Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: GC 523 Urbansky VS Ramsumair
Date: Apr 05, 2025

#R1#
A left and a right from Gu both land. Nice combination.
Gu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kamolov avoids it really well and circles away.
Kamolov misses with an uppercut
letting Gu counter with a right hand.
Kamolov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #TD#
Gu gets a double leg takedown into Kamolov's guard.
Gu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gu with a nice head shot there.
Kamolov trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Kamolov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gu rolls with it to try and escape but Kamolov cranks on the arm and Gu is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bakir Kamolov!
A relieved looking Bakir Kamolov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: GC 523 Urbansky VS Ramsumair
Date: Apr 05, 2025

#R1#
A nice combination there by Sulu.
Sulu looks to land a combination. Serikbekov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hikaru Sulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sulu throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Sulu looking to score a takedown here. Serikbekov is defending well but Sulu drives through and ends up in Serikbekov's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sulu wants to stand but Serikbekov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Serikbekov keeping full guard, as Sulu tries to pass.
Serikbekov looking to control. #SUB#
Serikbekov working for a triangle but Sulu defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sulu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Serikbekov trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Serikbekov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sulu defends it easily.#T1#
Sulu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sulu 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.
Sulu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Let's hope that Sulu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Serikbekov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sulu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sulu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Serikbekov has his foot on Sulu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sulu works his way back into a safe position though.
Sulu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T2##SUB#
Serikbekov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sulu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sulu tries to free his leg and advance position but Serikbekov is retaining full guard.
Sulu is looking to stand up but Serikbekov won't let him. #SUB#
Serikbekov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sulu throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Serikbekov's body to avoid the submission. Serikbekov has instead reached around Sulu's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Serikbekov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tair Serikbekov!
During a confident post fight interview, Tair Serikbekov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: UFF 6: Dje vs Pollard
Date: Mar 29, 2025

#R1#
Valchev misses with a wild body shot.
Gadal lands with a hook. Valchev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gadal scores with a hook.
Gadal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Valchev needs to keep his hands up - Gadal had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Gadal there.
Gadal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valchev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gadal jabs at Valchev's body.
Gadal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gadal punishes Valchev's body with a nice straight punch.
Gadal's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gadal duly obliges. #TD2#
Valchev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valchev connects with a nice short shot to Gadal's temple. #T1#
Valchev thows a huge punch but Gadal dodges it nicely.
Gadal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valchev.
Valchev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gadal keeps working.
Valchev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gadal!
Valchev looking to finish Gadal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gadal!
Gadal is in a horrible position here. Valchev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Valchev raining down shots from the mount!
Valchev lands a nice shot to the head.
Gadal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Valchev lands a big elbow.
Valchev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Valchev working Gadal over with strikes here.
Valchev trying to control but Gadal is having none of it.
Valchev is landing with some decent strikes but Gadal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Valchev looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valchev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Valchev lands a big elbow.
Valchev fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Valchev working the ground and pound effectively.
Valchev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gadal's face.
Valchev has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gadal's face. #ROC2#Gadal is rocked!#T3#
Valchev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gadal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Gadal is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valchev connects with a bit shot that sees Gadal covering up! More strikes from Valchev and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Valchev is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radul Desislavov Valchev!
After winning the bout, Radul Desislavov Valchev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: FC25 - Tournament 0 - S/final
Date: Mar 29, 2025

#R1#
Pineda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulchiru moves forwards but Pineda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pineda misses with an uppercut. Bulchiru saw that one coming.#KD2#
Pineda lands a big uppercut and Bulchiru crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bulchiru looks OK. Pineda waves Bulchiru back to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Buri Bulchiru has been cut.
Bulchiru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Buri Bulchiru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Bulchiru keeps the fight on the outside.
Pineda checks the leg kick.
Pineda is looking to clinch.
Pineda drops Bulchiru with a naaaaasty hook - Bulchiru is in real trouble here! Pineda dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kingston Pineda!

Event: EGA - 5
Date: Mar 23, 2025

#R1#
Daniarov throws a right hand that misses
and Nowak counters with a one-two to the body.
Nowak misses with a takedown attempt - Daniarov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nowak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniarov throws out the jab.
Nowak is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Daniarov throws a hook but Nowak blocks it.
Nowak scores with a body shot.
Daniarov moves out of range of the body kick.
Daniarov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nowak.
Daniarov attempts a counter takedown but Nowak avoids it well and moves away.
Nowak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniarov avoids it really well and circles away.
Nurbek Daniarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuba Nowak.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nowak wants to clinch up but Daniarov keeps it at a distance.
Daniarov feinted with a counter takedown.#TD2#
Nowak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Daniarov's guard.#SUB#
Daniarov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T1#
Nowak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nowak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Daniarov pushes a forearm under Nowak's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Nowak is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nurbek Daniarov!
Nurbek Daniarov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: HFA 44
Date: Mar 22, 2025

