Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

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

#R1##CL2#
Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Pushkin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pushkin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pushkin avoids it.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pushkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Pushkin.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Anderson throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Pushkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pushkin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Anderson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pushkin prevents Anderson from improving his position.#SUB#
Pushkin seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pushkin wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Pushkin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Anderson wants to control but Pushkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pushkin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pushkin's back!
Pushkin tries to escape the position.
Anderson tries to get the hooks in deep but Pushkin pushed the leg off.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Pushkin trying to control but not successfully.
Anderson has good solid back control here.
Pushkin wants to escape the position. #T2#
Pushkin staying busy and making it hard for Anderson to control.
Pushkin is in bad spot here.
Pushkin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Anderson.
Pushkin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Anderson's guard. Nice work there by Pushkin.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pushkin preventing the sweep.
Pushkin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Pushkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pushkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pushkin laying and praying for a moment but Anderson takes advantage and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushkin wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Pushkin is really struggling to control Anderson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pushkin wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well. #T4##SUB#
Pushkin seems to be looking for submissions.
Pushkin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pushkin is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson tries to roll over but Pushkin keeps him under control.#SUB#
Pushkin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anderson is staying active underneath Pushkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pushkin is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Anderson 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#
Anderson misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Pushkin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Pushkin passes into half guard. #REVB#
Anderson is staying active underneath Pushkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Pushkin being controlled here momentarily.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Pushkin from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson is pulling down on Pushkin's head to control his posture.
Pushkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Pushkin controlling from the top position. #T1#
Pushkin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Pushkin postures up.
Anderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pushkin is controlling him.
Anderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but Pushkin is proving a slippery customer.
Pushkin trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Pushkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pushkin slips under a jab from Anderson.
Pushkin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Pushkin is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Pushkin ducks down to avoid it.
Pushkin attempts a counter takedown but Anderson avoids it well and moves away.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pushkin shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pushkin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Pushkin's head but Pushkin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Pushkin slips the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Pushkin on that attempt.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Anderson clinches up with Pushkin and pushes him back against the cage.#T3#
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pushkin's brow.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Pushkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pushkin or not.
Pushkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Pushkin avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pushkin drops back down to his feet.
Anderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Anderson lands an elbow just above Pushkin 's eye. #T4#
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pushkin blocks the elbow strike.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Pushkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pushkin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Anderson can turn it around.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pushkin's defenses.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pushkin drops back down to his feet.
Pushkin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Anderson 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.#R3#
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Pushkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pushkin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pushkin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Anderson as he avoids it easily.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pushkin with a poor takedown
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Pushkin tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anderson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Pushkin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pushkin tries to counter with a takedown but Anderson is quick to defend against it.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand. #CL2#
Anderson clinches up against the cage.#T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Pushkin jumps guard and drags Anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Pushkin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pushkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson 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.
Anderson passes Pushkin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pushkin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pushkin wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Anderson passes Pushkin's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T2#
Anderson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Anderson is continuing to stall.
Pushkin is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anderson prevents Pushkin from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.#SUB#
Pushkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson is taking a breather. Pushkin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#T3#
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pushkin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anderson is controlling the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Pushkin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Pushkin checks it.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot #TD#
and Pushkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pushkin wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Pushkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pushkin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pushkin wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Anderson really 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.#R4#
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses the shot to the body. #TD#
Pushkin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Anderson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Pushkin tries to pass.
Anderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pushkin is one step ahead there.
Pushkin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pushkin is pressing down on Anderson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anderson is holding on for now.
Anderson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #T1#
Pushkin trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
Pushkin controlling the action here.
Pushkin trying to mount his opponent but Anderson defends it.
Pushkin prevents Anderson from improving his position.
Pushkin lands with a punch from half guard.
Pushkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anderson trying to control here.
Anderson moves into full guard.
Pushkin wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson has control of Pushkin's left arm, preventing Pushkin from doing any damage.
Anderson 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.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Pushkin postures up.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pushkin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Pushkin ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pushkin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderson smiles and moves away. #CL#
Pushkin takes the fight into the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pushkin drops back down to his feet.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Pushkin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee calls for Anderson to work.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Anderson to keep the fight standing.
Pushkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pushkins head.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pushkin or not.
Anderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pushkin's defenses.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jones Anderson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
Anderson lands a body shot.
Aleksandr Pushkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson misses with an uppercut #TD#
and Pushkin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anderson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Anderson.
Pushkin prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Pushkin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pushkin trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pushkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Pushkin stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Anderson trying to control the position here.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Pushkin from controlling successfully.
Pushkin won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Pushkin looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pushkin stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson won't allow it. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Pushkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Anderson.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Pushkin shrugs off.
Pushkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson lands an elbow inside.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones Anderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pushkin is trying to pull guard but Anderson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pushkin fails to pull guard.
Pushkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pushkin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Anderson rushes Pushkin and presses him up against the cage.
Pushkin jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Pushkin around his waist. Pushkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pushkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson tries a body shot but Pushkin blocks it.
Pushkin tries to pull guard but Anderson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T4#
Pushkin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Anderson walks away with a smile on his face. Pushkin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pushkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson takes a swing at Pushkin's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Anderson tries to sprawl but Pushkin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pushkin tries to pass to full mount but Anderson defends it.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Pushkin has control of the leg. #ES2#
Anderson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pushkin defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Pushkin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pushkin's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Anderson!
Our winner, Jones Anderson, 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: DMMA 388: Barbosa v Easterly
Date: Jan 26, 2025

#R1#
Bensol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Bensol misses with a hook. Proh ducked under it nicely.
Proh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bensol looks to land a left hand but Proh moved out of range nicely.
Bensol throws a shot to the body.
Proh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Proh.
Bensol just misses with a punch to the body.
Proh connects with a right hand. Bensol shakes it off.
Proh lunges at Bensol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bensol's hand.
Proh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bensol sprawls well. Bensol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Proh gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Proh looking to score a takedown here. Bensol is defending well but Proh drives through and ends up in Bensol's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh 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.#T1#
Bensol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Proh.
Bensol controlling Proh's posture.
Proh postures up in Bensol's guard and throws a big left but Bensol blocks it.
Bensol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Proh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bensol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bensol has his hands on Proh's head, controlling the position.
Proh postures up in Bensol's guard and throws a big left but Bensol blocks it.
Proh stopping the sweep attempt from Bensol.
Proh stands and throws Bensol's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Proh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bensol wants to control but Proh postures up.#T2#
Bensol is trying to buck Proh off.
Proh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Proh working the ground and pound but Bensol is defending the strikes.
Bensol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bensol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bensol is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Proh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Proh looks up at the clock and then as Bensol takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Proh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Proh.#T3#
Proh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Proh throws an elbow but Bensol slips to the side and avoids it well.
Proh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Proh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Proh working the ground and pound but Bensol is defending the strikes.
Bensol takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bensol is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bensol dodges the ground and pound from Proh.
Bensol is trying to get back to half guard.
Proh tries to score with some ground and pound. Bensol controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bensol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Proh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
Bensol is still trying to improve position.
Proh cracks Bensol with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Proh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bensol down.
Bensol takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bensol sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bensol moves into full guard.
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!
Bensol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Proh's guard. #REVB#
Proh 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#
We've been hearing that Proh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Proh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Proh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bensol wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riel Proh 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#
Proh misses with a looping left.
Proh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bensol is fending him off so far but Proh persists. Nope, Bensol circles away and we're back to standing.#TD#
Proh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bensol to the ground. Proh is now in Bensol's guard.
Bensol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Proh is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bensol is on top in guard. #REVB#
Bensol wants to pass the guard but Proh is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh trying to control the position here.
Proh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bensol can do to turn this around?
Bensol trying to control the position from guard on top but Proh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Proh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bensol controls the pace.
Bensol trying to control but Proh is working from the bottom.
Proh controlling the position.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bensol won't allow Proh to sweep him here.
Proh is pulling down on Bensol's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Riel Proh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bensol wants to control from the top but Proh keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Proh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Proh shoots and misses
and Bensol counters with a nice uppercut.
Proh throws a body punch but Bensol moves out of range.
A big right from Bensol misses.
Proh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away.
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.#T3#
Proh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bensol.
Bensol looks to throw the jab but Proh is out of range.
Proh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bensol throws a looping overhand right but Proh ducks down to avoid it.
Proh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Proh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bensol.
Proh loads up on a big right hand but Bensol slips the punch.#TD#
Proh gets a takedown into half guard.
Proh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bensol is looking to improve his position.
Bensol on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Proh working over Bensol with some ground and pound. Bensol looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
Proh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bensol wants to improve his position but Proh is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Proh.
Bensol felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Proh drops an elbow to the side of Bensol's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bensol is pressing down on Proh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Proh stops Bensol from standing up.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Bensol blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bensol looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Proh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bensol trying to get back to full guard but Proh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Proh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Proh raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Riel Proh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Bensol dips to his left and cracks Proh with an uppercut!
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Bensol ducks under a wild hook from Proh.
Bensol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Proh misses with a wild body shot.
Proh slips a jab from Bensol.
Proh misses with an uppercut.
Proh lands with a hook. Bensol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bensol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Proh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bensol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh tries for a takedown but Bensol circles away easily
and Bensol counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bensol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bensol 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.
Proh moves out of range of the strikes.
Proh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bensol circles away.#T1##TD#
Proh scores with a takedown into Bensol's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bensol keeping moving, preventing Proh from controlling successfully.
Bensol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Proh works over Bensol with some ground and pound from guard.
Bensol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Proh is one step ahead there.
Bensol keeping full guard, as Proh tries to pass.
Bensol can't keep his opponent in guard - Proh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tobi Bensol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Proh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bensol's head.
Proh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bensol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bensol has hold of Proh's hands but Proh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bensol is looking for a sweep. Proh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bensol wants to get back to his feet.
Proh wants to control but Bensol is keeping him busy.
Bensol gets full guard.
Proh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bensol is keeping the position for now.
Proh working some strikes from top position.#T3#
Bensol is looking to stand up but Proh isn't so interested in that idea.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Proh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bensol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bensol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Proh.
Proh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Proh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bensol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bensol's head.#T4#
Proh preventing the sweep.
Proh works over Bensol with some ground and pound from guard.
Bensol manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Proh manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Proh controlling the position.
Bensol looking to sit in guard and control but Proh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Proh distracts Bensol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Proh distracts Bensol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bensol trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Proh!
A less than humble Riel Proh misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: DMMA 388: Barbosa v Easterly
Date: Jan 26, 2025

