Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2025

#R1#
Smack looks to throw the jab but Jcool is out of range.
We've been told by Jcool's head coaches at Cozad MMA Tokyo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Johnny Smack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smack throws a head kick but Jcool moves out of range.
Smack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jcool. That did some damage!
Smack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jcool circles away quickly and effectively.
Smack throws a nice head kick!
Smack misses with a head kick.
Smack misses with a series of wild punches.
Smack tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jcool counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smack lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smack.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smack misses with an uppercut.
As Smack looks to move away, Jcool throws a big counter combo but Smack just gets out of the way.
Jcool fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smack avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Smack missing with a left hand there. Jcool was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jcool avoids the head kick by Smack. #CL#
Jcool gets a clinch. #BC2#
Smack manages to break the clinch.
Jcool moves out of range as Smack throws a body kick.
Jcool tried to counter with a leg kick but Smack avoided it.
Smack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smack keeps the fight on the outside.
Smack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smack throws a sloppy head kick and Jcool moves out of range easily.
Smack feints a jab promting Jcool to slip. Smack then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jcool slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jcool moves out of range of the body kick.
Smack scores with a nice body kick. #T2#
Smack throws a head kick but Jcool moves out of range.
Smack looks winded!
Smack throws a head kick but Jcool moves out of range.
Smack avoids the head kick by Jcool.
Some wild striking there from Smack.
Jcool changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smack tries to avoid it but Jcool manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smack to the ground. Smack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smack throws a sloppy head kick and Jcool moves out of range easily.
Smack tries a head kick but it misses.
Jcool wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#TD#
Jcool looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB#
Jcool is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smack is looking to escape.#T3#
Jcool is looking to take a break and control but Smack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #ES2#
Smack makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice defenses there by Jcool.
Jcool is looking for a counter combo.
Jcool shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smack pinned against the cage. Smack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Jcool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smack stuffs the takedown attempt from Jcool. Jcool gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny Smack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jcool changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smack tries to avoid it but Jcool manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smack to the ground. Smack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smack throws a series of punches but Jcool moves out of range.
Smack throws a head kick but Jcool moves out of range. #T4#
Jcool tries to clinch but Smack moves out of range.
Jcool takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jcool fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smack throws a sloppy head kick and Jcool moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smack.
Smack thows a body kick. Jcool tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Smack throws a nice looking combination but Jcool bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Jcool shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smack's guard.

Smack is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Jcool presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Jcool is trying to pull guard but Smack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Smack dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Smack misses with a head kick.
Jcool tries to counter by clinching up but Smack breaks away and moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Smack. No joy for Jcool on that attempt.
Jcool tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jcool somewhat.
Smack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smack throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smack throws a one two combo.
Smack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jcool tries for a takedown but Smack circles away easily
and Smack counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Jcool. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Smack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jcool will feel that in the morning.
Smack misses with the combination.
Jcool tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jcool dodges the punch combination from Smack.
As Smack backs away, Jcool returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smack.
Smack throws a head kick that misses.
Smack thuds his shin into the meat of Jcool's side.#T2#
Jcool throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smack's waist but Smack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jcool off to one side.
Smack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jcool tries to clinch there but Smack circles away.
Johnny Smack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jcool shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smack sprawls well. Smack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jcool gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jcool shoots in looking for a takedown. Smack tries to sprawl out of it but Jcool keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abdul Jcool is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Smack leaves Jcool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smack leaves Jcool with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jcool fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jcool's head.
Smack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smack moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jcool takes one on the button.
Smack throws a right and a left that Jcool avoids nicely.
Jcool tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smack swivels and escapes.#T4#
Jcool is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Smack clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jcool is trying to pull guard but Smack has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Smack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smack throws a series of punches but Jcool moves out of range.
Jcool shoots for a double leg takedown but Smack sprawls well. He's pushed Jcool's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Smack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
A combination from Smack does no damage.
Jcool looks for a takedown but Smack sprawls well.
Jcool tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jcool misses with a takedown
and Smack counters with a series of strikes. Jcool will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smack throws a head kick that misses.
Smack punishes Jcool's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smack works Jcool's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Smack does no damage.
Jcool changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jcool misses with a double jab
and Smack counters with a three punch combo that has Jcool backing up. Jcool nods at Smack to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Smack throws a one two combo.
Smack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jcool moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smack throws a right hand that Jcool ducks under and follows up with a left that Jcool also avoids with ease.
Jcool half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jcool shoots in for a takedown but Smack shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Jcool. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smack connects with an inside leg kick.
Smack's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smack duly obliges.
Smack throws a series of strikes that have Jcool backpedaling.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jcool looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jcool looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL#
Jcool clinches up with Smack and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jcool tries to pull guard but Smack holds him up against the cage and eventually Jcool drops back down to his feet. #BC2#
Smack manages to break the clinch.
Smack throws a combination that misses
and Jcool counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Smack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jcool swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jcool tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jcool will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jcool avoids the head kick by Smack.
Smack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smack stuffs the takedown attempt from Jcool. Jcool gets slowly back to his feet. #T3#
Smack misses with a few strikes there.
Jcool feinted with a counter takedown.
Smack misses with a series of wild punches.
Jcool drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smack sprawls and moves away.
Jcool tries to close the distance and clinch but Smack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jcool tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jcool doesn't manage to clinch there - Smack circles away.
Jcool fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smack avoids it really well and circles away.
Smack throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T4#
Smack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Smack fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jcool, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Smack breaks from the clinch.
Smack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jcool.
Smack misses with a series of wild punches.
Jcool tries to clinch but Smack moves out of range.
Abdul Jcool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Smack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jcool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Smack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smack 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smack!
Johnny Smack very nearly forgot to thank Hype Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Abdul Jcool spoke after the fight, saying '"Everybody out there know I beat him, I controlled the fight, he was missing, I hit him plenty more times. I beat him.Let me talk something... I want to thank the whole hood who came out here. I love y'all. I did this for the hood, you know I beat that boy.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 14, 2025

#R1##TD2#
Morah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Morah cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB2#
Morah is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morah is putting a hurting on Gracie here, landing some big shots from side control.
Morah lands an elbow. #SUB2#
Morah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morah working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morah lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Morah connects with a decent elbow.
Morah is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morah misses with the ground and pound.#T1#
Morah tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morah creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Morah scoring with punches from side control.
Morah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #ROC2#Gracie is rocked!
Gracie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morah scoring with punches from side control.
Morah lands a strong strike to the head of Gracie. That's dazed him! Morah looking to finish here. Gracie is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Morah lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonah Morah!
Jonah Morah very nearly forgot to thank Tokzik Dope L.A. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 13, 2025