#R1#
Kiyomochi misses with a hook
and Game counters with a straight right hand.
Kiyomochi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiyomochi misses with a two punch combination.
Game throwing a counter right hand but Kiyomochi manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Game.
Some wild striking there from Game.
Game slips a straight right by Kiyomochi.
Kiyomochi connects with a jab.
Kiyomochi misses with a hook to the body
and Game counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Game misses.
Game fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiyomochi manages to avoid it.
Kiyomochi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Game lands a head shot.
Kiyomochi throws a hook to the side of Game's head but Game sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiyomochi misses with a body shot.
Game looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Game lands a jab to the head.
Kiyomochi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiyomochi's coach down at Shiso Health Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kiyomochi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
Game scores with a shot to the body.
Kiyomochi misses the jab.
Kiyomochi scores with a jab to the head.
Kiyomochi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Game moves away.
Kiyomochi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kiyomochi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kiyomochi catches Game with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Game throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Game swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Game ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Game misses with a series of wild punches.
Game takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiyomochi thuds a left hand into Game's body.
Game throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Kiyomochi just misses with a punch to the body.
Game is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiyomochi.
Kiyomochi slips under a jab from Game.
Kiyomochi misses with a lunging right hand
and Game counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Game. #CUT#It looks like Hasegawa Kiyomochi has been cut.
Kiyomochi missing with a left hand there. Game was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Game swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiyomochi scores with a decent looking hook.#CL2#
Kiyomochi moves into the clinch successfully.
Game stalling in the clinch but Kiyomochi improves position. #BC#
Game breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Kiyomochi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiyomochi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Game is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Game throws out a powerful jab.
Game ducks under a wild hook from Kiyomochi.#T3#
Game misses with a straight left.
Kiyomochi walks into a stiff left hand from Game.#CL2#
Kiyomochi forces Game back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiyomochi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiyomochi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kiyomochi as Game tries to tie him up.
Kiyomochi lands a right hand.
Game stalling in the clinch but Kiyomochi improves position.
Kiyomochi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiyomochi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiyomochi stalling against the cage.
A short left from Kiyomochi. #BC#
Game pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Game cracks Kiyomochi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiyomochi digs a good body shot into Game's ribs.
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!
Kiyomochi slips a straight right by Game.
Kiyomochi throws a body punch but Game moves out of range. #CL2#
Kiyomochi closes the distance and pushes Game back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiyomochi.
Game taking a breather.
Kiyomochi scores with a hook to the body.
Kiyomochi works on Game's body with a couple of short punches.
Game takes a shot to the head.
Kiyomochi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Game looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Game escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hasegawa Kiyomochi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hasegawa Kiyomochi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kiyomochi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kiyomochi lands a nice hook to Game's body. Game takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hasegawa Kiyomochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Game.
Kiyomochi looks to land a right hand but Game moved out of range.
Game ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Game jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiyomochi as he connects with a hook.
Kiyomochi lands with an overhand left.
Game gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiyomochi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Game connects with a nice looking jab. #KD#
Game lands a big uppercut and Kiyomochi crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kiyomochi looks OK. Game waves Kiyomochi back to his feet!#ROC#Kiyomochi is rocked!
Game throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Game takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiyomochi throws a series of punches but Game avoids them all with ease.
Game dances in with a quick combination. Kiyomochi is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Game snaps Kiyomochi's head back. Kiyomochi stumbles backwards against the cage. Game steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Kiyomochi's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Kiyomochi just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brain Game!
Brain Game took some time post fight to say the following; 'Easy Money. One Time is all it takes.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 20, 2025

#R1#
Ujiyuki is looking to clinch.
Totakos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ujiyuki scores with a body shot.
Totakos fails with a takedown attempt. #CL2#
Totakos rushes Ujiyuki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ujiyuki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Totakos up against the cage.
Ujiyuki lands a hook that snaps the head of Totakos backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Totakos letting Ujiyuki take a breather here.
Totakos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Totakos tries to pull guard but Ujiyuki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sen Ujiyuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adonis Totakos.
Ujiyuki stalling.
Ujiyuki lands a body punch in the clinch. #T1#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ujiyuki can't find room to land a body shot as Totakos controls the action.
Totakos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Totakos tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #TD2#
Totakos jumps guard.
Ujiyuki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Totakos is trying to control the position but Ujiyuki postures up.
Totakos wants to hit a sweep here but Ujiyuki passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Totakos there!
Totakos wants to hold on but Ujiyuki pushes him away.
Totakos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Totakos tries to hold on but Ujiyuki pushes him away. #T2#
Ujiyuki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Totakos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ujiyuki tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Totakos is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Totakos is trying desperately to improve position.
Totakos manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ujiyuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Totakos on the ground.
Ujiyuki blocks the strikes from Totakos. #T3#
Totakos trying to control but Ujiyuki postures up.
Totakos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Totakos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ujiyuki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ujiyuki's back!
Totakos lands a shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ujiyuki is keeping busy.
Totakos throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. #SUB2#
Totakos is working for a rear naked choke. Ujiyuki is not defending it well and Totakos has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ujiyuki refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ujiyuki's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adonis Totakos!