#R1#
Huller looks to throw the jab but Lesage is out of range.
Lesage works over Huller's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Huller misses the target.
Lesage misses with an uppercut.
Huller misses the shot to the body.
Lesage misses with a looping right.
Jab from Huller.
Tom Huller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lesage defends well and Huller ends up having to push Lesage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD2#
Huller feints and as Lesage raises his hands in defense, Huller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesage is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB#
Lesage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huller defends well.
Lesage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Huller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huller works over Lesage with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Lesage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Huller is aware though and is defending well.
Lesage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Lesage is looking for a triangle but Huller pushes his legs off easily.
Huller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huller throwing strikes from guard but Lesage blocks nicely.
Huller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lesage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Huller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Huller scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Huller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huller postures up in Lesage's guard and throws a big left but Lesage blocks it.
Huller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Huller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huller throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Huller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Huller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Huller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lesage controls Huller momentarily but Huller frees himself.
Huller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lesage's head.#SUB#
Lesage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huller is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesage has wrist control.
Huller landing some decent shots from guard.
Huller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lesage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
Huller throwing strikes from guard but Lesage blocks nicely.
Huller lands a couple of digs.
Lesage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huller is working Lesage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Lesage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huller defends well.
Huller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Huller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Huller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lesage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Huller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Lesage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lesage.
Lesage has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huller finds it's way round the side to connect with Lesage's head.
Lesage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Huller jabs at Lesage's body.
Huller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lesage counters with a series of strikes. Huller will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circling - Huller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesage.
Lesage ducks under a wild hook from Huller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Huller keeps the fight on the outside.
Lesage dips to his left and cracks Huller with an uppercut!
Lesage pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Huller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lesage.
Huller digs a good body shot into Lesage's ribs.
Huller takes one to the chin there.
Lesage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lesage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huller was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesage.
Lesage connects with a looping right hand.
Huller moves out of range of the strikes.
Huller shoots in for a double leg but Lesage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huller digs a good hook to Lesage's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Huller. That snapped Lesage's head back.
Huller lands a jab to Lesage's midsection.
Huller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lesage's head backwards.
Huller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesage.
Huller keeps the fight on the outside.#T2#
Huller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesage.
Huller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huller slips under a jab from Lesage.
Robbie Lesage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Huller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lesage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lesage is trying to keep Huller in close.
Huller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huller stands up over Lesage, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Huller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Huller lands a couple of elbows.
Huller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T3#
Huller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Huller postures up and lands a big shot to Lesage's brow.
Huller is working Lesage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Huller postures up and lands a big shot to Lesage's brow.
Huller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Lesage is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Huller defends well.
Huller content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Huller chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Huller is working Lesage over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lesage has momentary wrist control but Huller slips an elbow through the middle.
Huller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Huller arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lesage's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Huller!
After the fight, Tom Huller was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: SMASH: Hun vs Noeigati
Date: Jan 26, 2025

#R1#
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sidorov walks into a jab.
Hall misses with the body kick#TD#
and Sidorov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
Sidorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Sidorov from controlling successfully.
Sidorov stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Sidorov throws a big elbow that misses.
We've been hearing that Sidorov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidorov postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Sidorov won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sidorov being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sidorov.
Hall 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.
Sidorov working some strikes from top position.
Sidorov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sidorov postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
Sidorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sidorov won't allow Hall to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hall managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Sidorov moved out of range.
Sidorov attempts a counter takedown but Hall avoids it well and moves away.
Sidorov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hall.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Sidorov.
Sidorov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sidorov avoids the head kick by Hall.
Sidorov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sidorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Sidorov moved out of range.
Sidorov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Sidorov counters with a takedown into side control.
Sidorov is putting a hurting on Hall here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sidorov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hall wants to control but Sidorov postures up.#T3#
Hall manages to get back to half guard.
Sidorov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Sidorov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sidorov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sidorov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sidorov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sidorov.
Hall is staying active underneath Sidorov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sidorov is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
Sidorov is nestled in close to Hall, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hall avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sidorov.
Sidorov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sidorov 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.#T4#
Sidorov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sidorov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hall defending well though.
Sidorov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sidorov throwing shots but Hall is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sidorov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hall wants to control but Sidorov is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sidorov lands with a punch from half guard.
Sidorov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Sidorov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henry Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sidorov moves away from the strike by Hall.
Sidorov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sidorov walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Hall digs a good hook to Sidorov's body.
Sidorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sidorov tries to counter with a takedown but Hall is quick to defend against it.
Sidorov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hall to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sidorov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidorov blocks a jab.
Hall tries to clinch but Sidorov moves away #TD#
and Sidorov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hall!
Sidorov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hall some visible discomfort. #T1#
Sidorov misses with the ground and pound.
Sidorov is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sidorov lands a few punches from side control.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sidorov scores with punches from side control.
Sidorov lands a few punches from side control.
Hall struggling a bit here.
Sidorov staying calm.#T2#
Hall is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sidorov connects with a decent elbow.
Hall parries the strikes from Sidorov easily there. Sidorov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hall to escape.
Sidorov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hall is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hall is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sidorov is controlling him well.
Sidorov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hall managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sidorov.
Sidorov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hall is avoiding damage well.
Sidorov wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy. #T3#
Sidorov scoring with punches from side control.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
Sidorov scoring with punches from side control. #SUB#
Sidorov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sidorov looks up at the clock and then as Hall takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sidorov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sidorov trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T4#
Hall is not content to let Sidorov control the position.
Sidorov scoring with punches from side control.
Hall avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sidorov.
Sidorov landing strikes.
Sidorov is looking to take a break and control but Hall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sidorov lands some shots froms side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Sidorov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Sidorov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hall - that will leave a mark!
Hall lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hall cracks Sidorov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Sidorov's head but Sidorov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sidorov feinted with a counter takedown.
Hall tries to clinch but Sidorov is having none of it.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Sidorov moved away.
Nice defenses there by Sidorov.
Sidorov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sidorov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT2#It looks like Ivan Sidorov has been cut.#T1#
Hall tries to clinch but Sidorov moves out of range.
Sidorov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hall sprawls and moves away.
Sidorov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Nice defenses there by Sidorov.
Sidorov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hall thows a leg kick but Sidorov checks it #TD#
and Sidorov counters with a single leg into guard. Hall didn't expect that.
Sidorov looking to pass the guard.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sidorov's guard. #REVB#
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sidorov keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Henry Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sidorov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hall's guard. #REVR#
Sidorov trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Sidorov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sidorov.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Hall keeping moving, preventing Sidorov from controlling successfully.
Sidorov tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Sidorov connects with a couple of short punches.
Sidorov throws a big right hand that misses.
Sidorov wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
Sidorov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sidorov throws a big elbow that misses.
Hall 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.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Sidorov from controlling successfully. #T4#
Sidorov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sidorov throwing strikes but missing.
Sidorov passes Hall's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sidorov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sidorov controlling the action here.
Sidorov is trying to control the action in half guard but Hall is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Sidorov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Sidorov!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ivan Sidorov made sure he mentioned Hype Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: DMMA 387: Hanma v Cabrazzi
Date: Jan 25, 2025

#R1#
Kay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bean sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kay.
It seemed like Bean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lars Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay wants to clinch up but Bean keeps it at a distance.
Bean throws out a counter right but Kay avoids it with no problem.
Bean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kay misses the shot to the body.
Bean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kay misses with a takedown
and Bean counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Bean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean takes one on the button.
Kay is looking to clinch but Bean is avoiding it.
Kay misses with a straight left.
Kay misses with a hook
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.
Kay throws a good cross that connects. #T1#
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kay swings widly with a right hand
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Bean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kay finds it's way round the side to connect with Bean's head.
Kay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Bean scores with a nice strike.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Bean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bean's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bean duly obliges.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kay throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Kay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kay cracks Bean with an open hand slap.
Kay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kay. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kay manages to avoid it.
Kay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mr Bean is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Kay moves away and avoids it.
Bean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kay. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kay throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bean closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kay misses with a right hand
and Bean counters with a three punch combo that has Kay backing up. Kay nods at Bean to acknowledge the strikes.
Kay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kay scrambles back to his feet.
Kay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bean misses with a looping right.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Kay appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kay misses with a looping left.
Kay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kay dives in and grabs Bean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bean pushes down on Kay's head and hops out.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bean jabs Kay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bean connects with a body shot.
Kay fails with a takedown attempt.
Kay swings widly with a right hand
and Kay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kay scores with a jab.
Kay scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Bean finds it's way through Kay's defenses. #T4#
Kay throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
Kay looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
A jab from Kay misses.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Kay moves away and avoids it.
Bean gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kay. Kay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bean throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Kay - just one landing.
Kay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bean.
Kay throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Bean dominated that round.
That's time! Kay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kay throws an off balance right hand
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kay swinging wildly here.
Kay misses with a hook.
Kay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bean's waist but Bean gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kay off to one side.
A jab from Bean misses.
Kay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean throws a jab when Kay was well out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kay might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Bean.
Bean misses with a looping left.
Kay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bean blocks a jab.#T1#
Kay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bean missing with a left hand there. Kay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice body punch from Bean.
Bean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kay.
A little jabbing left from Bean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.
Kay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kay takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kay looks to throw the jab but Bean is out of range.
Kay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Kay tests Bean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kay misses with a left hand
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Bean stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Bean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kay.
Kay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kay takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kay looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Kay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kay throws a right hand that misses
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Kay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kay attempts a counter takedown but Bean avoids it well and moves away.
Bean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kay misses with a right hand
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.
Kay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kay misses with a hook to the body
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kay swings for the body but Bean moves out of range.
Kay moves out of range as Bean strikes.#T3#
Kay fails with the takedown
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Kay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kay throws a poor cross that misses
and Bean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kay misses with an uppercut.
Kay throws a lazy uppercut
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kay.
Bean thuds a left hand into Kay's body.
Kay misses with a straight left.
Kay with a nice cross.
Kay looks for a takedown but Bean sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Kay does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Kay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kay throws a lazy uppercut
and Bean counters with a one-two to the body.
Kay looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean misses with a hook. Kay ducked under it nicely.
Kay throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kay with a poor takedown
and Bean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kay misses the shot to the body.
Bean lands with a good body shot.
Kay has his takedown stuffed
and Kay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bean slaps away a takedown attempt from Kay, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD#
Bean gets caught napping as Kay dives in and scores a takedown. Bean manages to retain guard.