#R1#
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kvaratskhelia was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kvaratskhelia in his tracks. #TD#
Kvaratskhelia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kvaratskhelia looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Kvaratskhelia keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kvaratskhelia is on top in guard. #REVR#
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T1#
Kvaratskhelia is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Kvaratskhelia is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kvaratskhelia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kvaratskhelia throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kvaratskhelia's guard. Nice move by Smith!#REVB#
Kvaratskhelia 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.
Kvaratskhelia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kvaratskhelia is pulling down on Smith's head. It's preventing any offense from Smith, at least for the moment.
Kvaratskhelia lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kvaratskhelia throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T2##SUB#
Kvaratskhelia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith wanted to stand there but Kvaratskhelia had control of the position.
Kvaratskhelia managing to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep but no luck.
Kvaratskhelia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard. #REVR#
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T3#
Kvaratskhelia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia landing with the ground and pound.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Kvaratskhelia slips an elbow through the middle.
Kvaratskhelia chips away with some ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia stops Smith from standing up.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kvaratskhelia throws a big elbow that misses.
Kvaratskhelia stands up over Smith, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith looks winded!#T4#
Kvaratskhelia working some strikes from top position.
Kvaratskhelia throwing strikes but missing.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kvaratskhelia passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kvaratskhelia lands a nice short elbow.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kvaratskhelia.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Kvaratskhelia in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvaratskhelia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Kvaratskhelia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giorgi Kvaratskhelia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Kvaratskhelia looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kvaratskhelia keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Kvaratskhelia throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Kvaratskhelia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kvaratskhelia trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kvaratskhelia slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kvaratskhelia stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kvaratskhelia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Smith keeping moving, preventing Kvaratskhelia from controlling successfully.
Kvaratskhelia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kvaratskhelia is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kvaratskhelia distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kvaratskhelia throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Kvaratskhelia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kvaratskhelia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Kvaratskhelia distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#ROC#Smith is rocked!
Kvaratskhelia postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Smith covers up, he's hurt! Kvaratskhelia keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kvaratskhelia and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kvaratskhelia can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgi Kvaratskhelia!
Giorgi Kvaratskhelia was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: HFA 33
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
King misses with an uppercut. Reno saw that one coming.
Ronaldez Reno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reno's head.
Reno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
Reno tries to get to full guard but King has control of the leg.
King lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
King lands strikes from half guard.
Reno won't allow King to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Reno is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Reno is defending against the submission attempts here by King. #T1#
Reno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King. #SUB2#
Reno is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King works his way into side control.
King creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#SUB#
King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Reno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2##SUB#
King thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Reno parries the strikes from King easily there. King is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Reno to escape. #SUB#
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Reno is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow. #SUB#
King is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
King is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Reno has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reno is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T3#
King cracks Reno with a big right hand but Reno just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reno taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King cracks Reno with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SUB#
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
King is putting a hurting on Reno here, landing some big shots from side control.
Reno wants to get back to his feet but King drags him back down.
King in side control lands a decent elbow. #ROC#Reno is rocked!#T4##SUB#
King tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Reno is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
King cracks Reno with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Reno seems to have recovered his senses.
Reno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but King wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reno on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #SUB#
King working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
King scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reno to see if he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

JJ King 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#
Reno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Reno breaks away and moves out of range.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reno can do to turn this around?
Reno misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Reno ducks under a wild hook from King.
Reno looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
King takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reno sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.#T1#
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reno scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Reno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
King lands with a right hand.
Reno misses with a jab, cross combination.
King appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reno throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Reno throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and King counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reno!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reno, who protects the arm well.
King working the body and head with strikes. #T2#
Reno is trying to get back to his feet.
King working the ground and pound.#SUB#
King is trying to get an arm triangle but Reno is defending well.
King working the body and head with strikes.
Reno is breathing heavily.
King lands a few punches from side control.
King is working Reno over with some ground and pound from side control.
King working the ground and pound from side control.
King scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Reno is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and King can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ King!

Event: IFA 10: Bronze
Date: Dec 14, 2024

#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alvarez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body.
Alvarez works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Alvarez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez has Smith pressed against the ropes, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez lands with a light punch inside.
Alvarez is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith is breathing heavily.#T1#
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Alvarez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Alvarez's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez. #T2#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Alvarez as the two fighters clinch.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head. #ROC2#Smith is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Alvarez.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Alvarez on the inside.
Alvarez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez pushes Smith back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Alvarez.
A body shot lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alvarez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the ropes.#T3#
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alvarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Alvarez.
Alvarez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Smith to his knees! Alvarez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Alvarez!
Joao Alvarez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: IFA 10: Bronze
Date: Dec 14, 2024

#R1#
Mckee lands a glancing blow to the side of Morah's head.
The crowd cheers as Mckee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morah doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#It looks like Jonah Morah has been cut.
No joy there for Morah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mckee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zakee Mckee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Morah does no damage.
Mckee throws a head kick but Morah moves out of range.
Mckee lands a nice shot that snaps Morah's head back.
Mckee scores with a sloppy right hand. Morah should have avoided that one.
Mckee tries to clinch up but Morah circles away and keeps his distance.
Morah swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckee wants to clinch up but Morah keeps it at a distance.
Whack! Mckee lands a heavy head kick that drops Morah. The ref tackles Mckee to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Morah was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Zakee Mckee!

Event: HFA FIGHT NIGHT 10
Date: Dec 11, 2024

#R1#
Ali shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Ali looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ali with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a one-two to the body. #TD#
King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ali tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. King is in Ali's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ali doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
King landing with the ground and pound. #ROC#Ali is rocked!
King scoring with some ground and pound.
Ali is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King gets to his feet and stands over Ali, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Ali felt that one! King unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Ali from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ King!