Event: RMMA - Montreal
Date: Mar 15, 2025

#R1#
Reijiro looks to land a right hand but Kurtt moved out of range.
Reijiro throws out a loose jab but Kurtt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reijiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Kurtt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reijiro dodges the punch combination from Kurtt.
Reijiro misses with a looping left.
Reijiro scores with a hook to the body. Kurtt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reijiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kurtt counters with a right hand to the body.
Kurtt shoots in but Reijiro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Reijiro misses.
Reijiro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurtt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reijiro scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Reijiro.
Reijiro throws a hook to the side of Kurtt's head but Kurtt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurtt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Kurtt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kurtt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kurtt doesn't manage to clinch there - Reijiro circles away.
A punch combination from Reijiro misses. #CL#
Kurtt has managed to clinch.
Reijiro lands with a light punch inside.
Reijiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kurtt being controlled against the cage.
Kurtt is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mert Kurtt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reijiro working aggressively here.
Kurtt being controlled against the cage.#BC2#
Reijiro breaks from the clinch. #T2#
Reijiro takes a swing at Kurtt's ribcage but misses.
Kurtt tries to clinch but Reijiro moves out of range.
Reijiro misses with a hook.#CL2#
Kurtt gets tackled into the cage by Reijiro. Reijiro maintains the clinch.
Come on Reijiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reijiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kurtt backwards.
Kurtt blocks an uppercut.
Reijiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kurtt.
Kurtt tries to stall but Reijiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reijiro working aggressively here.
Reijiro taking a breather.#T3#
Kurtt wants a takedown but no success here. #BC#
Kurtt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kurtt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Kurtt.
Reijiro throws a hook but Kurtt blocks it.
Reijiro jabs Kurtt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Uegaki Reijiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurtt moves in looking to clinch but Reijiro pushes him off.
Kurtt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL2#
Reijiro has closed the distance and engaged Kurtt in a clinch.
Reijiro stalling the fight.
Reijiro misses with a body punch.
Kurtt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurtt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Reijiro avoids it.#T4#
Kurtt fails to pull guard.
Reijiro has had enough of the clinch but Kurtt keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Reijiro.
Reijiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Reijiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reijiro.
I was talking to Kurtt's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reijiro is stalling here. #BC#
Kurtt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Reijiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reijiro catches Kurtt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot lands for Kurtt.
Reijiro just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Kurtt misses.
Kurtt misses with a takedown
enabling Reijiro to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uegaki Reijiro dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Kurtt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kurtt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reijiro throws a shot from downtown. Kurtt moves away and avoids it.
Reijiro checks a leg kick.
Reijiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurtts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Uegaki Reijiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reijiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reijiro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reijiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reijiro lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reijiro tries to clinch but Kurtt moves out of range.
Reijiro works Kurtt's body with a nice hook.
Reijiro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kurtt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reijiro tries to avoid it but Kurtt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reijiro to the ground. Reijiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Reijiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reijiro lands a jab to the head. #T1#
Reijiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Kurtt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Reijiro misses.
The fighters circling - Reijiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL2#
Reijiro has closed the distance and engaged Kurtt in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kurtt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reijiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurtt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reijiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reijiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reijiro stalling against the cage.
Reijiro lands with a light punch inside.
Reijiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kurtt looking for a takedown. #T2#
A short left from Reijiro.
Reijiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kurtt up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Reijiro.
The crowd are getting on Reijiro's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Reijiro scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtt wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mert Kurtt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reijiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kurtt backwards. #BC2#
Reijiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reijiro blocks a head kick by Kurtt.
Reijiro missing with a left hand there. Kurtt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtt throws a leg kick but Reijiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Reijiro lands a really nice looking cross but Kurtt seems unphased.
Reijiro stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurtt. Kurtt gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#T3#
Reijiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtt manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Reijiro clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Kurtt breaks the clinch.
Kurtt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kurtt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reijiro.#CL2#
Reijiro takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Reijiro to work.
Reijiro cracks Kurtt with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Reijiro.
Kurtt fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reijiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kurtt letting Reijiro take a breather here.#T4#
Reijiro is leaning against Kurtt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reijiro gets through Kurtt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reijiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kurtt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reijiro to keep the fight standing.
Kurtt takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reijiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Uegaki Reijiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Reijiro taking a breather.
Kurtt tries to land knees in the clinch but Reijiro avoids the damage to the body.
Reijiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A bit of stalling here from Reijiro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Uegaki Reijiro 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Kurtt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kurtt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reijiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reijiro! But no joy.
Mert Kurtt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reijiro punishes Kurtt's body with a nice straight punch.
Reijiro scores with a nice right hand.
Reijiro cracks Kurtt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reijiro checks a leg kick nicely.
As Kurtt backs off Reijiro throws a huge counter combo but Kurtt manages to avoid it all.
Kurtt misses with a head kick.
Kurtt slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurtt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Reijiro defends it nicely.
Reijiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Kurtt tries to clinch up but Reijiro circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Reijiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Reijiro as he connects with a hook.
Reijiro is looking to clinch.
Kurtt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Reijiro misses the target.
Reijiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurtt ducks under a wild hook from Reijiro.
Kurtt ducks under a wild hook from Reijiro.
Kurtt fails with a takedown attempt.
Reijiro loads up on a big right hand but Kurtt slips the punch.
Kurtt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reijiro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurtt in his tracks.
Kurtt swats away the attempt to clinch by Reijiro.#T2#
Kurtt throws a combination that misses
and Reijiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kurtt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mert Kurtt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reijiro lands with a shot to the body.
Reijiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Reijiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Reijiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reijiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurtt dives in and grabs Reijiro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reijiro pushes down on Kurtt's head and hops out.
A little jabbing left from Reijiro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reijiro cracks Kurtt with a good jab.
Kurtt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reijiro.
Kurtt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reijiro.#T3#
Kurtt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kurtt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Kurtt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Reijiro misses its intended target.
Reijiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reijiro lands a right hook to the body.
Reijiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reijiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurtt.
Kurtt avoids the body shot from Reijiro.
Uegaki Reijiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reijiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reijiro missing with a left hand there. Kurtt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtt looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Reijiro throws a jab when Kurtt was well out of range.
Kurtt avoids the body shot from Reijiro.
Kurtt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T4#
Reijiro swings for the body but Kurtt moves out of range.
Kurtt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reijiro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Reijiro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kurtt, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reijiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurtt up against the cage.
Uegaki Reijiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC2#
Reijiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Reijiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kurtts head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uegaki Reijiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reijiro 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: FC25 - Tournament 0 R2
Date: Mar 14, 2025