Bean has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kay off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bean smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bean misses the target.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Kay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big right from Kay misses.
Kay misses the body punch
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.
Kay takes a swing at Bean's ribcage but misses.
Bean swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean throws out a loose jab but Kay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kay throws the left hand but Bean avoids the punch easily.
Kay missing with a left hand there. Bean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bean lands a body shot.
Kay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bean. #T1#
Kay misses with an uppercut.
Bean misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. Kay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kay throws a right hand that misses
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kay ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
Kay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bean sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kay somewhat.
Bean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Kay.
Bean throws a lazy right hand but Kay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kay feinted with a counter takedown.
Lars Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bean defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
Bean drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kay throws an off balance right hand
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kay attempts a counter takedown but Bean avoids it well and moves away.
Bean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Kay misses its intended target.
Kay throws out a loose jab but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean misses with a wild body shot.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bean bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kay's head backwards.
Bean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bean thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kay.
Mr Bean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Kay looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Bean doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bean connects with a nice looking jab.
Kay throws a right hand that misses
and Bean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kay misses with a right hand
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.
Bean lands with a cross.
Kay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bean comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T4#
Kay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kay throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Bean breaks the clinch.
Bean throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kay throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bean to counter with a crisp jab.
Bean defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
Kay misses with a left hand
and Bean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bean lands a jab to the nose.
Kay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bean thuds a left hand into Kay's body.
A nice combination there by Bean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bean 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Bean!

Event: FCL 74 - Kowalczyk vs Islay
Date: Jan 25, 2025

#R1#
Burian scores with a one two! Mesquita had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mesquita lands a nice looking body shot.
Burian's coach down at Zanshin MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Burian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Burian takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses.
Mesquita changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mesquita gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burian.
Mesquita avoids the body shot from Burian.
Burian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mesquita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mesquita looks to throw the jab but Burian is out of range.
Mesquita looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burian. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Burian misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burian misses with a body shot.
Burian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mesquita.
Burian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
Burian swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
Klement Burian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita throws a hook but Burian avoids it easily.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Burian counters with a nice uppercut.
Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Burian.
Nice shot by Mesquita.
Burian misses with a straight right.
Mesquita lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burian at a distance.
Burian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mesquita rather than just go for the knockout.
Mesquita pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Burian.
Mesquita swings for the body but Burian moves out of range.
Mesquita works the jab nicely.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Burian defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Burian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T2#
Burian is stalling here. #TD#
Mesquita jumps guard and drags Burian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Burian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Burian won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here. #SUB#
Mesquita escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB#
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burian is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Mesquita working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Burian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard.
Burian trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita 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.#T3##SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burian is aware though and is defending well.
Burian trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Mesquita manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burian manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Burian wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burian's head.
Mesquita postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mesquita's guard. #REVB#
Burian won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Burian trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Burian preventing the sweep.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Burian from controlling successfully.
Burian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Ian Mesquita will probably get the nod.
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##TD#
Mesquita changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Burian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burian is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mesquita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burian knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mesquita working away.#T1#
Burian is looking to regain half guard here but Mesquita keeps moving and retains side control.
Mesquita working the ground and pound.
Mesquita is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Burian is trying to get back to half guard.
Burian is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Burian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mesquita cracks Burian with a big elbow.
Burian tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita is working Burian over with some ground and pound from side control.
Burian is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Mesquita is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Burian is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mesquita wants to take a breather but Burian manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mesquita. #T3#
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Burian keeps moving.
Burian trying to control the position.
Mesquita with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita sitting in guard here, content to control. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mesquita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
Burian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Burian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Burian wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Mesquita 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Mesquita dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Mesquita lands a right hook to the body.
Mesquita connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Burian.
Burian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burian lands a jab.
Mesquita missing with a left hand there. Burian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Burian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Burian wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burian is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mesquita's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Burian keeps moving. #T1#
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burian can't do much from the bottom here.
Ian Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita cracks Burian with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mesquita scoring with punches from side control.
Burian managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Mesquita landing a few strikes.
Burian tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position. #T2#
Mesquita lands a nice forearm strike.
Burian is trying to get back to half guard.
Mesquita scoring with punches and elbows.
Mesquita works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Burian tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mesquita working away.
Mesquita cracks Burian with a big right hand but Burian just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burian some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mesquita taking a breather here.
Burian is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Mesquita is chipping away with strikes.
Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burian to see if he's OK.#SUB#
Mesquita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burian, who protects the arm well.
Mesquita lands some shots froms side control.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Burian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Burian wants to control but Mesquita postures up.#T4#
Burian tries to improve position but can't.
Mesquita working away.
Mesquita scores with punches from side control.
Mesquita looks up at the clock and then as Burian takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mesquita smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mesquita trying to control the action but Burian is working from the bottom.
Mesquita landing strikes.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita landing strikes. #SUB#
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Mesquita clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4#
Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mesquita just misses with a punch to the body. #TD#
Mesquita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burian tries to bench press Mesquita off him but Mesquita keeps the position.
Burian is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burian is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
Burian is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Burian is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.#SUB#
Mesquita tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mesquita has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burian has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Mesquita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Burian, who protects the arm well.
Burian wants to control but Mesquita postures up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burian taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Burian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Burian is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Burian tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mesquita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burian on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burian regains half guard, as Mesquita was trying to land strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mesquita lands a nice short elbow.#T3#
Burian wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Burian tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Burian has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Burian tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Burian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Burian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Burian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mesquita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mesquita is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burian tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita is trying to control the action in half guard but Burian is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burian has his hands clasped together around Mesquita's back. He's all about the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ian Mesquita had his way with Klement Burian in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Mesquita lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burian lands with a good body shot.
Mesquita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burian was well out of range. Poor timing from Mesquita.
Burian misses with a right hand #TD#
and Mesquita counters with a single leg into guard. Burian didn't expect that.
Burian trying to control the position.
Mesquita 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burian is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Mesquita landing some decent shots from guard.
Mesquita is in close to Burian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mesquita lands a couple of digs.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burian is keeping the position for now.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burian can do to turn this around?
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Burian blocks nicely.
Mesquita trying to control but Burian is working from the bottom.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Burian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klement Burian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita pushes down on Burian's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burian defending well though.
Burian trying to control here. #SUB#
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but Burian is defending well. #SUB#
Mesquita is looking for a kimura here.
Burian is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Burian has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burian is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burian with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Burian's hands, connecting with Burian's forehead.#SUB#
Mesquita is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Mesquita is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
Mesquita controlling the action here.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Ian Mesquita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Burian looking for subs from the bottom but Mesquita mounts him!
Mesquita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Mesquita!

Event: SMASH: Lang vs Hanma
Date: Jan 25, 2025

#R1#
Branko shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD#
Branko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB#
Branko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jackson sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Branko is working for a submission of some sort.
Branko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Branko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Branko seems to be working for a kimura but Jackson defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Branko seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Branko trying to move into half guard but instead Jackson has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Branko seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Branko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jackson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Branko looking for subs off his back but Jackson has passed one foot through into 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. Jackson connects with a nice short shot to Branko's temple.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jackson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T2#
Branko wants to get back to full guard but Jackson has mounted him!
Branko can't escape the position.
Jackson landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Branko regains half guard.#SUB#
Branko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Branko wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Branko's hands, connecting with Branko's forehead.#SUB#
Branko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson drops an elbow to the side of Branko's head. #T3##SUB#
Branko looking for subs from the bottom but Jackson mounts him!
Branko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#SUB2#
Branko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jackson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Branko has managed to get both his arms back between Jackson's legs - danger averted.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Branko gets back to full guard. #SUB#
Branko has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Branko.
Branko is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Jackson working the head with strikes.
Jackson is chipping away with strikes.
Jackson scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Branko tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson working the body and head with strikes.
Branko tries to buck Jackson off but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson is working Branko over with some ground and pound from side control. #ROC2#Branko is rocked!
Jackson lands a strong strike to the head of Branko. That's dazed him! Jackson looking to finish here. Branko is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jackson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 386: Sitsongrit v Roll
Date: Jan 19, 2025