Event: IFA 8: Titanium
Date: Nov 30, 2024

#R1#
Barishnikov throws a sloppy head kick and Smack moves out of range easily.
Smack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barishnikov is looking to clinch.
Barishnikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barishnikov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smack defends it nicely.
Barishnikov tries for a takedown but Smack circles away easily#CL#
and Smack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Smack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smack. #CL#
Smack pushes Barishnikov up against the cage in a clinch.
Barishnikov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johnny Smack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Habibi Barishnikov.
Barishnikov looking for a takedown.
Barishnikov managing to block the knees to the body from Smack. #T1#
Barishnikov tries to pull guard but Smack holds him up against the cage and eventually Barishnikov drops back down to his feet.
Barishnikov tries to break free but Smack pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Smack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Barishnikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Smack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smack closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT#It looks like Habibi Barishnikov has been cut.
Smack displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barishnikov.
Smack is looking for a counter combo.
Barishnikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smack lands a jab.
Smack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barishnikov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smack tries to avoid it but Barishnikov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smack to the ground. Smack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barishnikov looks winded!
Smack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Barishnikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T2#
Smack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #ROC#Barishnikov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barishnikov connects with a nice looking jab.
Smack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smack takes a swing at Barishnikov's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Barishnikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Smack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barishnikov feints a jab promting Smack to slip. Barishnikov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smack slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barishnikov.
Smack throws a sloppy head kick and Barishnikov moves out of range easily.
Smack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Johnny Smack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Smack gets a clinch.
Barishnikov tries to circle away but Smack has him pinned against the cage.
Smack lands a shot to the body.
Smack leaning against his opponent. #T3##BC#
Smack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barishnikov avoids the head kick by Smack.
Smack is looking to chop away at Barishnikov's legs.
Smack moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarishnikov.
Barishnikov darts in trying to clinch
and Smack counters with a two punch combo.
Smack misses with a two punch combination.
Barishnikov tries to clinch up but Smack circles away and keeps his distance.
Barishnikov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barishnikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smack. That one must have hurt.
Smack misses with a body kick.
Smack avoids the head kick by Barishnikov.
Smack throws a series of punches but Barishnikov avoids them all with ease.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barishnikov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smack - the referee stops the clock and Barishnikov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smack. Barishnikov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T4#
Smack lands a nice shot that snaps Barishnikov's head back.
Smack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barishnikov at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Smack. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Smack forces Barishnikov back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Smack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barishnikov doesn't seem bothered though.
Barishnikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smack goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#That has opened up Habibi Barishnikov's cut even more.
Smack throws a low kick, looking for Barishnikov's leg but Barishnikov calmly moves out of range.
Smack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Smack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Habibi Barishnikov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Smack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smack keeps the fight on the outside.
Barishnikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Smack tries to sprawl out of it but Barishnikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barishnikov wants to clinch up but Smack keeps it at a distance.
Smack has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barishnikov closes the distance and clinches up with Smack, looking for a takedown. Barishnikov pushes Smack against the cage but Smack circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barishnikov shoots for a double leg takedown but Smack sprawls well. He's pushed Barishnikov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smack changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Johnny Smack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Habibi Barishnikov.
Barishnikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smack's waist but Smack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barishnikov off to one side.
Smack is looking for a counter combo.
Smack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barishnikov circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barishnikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smack lands with a kick to the temple. Barishnikov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barishnikov moves away.
Barishnikov is breathing heavily.#T1#
Smack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smack misses with a head kick.
Smack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barishnikov can do to turn this around?
Smack tries to bum rush Barishnikov with a series of wild strikes but Barishnikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Barishnikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barishnikov shoots in but no luck this time.
Smack comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barishnikov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smack lands a high kick!
Smack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barishnikov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smack is fending him off so far but Barishnikov persists. Nope, Smack circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Smack wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnny Smack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Smack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smack tests Barishnikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smack throws a leg kick that misses.
Smack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barishnikov darts in looking for a takedown but Smack gets double underhooks and turns Barishnikov into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Barishnikov counters with a body kick.
Barishnikov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smack is fending him off so far but Barishnikov persists. Nope, Smack circles away and we're back to standing.
Smack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Barishnikov looks for a takedown but Smack sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smack. #T3#
A combination from Smack does no damage.
Smack keeps the fight on the outside.
Barishnikov tries to move into range but Smack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barishnikov looks to land a combination but Smack avoids it well.
Smack is looking for a counter combo.
Barishnikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Smack throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smack lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Barishnikov looks for a takedown but Smack sprawls well.
Smack misses with a two punch combination.
Barishnikov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnny Smack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Smack tries a head kick but it misses.
Smack lands a leg kick that knocks Barishnikov off balance momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Smack. No joy for Barishnikov on that attempt.
Smack misses with a straight right.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smack misses with a combination
and Barishnikov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barishnikov looks for a takedown but Smack sprawls well.
Barishnikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smack.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Smack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Smack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Habibi Barishnikov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Smack.
Barishnikov goes for a double leg but Smack avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smack continues to drive forward.
Barishnikov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smack.
Barishnikov moves out of range as Smack throws a body kick.
Barishnikov moves out of range of the body kick from Smack.
Barishnikov fails with the takedown#CL#
and Smack moves into the clinch.#BC#
Smack breaks the clinch.
Barishnikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smack stuffs the takedown.
Johnny Smack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Habibi Barishnikov.
Barishnikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smack throws a series of punches but Barishnikov moves out of range.
Barishnikov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smack misses with a low kick as Barishnikov jumps back.#T1#
Smack throws a nice head kick!
Barishnikov avoids the head kick by Smack.
Smack throws a leg kick but Barishnikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smack thuds a left hand into Barishnikov's body.
Smack tries a head kick but it misses.
Barishnikov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smack as he jumps to the side.
Barishnikov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smack defends well and Barishnikov ends up having to push Smack into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smack keeps Barishnikov at a distance using the push kick.
Barishnikov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smack throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Barishnikov tries to clinch but Smack moves out of range.
Smack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnny Smack is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smack.
Barishnikov fails to land the takedown.
Smack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Barishnikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Smack.
Barishnikov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barishnikov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Smack misses with a body kick.
Barishnikov blocks a head kick by Smack.
Barishnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barishnikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smack.
Barishnikov is looking to clinch but Smack is avoiding it. #CL2#
Barishnikov moves into the clinch.#BC#
Smack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Smack as Barishnikov shoots in.
Smack motions for Barishnikov to come forward. Smack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barishnikov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Smack.
Smack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smack pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4#
Smack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barishnikov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and Smack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Smack.
Come on Smack - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #BC#
Smack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Habibi Barishnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Smack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smack looks to land a combination but Barishnikov avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Smack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smack 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smack!
Johnny Smack very nearly forgot to thank Hype Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: IFA 7: Beach Bash
Date: Nov 23, 2024

#R1#
Morah misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Xan to counter with a crisp jab.
Xan scores with a nice strike.
Morah closes the distance but Xan moves to the side
and Xan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Xan avoids the body shot from Morah.
Morah misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Morah misses
and Xan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morah throws a combination that misses
and Xan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jab from Xan.
Xan misses with a double jab.
Morah swings for the body but Xan moves out of range.
Xan fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xan cracks Morah with an open hand slap.
Morah darts in looking for a takedown but Xan gets double underhooks and turns Morah into the cage.
It looked like Xan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T1#
No joy there for Xan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Xan lands a nice shot that snaps Morah's head back. #TD2#
Morah fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xan sprawls well initially but Morah persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Xan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morah.
Morah controlling the action here.
Xan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Xan.#SUB#
Xan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Morah told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morah accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morah throws a big right hand that misses.
Morah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Morah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morah throwing strikes but missing.
Morah scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morah is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Morah is sitting in close to Xan's body. Xan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Morah is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Morah is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Xan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Liu Xan!