#R1#
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bulchiru.
Bulchiru works the jab nicely.
Bulchiru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Curry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bulchiru checks a leg kick. #CL#
Bulchiru drives through and clinches with Curry against the cage.
Bulchiru is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #BC2#
Curry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bulchiru cracks Curry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bulchiru throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bulchiru.
Bulchiru misses with a body shot.
Buri Bulchiru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulchiru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curry moves away.
Curry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bulchiru swings widly with a right hand
and Curry counters with a nice body kick. #T1#
Bulchiru lands a leg kick that knocks Curry off balance momentarily.
Bulchiru does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Curry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bulchiru misses the shot to the body.
Bulchiru lands with a cross.
Bulchiru misses with a body punch #KD2#
and Curry counters with a nice right hand that sends Bulchiru toppling to the canvas! Bulchiru scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Curry finish him?!#CUT2#It looks like Buri Bulchiru has been cut.
Bulchiru digs a good body shot into Curry's ribs.
Bulchiru is looking to wear down Curry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulchiru drops his hands for a split second and Curry immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Bulchiru face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Curry follows up with a right hand that knocks Bulchiru into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Irvin Curry!
Irvin Curry took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HARDTACK 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: FC25 - Tournament 0
Date: Mar 05, 2025

#R1#
Amwano staying out of range there.
Amwano is looking to counter punch.
Bulchiru misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bulchiru darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bulchiru throws a looping overhand right but Amwano ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Amwano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Amwano throws an overhand right that lands on Bulchiru's shoulder, as Bulchiru tries to avoid the shot.
Buri Bulchiru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulchiru ducks under a wild hook from Amwano.
A low kick from Bulchiru misses
and Amwano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bulchiru misses with a lunging right hand
and Amwano counters with a nice body kick.
Bulchiru with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bulchiru. That's going to slow Amwano down.
Bulchiru throws a right hand that misses
and Amwano counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Bulchiru! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rex Amwano!
Rex Amwano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 02, 2025

#R1#
MacCuilinn cracks Grant with an open hand slap.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grant. #SUB#
Grant has an Americana. MacCuilinn didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Grant is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Grant hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Graham Grant!

Event: EG Amsterdam - 2
Date: Mar 01, 2025

#R1#
Kamelto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daniarov's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kamelto!
Kamelto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daniarov throws a right hand that misses
and Kamelto counters with a good, hard body kick but Daniarov shrugs it off.
Daniarov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kamelto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniarov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Daniarov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kamelto scores with a kick to the body.
Kamelto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamelto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daniarov eats them both and turns towards Kamelto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Daniarov misses with an uppercut.
Daniarov misses with a body shot
and Kamelto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Daniarov misses.
Kamelto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daniarov.#T1#
Kamelto moves away from the strike by Daniarov.
Kamelto throws out a counter right but Daniarov avoids it with no problem.
Daniarov swings for the body but Kamelto moves out of range.
Kamelto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kamelto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kamelto throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut there from Kamelto.
Kamelto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC2#Daniarov is rocked!
Daniarov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Daniarov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamelto connects with a right that clearly hurt Daniarov. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Kamelto proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Daniarov collapses and taps out under the pressure!