#R1#
Schnitzer scores with a body shot.
Schnitzer throws a front kick aimed at Gaspard's knee but Gaspard avoids it well.
Gaspard flicks out a counter leg kick but Schnitzer steps away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gaspard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Schnitzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schnitzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Gaspard is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gaspard's coach down at Gumburcules Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gaspard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Schnitzer throws an overhand right that lands on Gaspard's shoulder, as Gaspard tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Gaspard takes the fight into the clinch.
Gaspard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Schnitzer smiles and moves away.
Schnitzer checks the leg kick.
Schnitzer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gaspard slips under a jab from Schnitzer.
Kevin Schnitzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schnitzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gaspard manages to avoid it.
Gaspard tries to counter with a clinch but Schnitzer shakes him off and moves away.
Gaspard slips a straight right by Schnitzer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaspard fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Gaspard looks to move away, Schnitzer throws a big counter combo but Gaspard just gets out of the way.
Gaspard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Gaspard there.
Schnitzer misses with an uppercut. Gaspard saw that one coming.#T1#
Gaspard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaspard lunges at Schnitzer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Schnitzer's hand.
Gaspard moves away from the strike by Schnitzer.
Gaspard throws a leg kick that misses.
Schnitzer misses with a wild combination.
Gaspard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gaspard is looking to clinch.
Schnitzer tries to score with a low kick but Gaspard moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
Gaspard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schnitzer, pushing him back against the cage.
Schnitzer misses with some punches.
Schnitzer digs a right hand underneath Gaspard's ribcage. Gaspard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gaspard lands a nice uppercut.
Schnitzer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaspard tries to pull guard but Schnitzer holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaspard drops back down to his feet.
Gaspard tries to throw a body punch but Schnitzer avoids it by throwing Gaspard back against the cage.
Schnitzer tries to work over Gaspard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Schnitzer working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Schnitzer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gaspard misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schnitzer throws a leg kick
and Gaspard counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Gaspard is predictable there
and Schnitzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schnitzer misses with a body shot.
Schnitzer misses with a low kick.
Schnitzer lands with a shot to the body.
Schnitzer with a nice calf kick.
Gaspard punishes Schnitzer's body with a nice straight punch.
Schnitzer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gaspard misses with a low kick.
Gaspard is looking to slow Schnitzer down with leg kicks.
Gaspard misses with a low kick.
Schnitzer throws a low kick, looking for Gaspard's leg but Gaspard calmly moves out of range.
Gaspard moves to clinch but Schnitzer breaks away
letting Schnitzer counter with a right hand. #T3#
Gaspard misses with a low kick.
Gaspard misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Gaspard closes the distance and pushes Schnitzer back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schnitzer as Gaspard tries to tie him up. #BC#
Schnitzer breaks the clinch.
Schnitzer misses with a looping left.
Gaspard tries a quick counter leg kick but Schnitzer is wise to it.
Schnitzer misses with a hook. Gaspard ducked under it nicely.
Schnitzer throws a hook but Gaspard avoids it easily.
Schnitzer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schnitzer misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Gaspard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schnitzer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Nice defenses there by Schnitzer.#T4#
Schnitzer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gaspard throws a leg kick
and Schnitzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schnitzer throws a head kick that misses.
Schnitzer throws a looping overhand right but Gaspard ducks down to avoid it.
Gaspard is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Schnitzer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaspard wants to counter with a clinch but Schnitzer pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gaspard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gaspard tries to clinch there but Schnitzer circles away.
Gaspard lands a jab to the head.
Schnitzer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schnitzer swings for the body but Gaspard moves out of range.
Schnitzer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gaspard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schnitzer throws a head kick but Gaspard moves out of range.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Gaspard tries to counter with a clinch but Schnitzer shakes him off and moves away.
Schnitzer misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Schnitzer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Gaspard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kevin Schnitzer is winning the standup battle so far.
Schnitzer throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaspard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schnitzer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gaspard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schnitzer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schnitzer misses with a looping right.
Schnitzer throws a body punch but Gaspard moves out of range. #CL2#
Gaspard clinches.
Schnitzer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gaspard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schnitzer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaspard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer blocks a body shot from Gaspard.
Schnitzer prevents a body shot from Gaspard.
Gaspard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gaspard jumps guard but Schnitzer stands there with Gaspard around his waist. Gaspard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schnitzer fails to land.
Gaspard lands a body punch. #T1#
Gaspard is trying to pull guard but Schnitzer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Schnitzer lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaspard lands a left hand.
Gaspard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schnitzer's efforts to push away.
Schnitzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Schnitzer scores with a shot to the side of Gaspard's head.
Schnitzer misses with the head strike.
Gaspard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#TD2#
Gaspard pulls guard.
Gaspard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schnitzer is one step ahead there.
Schnitzer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gaspard keeping moving, preventing Schnitzer from controlling successfully. #T2#
Gaspard is trying to control the position but Schnitzer postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schnitzer throws a strike but Gaspard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Gaspard forces his way into half guard.
Schnitzer is trying to get back to full guard.
Gaspard slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schnitzer is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Gaspard not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schnitzer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schnitzer looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Schnitzer is looking for a triangle but Gaspard pushes his legs off easily.
Gaspard stands and throws Schnitzer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schnitzer is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gaspard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Schnitzer!
Gaspard tries to control but Schnitzer wriggling away.
Schnitzer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schnitzer wants to control but Gaspard is having none of it.
Gaspard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gaspard content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Michele Rene Gaspard 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#
A leg kick checked by Schnitzer.
Schnitzer misses with a body shot.
Gaspard misses with a right hand
and Schnitzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaspard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schnitzer is out of range and Gaspard settles back down.
Gaspard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schnitzer.
It looked like Schnitzer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Schnitzer misses the shot to the body.
Schnitzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gaspard was well out of range. Poor timing from Schnitzer.
Schnitzer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schnitzer ducks right into an uppercut from Gaspard.
Gaspard missing with a left hand there. Schnitzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaspard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Schnitzer punishes Gaspard's body with a nice straight punch.
Schnitzer connects with an inside leg kick.
Gaspard tries to clinch but Schnitzer moves out of range. #T1#
Schnitzer misses with a hook.
Gaspard cracks Schnitzer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schnitzer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gaspard. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Schnitzer.
Schnitzer checks a leg kick nicely.
Gaspard with a hook.
A big right from Schnitzer misses.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaspard moves away.
Gaspard tests Schnitzer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schnitzer throws a jab when Gaspard was well out of range.
A big left from Gaspard misses.
Gaspard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schnitzer to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Schnitzer misses. #T2#
Schnitzer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schnitzer jabs Gaspard right on the nose. Gaspard blinks but takes it well.
Schnitzer throws an off balance right hand
and Schnitzer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaspard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schnitzer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Gaspard.#CL2#
Gaspard drives through and clinches with Schnitzer against the cage.
Gaspard lands a shot to the body.
Gaspard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Gaspard on the inside.
A short uppercut from Schnitzer.
Schnitzer blocks a body shot from Gaspard.
Gaspard fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC#
Schnitzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gaspard avoids the body shot from Schnitzer.
Gaspard moves out of range of the strikes.
Schnitzer throws a jab when Gaspard was well out of range.#T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Gaspard.#CL2#
Gaspard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schnitzer, pushing him back against the cage.
Gaspard fails to pull guard.
Schnitzer can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspard controls the action.
Schnitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaspard has double underhooks.
Gaspard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schnitzer backwards.
Schnitzer blocks a body shot from Gaspard.
Michele Rene Gaspard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Gaspard fails to land.
Schnitzer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #TD2#
Gaspard manages to pull guard.
Schnitzer wants to control from the top but Gaspard keeps moving.
Gaspard keeping full guard, as Schnitzer tries to pass.
Gaspard trying to control the position. #T4##SUB2#
Schnitzer content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Gaspard has locked up a guillotine! Gaspard's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Schnitzer is holding on here and Gaspard must be using up a lot of energy. Schnitzer has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Gaspard gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michele Rene Gaspard!

Event: SYN 1131 Madzarov vs. Oneil
Date: Jan 19, 2025

#R1#
Femme jabs at Gretel's body.
Gretel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Femme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gretel scrambles back to his feet.
Femme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Femme lands with a shot to the body.
Gretel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Femme lands a nice hook to Gretel's body. Gretel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gretel slips a straight right by Femme.
Gretel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #TD2#
Femme scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gretel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Femme is working away from the top position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gretel keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Femme stalling.
Femme tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gretel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Gretel is trying to get back to full guard.
Femme trying to control the pace.
Gretel controlling the position well. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Femme is pressing down on Gretel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gretel is holding on for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Gretel misses its intended target.
Femme swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gretel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Femme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Gretel's shoulder, as Gretel tries to avoid the shot.
Femme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gretel in his tracks.
Gretel throws a lazy right hand but Femme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Femme moves into range and connects with a jab.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Femme scores with a hook.
Gretel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Femme connects with the punch.#CL2#
Femme clinches with his opponent.
Gretel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gretel lands a nice shot to the body. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Gretel fails to land.
Femme working aggressively here.
I was talking to Gretel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gretel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gretel tries a body shot but Femme blocks it.
Gretel tries to work over Femme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Femme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gretel's elbow.
Femme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Femme lands with a right to the head.
Gretel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gretel fails to land.
Femme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gretel blocks a body shot from Femme.
Femme fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Femme misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gretel.
Femme has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gretel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Femme can turn it around.
Gretel throws a head punch that misses.
Femme misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gretel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gretel misses with the head strike.
Gretel misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Femme lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Gretel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gretel struggles to land a body shot inside as Femme controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gretel.
Femme misses with a punch on the inside.
Femme lands an uppercut.
Gretel misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Femme.
Femme can't find room to land a body shot as Gretel controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Femme.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Femme.
Femme misses with a body punch.
Gretel working aggressively here. #BC2#
Femme breaks the clinch.
Femme connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gretel.
Gretel needs to keep his hands up - Femme had a free shot at his head there.#TD2#
Femme closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gretel to the mat! Gretel manages to get full guard.
Gretel wants to improve his position but instead Femme has moved into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Violent Femme 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#
Gretel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gretel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Femme - just one landing.
Femme misses the jab.
Femme walks into a stiff left hand from Gretel.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but Gretel slips the punch.
Femme thuds a left hand into Gretel's body.
Gretel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Femme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gretel. Femme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme scores with the left hand. Gretel knows he should have avoided that one.
Femme misses with a jab to the body
and Gretel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Femme thinking.
Violent Femme seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Femme swings for the body but Gretel moves out of range.
Gretel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Femme.
Gretel appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Femme looks to throw the jab but Gretel is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Gretel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Gretel.
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!
Femme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gretel scores with a decent looking hook.
Gretel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
A big left from Gretel misses.
Femme moves out of range as Gretel strikes.
Gretel throws a chopping leg kick but Femme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
Femme misses with a hook.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme takes a swing at Gretel's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Gretel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gretel manages to avoid it.
Gretel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Femme jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peter Gretel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Femme shoots in but Gretel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gretel throws a chopping leg kick but Femme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Femme misses with an uppercut.
Femme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gretel.
Gretel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gretel misses with a low kick as Femme jumps back.
Femme looks to land a right hand but Gretel moved out of range.#T2#
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gretel manages to avoid it.
Gretel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Gretel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. Gretel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gretel doesn't manage to clinch there - Femme circles away. #TD2#
Femme closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gretel's guard.
Femme passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Femme trying to control the position but Gretel is working away.
Gretel tries to improve position but can't.
Gretel gets back to half guard.#T3#
Femme controlling the action here.
Gretel gets back to full guard.
Gretel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Femme puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gretel controlling the position for now.
Gretel wants to improve his position but Femme is controlling well.
Femme is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gretel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gretel wants to control but Femme is keeping busy.
Gretel trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Femme manages to pass to mount!
Femme content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Violent Femme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Gretel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
A big right from Femme misses.
Gretel avoids the body shot from Femme.
Nice defenses there by Gretel.
Femme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gretel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gretel works the jab nicely.
Femme jabs Gretel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gretel defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Gretel walks into a stiff left hand from Femme.
Femme takes one to the side of the head.
Gretel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Femme.
Femme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
Gretel blocks a jab.
Gretel tried to counter with a leg kick but Femme avoided it.
Gretel with a nice calf kick.
Femme throws a body punch but Gretel moves out of range.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gretel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gretel slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gretel with the inside leg kick. #TD2#
Femme looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gretel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Femme's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Femme's back!
Violent Femme has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Gretel has good solid back control here.
Gretel cracks Femme with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Femme from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Gretel tries to get the hooks in deep but Femme pushed the leg off.
Gretel wants to control the position but Femme frees himself and scrambles - Gretel manages to regain control in side control.
Peter Gretel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
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.
Gretel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Femme keeps working.
Femme is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gretel trying to control from half guard but Femme is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Femme tries to get to full guard but Gretel has control of the leg.
Gretel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Femme keeps working.
Femme manages to get to full guard. #T3#
Femme keeping moving, preventing Gretel from controlling successfully.
Gretel preventing the sweep.
Femme has his hands on Gretel's head, controlling the position.
Gretel throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gretel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD2#
Femme fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gretel to the ground. Femme is now in Gretel's guard.
Femme engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Femme 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gretel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Femme is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Femme preventing the sweep.
Gretel is working hard here to advance position.
Gretel keeping full guard, as Femme tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Violent Femme.
I've got Femme 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!

