his feet. #T1#
Massey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Massey looks to land a right hand but Chips moved out of range.
Chips lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chips's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chips duly obliges. #TD#
Chips drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Massey wants to stand but Chips is controlling the position.
Chips stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Massey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Massey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chips is looking to work some ground and pound but Massey has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Massey can do anything to dispel that myth.#T2#
Chips engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Massey is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Massey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Chips with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Massey working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Chips with a flurry of punches that miss.
Massey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chips throws a big elbow that misses.
Chips is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Massey controlling Chips's posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chips controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A left lands for Chips.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Massey swings for the body but Chips moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chips is defended easily by Massey.
It seemed like Massey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Massey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chips.
Massey misses with a wild body shot.
Massey misses with an uppercut.
Massey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Massey as Chips shoots in.
Massey looks to land a right hand but Chips moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clancy Chips dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Chips moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chips fails in his attempt to clinch.
Massey looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Chips forces Massey back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Chips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chips is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Massey misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chips closes the distance but Massey moves to the side
and Massey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Massey throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Chips tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Chips closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Chips drags the fight down to the ground.
Massey tries to free his leg and advance position but Chips is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Chips is looking for a triangle but Massey pushes his legs off easily.
Chips tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Massey tries to free his leg and advance position but Chips is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Chips has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Massey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chips trying to control the position. #T2#
Chips is pulling down on Massey's head. It's preventing any offense from Massey, at least for the moment.
Massey looking to sit in guard and control but Chips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Chips stands up from Massey's guard - Chips perhaps looking for a knockout.
Donk. Chips catches Massey right on the button with a cross.
Chips is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Massey can do to turn this around?#T3#
Massey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chips.
Chips scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Massey.
Chips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Massey counters with a nice uppercut.
Massey keeps the fight on the outside.
Massey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clancy Chips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massey swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Massey throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chips. That's going to slow Massey down.
Massey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chips circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Chips clinches up with Massey and pushes him back against the cage.
Chips tries to pull guard but Massey holds him up against the cage and eventually Chips drops back down to his feet.
Chips is trying to force a seperation but Massey has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Chips jumps into guard, dragging Massey to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chips holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clancy Chips dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Chips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gideon Massey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Massey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Chips has Massey up against the cage in a clinch.
Massey has Chips pressed against the cage.
Chips blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Chips.
Chips scores with a shoulder strike.
Massey misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Massey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chips is trying to pull guard but Massey has him pressed against the cage.
Chips changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Massey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clancy Chips. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chips fails with a takedown attempt.
Chips misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Chips scores with a takedown into Massey's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Chips wants to pass the guard but Massey is keeping the position.
Massey keeping moving, preventing Chips from controlling successfully.
Chips won't allow Massey to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Massey trying to control the position.
Chips's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chips tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Massey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chips throws a series of punches but Massey avoids them all with ease.
Massey throws out a loose jab but Chips uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chips shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Massey defends it nicely.
It seemed like Massey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4##TD#
Chips drives through with a takedown into Massey's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Massey is looking to stand back up but Chips counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Massey.
Massey is looking to control Chips's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Massey avoid being mounted?
Chips controlling the action here.
Chips prevents Massey from standing back up.
Clancy Chips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Massey is trying to control but Chips manages to pass to mount!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clancy Chips!