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

Event: HFA FIGHT NIGHT 15
Date: Feb 26, 2025

#R1##CL2#
Ujiyuki pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
John is trying to pull guard but Ujiyuki has him pressed against the cage.
Ujiyuki avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
John breaks from the clinch.
Ujiyuki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ujiyuki clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ujiyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like John was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
John was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ujiyuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
John defending well as Ujiyuki loads up on a big left hand.
John throws a big counter combination but Ujiyuki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T1#
Ujiyuki missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Ujiyuki. Those never looked like landing.
Ujiyuki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John.
Ujiyuki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.#CL2#
Ujiyuki forces John back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
John's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ujiyuki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ujiyuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ujiyuki cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ujiyuki misses with a double jab.
John avoids the body shot from Ujiyuki.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T2##CL2#
Ujiyuki closes the distance and clinches.
Ujiyuki lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ujiyuki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ujiyuki lands with a left to the head.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Ujiyuki avoids the damage to the body.
John tries to work over Ujiyuki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ujiyuki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Ujiyuki takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ujiyuki loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.#T3#
Ujiyuki misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
Ujiyuki jabs John to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ujiyuki misses with a body punch
and John counters with a two punch combo.
We've been informed that Ujiyuki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sen Ujiyuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ujiyuki. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ujiyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ujiyuki lands a slapping body shot.
Ujiyuki throws a shot to the body.
Ujiyuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
Ujiyuki with a jab.
John defending well as Ujiyuki loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Ujiyuki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
John gets tackled into the cage by Ujiyuki. Ujiyuki maintains the clinch. #BC#
John pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ujiyuki misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a one-two to the body.
Ujiyuki swings widly with a right hand
and John counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ujiyuki scores with a nice head shot.
John walks into a stiff left hand from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ujiyuki. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throwing a counter right hand but Ujiyuki manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sen Ujiyuki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Ujiyuki missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ujiyuki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ujiyuki misses with a wild body shot.
Ujiyuki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces John back to the cage. Ujiyuki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ujiyuki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ujiyuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Ujiyuki.
Ujiyuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ujiyuki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John is looking for a counter combo.
Ujiyuki throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Ujiyuki throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T1#
Ujiyuki misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a left right combination that sends Ujiyuki crashing to the mat - John wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Ujiyuki out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar John!
In his post fight interview, Edgar John gave a big smile as he said 'Another one to my resume, thank you all for coming.'.

Event: FCL 77 - Boxeri vs Pike 2
Date: Feb 22, 2025

#R1#
Byrum lands with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Lyubof Nurmagomedov has been cut.
Nurmagomedov throws a looping overhand right but Byrum ducks down to avoid it.
Byrum staying out of range there.#TD#
Nurmagomedov shoots in and bounces Byrum off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nurmagomedov is fighting to break Byrum's control of his arms but Byrum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nurmagomedov working some strikes from top position.
Byrum keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Byrum has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nurmagomedov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Nurmagomedov lying in Byrum's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Byrum decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Nurmagomedov taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Byrum!
Our winner, Brandon Byrum, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Lyubof Nurmagomedov was interviewed post fight and said 'Alhamdulillah, i come back smesh next guy.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 16, 2025