Event: IFA 6: After Midnight
Date: Nov 16, 2024

#R1#
Winters staying out of range there.
Winters throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Winters counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Winters feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CL#
Winters closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winters lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Winters.
Winters tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Winters back against the cage.
Winters has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Winters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Winters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#T1#
Smith throws a body punch but Winters moves out of range.
Jab from Smith.
Winters slips under a jab.
Winters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Giovanny Winters has been cut.
Winters staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Winters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Winters saw that one coming.
As Smith backs away, Winters returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smith misses with a combination
and Winters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T2#
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Winters eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Winters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winters keeps the fight on the outside.
Winters is looking to counter punch.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Winters counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith looks winded!
Winters defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Winters is looking to counter punch.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winters was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winters.
A little feinted left hand from Winters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Winters throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Winters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Winters throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.#T3#
Smith tries to clinch there but Winters circles away.
Winters swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith misses with a hook. Winters ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws the left hand but Winters avoids the punch easily.
Winters appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Winters slips under a jab from Smith.
Winters thinks about countering with a body kick.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Winters counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winters.
Winters is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Winters counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winters counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
Winters clinches.
Winters lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4##BC#
Winters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Winters.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Winters counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Winters fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Smith is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#BC#
Winters manages to break the clinch.
Winters dodges the punch combination from Smith.
An attempted straight right counter from Winters misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Winters lands with a nice body kick.
Winters lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Giovanny Winters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giovanny Winters's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Winters.
Smith misses with a hook
and Winters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Winters counters with a leg kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winters manages to avoid it.
Winters throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Winters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Winters throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.#CL#
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Winters has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Winters breaks from the clinch.
Ruben Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith cracks Winters with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winters avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Winters on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith throws a series of punches but Winters avoids them all with ease.
It looked like Winters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Winters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith. #CL#
Winters closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Winters scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Winters. #BC#
Winters breaks the clinch.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Winters was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Winters ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Winters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Winters uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Winters swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Winters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
As Smith backs away, Winters returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Winters is looking to counter with a body kick.
Winters lands with a kick to the temple. Smith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scores with a body shot. #CL#
Winters clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Winters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Winters counters with a thumping low kick. #CL#
Winters moves into the clinch.#BC#
Winters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Winters counters with an outside leg kick. #T3##CL#
Winters moves into range and clinches up with Smith.#BC#
Winters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Winters moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Winters misses the target.#CL#
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Winters. Winters maintains the clinch.
Winters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Winters is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Winters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winters.
Smith throws a right and a left that Winters avoids nicely.
Winters appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ruben Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winters slips under a jab.
Smith throws a series of punches but Winters avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch but Winters is avoiding it. #T4##CL#
Winters clinches.
Winters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Winters cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Winters working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Winters lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Winters.
Winters doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winters works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC#
Winters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Winters with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a combination
and Winters counters with a good, hard body kick but Smith shrugs it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Giovanny Winters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giovanny Winters's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Winters lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Winters fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Winters counters with a right hand to the body.
Smith misses with a combination
and Winters counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Winters bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winters throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Winters. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winters.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Winters.
Winters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winters.
Winters was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Winters moves out of range as Smith strikes.#T1#
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Winters counters with a nice uppercut.
Winters doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winters counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Winters. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Winters pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Winters connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Winters lands a jab to the nose.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Winters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winters swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Winters lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winters.#ROC#Smith is rocked!
Smith misses with a right hand
and Winters counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Winters finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Winters! Smith is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanny Winters!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 13, 2024

#R1#
King works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Legendary.
Legendary's corner calls for a 1-2. Legendary obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #TD#
King gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Legendary is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King working over Legendary with some ground and pound. Legendary looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legendary is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.#T1#
Legendary keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Legendary is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Legendary really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
King working for a guillotine from mount but Legendary is in no mood to give up.
King raining down shots from the mount!
King lands a big elbow.
King looking to finish Legendary with some ground and pound. This is bad for Legendary!
King looking to finish Legendary with some ground and pound. This is bad for Legendary!
King unloading with bombs!#ROC#Legendary is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legendary wants to control but King is having none of it.
BOOM! King connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Legendary is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King with the ground and pound from mount.
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Legendary?
King looking to finish Legendary with some ground and pound. This is bad for Legendary!#T2#
King lands a big elbow - Legendary is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Legendary is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). JJ King!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 09, 2024

#R1#
Howlett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Howlett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howlett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Howlett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Howlett to score with a decent uppercut.
Howlett closes the distance but King moves to the side #TD#
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Howlett fights it but they end up in guard.
King working some strikes from top position.
King lands a couple of digs.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King throwing strikes but missing.
King cracks Howlett with a solid left hand.#T1#
Howlett wants to get back to his feet but King is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Howlett has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
King throwing strikes from guard but Howlett blocks nicely.
King pushing down on Howlett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Howlett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
King sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howlett defending well though. #SUB#
King is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Howlett sees it coming and defends easily.
King throwing shots but Howlett is blocking nicely.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
King drops an elbow to the side of Howlett's head.
Nice strikes from King there. #T2#
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Howlett looks winded!
Nice strikes from King there.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howlett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King winds up and cracks Howlett with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King working the head and body with strikes.
King lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T3#
Howlett is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Howlett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King raining down hammerfists from mount.
Howlett taking shots to the head.
Howlett is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King breaks from Howlett's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Howlett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
King is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by King!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). JJ King!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 05, 2024

#R1#
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Master darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and King counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Master with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
King works his foot free and advances to mount.
Master's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. #SUB#
King working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #ROC#Master is rocked!
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
Master is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
Master really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Master is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Master is in a horrible position here. King smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Master scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from King land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. King stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ King!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 01, 2024

#R1#
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CUT#It looks like JJ King has been cut.#TD2#
Legendary gets caught flat footed, as King shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
King forces his way into half guard.
Legendary wants to get back to full guard.
King is nestled in close to Legendary, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King slips a nice elbow through Legendary's hands, connecting with Legendary's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. King connects with a nice short shot to Legendary's temple.
Legendary trying to hold on to King's head to control him but King postures up.
Ground and pound from King.
King is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
King working over Legendary with some ground and pound. Legendary looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Legendary defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T1#
King is nestled in close to Legendary, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
King breaks from Legendary's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King lands a couple of good shots and Legendary has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The referee is taking a good look at Legendary as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from King!
King punches Legendary on the ear.
King scores with punches from the back. #SUB2#
King looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Legendary taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). JJ King!