Event: SMASH: Fazekas vs Bonaparte
Date: Jan 12, 2025

#R1#
Boomer tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Cross tries to keep at a distance but Boomer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cross goes for a takedown attempt but Boomer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cross looks for a takedown but Boomer sprawls well.
Boomer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boomer throws out a powerful jab.
Boomer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boomer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cross.
We've been informed that Boomer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A combination from Boomer does no damage.
Cross goes for a double leg but Boomer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boomer continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boomer stalls.
Boomer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Boomer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boomer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cross is looking for a takedown.
Cross takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boomer lands an elbow inside. #T1#
Boomer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cross's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Simon Cross has been cut.
Boomer lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
Boomer stops a takedown attempt from Cross.
Boomer slowing the pace effectively.
Cross tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boomer lands a left hand.
Boomer is pressed up against the cage. Cross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Boomer down to the mat. Boomer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cross shoots in for a takedown but Boomer shows good takedown defense.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Whack! Boomer lands a heavy head kick that drops Cross. The ref tackles Boomer to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Cross was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mike Boomer!
Mike Boomer 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: SMASH: Ghetea vs Buddha 3
Date: Jan 11, 2025

#R1##CL2#
Lehtola clinches up with Santana and pushes him back against the cage.
Santana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lehtola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Lehtola has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Lehtola fails to land.
Lehtola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana wants to break free but Lehtola has control.
Lehtola gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lehtola blocks a body shot from Santana.
Lehtola goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehtola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lehtola working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT2#It looks like Anthony Santana has been cut.
Santana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lehtola tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lehtola misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola lands a shoulder strike.
Lehtola blocks a body shot from Santana.
Santana lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lehtola.
Santana prevents a body shot from Lehtola.
Lehtola tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santana. #T1#
Lehtola has a couple of punches blocked by Santana.
Santana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lehtola goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Santana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santana feints and then cracks Lehtola's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lehtola down.
Santana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Lehtola misses.
Santana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santana slips a straight right by Lehtola.
Santana throws a body punch but Lehtola moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lehtola.
Lehtola lands a body shot.
Lehtola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.
Lehtola throws a leg kick that misses.
Santana misses with a straight left.
Lehtola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santana is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Santana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana throws a leg kick
and Lehtola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtola. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtola takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lehtola throws a half hearted mid kick.
Santana tried to counter with a leg kick but Lehtola avoided it.
Santana cracks Lehtola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Santana cracks Lehtola with an open hand slap.
Lehtola lands a right hook to the body.
Lehtola misses with an uppercut.
Santana thuds a left hand into Lehtola's body.
Santana throws a hook but Lehtola avoids it easily.
Lehtola avoids the body shot from Santana.
Lehtola on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santana throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lehtola, as that shot connected.
Santana chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T3#
Santana tried to score with a low kick but Lehtola checks it.
Lehtola throws an off balance right hand
and Santana counters with a right hand to the body.
Lehtola needs to keep his hands up - Santana had a free shot at his head there.
Santana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lehtola throws a sloppy head kick and Santana moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Santana.
Lehtola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santana.
Lehtola takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santana misses with a looping left.
Lehtola dips to his left and cracks Santana with an uppercut!
Santana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehtola.
Lehtola swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Santana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lehtola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehtola checks the leg kick.
Lehtola throws out a counter right but Santana avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Lehtola misses its intended target.
Lehtola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santana. #T4#
Lehtola just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana throws a leg kick but Lehtola sees it coming and moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Lehtola misses.
Santana scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lehtola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santana misses with a straight left.
Lehtola closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lehtola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lehtola loads up on a big right hand but Santana slips the punch.
Santana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lehtola. That did some damage!
Lehtola misses with a body shot
and Santana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lehtola lands a body shot.
Lehtola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Lehtola misses.
A little feinted left hand from Santana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Santana tries to keep at a distance but Lehtola has taken the fight into the clinch.
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 Anthony Santana will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Santana's cut.
That's time! Santana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Lehtola lands an overhand right.
Santana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lehtola.
Santana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Santana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anthony Santana is winning the standup battle so far.
Santana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lehtola avoids the body shot from Santana.
Santana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lehtola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santana cracks a nice hook into Lehtola's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Lehtola drives through and clinches with Santana against the cage.
Lehtola misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehtola tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Santana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lehtola backwards.
Santana prevents a body shot from Lehtola. #T1#
Santana blocks a body shot from Lehtola.
Santana misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lehtola fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Lehtola.
Lehtola prevents a body shot from Santana.
Lehtola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Lehtola.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santana.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lehtola.
Lehtola blocks a body shot from Santana.
Santana just leaning against Lehtola, taking a breather.
Lehtola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santana tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Santana breaks the clinch.
Lehtola swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santana.
Lehtola throws a lazy head kick
and Santana counters with a nice body shot.
Santana slips under a jab from Lehtola.
Santana avoids the head kick by Lehtola.
Santana throwing a counter right hand but Lehtola manages to avoid it.#T2#
Lehtola misses with a wild body shot.
Santana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santana throws a leg kick
and Lehtola counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehtola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Lehtola.
Lehtola misses with a looping right.
Santana throws the left hand but Lehtola avoids the punch easily.
Santana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santana misses the shot to the body.
Santana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lehtola misses with a body shot
and Santana counters with a straight right hand.
Santana tries to work over Lehtola's front leg with a kick but Lehtola checks it.
A shot to the body from Lehtola misses
and Santana counters with an inside leg kick.
Lehtola scores with a nice right hand.
Lehtola blocks a leg kick.
Santana throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T3#
Lehtola has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santana finds it's way round the side to connect with Lehtola's head.
Santana wants to slow Lehtola down by chopping away at his legs.
Lehtola checks a low kick from Santana.
Santana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lehtola manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Lehtola saw that one coming.
Lehtola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lehtola misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Lehtola misses
enabling Santana to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Santana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lehtola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lehtola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santana lands with an overhand left.
Santana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lehtola.
Santana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lehtola. #T4#
Lehtola scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana moves away from the strike by Lehtola.
Santana lands a nice shot to the body.
Lehtola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santana.#CL2#
Lehtola gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Santana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lehtola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana scores with a nice right hand.
Santana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lehtola at a distance.
Lehtola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santana thumps Lehtola with a low kick.
Santana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehtola was well out of range. Poor timing from Santana.
It looks like Santana has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Santana misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Santana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Santana's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Lehtola uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
A left lands for Santana.
Santana throws a hook but Lehtola blocks it.
Santana looks to land a right hand but Lehtola moved out of range.
Lehtola avoids the body shot from Santana.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lehtola! But no joy.
A clash of legs there as Lehtola blocks the low kick.
Lehtola throws a lazy right hand but Santana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santana connects with an inside leg kick.
Santana is looking to land body kicks.
Santana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lehtola misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehtola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Santana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehtola.
Lehtola misses with a head kick.
Santana throwing a counter right hand but Lehtola manages to avoid it.
Lehtola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santana.
Lehtola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
Lehtola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lehtola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lehtola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santana moves away.
The crowd cheers as Santana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lehtola doesn't seem phased though.
Lehtola with a hook.
A jab from Santana misses.
A big right from Lehtola misses.
Santana throws a leg kick but Lehtola sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lehtola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santana swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehtola.
Santana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL2#
Lehtola darts in and clinches Santana up against the cage.
Lehtola's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Santana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lehtola backwards.
A short uppercut from Santana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santana prevents a body shot from Lehtola.
Lehtola tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Lehtola back against the cage.
Santana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santana misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Santana.
Santana is working Lehtola over against the cage.
Lehtola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santana lands a body shot in the clinch.
Santana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santana.
Santana lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lehtola backwards. #ROC#Lehtola is rocked!
Santana is leaning against Lehtola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lehtola is still on wobbly legs! Can Santana finish him?
Lehtola tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow.
Santana tries to throw a body punch but Lehtola avoids it by throwing Santana back against the cage.
Lehtola seems to have recovered his senses.
Santana digs a right hand underneath Lehtola's ribcage. Lehtola let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santana.
Anthony Santana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3##BC#
Santana breaks the clinch.
Santana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lehtola can do to turn this around?
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Santana.
Lehtola misses with a left hand
and Santana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Lehtola misses its intended target.
Santana tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lehtola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santana slips a straight right by Lehtola.
Santana misses with an uppercut. Lehtola saw that one coming.
Lehtola misses with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lehtola lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Santana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana misses with a body shot.
Santana scores with a push kick.
Santana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lehtola is looking to clinch but Santana is avoiding it.
Jari Lehtola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Lehtola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santana can pounce on him.
Lehtola is looking to clinch but Santana is avoiding it.
Santana moves away from the strike by Lehtola.
A lazy left from Santana finds it's target.
Lehtola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lehtola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santana works Lehtola's body with a nice hook.
Santana missing with a left hand there. Lehtola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santana cracks Lehtola with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lehtola misses with a looping right.
Santana checks a leg kick.
Santana staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lehtola. Santana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lehtola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santana.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santana.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Santana!