Event: RMMA - Russia
Date: Aug 09, 2025

#R1#
LeDouche lands a front kick.
Hardy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and LeDouche counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
LeDouche lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
LeDouche is looking for a counter combo.
LeDouche connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hardy. Hardy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from LeDouche - that will leave a mark!
LeDouche scores with a hook.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardy misses with a hook
and LeDouche makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hardy really felt that one!
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!
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from LeDouche.#CL#
LeDouche moves into range and clinches up with Hardy.
LeDouche misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
LeDouche struggles to land a body shot inside as Hardy controls his hands.
Hardy throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by LeDouche.
LeDouche wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
LeDouche tries a body shot but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy is pressed up against the cage. LeDouche has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hardy down to the mat. Hardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Salvatore Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeDouche connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
LeDouche fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
LeDouche takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guy LeDouche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeDouche scores with a leg kick.
LeDouche tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy LeDouche. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
LeDouche drives through and clinches with Hardy against the cage. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by LeDouche.
LeDouche is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
LeDouche is looking to take this one to the mat.
LeDouche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LeDouche has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
LeDouche lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by LeDouche.
Hardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
LeDouche misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from LeDouche.
LeDouche throws a head punch that misses.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for LeDouche. #T3#
LeDouche is working Hardy over against the cage.
Hardy blocks a body shot from LeDouche.
LeDouche gets through Hardy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LeDouche throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy throws a counter combo.
LeDouche delivers a nice body kick.
LeDouche throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #CL#
LeDouche clinches up with Hardy and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
LeDouche lands a shoulder strike.
Hardy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from LeDouche.
LeDouche lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy swats away the attempt to clinch by LeDouche.
Hardy tries to move into range but LeDouche moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
LeDouche throws a good cross that connects.
A nice leg kick lands there from LeDouche.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but LeDouche is out of range.
LeDouche tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
LeDouche digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
LeDouche lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guy LeDouche dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
LeDouche smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#TD#
LeDouche throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hardy was covering up waiting for the punch and LeDouche finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES2#
Hardy pushes LeDouche off and gets back to his feet.
LeDouche connects with a crisp jab.
LeDouche pushes Hardy away with a front kick.
LeDouche throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeDouche tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
LeDouche fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Hardy misses with an uppercut. LeDouche saw that one coming.
LeDouche scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hardy in his tracks.
A good leg kick by LeDouche.
LeDouche throws a combination. Hardy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
LeDouche wants to clinch.
LeDouche jabs at Hardy's body.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
LeDouche shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hardy but Hardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
LeDouche lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Some wild striking there from LeDouche.
LeDouche throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
LeDouche is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
LeDouche lands with an uppercut that bounces Hardy off the cage and back into range.
LeDouche scores with a jab.#T3#
LeDouche connects with a single shot there.
LeDouche throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardy on the side of the head.
LeDouche jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guy LeDouche is winning the standup battle so far.
LeDouche scores with a jab. Hardy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
LeDouche tries for a takedown but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
LeDouche fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
LeDouche lands with a straight right. Hardy didn't see that one coming.
Hardy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LeDouche keeps Hardy at a distance using the push kick.
LeDouche throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Hardy tries to keep at a distance but LeDouche has taken the fight into the clinch.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from LeDouche.
LeDouche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LeDouche misses with the head strike.
LeDouche is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hardy is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy LeDouche. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but LeDouche ducks down to avoid it.
LeDouche paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
LeDouche shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardy tries to sprawl out of it but LeDouche keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
LeDouche is looking to slow Hardy down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Guy LeDouche dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
LeDouche scores with a head kick. Hardy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Salvatore Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LeDouche changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy 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.
LeDouche with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy counters with a left to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by LeDouche. That's going to slow Hardy down.
Nice sprawl there from Hardy as LeDouche shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
LeDouche with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Hardy.
LeDouche fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hardy just manages to avoid it.#T1#
LeDouche throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
LeDouche with the inside leg kick.
LeDouche bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy throws a low kick but it's checked well by LeDouche.
LeDouche will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy LeDouche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeDouche works the jab nicely.
LeDouche with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salvatore Hardy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LeDouche slips under a jab from Hardy.
LeDouche scores with a shot to the body.
LeDouche connects with a jab.
LeDouche darts in looking for a takedown but Hardy gets double underhooks and turns LeDouche into the cage. #T2#
LeDouche is working for takedown but Hardy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hardy prevents the takedown attempt.
LeDouche has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hardy after a bit of a struggle.
I was talking to LeDouche's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
LeDouche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy has a couple of punches blocked by LeDouche.
LeDouche is looking for a takedown.
LeDouche misses with a punch on the inside.
LeDouche lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
LeDouche tries for a takedown but Hardy manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardy.
Hardy blocks an uppercut.
LeDouche blocks an uppercut.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardy blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
LeDouche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
LeDouche misses with some punches.
LeDouche has Hardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hardy blocking some punches. #BC#
LeDouche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Hardy does it's job there.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but LeDouche manages to avoid it.
LeDouche explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
LeDouche tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LeDouche takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
LeDouche bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
Hardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T4#
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and LeDouche takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Guy LeDouche is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice leg kick from LeDouche, right into the meat of the thigh.
LeDouche scores with a head kick.
LeDouche looks for a takedown but Hardy sprawls well.
LeDouche is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: RMMA 29 - Aspinall v Ditchev
Date: Jul 26, 2025

#R1#
Sax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sax with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fialkowska to score with a decent uppercut.
Sax pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Sax gets a clinch.
Sax misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Fialkowska breaks the clinch.
Fialkowska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fialkowska throws a front kick aimed at Sax's knee but Sax avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Sax blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Sax misses the target.
Sax misses the body punch
and Fialkowska connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sax definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Fialkowska misses with a left hand
and Sax makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sax throws a good cross that connects.
Sax keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sax lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sax is looking to wear down Fialkowska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sax is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sax takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fialkowska does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Sax misses with a straight right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fialkowska has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#KD#
Sax lands a big right hand that sends Fialkowska crashing to the mat! Sax stays standing though and waves Fialkowska back to his feet!#ROC#Fialkowska is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fialkowska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fialkowska avoids the body shot from Sax.
Sax takes a swing at Fialkowska's ribcage but misses.
Fialkowska only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fialkowska avoids the body shot from Sax.
Fialkowska is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fialkowska.
A low kick from Fialkowska misses #KD#
and Sax counters with a nice right hand that sends Fialkowska toppling to the canvas! Fialkowska scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sax finish him?!
Fialkowska is still on wobbly legs! Can Sax finish him?
Sax tries to clinch but Fialkowska moves out of range.
Fialkowska seems to have recovered his senses.#CL#
Sax gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T3#
Sax lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fialkowska backwards.
Sax throws a punch but it's blocked by Fialkowska.
Sax misses with the head strike.
Sax working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fialkowska has a couple of punches blocked by Sax.
Sax working aggressively here.
Sax lands a right hand.
Sax throws a head punch that misses.
Sax lands with a short shot to the head.
Sax slows down the pace here.
Sax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fialkowska's elbow.
Fialkowska effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
Fialkowska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sax blocks an elbow strike from Fialkowska.
A head punch on the inside from Sax fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fialkowska.
Fialkowska effectively controlling the action here.
Fialkowska tries to circle away but Sax has him pinned against the cage.
Sax working aggressively here.
Sax misses with a punch on the inside.
Fialkowska prevents a body shot from Sax.
A head punch on the inside from Sax fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sax struggles to land a body shot inside as Fialkowska controls his hands.
Sax lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fialkowska working aggressively here.
Fialkowska blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Sax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Fialkowska moves away from the strike by Sax.
Fialkowska is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fialkowska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matias Fialkowska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sax just misses with a punch to the body.
Fialkowska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fialkowska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fialkowska throws a right hand that misses
and Sax counters with a nice uppercut.
Sax weaves into range and cracks Fialkowska right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Fialkowska goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sax is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Sax!
An out of breath Nick Sax thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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