Event: HFA 23
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant dives in for a single leg takedown but King sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Grant persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grant scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
JJ King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordon Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant misses with a takedown #CL#
and King holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grant looks winded!
Grant is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks. #T1#
Grant is pressed up against the cage. King has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grant down to the mat. Grant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grant shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
King is looking to counter the offense by Grant and move into the clinch.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant misses with a double jab #TD#
and King counters with a single leg into guard. Grant didn't expect that.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grant on the ground.
Grant is trying to keep King in close.
King throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Grant keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#ROC#Grant is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grant's head.
Grant is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King is working Grant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
King has gone for a leg lock! Grant slips out almost immediately though and dives into King's guard.#REVB#
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King has his hands on Grant's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Grant advances position into side control!
King is pushing Grant's head away, looking to escape. Grant manages to hold on to the position though.
Grant seems to have recovered his senses.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grant working away.
King trying to remain calm as Grant controls from the top position.
King is looking to reverse the position.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
King is not content to let Grant control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is trying to control Grant's posture but Grant avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grant trying to control the position but King is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grant is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

JJ King 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#
King stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and King wants it to stay on the feet.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
King dodges the punch combination from Grant.
Grant shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
King is looking to counter the offense by Grant and move into the clinch.
JJ King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordon Grant.
Grant is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King misses with a few strikes there.
Grant lands a high kick!
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
King sets himself, and Grant steps forward looking for the clinch! King avoids it this time.#T1#
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but King defends well and Grant ends up having to push King into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grant tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Grant breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
King has Grant up against the cage in a clinch. #T2##BC#
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Grant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
King drops down looking for a counter takedown but Grant sprawls and moves away.
Grant tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant is looking to score with low kicks.
King is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grant.#TD#
Grant gets caught flat footed, as King shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King stands up over Grant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King lands a couple of digs.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB#
King drops back looking for a leg! Grant is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grant manages to kick King off! King jumps back into Grant's guard.
King pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now.
King lands a couple of elbows.
Grant trying to control the position.
JJ King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T4#
King connects with a couple of short punches.
Grant trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grant has momentary wrist control but King slips an elbow through the middle.
Grant is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grant trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
King preventing the sweep.
King cracks Grant with a solid left hand.
King working some strikes from top position.
King lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King is working Grant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grant trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

JJ King dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grant tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
Grant closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King tries to counter by clinching up but Grant breaks away and moves out of range.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grant.
King tries to counter with a takedown but Grant is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
King feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King lands a couple of elbows.
King postures up and lands a big shot to Grant's brow. #T1#
Grant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King is working Grant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grant trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
King postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grant's head.
King is working Grant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
King working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
King lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
King forces his way into half guard.#T2##SUB#
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grant has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
King maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Grant could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but King has cracked it and Grant is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by King!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JJ King!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 24, 2024

#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Smack. No joy for Magomedsharipov on that attempt.
Smack throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Magomedsharipov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Magomedsharipov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smack's head.
Magomedsharipov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Magomedsharipov is controlling him.
Magomedsharipov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov is stalling in the full guard.
Magomedsharipov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Magomedsharipov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov wants to control but Smack is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smack knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smack tries to escape but Magomedsharipov is in control. #T1#
Magomedsharipov grinds an elbow into Smack's temple.
Magomedsharipov controls the position from side control.
Smack is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Magomedsharipov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smack being controlled for a moment.
Magomedsharipov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smack is letting Magomedsharipov control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smack taking punishment in the form of punches.
Magomedsharipov controlling the position. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov swings around for an armbar but Smack sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Magomedsharipov's guard.
Magomedsharipov pulls Smack in close to his closed guard and prevents Smack from doing any damage or advancing position.
Magomedsharipov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smack is one step ahead there. #T3#
Smack has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Magomedsharipov is proving hard to escape from.
Magomedsharipov controlling Smack's posture. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smack is looking to stand up but Magomedsharipov won't let him.
Magomedsharipov has control of Smack's left arm, preventing Smack from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Magomedsharipov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smack is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Magomed Magomedsharipov dominated that round.
That's time! Smack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Smack as Magomedsharipov shoots in.
Magomedsharipov shoots in and drives through. Smack sprawls well.#TD2#
Magomedsharipov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Magomedsharipov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smack is not content to let Magomedsharipov control the position. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Magomedsharipov lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov wants to control but Smack is keeping him busy.
Magomedsharipov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Magomedsharipov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedsharipov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Magomedsharipov working the ground and pound from side control.#T1#
Smack pushes Magomedsharipov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Magomedsharipov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB2#
Magomedsharipov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smack has escaped the position, nice work there.
Magomedsharipov controls the position.
Magomedsharipov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Smack's legs.
Smack is trying to buck Magomedsharipov off.#SUB2#
Magomedsharipov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smack has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smack, who protects the arm well.
Magomed Magomedsharipov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magomedsharipov is chipping away with strikes. #T2##SUB2#
Magomedsharipov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Magomedsharipov cracks Smack with a big elbow.
Magomedsharipov takes a little break here. Smack wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Smack is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Magomedsharipov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Magomedsharipov is continuing to stall.
Smack takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Smack is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Magomedsharipov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Magomedsharipov working the ground and pound from side control.#T3#
Magomedsharipov is chipping away with strikes.
Smack is being controlled here. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedsharipov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smack is trying to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Magomedsharipov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Magomedsharipov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Magomedsharipov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smack is trying to escape the position but Magomedsharipov is controlling the position.
Magomedsharipov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Magomedsharipov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smack keeps working. #T4#
Smack tries to escape but Magomedsharipov is in control.
Magomedsharipov looks up at the clock and then as Smack takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magomedsharipov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Magomedsharipov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smack is pushing Magomedsharipov's head away, looking to escape. Magomedsharipov manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB2#
Magomedsharipov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Magomedsharipov tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedsharipov taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Magomed Magomedsharipov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Smack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smack misses with a few strikes there. #TD2#
Smack gets caught flat footed, as Magomedsharipov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Smack uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov dives in for a single leg takedown but Smack sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smack misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Magomedsharipov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smack is trying to defend but Magomedsharipov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Smack manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Johnny Smack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Magomedsharipov tries for a takedown but Smack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Magomedsharipov gets a double leg takedown into Smack's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Magomedsharipov advances to half guard.
Smack wants to get back to his feet.
Magomedsharipov controlling the action here.
Nice strikes from Magomedsharipov there.
Smack wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smack sees it coming and defends easily.
Magomedsharipov scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Magomedsharipov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smack! #T2#
Magomedsharipov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Magomedsharipov.
Magomedsharipov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Magomedsharipov controlling the pace for now.
Magomedsharipov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Magomedsharipov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Magomedsharipov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #T3#
Magomedsharipov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The adventures of Magomedsharipov the control monster continue. Boring.
More stalling from Magomedsharipov.
BOOM! Magomedsharipov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Magomedsharipov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #SUB2#
Magomedsharipov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Smack can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Magomedsharipov controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Magomedsharipov breaks from Smack's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Magomedsharipov controlling from mount.
Magomedsharipov dominating with strikes here.
Magomedsharipov controlling from the full mount.
Magomedsharipov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Johnny Smack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedsharipov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Magomedsharipov with the ground and pound from mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magomed Magomedsharipov!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 24, 2024