Event: SMASH: Ghetea vs Buddha 3
Date: Jan 11, 2025

#R1#
Furioto keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters circling a little - Holl finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Holl looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It seemed like Furioto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Holl chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Furioto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furioto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holl.
Furioto walks into a stiff left hand from Holl.
Furioto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holl throws a low kick, looking for Furioto's leg but Furioto calmly moves out of range. #T1#
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch but Furioto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holl tries to score with a low kick but Furioto moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Furioto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Furioto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Furioto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Holl digs a good body shot into Furioto's ribs.
Holl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Furioto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holl.
Holl looks to land a body kick but Furioto moved away.
Holl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Furioto walks into a stiff left hand from Holl.
Furioto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Holl.
Holl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holl missing with a left hand there. Furioto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furioto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Flo Holl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Holl. That snapped Furioto's head back.
Holl has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! in the buildup to the fight.
Furioto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holl defends it nicely.
Furioto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holl. Holl obviously looking to wear him down. #T3#
Furioto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flo Holl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.#CL#
Holl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Furioto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holl is defending well.
Furioto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Holl avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Holl.
Nice elbow from Holl. #CUT#It looks like Maximus Furioto has been cut.
Furioto is trying to drag Holl to the mat but Holl just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Holl lands a nice elbow.
Holl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Holl.
Holl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Furioto's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holl. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holl lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Furioto or not.
Holl unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holl lands a damaging elbow.
Holl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#That has opened up Maximus Furioto's cut even more.
Holl prevents the takedown attempt.
Furioto looks winded!
Holl lands a nice elbow.
Holl lands a left hand.
Holl scores a nice knee to the body.
Holl creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Furioto's defenses.
Holl stops a takedown attempt from Furioto.
Holl prevents the takedown attempt.
Furioto takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#The cut above Maximus Furioto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Furioto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holl prevents a takedown attempt there.
Furioto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holl lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#Maximus Furioto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Holl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Furioto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holl lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Flo Holl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Furioto's cut.
That's time! Holl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Holl has Furioto up against the cage in a clinch.
Furioto goes for a takedown attempt but Holl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Holl lands a leg kick that knocks Furioto off balance momentarily.
Holl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holl jabs at Furioto's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl scores with the left hand. Furioto knows he should have avoided that one.
Furioto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Holl there.
Holl just misses with a punch to the body.
Furioto unleashes a big counter combination but Holl bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Holl takes a swing at Furioto's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Furioto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flo Holl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holl cracks a nice hook into Furioto's ribs.
Furioto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furioto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Holl.
Holl wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Holl misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Holl. Furioto shrugs it off though.
Furioto with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Holl counter with a right hand.
Holl dips to his left and cracks Furioto with an uppercut!
Holl misses with a head kick. #T2#
Holl throws a leg kick but Furioto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Furioto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Flo Holl is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holl.
Holl lands a glancing blow to the side of Furioto's head.
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!
Holl fakes the leg kick and cracks Furioto in the body.
Holl wants to clinch.
Furioto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Furioto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#TD2#
Furioto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Holl!
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that Furioto has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Holl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furioto can do to turn this around?#T3#
Holl is trying to control Furioto's posture but Furioto avoids it.
Holl is looking for a sweep.
Furioto in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Holl tries to buck Furioto off but Furioto is having none of it.#SUB2#
Furioto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holl knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Holl tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Furioto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #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.
Furioto working away.
Holl is looking to regain half guard here but Furioto keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Furioto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holl is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Holl's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Flo Holl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Furioto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Holl misses with a body shot.
Furioto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick lands for Holl.
Holl getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Holl lands a nice looking kick to the body. Furioto takes a step back to recover.
Holl throws out a leg kick but Furioto moves out of range and Holl only half commits.
Furioto unleashes a big counter combination but Holl bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Holl scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Holl rushes Furioto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holl prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Holl.
Holl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holl prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Holl. #T1#
Holl lands a nice elbow.
Holl is pressed up against the cage. Furioto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holl down to the mat. Holl avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flo Holl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Nice body punch from Holl.
Furioto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holl fakes the leg kick and cracks Furioto in the body.
Holl cracks Furioto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holl scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furioto doesn't seem bothered though.
Holl is looking to slow Furioto down with leg kicks.
Holl cracks Furioto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holl jabs Furioto right on the nose. Furioto blinks but takes it well.
Holl throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holl thuds a left hand into Furioto's body.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furioto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holl sprawls well. Holl wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Furioto gets slowly back to his feet.
Holl jabs Furioto right on the nose. Furioto blinks but takes it well.
Holl lands with a cross.
Holl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furioto was well out of range. Poor timing from Holl.
That kick from Holl tenderised Furioto's leg. Furioto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furioto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furioto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Flo Holl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Furioto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Furioto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holl doesn't manage to clinch there - Furioto circles away.
Holl connects with the punch.
Holl fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holl is looking to clinch.
Jab, jab by Holl - just one landing.
Holl feints and then cracks Furioto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Furioto down.
Furioto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holl. Holl obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Holl.
Furioto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holl to score with a decent uppercut.#T4##CL#
Holl gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holl is pressed up against the cage. Furioto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holl down to the mat. Holl avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furioto manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Furioto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Furioto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Holl.
Holl thumps Furioto with a low kick.
Holl tries to clinch but Furioto moves out of range.
Furioto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holl throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holl moves into range and connects with a jab.
Holl lands a head shot.
Holl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holl scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maximus Furioto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Furioto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flo Holl!
A very excited looking Flo Holl 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.
In defeat, Maximus Furioto stepped up to the mic, saying 'oohhh!nooooo!'.

Event: SMASH: Ghetea vs Buddha 3
Date: Jan 11, 2025

#R1#
Longabaugh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caceres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caceres misses with a hook. Longabaugh ducked under it nicely.
Longabaugh throwing a counter right hand but Caceres manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Caceres closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Longabaugh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Caceres gets to mount! Longabaugh was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Longabaugh tries to reverse the position but Caceres maintains control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longabaugh is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Caceres with good strikes from the mount here!
Longabaugh is trying to reverse the position but instead Caceres has taken his back - oops!
Caceres keeps control of the position as Longabaugh tries to break free.
Well, with Caceres on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Longabaugh is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Caceres.
Caceres is landing with strikes from the back.
I really don't envy Longabaugh right now.
Caceres tries to keep control of the position but Longabaugh is staying busy.
Longabaugh is trying to get back to his feet but Caceres has full control of the position and if anything, Longabaugh has just worked his way into a worse spot.#T2#
Caceres is landing with strikes. Longabaugh can't take much more of this.
Longabaugh is in bad spot here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Caceres's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #SUB2#
Longabaugh defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Caceres's arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caceres is landing with strikes. Longabaugh can't take much more of this.
Longabaugh is trying to stand back up.
Caceres gets his hands free as Longabaugh looks to control. #T3#
Longabaugh tries to escape the position.
Longabaugh trying to control the action but Caceres just sinks the hooks in.
Caceres controlling well, preventing Longabaugh from escaping the position. #SUB2#
Caceres working for a choke but Longabaugh is defending well.
Longabaugh rolls, trying to escape but Caceres keeps control of the position. #T4##SUB2#
Caceres is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
I really don't envy Longabaugh right now. #SUB2#
Longabaugh has hold of Caceres's leg, trying to break free but it's let Caceres lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Longabaugh is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Caceres throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rickson Caceres!
A very excited looking Rickson Caceres rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: TOF 188
Date: Jan 11, 2025

#R1#
Hands moves away from the strike by Passel.
Hands was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hands displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Passel throws out the jab.
Passel takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Passel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hands sprawls well. Hands wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Passel gets slowly back to his feet.
Hands tries to work over Passel's front leg with a kick but Passel checks it.
Passel misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Passel throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Hands was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hands has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Passel throws a lazy right hand but Hands sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot lands for Passel.#T1#
A head kick misses from Hands.
Hands avoids the body shot from Passel.
It looked like Hands wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Passel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hands's waist but Hands gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Passel off to one side.
It looked like Hands was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Passel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Passel lands a jab to the nose.
Happy Hands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hands connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Passel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hands to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Passel misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Passel blocks the leg kick.
Passel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Passel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hands defends well and Passel ends up having to push Hands into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hands was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Happy Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Passel.
Passel goes for a double leg but Hands avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hands continues to drive forward.
As Passel backs away, Hands returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
A big right from Hands misses.
Hands lands with a cross. #ROC#Passel is rocked!
Ben Passel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hands drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Passel right on the button. Passel goes down! Hands follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hands gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Happy Hands!
A victorious Happy Hands thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SYN 1128 Ryan vs. Jankovic
Date: Jan 10, 2025