#R1##TD#
Loans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gadal sprawls well initially but Loans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gadal wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Loans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gadal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Loans.
Loans keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loans is looking to take a break and control but Gadal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Loans working Gadal over with strikes. #T1#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Loans in particular looking to stall.
Loans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gadal keeps working.
Loans tries to pass to full mount but Gadal defends it.
Loans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Loans is looking to advance position but Gadal won't allow it. #SU#
Loans stands up and beckons Gadal to join him on the feet. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Loans fails to land the takedown.
Gadal misses with an uppercut.
Loans tries to counter by clinching up but Gadal breaks away and moves out of range.
Gadal catches Loans with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Loans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gadal throws a body punch but Loans moves out of range. #CL2#
Gadal has closed the distance and engaged Loans in a clinch.
Gadal is trying to break the clinch but Loans is controlling him.
Loans tries to pull guard but Gadal holds him up against the cage and eventually Loans drops back down to his feet.
Gadal stalling.
Gadal lands a body shot.
Loans jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gadal walks away with a smile on his face. Loans gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gane Loans. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Loans tries to keep at a distance but Gadal has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3#
Gadal pushes Loans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gadal gets through Loans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gadal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Loans up against the cage.
Loans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gadal avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Gadal scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD#
Loans has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gadal uses from the top position. #SUB#
Loans is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gadal defends well.
Loans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T4#
Gadal wants to get up but he can't break Loans's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Loans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gadal manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gadal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Loans tries to free his leg and advance position but Gadal is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gadal is looking to stand up but Loans isn't so interested in that idea.
Loans wants to control from the top but Gadal keeps moving.
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 Gane Loans will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Loans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gadal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Loans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Gadal, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL2#
Gadal has managed to clinch.
Loans is trying to stall.
Loans is trying to pull guard but Gadal has him pressed against the cage.
Gadal taking a breather.#TD#
Loans pulls guard effortlessly.
Loans working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadal wanted to stand there but Loans had control of the position.
Loans is controlling Gadal's posture.#T1##SUB#
Loans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gadal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loans controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loans is on top in guard. #REVR##T2#
Loans trying to control the position from guard on top but Gadal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Loans trying to control but Gadal is working from the bottom. #T3#
Gadal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Loans is controlling him.
Gane Loans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Loans passes Gadal's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SU#
Loans decides to return to a standing position.
Gadal lands with a straight right. Loans didn't see that one coming.
Akash Gadal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loans shoots in and drives through. Gadal sprawls well.#CL2#
Gadal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Loans tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gadal just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gane Loans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Loans is trying to pull guard but Gadal has him pressed against the cage.
Loans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gadal.
Gadal tries to circle away but Loans has him pinned against the cage.#T4#
A short uppercut from Gadal.
Gadal is leaning against Loans and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Gadal on the inside. #BC#
Loans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab by Gadal.
Gadal digs a good body shot into Loans's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gadal's waist but Gadal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loans off to one side.
Gadal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gadal keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL2#
Gadal has Loans up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gadal scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Akash Gadal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Gadal tests Loans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gadal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Gadal. That snapped Loans's head back. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Loans is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gadal to keep the fight standing.
Loans jumps guard but Gadal stands there with Loans around his waist. Loans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gadal prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gane Loans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Gadal as the two fighters clinch.
Gadal digs a right hand underneath Loans's ribcage. Loans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC#
Loans manages to break the clinch.
Loans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Gadal lands with an uppercut that bounces Loans off the cage and back into range.
Gadal avoids the head kick by Loans.
Gadal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gane Loans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Gadal coming out on top.
Nice body punch from Gadal. #CL2#
Gadal drives through and clinches with Loans against the cage.
Loans being controlled against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Gadal.
A short uppercut from Gadal.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gadal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Gadal lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gadal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gadal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gadal lands a shoulder strike.
Loans tries to stall but Gadal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Loans is trying to pull guard but Gadal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC2#
Gadal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gadal lands an overhand right.
Akash Gadal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gadal digs a good hook to Loans's body.
Loans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#ROC2#Loans is rocked!
Gadal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oh Loans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gadal walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Loans drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gadal swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Loans's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akash Gadal!
A victorious Akash Gadal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RMMA - Fight Night 2
Date: Feb 15, 2025