#R1#
Chief sizes up Morah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT#It looks like Jonah Morah has been cut.
Morah moves out of range as Chief strikes.
Chief dodges the punch combination from Morah.
Morah misses with a two punch combination.
Chief was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chief thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morah is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Morah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #TD#
Chief darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chief throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chief looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Chief is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chief not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Morah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chief.
Morah tries to get to full guard but Chief has control of the leg.
Chief looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Chief wants to work for an arm triangle but Morah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Chief is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morah looks like he's trying to stand up.
Chief wants to take a breather but Morah is having none of it. #SUB#
Chief is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morah sees it coming and defends easily.#T2#
Morah wants to get back to full guard.
Morah is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Chief jumps into side control!#SUB#
Chief wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Morah, who protects the arm well.
Chief lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chief throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chief grinds an elbow into Morah's temple. #SUB#
Chief tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chief has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Chief is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morah has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Morah is pushing Chief's head away, looking to escape. Chief manages to hold on to the position though.
Chief working the ground and pound.
Morah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morah takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chief working away.
Chief working the ground and pound from side control.
Morah throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Morah sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T4#
Morah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chief scores with a couple of nice shots.
Morah is staying active underneath Chief, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Chief is looking for a kimura but Morah is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chief to get the leverage.
Chief is trying to control the action in half guard but Morah is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chief looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Morah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morah is trying to get back to full guard.
Morah wants to control but Chief is keeping busy.
Chief looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chief lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Chief.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tribal Chief dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonah Morah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Nice defenses there by Morah.
Chief jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chief lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#TD#
Chief shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morah is trying to defend but Chief finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ROC#Morah is rocked!
Chief not doing much here.
Morah is still in real trouble! Can Chief finish him?
Chief is pressing down on Morah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morah is holding on for now.
Morah seems to have recovered his senses.
Morah tries to roll over but Chief keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chief wants to take a breather but Morah is having none of it.
Morah works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Chief scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chief is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chief controlling from the top position.
Chief postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chief seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Morah has momentary wrist control but Chief slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Morah wants to sweep but no luck.
Chief passes into half guard.
Chief is trying to control. Morah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Morah has hold of Chief's hands but Chief slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morah is looking for a sweep. Chief is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morah is breathing heavily.
Chief lands with a punch from half guard.
Chief prevents Morah from standing back up.
Chief passes to side control.
Morah is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chief connects with a decent elbow. #SUB#
Chief is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Morah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3#
Chief avoids the strikes from the bottom by Morah.
Chief lands an elbow.
Tribal Chief overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morah takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chief working the ground and pound.
Chief 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.
Chief cracks Morah with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Chief immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Morah is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Chief!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tribal Chief!
Tribal Chief took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Acknowledge me'.