#R1##CL#
Tadageru moves into the clinch.
Hug lands a right hand.
Tadageru has Hug pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hug manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hug throws a head punch that misses.
Hug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tadageru wants to take the fight to the mat but Hug manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hug tries to work over Tadageru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tadageru has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hug is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakachi Tadageru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Hug.
Tadageru wants a takedown but no success here.
Hug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hug stops a takedown attempt from Tadageru.
Hug lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hug lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Hug. #TD#
Tadageru has clasped his hands together around Hug's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hug is trying to get back to half guard.
Hug avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tadageru. #T1#
Tadageru postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hug felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Tadageru throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tadageru wants to control but Hug is keeping him busy.
Tadageru working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #SUB#
Tadageru thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hug sneaks back into half guard.
Hug manages to get to full guard.
Tadageru throws a strike but Hug rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Tadageru is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sydney Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Hug stopping the sweep attempt from Tadageru.#T2#
Hug content to stall in guard here.
Tadageru looking for a sweep. Not yet Tadageru, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hug is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tadageru 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.
Hug stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tadageru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tadageru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tadageru doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tadageru controls Hug momentarily but Hug frees himself.
Tadageru throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hug engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T3#
Hug trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tadageru's guard.
Hug not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hug looks to land a combination but Tadageru avoids it well.
Hug with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tadageru. Hug does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tadageru slips a jab and a cross from Hug.
Tadageru appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hug misses with a looping left.
Hug throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Tadageru counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tadageru tries to pass to full mount but Hug defends it.
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. Tadageru connects with a nice short shot to Hug's temple. #T4#
Tadageru trying to pass the guard but Hug defending well.
Tadageru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tadageru lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tadageru 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.
Tadageru thows a huge punch but Hug dodges it nicely.
Tadageru wants to take a breather but Hug is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hug has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tadageru is working away from the top position though.
Tadageru throws a strike but Hug avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hug avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hug wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tadageru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abel Hug will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Hug lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Hug.
Hug avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hug.
Hug missing with a left hand there. Tadageru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tadageru drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hug sprawls and moves away.
Hug just misses with a punch to the body.
Tadageru attempts a counter takedown but Hug avoids it well and moves away.
Hug waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tadageru.
Hug throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Tadageru counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hug won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hug taking a bit of punishment here - Tadageru scoring with strikes.
Hug takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tadageru scoring with punches from side control.
Hug avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tadageru.
The strikes coming from Tadageru are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T1#
Hug is trying to get back to half guard.
Tadageru fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tadageru scoring with punches from side control.
Hug manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tadageru trying to control from half guard but Hug is working away.
Ground and pound from Tadageru.
Hug avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tadageru. #SUB#
Tadageru is working for a submission of some sort.
Tadageru throwing shots but Hug is blocking nicely. #T2#
Tadageru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tadageru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tadageru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nakachi Tadageru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tadageru lands a nice short elbow.
Tadageru throws a strike but Hug avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hug trying to keep a closed guard but Tadageru is proving a slippery customer.
Hug is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tadageru landing with the ground and pound.
Tadageru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tadageru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hug controls Tadageru momentarily but Tadageru frees himself. #T3#
Tadageru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tadageru wants to pass the guard but Hug is keeping the position.
Tadageru throws a big right hand that misses.
Tadageru postures up in Hug's guard and throws a big left but Hug blocks it.
Hug pulls Tadageru in close to prevent any damage.
Tadageru throws a big elbow that misses.
Tadageru trying to control but Hug is working from the bottom.
Tadageru scoring with some ground and pound.
Tadageru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tadageru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hug works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tadageru is looking to work some ground and pound but Hug has wrist control.#T4#
Tadageru throws a strike but Hug rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Tadageru manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hug manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Tadageru is looking to work some ground and pound but Hug has wrist control.
Tadageru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hug is keeping the position for now.
Tadageru postures up in Hug's guard and throws a big left but Hug blocks it.
Tadageru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tadageru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tadageru postures up.
Hug utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tadageru throwing strikes but missing.
Tadageru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nakachi Tadageru dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Hug rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tadageru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tadageru feinted with a counter takedown.
A good leg kick by Hug.
Hug stuns Tadageru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hug lands with a shot to the body.
Tadageru shoots and misses
and Hug counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tadageru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hug throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tadageru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru tries to clinch there but Hug circles away.
Hug is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tadageru.
Hug misses with a hook. Tadageru ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Hug.#T1#
Hug shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tadageru takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hug connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tadageru scores with a nice strike.
Tadageru is looking to clinch.
Tadageru defending well as Hug loads up on a big left hand.
Hug scores with a jab.
Hug misses with a wild body shot.
Hug dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Abel Hug is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tadageru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hug stuffs the takedown attempt from Tadageru. Tadageru gets slowly back to his feet.
Hug looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Tadageru uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hug throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Tadageru misses.
Hug misses with a straight right.
Tadageru appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hug throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Tadageru counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tadageru moves into full mount!
Tadageru is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hug can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hug holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tadageru tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tadageru throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. #T3#
Tadageru landing punches.
Tadageru wants to control the pace but Hug is squirming around nicely.
Tadageru lands a big shot there that rocks Hug but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tadageru sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#SUB#
Tadageru has control of Hug's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hug regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hug tries to lock up and control but Tadageru gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tadageru throws a strike there. Hug manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Hug keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Tadageru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tadageru working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Tadageru there.
Tadageru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tadageru frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tadageru fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Tadageru is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hug has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tadageru looking to finish Hug with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hug!
Tadageru working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hug is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nakachi Tadageru showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tadageru has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakachi Tadageru!
An out of breath Nakachi Tadageru thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: C380: Duran vs Spicoli III
Date: Jan 05, 2025

#R1#
McBeth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McBeth lands with a cross.
McBeth walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've been told by McBeth's head coaches at BronkÂ´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Krakowski misses with a left hand
and McBeth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McBeth staying out of range there.
McBeth throwing a counter right hand but Krakowski manages to avoid it.
Krakowski lands with a good body shot.
Krakowski misses with a body shot
enabling McBeth to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Bernard Krakowski has been cut.
McBeth avoids the body shot from Krakowski.
A jab from Krakowski misses.
It looked like McBeth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A cross from McBeth lands.
Krakowski takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krakowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBeth.
McBeth throws out a loose jab but Krakowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krakowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McBeth counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Krakowski is rocked!
McBeth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krakowski.
McBeth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krakowski throws out the jab.
McBeth lands a nice hook to Krakowski's body. Krakowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
McBeth lunges at Krakowski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krakowski's hand.
McBeth connects with a crisp jab.
Krakowski is still on wobbly legs! Can McBeth finish him?
McBeth throws a hook but Krakowski blocks it.
Krakowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Krakowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #KD#
and McBeth counters with a nice right hand that sends Krakowski toppling to the canvas! Krakowski scrambles and gets back to his feet - can McBeth finish him?!
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakowski. McBeth does a little dance to reset his feet.
McBeth drops Krakowski with a big left hand! Krakowski is injured, injured bad! McBeth jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mustafa McBeth!
Mustafa McBeth seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SMASH: Hun vs Romano
Date: Jan 05, 2025

