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Event: GKNY 120 - Cooke vs Cole     
Date:   Mar 11, 2017
#R1#
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
A cross from Kruger lands.
Grace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruger pinned against the cage. Kruger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD#
Grace throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kruger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grace is in Kruger's guard.
Kruger wants to sweep but no luck.
Grace looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace throws a big elbow that misses.
Kruger controlling Grace's posture.
Grace cracks Kruger with a solid left hand.#T1#
Grace controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kruger looking for a sweep. Not yet Kruger, not yet.
Kruger keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Grace controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yaseen Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grace lands a right hook to the body.
Grace takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grace shoots in for a takedown but Kruger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kruger steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grace.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kruger has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#CL2#
Kruger closes the distance and pushes Grace back into the cage.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grace's elbow.
Kruger misses with the head strike. #BC#
Grace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD#
Grace feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kruger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grace is one step ahead there.
Kruger trying to control the position here. #T3#
Kruger looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grace puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grace wants to free his trapped foot but Kruger is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Grace seems to be looking for submissions.
Grace is looking to advance position but Kruger won't allow it.
Kruger keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grace wants to take a breather but Kruger is having none of it.
Grace is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kruger can't escape the position.
Kruger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Grace sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kruger for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Country Grace dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Kruger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grace sprawls well initially but Kruger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Country Grace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grace trying to hold on to Kruger's head to control him but Kruger postures up.
Kruger is trying to control. Grace wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Kruger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grace defends it well.
Grace wants to get back to full guard.
Kruger is just content to waste time from the top position. Grace takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace looking to control.
Kruger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.#T1#
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger won't allow Grace to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruger is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
Kruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Grace is looking for a triangle but Kruger pushes his legs off easily.
Grace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kruger trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Grace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
Kruger gets underhooks to prevent Grace's takedown attempt.
Grace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Yaseen Kruger has been cut.
Grace stops a takedown attempt from Kruger.
Grace goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kruger prevents it. #TD2#
Kruger works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace is adopting a defensive guard.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving. #T3##SUB#
Grace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruger is aware though and is defending well.
Grace working a defensive guard here.
Kruger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grace wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Kruger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grace manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kruger has Grace in his guard.#REVR#
Kruger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kruger trying to control the position.
Grace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kruger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Kruger is keeping the position.
Kruger wants to sweep here but Grace controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Country Grace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yaseen Kruger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Kruger looking to score a takedown here. Grace is defending well but Kruger drives through and ends up in Grace's guard.
Kruger stopping the sweep attempt from Grace.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace is adopting a defensive guard.
Kruger connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kruger works over Grace with some ground and pound from guard.
Grace seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Grace 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.#T1#
Kruger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Grace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kruger defends well.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Grace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kruger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
Kruger lands a couple of digs.
Yaseen Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kruger trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kruger throwing strikes from guard but Grace blocks nicely.
Kruger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruger slaps away a takedown attempt from Grace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kruger wants to counter the offense by Grace and move into the clinch position.
Kruger doesn't manage to clinch there - Grace circles away. #TD2#
Kruger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grace did well to prevent Kruger getting side control.
Kruger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grace defending well though. #SUB2#
Kruger seems to be working for a kimura but Grace defends the submission attempt.
Grace keeping hold of Kruger's head, controlling as best he can. #T3#
Grace regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kruger.
Grace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Grace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB2#
Kruger drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kruger jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kruger throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Kruger has gone for a leg lock! Grace slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kruger's guard.#REVR#
Grace looking to pass the guard. #T4#
Grace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kruger's head.
Grace trying to control but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Kruger trying to keep a closed guard but Grace is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Grace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Country Grace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grace wants to control from the top but Kruger keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yaseen Kruger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grace 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Country Grace!

 