#R1#
Dirk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reijiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Reijiro throws an off balance right hand
and Dirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dirk punishes Reijiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Dirk throws a front kick aimed at Reijiro's knee but Reijiro avoids it well.
Reijiro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dirk misses with the combination.
Dirk misses with a double jab
and Reijiro counters with a three punch combo that has Dirk backing up. Dirk nods at Reijiro to acknowledge the strikes.
Dirk throws a nice looking combination but Reijiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirk dodges the punch combination from Reijiro.
Dirk staying out of range there.
Dirk's corner calls for a 1-2. Dirk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reijiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reijiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T1#
Dirk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Dirk does no damage.
Reijiro throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Dirk counter with a right hand.
Reijiro throws a lazy right hand but Dirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dirk misses with a two punch combination.
Reijiro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reijiro scores with a hook.
Reijiro misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Dirk.
A jab from Reijiro misses.
Dirk lands a jab to the nose.
Reijiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dirk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijiro scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Dirk clinches with his opponent. #T2#
Dirk trying to stall but Reijiro improves his position.
Dirk prevents Reijiro from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Dirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reijiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dirk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reijiro's head backwards.
Reijiro takes one to the chin there.
Dirk throws out a loose jab but Reijiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Reijiro misses.
Dirk swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reijiro counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reijiro.
Reijiro misses with a double jab
and Dirk counters with a right hand to the body.
Reijiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Reijiro tries to keep at a distance but Dirk has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Dirk breaks the clinch. #T3#
Reijiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reijiro looks to land a left hand but Dirk moved out of range nicely.
It looks like Dirk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dirk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dirk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reijiro.
A slow jab from Reijiro misses its intended target.
Reijiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Dirk manages to break the clinch.
Dirk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Reijiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Dirk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reijiro swings for the body but Dirk moves out of range.
Dirk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reijiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Reijiro.#T4#
Reijiro defending well as Dirk loads up on a big left hand.
Dirk misses with a wild combination.
Reijiro lands a nice shot that snaps Dirk's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reijiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reijiro jabs Dirk right on the nose. Dirk blinks but takes it well.
Reijiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirk is just out of range.
Dirk is looking to clinch but Reijiro is avoiding it.
Dirk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reijiro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dirk scrambles back to his feet.
Reijiro avoids the head kick by Dirk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Reijiro finds it's way through Dirk's defenses.
Reijiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dirk tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Uegaki Reijiro will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Reijiro misses with a double jab
and Dirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dirk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reijiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Reijiro avoids the body shot from Dirk.
Reijiro throws a counter combo.
Dirk moves away from the strike by Reijiro.
Dirk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Reijiro 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.
Dirk slips under a jab from Reijiro.
Dirk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reijiro.
Dirk is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dirk slips a straight right by Reijiro.
Dirk scores with a head kick.
Uegaki Reijiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Dirk.
Reijiro connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reijiro throws a shot from downtown. Dirk moves away and avoids it.#T1##CL#
Dirk closes the distance and clinches.
Reijiro cracks Dirk with a nice body shot.
Reijiro taking a breather.
Reijiro tries to throw a body punch but Dirk avoids it by throwing Reijiro back against the cage. #BC#
Dirk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reijiro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dirk appears to be looking for a big counter.
Reijiro misses with a straight left.
Dirk slips under a jab from Reijiro.
Danny Dirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reijiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dirk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been informed that Reijiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Reijiro finds it's target.
Dirk throws a series of punches but Reijiro moves out of range.
Dirk moves forwards but Reijiro connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
Dirk tries to land a leg kick but Reijiro saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reijiro. Dirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Dirk.
Reijiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirk is just out of range.
It looked like Dirk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dirk throws a leg kick but Reijiro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Reijiro's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Reijiro swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reijiro throws a nice looking combination but Dirk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Reijiro misses with an uppercut
letting Dirk counter with a right hand.
Reijiro throws a lazy right hand but Dirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reijiro throws a jab when Dirk was well out of range.
Dirk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reijiro moves away.
Reijiro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#KD#
Dirk drops Reijiro with a beautiful combination! Reijiro stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dirk is looking for the KO!#ROC#Reijiro is rocked!
Reijiro walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Reijiro limp body while Dirk jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Dirk!
Danny Dirk tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: EG Amsterdam - 1
Date: Feb 15, 2025

#R1#
Serikbekov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawthorne shoots in for a double leg but Serikbekov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#TD2#
Hawthorne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Serikbekov is trying to defend but Hawthorne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Serikbekov tries to get to full guard but Hawthorne has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Hawthorne is trying to work for a kimura but Serikbekov is defending well.
Hawthorne content to control rather than advance.
Serikbekov trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hawthorne looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Serikbekov is trying to get back to full guard.#T1##SUB2#
Hawthorne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Hawthorne is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Serikbekov is just riding it out for now. Hawthorne eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Serikbekov is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hawthorne is tapping! Great win for Serikbekov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tair Serikbekov!
Our winner, Tair Serikbekov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EG Amsterdam - 1
Date: Feb 15, 2025

#R1##TD2#
Magomedov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kamolov did well to prevent Magomedov getting side control.#SUB2#
Magomedov wants to work for an arm triangle but Kamolov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Kamolov actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Magomedov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kamolov defends it well.
Kamolov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Magomedov. #SUB#
Kamolov actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Kamolov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamolov is trying to control but can't.
Kamolov taking some punishment here, with Magomedov in his half guard. #SUB#
Kamolov looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Kamolov trying to hold on to Magomedov's head to control him but Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov prevents Kamolov from improving his position.
Magomedov trying to pass the guard but Kamolov defending well. #SUB2#
Magomedov wants to work for an arm triangle but Kamolov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Kamolov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magomedov pulls his head out easily.
Kamolov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magomedov is working away from the top position though.#SUB#
Kamolov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kamolov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Magomedov postures up.
Magomedov stays in close to Kamolov's body and controls the position. #SUB#
Kamolov looking for a guillotine here but Magomedov defends easily. #SUB#
Kamolov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Kamolov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Magomedov is defending well. Kamolov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Magomedov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kamolov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bakir Kamolov!
Bakir Kamolov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 15, 2025

#R1##TD#
Valchev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Salman manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Salman darts in looking for a takedown but Valchev gets double underhooks and turns Salman into the cage. #CL2#
Salman moves into the clinch.#TD#
Valchev has hold of one of Salman's legs. Salman is fighting the takedown attempt but Valchev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Valchev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Valchev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Salman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valchev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valchev throws an elbow that misses. Salman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Valchev's guard. Nice move by Salman!#REVB#
Valchev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valchev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Valchev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Valchev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T1#
Valchev is keen to just control but Salman is a slippery customer.
Valchev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Salman is pressing down on Valchev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Valchev chips away with some ground and pound.
Valchev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Valchev is posturing up here but Salman has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Valchev tries to roll out but it's too tight and Valchev has to tap! Slick submission there by Salman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Al Fatih Salman!
In his post fight interview, Al Fatih Salman started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 11, 2025