#R1#
Stahl tried to score with a low kick but Janjan checks it.
Stahl misses with a jab to the body
and Janjan counters with a stiff right hand.
Stahl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Janjan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Janjan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stahl works the jab nicely.
Stahl works Janjan's body with a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Stahl.
Stahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janjan moves away.
A little jabbing left from Janjan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl lands a right hook to the body.
Stahl misses with an uppercut.
Janjan throws out a counter right but Stahl avoids it with no problem.
Crunch! Stahl slams his shin into Janjan's torso.#T1#
Janjan staying out of range there.
Janjan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stahl misses with an uppercut.
Janjan throws a counter combo.
Stahl misses with an uppercut
and Janjan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stahl thinking.
Stahl takes a swing at Janjan's ribcage but misses.
Janjan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stahl throws a hook but Janjan avoids it easily.
Stahl misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Janjan counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Stahl.
Stahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stahl misses with a left hand
and Janjan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janjan moves away.
Stahl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2#
A nice leg kick from Stahl, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stahl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stahl lands a body shot.
Stahl misses with a hook. Janjan ducked under it nicely.
As Stahl backs off Janjan throws a huge counter combo but Stahl manages to avoid it all.
Stahl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Janjan.
Janjan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stahl misses the jab.
Janjan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stahl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Janjan.
Stahl lands with a good body shot.
Stahl lands with a cross. #T3#
Stahl connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Stahl.
Stahl misses with an uppercut
and Janjan counters with a nice uppercut.
Stahl connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stahl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stahl throws a big shot that misses.
Janjan throws a counter combo.
Stahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Janjan was well out of range. Poor timing from Stahl.
Stahl misses with a hook. Janjan ducked under it nicely.
Stahl throws a leg kick but Janjan moved away.
As Stahl backs off Janjan throws a huge counter combo but Stahl manages to avoid it all.#T4#
Stahl lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stahl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stahl misses the body punch
and Janjan counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice shot by Stahl.
Stahl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stahl scores with a leg kick.
Stahl throws a leg kick
and Janjan counters with a stiff right hand.
Stahl jabs Janjan right on the nose. Janjan blinks but takes it well.
Janjan ducks right into an uppercut from Stahl. #ROC#Janjan is rocked!
Stahl throws a shot to the body.
Janjan is still on wobbly legs! Can Stahl finish him?
Janjan looks winded!
Janjan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Janjan is aggressively charging in as Stahl backs up avoiding any damage. Stahl tosses out a jab and Janjan runs right into it face first! Janjan is out cold! Stahl dropped down on all fours and is barking in Janjan's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Stahl!
Paul Stahl seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SMASH: Denver vs Romanow
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
Romanow lands a head shot.
Denver slips under a jab.
Denver throwing a counter right hand but Romanow manages to avoid it.
Denver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Romanow has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Romanow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Romanow fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romanow tries to throw a body punch but Denver avoids it by throwing Romanow back against the cage.
Denver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denver misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Denver.
I was talking to Denver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Denver as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Denver.
Denver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T1#
Denver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Denver.
Romanow looks winded!
Romanow tries to throw a body punch but Denver avoids it by throwing Romanow back against the cage.
Denver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romanow tries to work over Denver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Romanow wants a takedown but no success here.
Romanow swings wildly with an uppercut but Denver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Romanow fails to land.
Denver lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Denver.
Denver struggles to land a body shot inside as Romanow controls his hands.
Denver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Denver can't find room to land a body shot as Romanow controls the action.
Romanow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Denver pulls his leg out and moves away.
Romanow misses with a hook to the body
enabling Denver to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Denver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Romanow misses with a lunging right hand
and Denver counters with a right hand from hell and Romanow is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lemuel Denver!
An out of breath Lemuel Denver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SYN 1126 Rozhkov vs. Ryu II
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tokugawa checks the leg kick.
As Anderson backs off Tokugawa throws a huge counter combo but Anderson manages to avoid it all.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Anderson.#CL#
Anderson closes the distance and pushes Tokugawa back into the cage.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
I was talking to Anderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tokugawa managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Tokugawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tokugawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
A right hook to the body lands for Tokugawa.
Anderson is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokugawa's brow.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2#
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokugawa is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokugawa.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokugawa avoids the damage to the body.
Tokugawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Tokugawa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokugawa.
Tokugawa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Anderson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tokugawa can turn it around.#T3#
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Tokugawa lands a right hand.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tokugawa.
Anderson lands an elbow that stopped Tokugawa in his tracks for a moment. #CUT#It looks like Minato Tokugawa has been cut.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT2#It looks like Jones Anderson has been cut.
Tokugawa pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tokugawa.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tokugawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike. #T4#
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tokugawa managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Tokugawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Anderson.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Tokugawa blocks with his arms.
Tokugawa is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson stalling in the clinch but Tokugawa improves position.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Anderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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 Jones Anderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Donk. Anderson catches Tokugawa right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Anderson.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Anderson strikes.#CL#
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anderson throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson looking to throw knees to the head but Tokugawa is blocking nicely.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa is trying to stall.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tokugawa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tokugawa tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Tokugawa back against the cage.
Tokugawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa pushes Anderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tokugawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokugawa.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokugawa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tokugawa lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Tokugawa's ribcage.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tokugawa lands a body shot.
Tokugawa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Tokugawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tokugawa as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Tokugawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokugawa's brow.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tokugawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T3#
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokugawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokugawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Anderson lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Tokugawa on the inside.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tokugawa backwards.
Tokugawa struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson lands an elbow inside that Tokugawa shrugs off.
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!
Tokugawa working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
Anderson crunches a lovely knee into Tokugawa's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tokugawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tokugawa tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa misses with the head strike.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokugawa avoids the damage to the body.
Tokugawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Tokugawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tokugawa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jones Anderson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
Tokugawa thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.#KD2#
Tokugawa sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tokugawa is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#Anderson is rocked!#CL2#
Tokugawa gets a clinch.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokugawa's brow.
Tokugawa blocks an elbow strike.
Tokugawa avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Tokugawa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tokugawa lands a left hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokugawa is defending well for now.#T1#
Tokugawa tries to work over Anderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tokugawa can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Tokugawa.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tokugawa's brow.
Anderson trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tokugawa blocks the elbow strike.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa throws a head punch that misses.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Tokugawa misses with a punch to the body.
Anderson taking a breather. #T2##KD2#
Tokugawa drops Anderson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Anderson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Tokugawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokugawa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tokugawa stalling against the cage.
Tokugawa pushes Anderson against the cage. Tokugawa is working some dirty boxing. Tokugawa pushes off with a quick right hook! Anderson goes down! Anderson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tokugawa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Minato Tokugawa!
Minato Tokugawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 381: Boytsov v Wick
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
Dux shoots in but no luck this time.
Kay dips to his left and cracks Dux with an uppercut!#CL#
Dux closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Kay turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kay throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dux wants to control but Kay postures up.
Kay in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dux is looking to regain half guard here but Kay keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux wants to control but Kay postures up.
Kay throws an elbow but Dux slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dux's coaches at Silverback MMA ðŸ¦ 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.
Kay working the ground and pound but Dux is defending the strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kay working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kay fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dux stuck in half guard on the bottom here.#T1#
Dux tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dux really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kay looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dux is avoiding damage well.
Kay scoring with punches from side control.
Kay grinds an elbow into Dux's temple.
Kay tries to score with some ground and pound. Dux controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kay landing strikes.
Dux is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kay connects with a decent elbow.
Kay working away.
An elbow from Kay crashes against the mat.
Dux manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kay prevents Dux from improving his position.
Kay trying to control from half guard but Dux is working away. #T2#
Dux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kay.
Kay looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kay seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kay tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dux trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dux is pressing down on Kay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux has control of Kay's left arm, preventing Kay from doing any damage. #T3#
Dux 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#
Kay wants to get back to full guard.
Dux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dux perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kay manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kay has momentary wrist control but Dux slips an elbow through the middle.
Dux stopping the sweep attempt from Kay.
Kay keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
Dux scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
Dux is in close to Kay's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dux advances position into side control!
Kay is trying to improve his position.
Kay sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dux is thwarting Kay's attempts to control the position.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Kay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kay is trying to get back to full guard.
Dux slips a nice elbow through Kay's hands, connecting with Kay's forehead.
Dux wants to pass to mount but Kay is defending the position.
Dux is keen to just control but Kay is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lars Kay 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#
Dux is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dux.
Dux is looking to clinch.
Kay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD#
Dux looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Dux there.
Dux controlling the pace.
Kay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dux makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kay looking for a sweep. Not yet Kay, not yet.
Kay is trying to keep Dux in close.
Kay keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Kay has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T1#
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dux trying to control but Kay is working from the bottom.
Kay looking for a sweep. Not yet Kay, not yet.
Lars Kay has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dux lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dux trying to control the position from guard on top but Kay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dux passes Kay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Dux.
Dux slows the pace down in half guard.
Kay wants to improve his position but Dux is controlling well.
Dux lands with a punch from half guard.
Dux is nestled in close to Kay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kay tries to roll over but Dux keeps him under control.
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. Dux connects with a nice short shot to Kay's temple. #T3#
Dux landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kay is looking to improve his position.
Dux slips a nice elbow through Kay's hands, connecting with Kay's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dux in particular looking to stall.
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. Dux connects with a nice short shot to Kay's temple.
Dux is looking to take a break and control but Kay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kay tries to get to full guard but Dux has control of the leg.
Kay wants to control but Dux is keeping busy. #T4#
Kay is looking to improve his position.
Dux passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dux punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dux looking to control but Kay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Dux dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Dux goes for a double leg but Kay avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kay continues to drive forward.
Kay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dux jumps guard but Kay turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Dux turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dux manages to end up in side control.
Dux 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.
Kay is looking for a sweep.
Kay is still trying to improve position.
Dux works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dux staying calm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux landing a few strikes.
Dux landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T1#
Dux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kay keeps working.
Dux landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Kay's face as Dux controls the position.
Dux trying to control the position but Kay is working away.
Kay regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dux's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kay won't allow Dux to pass to mount.
Dux passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kay!
Dux with the ground and pound from mount. #T2#
Dux lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kay hang on?
Dux raining down shots from the mount!
Dux prevents Kay from getting the reversal.
Kay taking shots to the head.
Kay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dux is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dux trying to control but Kay is having none of it.
Dux putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dux working Kay over with strikes here. #T3#
Kay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dux lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dux tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dux pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dux trying to control but Kay is having none of it.
Kay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dux passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dux unloading with bombs!#T4#
Kay gets back to half guard.
Dux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dux works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dux landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kay wants to hold on but Dux pushes him away.
Kay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dux lands with some strikes.
Dux lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dux working Kay over with strikes here.
Dux raining down shots from the mount!
Kay is looking to improve his position but Dux isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Dux showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dux has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Dux!
An out of breath Frank Dux thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: FCL 70 - Dux vs Darwin
Date: Dec 28, 2024

#R1#
Burian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sweet.
Sweet ducks under a wild hook from Burian.#CL#
Sweet forces Burian back against the cage and clinches.
Sweet misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweet goes for a takedown attempt but Burian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sweet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Burian. Beautiful body shot.
Burian staying out of range there.
Sweet ducks under a wild hook from Burian.
Sweet is looking for a counter combo.
Sweet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Burian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sweet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sweet throws out a loose jab but Burian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet slips under a jab from Burian.
Klement Burian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Burian's coach down at Zanshin MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#T1#
Sweet throws a lazy uppercut
and Burian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burian connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sweet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burian slips a straight right by Sweet.
Burian lands with a nice body punch.
Burian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sweet.#CUT2#It looks like Ricky Sweet has been cut.
Burian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sweet.
Burian swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweet.
Sweet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T2#
Burian throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Burian does it's job there.
Burian with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burian lands an overhand right.
Burian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sweet.
A combination from Sweet does no damage.
Klement Burian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sweet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sweet lands a jab to Burian's midsection.
Sweet wants to clinch up but Burian keeps it at a distance.
Burian misses with a looping right.#T3#
Burian loads up on a big right hand but Sweet slips the punch.
Burian throws a right and a left that Sweet avoids nicely.
Sweet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burian.#CL#
Sweet rushes Burian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Burian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burian blocking some punches.
Sweet works on Burian's body with a couple of short punches.
Sweet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burian backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Burian.
Burian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sweet gets through Burian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sweet misses with a punch on the inside.
Sweet prevents a body shot from Burian. #T4#
Burian stops a takedown attempt from Sweet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Sweet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sweet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Klement Burian has been cut.#TD#
Sweet has clasped his hands together around Burian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Sweet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burian keeps working.
Burian is looking to regain half guard here but Sweet keeps moving and retains side control.
Burian can't do much from the bottom here.
Burian sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klement Burian dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Sweet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burian.
Ricky Sweet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot lands for Burian.
Burian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burian throws out a counter right but Sweet avoids it with no problem.
Sweet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sweet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burian.
Burian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sweet misses with a hook to the body
and Burian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burian throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Burian finds it's target.
A big right from Sweet misses.
Burian lands a glancing blow to the side of Sweet's head.#T1#
Burian throws a hook but Sweet blocks it.
Sweet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Burian counter with a right hand.
Burian scores with a nice strike.
Burian with a nice cross.
Burian 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.
Burian leaves Sweet with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#KD2#
Burian lands a big uppercut and Sweet crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sweet looks OK. Burian waves Sweet back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sweet is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Burian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD#
Sweet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burian did well to prevent Sweet getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burian trying to control but Sweet postures up.
Burian is positioning himself well to prevent Sweet advancing to mount.
Sweet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burian defending well though.
Burian tries to get to full guard but Sweet has control of the leg.
Burian regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3#
Sweet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sweet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sweet wants to control from the top but Burian keeps moving.
Sweet won't allow Burian to sweep him here.
Burian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sweet is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ricky Sweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sweet misses with a double jab
and Burian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burian misses with a straight right.
Sweet feinted with a counter takedown.
Sweet swings widly with a right hand
and Burian makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burian fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T4#
A cross from Burian lands.#CUT2#Ricky Sweet's cut is getting worse.
Burian lands a jab to the nose.
Burian with a jab.#ROC2#Sweet is rocked!
Burian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burian swings for the body but Sweet moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burian works the jab nicely.
Oh Sweet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sweet drops his hands momentarily and Burian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sweet lands a really nice looking cross but Burian seems unphased. #KD2#
Burian lands a big right hand that sends Sweet crashing to the mat! Burian stays standing though and waves Sweet back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Klement Burian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##KD2#
Burian lands a big uppercut and Sweet crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sweet looks OK. Burian waves Sweet back to his feet!
Burian misses with a hook. Sweet ducked under it nicely.
Sweet seems to have got his legs back now.
Sweet slips under a jab.#CL#
Sweet closes the distance and clinches.
Sweet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sweet struggles to land a body shot inside as Burian controls his hands.
Sweet goes for a takedown attempt but Burian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sweet misses with a takedown attempt - Burian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burian with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burian swinging wildly here. #T1#
Burian lands with a right hand.
Sweet doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burian counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Sweet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burian lands a nice shot to the body. #KD2#
Burian drops Sweet with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sweet looks back up at him and smiles so Burian waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sweet walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Sweet limp body while Burian jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Klement Burian!

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