Event: HFA 22
Date: Oct 19, 2024

#R1#
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL#
Escobar clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Escobar breaks the clinch.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Escobar has the dominant position.
Smith is trying to break free.
Escobar working Smith over with knees to the body.
Escobar tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Escobar backing up. Escobar nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Smith cracks Escobar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Escobar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Escobar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith looks winded!
Escobar jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Escobar drops back down to his feet.
Smith is trying to break free.
I was talking to Escobar's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Escobar.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T2#
Escobar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Escobar fails to pull guard.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar landing knees to the body.
Escobar cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith letting Escobar take a breather here.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it. #TD#
Escobar gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Escobar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Escobar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T3#
Escobar wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Escobar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Escobar tries to get out of the position.
Escobar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Escobar wants to control but Smith passes easily into half guard.
Escobar wants to get back to full guard.
Escobar is trying to control but Smith passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escobar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Escobar is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith has control of an arm but Escobar manages to advance to Smith's back!
Escobar lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Escobar.
Escobar is trying to control but Smith is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ruben Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Escobar tries to clinch up
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smith 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.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escobar tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith throws a right hand that Escobar ducks under and follows up with a left that Escobar also avoids with ease.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Escobar walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Escobar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch. #KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Smith sends Escobar down but not out. Smith dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#Escobar is rocked!
Escobar tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Oh Escobar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Escobar seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar trying to control the hands but Smith breaks the grip.
Escobar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Escobar wants to escape the position.
Escobar is trying to stand back up.
Smith has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Escobar. #T2#
Escobar covering up well and avoiding damage.
Smith struggling to land strikes to the head as Escobar covers up.
Smith controls the position.
Smith punches the canvas rather than the man.
Smith throwing sloppy strikes. #T3#
Escobar trying to get back to his feet but Smith is in full control for now.
Smith lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Escobar hold on?!
Smith controlling well, preventing Escobar from escaping the position.
Escobar covering up well and avoiding damage.
Smith trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Escobar doesn't escape.
Escobar covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Escobar is trying to stand back up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Smith punches the canvas rather than the man.
Smith misses with a punch to the head.
Smith controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ruben Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL#
Escobar pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Escobar prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Escobar has double underhooks. #BC2#
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruben Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1##KD#
Escobar lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Escobar takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Smith is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Ruben Smith has been cut.
Escobar tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruben Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith scores with a one two! Escobar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Escobar misses
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.
Escobar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.#T2#
Escobar closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Escobar backing up. Escobar nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Escobar moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Escobar has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Escobar moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith looks to land a combination. Escobar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Escobar's head back.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination. #T3#
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Escobar back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Smith looks to land a combination but Escobar avoids it well.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws out a counter right but Escobar avoids it with no problem.
Escobar lands a head kick. Smith smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escobar has time to react.
Escobar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Escobar backing up. Escobar nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Escobar wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Escobar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Escobar gets a clinch.
Ruben Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Smith blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC#
Escobar breaks the clinch.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Escobar tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Escobar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Smith!
Ruben Smith gave a mention to Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 13, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Morah shoots in and bounces Gracie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Morah throws a big right hand that misses.
Morah told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morah connects with a couple of short punches.
Morah with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morah postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morah trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Morah distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Morah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Morah trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Morah working some strikes from top position.
Morah throws a big elbow that misses.
Morah postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Morah wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Morah stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Morah connects with a couple of short punches.
Morah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morah postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Morah lands a couple of elbows.
Morah in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morah lands a couple of elbows.
Morah distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Morah stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Gracie has his foot on Morah's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Morah works his way back into a safe position though.
Morah scoring with punches to the head and body.
Morah landing with the ground and pound. #T3#
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Morah from controlling successfully.
Gracie seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Morah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Morah slips an elbow through the middle.
Morah working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gracie's head.#SUB#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morah lands a couple of digs.
Morah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morah is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
Morah distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morah working some strikes from top position.
Morah cracks Gracie with a solid left hand.
Morah works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Morah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morah with a nice head shot there.
Morah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Morah is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morah distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Morah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie controls Morah momentarily but Morah frees himself.
Morah postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Morah dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gracie enables Morah to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gracie manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Morah scoring with some ground and pound.
Morah is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Morah content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morah defends well.
Morah controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morah stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Morah from controlling successfully.
Morah stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Morah landing strikes. #T1#
Check out the look on Morah's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morah cracks Gracie with a big right hand but Gracie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morah trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Morah scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morah landing strikes.
Morah lands some shots froms side control.#SUB2#
Morah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there. #T2##SUB2#
Morah is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Morah is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morah looks up at the clock and then as Gracie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Morah smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Morah easily slips into full mount!
Morah with good strikes from the mount here!#T3#
Morah connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morah landing shots from mount.
Morah scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
Morah cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape. #SUB2#
Gracie defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Morah.
Morah prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Morah controlling the position easily from mount.
Morah connects with a couple of good shots from mount. #T4#
Morah content just to control the position here.
Morah lands a big elbow.
Morah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie is bucking up trying to escape but Morah cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morah lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
Gracie wants to hold on but Morah pushes him away.
Morah is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Morah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morah landing strikes from the mount.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jonah Morah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Morah scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jonah Morah 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##TD2#
Morah throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morah is in Gracie's guard.
Morah working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Morah slips an elbow through the middle.
Morah landing with the ground and pound.
Morah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Morah slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morah working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morah scores with punches from side control.
Morah trying to control the position but Gracie is working away. #T1##SUB2#
Morah tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Morah lands a decent elbow from side control.
Morah scores with punches from side control. #SUB2#
Morah is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Morah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie looking for a sweep but Morah has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gracie wants to hold on but Morah pushes him away.
Morah punishing his opponent with strikes. #T3#
Morah putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gracie tries to hold on but Morah postures up.
BOOM! Morah connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morah looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morah working Gracie over with strikes here.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Morah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Morah connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Morah pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morah lands with some strikes.#ROC2#Gracie is rocked!
Morah looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T4#
Morah pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie taking shots to the head.
Morah dominating with strikes here.
Morah avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Morah landing punches.
Gracie tries to hold on but Morah postures up.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Morah postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gracie looks a forlorn figure.
Morah working the ground and pound effectively.
Morah lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonah Morah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Morah 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 24:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 24:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonah Morah!
After the big win, Jonah Morah made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Tokzik Dope L.A. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 07, 2024