#R1#
Magomedsharipov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mihailov defends it nicely.
Magomedsharipov is breathing heavily.
Mihailov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magomedsharipov attempts a counter takedown but Mihailov avoids it well and moves away.
Magomedsharipov shoots for a double leg takedown but Mihailov sprawls well. He's pushed Magomedsharipov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD2#
Mihailov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mihailov working the head and body with strikes.
Mihailov is pressing down on Magomedsharipov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Magomedsharipov is holding on for now.
Mihailov moves nicely into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedsharipov is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Mihailov is putting a hurting on Magomedsharipov here, landing some big shots from side control.
Magomedsharipov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Magomedsharipov tries to get out of the position.
Mihailov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mihailov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mihailov landing strikes from the mount and Magomedsharipov is in trouble!
Magomedsharipov wants to control but Mihailov is having none of it.
Mihailov working Magomedsharipov over with strikes here.
Mihailov controlling his opponent.
Mihailov lands a nice shot to the head. #T2#
Mihailov controlling from mount.
Mihailov with a couple of short strikes.
Mihailov content just to control the position here.
Mihailov scoring with strikes but Magomedsharipov is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihailov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Mihailov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T3#
Mihailov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mihailov lands a big shot there that rocks Magomedsharipov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Magomedsharipov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mihailov controlling from the full mount.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Mihailov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Mihailov might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T4#
Mihailov is continuing to stall.
Mihailov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mihailov controlling the pace for now.
The adventures of Mihailov the control monster continue. Boring.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Strumen Demitrov Mihailov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Magomedsharipov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Magomedsharipov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Magomedsharipov shoots in for a takedown but Mihailov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mihailov throws a hook to the side of Magomedsharipov's head but Magomedsharipov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#TD2#
Magomedsharipov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mihailov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mihailov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've been informed that Mihailov has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
More stalling from Mihailov.
Mihailov with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Mihailov is working Magomedsharipov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mihailov stays in close to Magomedsharipov's body and controls the position.
Mihailov is pushing down on Magomedsharipov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Magomedsharipov is fighting to maintain full guard but Mihailov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mihailov winds up and cracks Magomedsharipov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mihailov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Mihailov moves nicely into side control.
Mihailov controls the position.
Mihailov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mihailov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mihailov working the ground and pound.
Magomedsharipov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mihailov working the ground and pound.
Mihailov lands some shots froms side control.
Magomedsharipov is being controlled here.
Mihailov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Magomedsharipov!
Mihailov lands a big elbow. #T3#
Mihailov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mihailov lands a big shot there that rocks Magomedsharipov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mihailov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mihailov raining down shots from the mount!
Mihailov controlling from the full mount.
Mihailov landing punches. #T4#
Magomedsharipov taking shots to the head.
Mihailov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yet more stalling tactics from Mihailov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Strumen Demitrov Mihailov 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#
Mihailov misses with a body shot.
Magomedsharipov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mihailov.
Magomedsharipov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mihailov defends it nicely.#TD2#
Mihailov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Magomedsharipov quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihailov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Mihailov passes to full mount!
Mihailov controlling the pace for now.
Mihailov is landing with some decent strikes but Magomedsharipov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Magomedsharipov tries to hold on but Mihailov postures up.
Mihailov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mihailov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Magomedsharipov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mihailov controlling from the full mount. #T2#
Mihailov lands a heavy elbow.
Mihailov controlling from mount.
Mihailov lands with some strikes.
Mihailov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihailov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mihailov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T3#
Mihailov controlling from mount.
Mihailov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T4#
Mihailov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mihailov landing strikes from the mount.
Mihailov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mihailov controlling the position easily from mount.
Strumen Demitrov Mihailov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Strumen Demitrov Mihailov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mihailov 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 24:30

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 06, 2025

#R1#
Castro scores with a sloppy right hand. Hisahsi should have avoided that one.
Hisahsi takes a swing at Castro's ribcage but misses. #TD2#
Castro looking to score a takedown here. Hisahsi is defending well but Castro drives through and ends up in Hisahsi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hisahsi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Castro. #SUB2#
Castro drops back looking for a leg! Hisahsi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hisahsi manages to kick Castro off! Castro jumps back into Hisahsi's guard.
Castro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Castro drops back looking for a leg! Hisahsi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hisahsi manages to kick Castro off! Castro jumps back into Hisahsi's guard. #T1#
Hisahsi is looking to stand back up but Castro counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hisahsi.
Hisahsi's coaches at Hilo Mats have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.#SUB2#
Castro is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Castro in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hisahsi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Castro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ernesto Castro!
Ernesto Castro thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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