#R1#
Livingstone fails to land with a series of punches.
FrankFurt Livingstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Livingstone misses with a hook. Smack ducked under it nicely.
Livingstone doesn't manage to clinch there - Smack circles away.
Smack scores with a head kick.
Livingstone throws a right hand that misses
and Smack counters with a three punch combo that has Livingstone backing up. Livingstone nods at Smack to acknowledge the strikes.
Livingstone tries to clinch
and Smack counters with a one-two to the body.
Smack misses with a series of wild punches.
Smack lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Smack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Livingstone.
Livingstone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Livingstone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Livingstone misses with a looping left.
Smack has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Livingstone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smack lands a head kick!
Livingstone throws a series of punches but Smack moves out of range.
Livingstone wants to clinch.#T1#
Livingstone moves in looking to clinch but Smack pushes him off.
Smack scores with a one two! Livingstone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Livingstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Smack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Livingstone has knocked Smack down with a huge combo! Livingstone steps away and waves a wobbly Smack back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Smack is rocked!
Livingstone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smack is still on wobbly legs! Can Livingstone finish him?
Smack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Smack connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Livingstone.
Livingstone throws a looping overhand right but Smack ducks down to avoid it.
Smack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smack throws a combination. Livingstone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smack. Livingstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smack looks winded!
Livingstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Livingstone.
Smack seems to have recovered his senses.
Livingstone tries to clinch up but Smack circles away and keeps his distance.
Smack throws a right and a left that Livingstone avoids nicely.
Smack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Livingstone.
Livingstone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smack misses with a wild combination.
Livingstone throwing a counter right hand but Smack manages to avoid it.
Smack throws a right and a left that Livingstone avoids nicely. #T2#
A cross from Smack lands.
Smack defending well as Livingstone loads up on a big left hand.
Livingstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smack wants to counter the offense by Livingstone and move into the clinch position.#KD#
Livingstone drops Smack with a beautiful combination! Smack stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Livingstone is looking for the KO!
Livingstone swinging wildly here.
Smack scores with a head kick.
Livingstone misses with an uppercut.
Livingstone tries to clinch up.
Livingstone misses with a straight right.
Smack connects with a solid leg kick.
Smack jabs Livingstone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smack keeps Livingstone at a distance using the push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Livingstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smack now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Livingstone, as that shot connected.
Livingstone throws a right hand that misses
and Smack counters with an outside leg kick. #CL2#
Smack clinches with his opponent.
Livingstone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Livingstone is trying to break the clinch but Smack is controlling him.
Livingstone tries to circle away but Smack has him pinned against the cage.
Livingstone is trying to force a seperation but Smack has the dominant position.
Livingstone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Smack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smack moves out of range of the strikes.
Smack looks to land a combination. Livingstone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Livingstone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Livingstone is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smack's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Livingstone wants to clinch.#T4#
Livingstone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Livingstone throws a right hand that Smack ducks under and follows up with a left that Smack also avoids with ease.
Livingstone dodges the punch combination from Smack.
Livingstone throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Smack counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smack lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smack lands a nice elbow. #BC2#
Smack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Livingstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smack punishes Livingstone's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Livingstone throws a nice looking combination but Smack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smack is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Livingstone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Smack dominated that round.
That's time! Livingstone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Smack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smack.
Livingstone swinging wildly here.
Smack pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Livingstone back to the cage. Smack follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Smack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Livingstone connects with a looping right hand.
Livingstone tries to clinch but Smack moves out of range.
Smack misses with a double jab.
Livingstone tries to clinch up but Smack circles away and keeps his distance.
Livingstone wants to clinch up but Smack keeps it at a distance.
Livingstone tries to bum rush Smack with a series of wild strikes but Smack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Livingstone throws a hook but Smack blocks it.
Smack lands a jab-cross combination.
Smack is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Livingstone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Livingstone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smack throws a leg kick which misses Livingstone's front leg but catches the back leg as Livingstone tries to avoid it.
Livingstone stalks Smack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smack's face. Smack staggers backwards, shaken.#T1#
Smack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Livingstone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Livingstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Livingstone moves away.
Livingstone tries to clinch there but Smack circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Smack 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.
Smack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Livingstone tries to clinch up.
Livingstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Smack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Livingstone is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Livingstone misses with a two punch combination.
Livingstone tries to bum rush Smack with a series of wild strikes but Smack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Livingstone doesn't manage to clinch there - Smack circles away.
Livingstone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smack circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Smack's corner calls for a 1-2. Smack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Smack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Livingstone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Livingstone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Livingstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Livingstone throws an overhand right that lands on Smack's shoulder, as Smack tries to avoid the shot.
Johnny Smack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Livingstone.
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!
Livingstone takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smack lands a head kick!
Livingstone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T3#
Smack looks to land a body kick but Livingstone moved away.
The fighters circling - Livingstone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smack dodges the punch combination from Livingstone.
Livingstone is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Livingstone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smack is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Livingstone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Smack clinches.
Smack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Livingstone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Livingstone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Livingstone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Livingstone tries to break the clinch but Smack is controlling the position. #BC2#
Smack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Smack. Those never looked like landing.
Smack avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Livingstone misses with a hook
and Smack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL2#
Smack instigates a clinch.
Smack prevents Livingstone from breaking the clinch.
Livingstone wants to get back to striking at distance but Smack won't allow it.
Smack prevents Livingstone from breaking the clinch.
Livingstone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Smack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smack keeps control of Livingstone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Livingstone tries to break the clinch but Smack is controlling the position. #BC2#
Smack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Smack.
Smack is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smack lands a head kick. Livingstone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Livingstone misses.
Smack with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Smack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Smack swats away the attempt to clinch by Livingstone.
Smack throws a nice head kick!
Smack tries to bum rush Livingstone with a series of wild strikes but Livingstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Livingstone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and Smack counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Smack manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Smack.
Smack stalks Livingstone and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Livingstone's face. Livingstone staggers backwards, shaken.
Smack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Livingstone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Livingstone slips under a jab.
Smack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Livingstone's head.
Livingstone is looking to clinch.
Livingstone throws a right hand that Smack ducks under and follows up with a left that Smack also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Livingstone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Livingstone throws a right and a left that Smack avoids nicely.
Smack scores with a head kick. Livingstone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Livingstone dodges the punch combination from Smack.
Livingstone tries to close the distance and clinch but Smack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Livingstone throws a looping overhand right but Smack ducks down to avoid it.
Smack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smack throws a head kick that misses.
Livingstone misses with a two punch combination.
Smack raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Smack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smack tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Livingstone throws a jab but it's blocked by Smack.
Smack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smack moves out of range as Livingstone strikes.
Livingstone wants to clinch up but Smack keeps it at a distance.
Livingstone tries to clinch but Smack moves out of range.
Livingstone avoids the head kick by Smack.
Livingstone moves in looking to clinch but Smack pushes him off.
Smack slips a jab and a cross from Livingstone.
FrankFurt Livingstone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Livingstone moves in looking to clinch but Smack pushes him off.
Smack scores with a nice strike.
Livingstone misses with a hook. Smack ducked under it nicely.
FrankFurt Livingstone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Livingstone avoids a kick to the body.
Livingstone fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Livingstone tries to clinch but Smack is having none of it.
Livingstone moves in looking to clinch but Smack pushes him off.
Smack defending well as Livingstone loads up on a big left hand.
Smack lands a head kick. Livingstone smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Livingstone tries to clinch up but Smack circles away and keeps his distance.
Livingstone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Livingstone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Livingstone does no damage.
Livingstone is looking to clinch. #T3#
Livingstone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smack.
Smack takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Livingstone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Smack lands a leg kick that knocks Livingstone off balance momentarily.
Livingstone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Livingstone.
Livingstone moves to clinch but Smack breaks away
and Smack counters with a three punch combo that has Livingstone backing up. Livingstone nods at Smack to acknowledge the strikes.
Livingstone throws a jab when Smack was well out of range.
Livingstone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Smack.
Livingstone looks to clinch
and Smack counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Livingstone.
A head kick from Smack lands but Livingstone takes it in his stride. #T4#
Livingstone misses with the combination.
Smack lands with a slapping head kick.
Livingstone swinging wildly here.
A combination from Smack does no damage.
Livingstone looks to land a right hand but Smack moved out of range.
Livingstone throws the left hand but Smack avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smack.
Smack misses with a head kick.
Livingstone misses with an uppercut.
Livingstone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smack throws a nice head kick!
Johnny Smack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Livingstone misses with an uppercut
and Smack counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Smack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smack 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Smack!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny Smack waved his t-shirt featuring Hype Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 03, 2024

#R1#
A head kick misses from Smack.
Smack throws a right hand that Gerrard ducks under and follows up with a left that Gerrard also avoids with ease.
Gerrard thuds a left hand into Smack's body.
Smack throws a head kick that half lands.
Gerrard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smack tries to avoid it but Gerrard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smack to the ground. Smack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smack swinging wildly here.
Smack moves out of range as Gerrard strikes.
Smack connects with a body shot that sends Gerrard's belly button to the back.
Smack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Gerrard has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Smack breaks the clinch.
Gerrard slips a jab and a cross from Smack.
Gerrard misses with a combination
and Smack counters with a three punch combo that has Gerrard backing up. Gerrard nods at Smack to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerrard fails with the takedown.#T1#
Gerrard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gerrard somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Gerrard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smack ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smack lands with a nice body kick.
Gerrard takes a swing at Smack's ribcage but misses.
Smack looks to land a combination. Gerrard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gerrard tries to clinch up but Smack circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerrard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smack circles away.
Gerrard shoots in for a double leg but Smack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smack has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Gerrard is breathing heavily.
Smack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnny Smack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Smack scores with a decent looking hook.
Smack fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gerrard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smack connects with a jab.#ROC2#Gerrard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smack catches Gerrard with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Gerrard forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Smack!
Johnny Smack really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hype Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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