Event: GAMMA#617 Shin v Williams 2     
Date:   Mar 04, 2017
#R1#
Stelzer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Stelzer is just out of range.
Stelzer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lewis ducks under a wild hook from Stelzer.
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Stelzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stelzer throws a good cross that connects.
Lewis with a jab.
Stelzer jabs Lewis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lewis jabs Stelzer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lewis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lewis throws a leg kick but Stelzer moved away.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Stelzer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lewis moves out of range as Stelzer strikes.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stelzer.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stelzer.
Stelzer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stelzer connects with a body shot that sends Lewis's belly button to the back.#T1#
Lewis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ray Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stelzer moves out of range of the body kick.
Lewis lands a lovely overhand right.
Stelzer misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stelzer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis dodges the punch combination from Stelzer.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Stelzer's ribs.
Stelzer scores with a hook.
Stelzer scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Stelzer blocks the low kick.#T2#
Stelzer misses with a wild body shot.
A cross from Lewis lands.
Lewis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lewis works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Lewis misses its intended target.
Lewis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stelzer moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Stelzer clobbers Lewis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stelzer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lewis lands a lovely overhand right.#TD2#
Stelzer shoots in and bounces Lewis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES#
Lewis uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Stelzer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lewis cracks Stelzer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stelzer misses with a straight right.
Lewis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T3#
Lewis throws a front kick that sends Stelzer stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lewis. That's going to slow Stelzer down.
Stelzer scores with a hook.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stelzer.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Lewis throws a head kick but Stelzer moves out of range.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Stelzer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Stelzer throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Stelzer misses with a straight right.
Lewis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
It seemed like Stelzer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Stelzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Stelzer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lewis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stelzer misses the jab.#T4#
Lewis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stelzer.
Lewis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Stelzer just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stelzer is defended easily by Lewis.
Stelzer throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lewis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Stelzer moves out of range easily.
A big left from Stelzer misses.
Lewis walks into a jab.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stelzer.
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Stelzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stelzer throws the left hand but Lewis avoids the punch easily.
Stelzer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wolfram Stelzer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Lewis scores with a nice body kick.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Stelzer seems unphased.
Stelzer takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
Lewis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stelzer.
Lewis throws the left hand but Stelzer avoids the punch easily.
Lewis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stelzer takes a step back to recover.
Stelzer throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stelzer. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stelzer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stelzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Stelzer.
An attempted straight right counter from Lewis misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelzer misses with a hook.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stelzer.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stelzer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stelzer avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Stelzer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lewis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Stelzer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A low kick from Lewis is predictable there
enabling Stelzer to counter with a crisp jab.
Stelzer misses with a body shot.
Lewis misses with a head kick.
Lewis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lewis.
Wolfram Stelzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lewis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stelzer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stelzer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stelzer.
Lewis is looking to counter punch.
Stelzer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Stelzer lands with an uppercut that bounces Lewis off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stelzer ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a straight right. #T2#
Stelzer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Stelzer circles away.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
letting Stelzer counter with a right hand.
Lewis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lewis throws a shot to the body.
Stelzer lands with a cross.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Stelzer moves out of range easily.
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stelzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Stelzer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stelzer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis swings for the body but Stelzer moves out of range.
Stelzer takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lewis.
A jab from Lewis misses. #T3#
Lewis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stelzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis throws an off balance right hand
and Stelzer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stelzer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lewis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stelzer misses with a hook.
Stelzer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Lewis 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.
Lewis lands with a shot to the body.
Lewis cracks Stelzer with a good jab.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Stelzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis walks into a stiff left hand from Stelzer.#T4#
Lewis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stelzer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stelzer misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stelzer manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Stelzer.
Stelzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis walks into a stiff left hand from Stelzer.
Lewis throws a head kick that half lands.
Lewis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stelzer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Stelzer.
Stelzer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stelzer moves out of range of the strikes.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Stelzer's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wolfram Stelzer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Lewis missing with a left hand there. Stelzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stelzer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis lands with a good body shot.
Stelzer misses with a looping left.
Stelzer 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.
Lewis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stelzer looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lewis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lewis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stelzer sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lewis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stelzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stelzers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stelzer throws a looping overhand right but Lewis ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Stelzer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lewis doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Lewis looks to land a right hand but Stelzer moved out of range.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Stelzer's head back.
Stelzer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stelzer moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lewis, right into the meat.
Stelzer lands with a shot to the body.
Stelzer cracks a nice hook into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Stelzer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stelzer checks a low kick from Lewis.
Stelzer scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stelzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Stelzer.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stelzer.
Stelzer lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Stelzer looks to land a right hand but Lewis moved out of range.
Stelzer throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis throws a head kick but Stelzer moves out of range.
Stelzer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stelzer.
Stelzer avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stelzer cracks Lewis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lewis connects with a solid leg kick.
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stelzer throws a good cross that connects.
Stelzer's corner calls for a 1-2. Stelzer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stelzer misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Stelzer lands a body shot.
Lewis connects with a leg kick. Stelzer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Stelzer throws a jab when Lewis was well out of range.
Stelzer cracks Lewis with a good jab.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Stelzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Wolfram Stelzer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Stelzer is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stelzer! But no joy.
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Stelzer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stelzer moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Ray Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stelzer. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Lewis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lewis lands in his opponent's guard.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Stelzer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stelzer prevents Lewis from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Lewis is looking for a triangle but Stelzer pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stelzer controlling from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfram Stelzer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stelzer 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfram Stelzer!

A victorious Wolfram Stelzer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: GAMMA#617 Shin v Williams 2     
Date:   Mar 04, 2017
#R1#
Suleimani fakes the leg kick and cracks Voller in the body.
Voller is looking to clinch but Suleimani is avoiding it.
Suleimani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Voller misses with a hook.
Suleimani throws a quick counter head kick but Voller was just out of range.
Voller misses with a body kick.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick and Suleimani moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suleimani.
Suleimani swats away the attempt to clinch by Voller.
A jab from Voller misses.
Voller clobbers Suleimani with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice shot lands for Voller.
Suleimani moves out of range as Voller throws a body kick.
Suleimani was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lars Voller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Voller has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voller tries to work over Suleimani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Suleimani.
Voller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voller misses with an elbow over the top.#T1#
Voller tries to throw a body punch but Suleimani avoids it by throwing Voller back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Voller throws an elbow but misses.
Suleimani blocks the elbow strike.
Suleimani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Suleimani works on Voller's body with a couple of short punches.
Suleimani lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Voller breaks the clinch.
Voller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Suleimani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Suleimani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Suleimani tries to work over Voller's front leg with a kick but Voller checks it.
Voller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suleimani can pounce on him.
Suleimani misses with a body shot
and Voller counters with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voller is looking to clinch but Suleimani is avoiding it.
Voller tries to clinch up.
Suleimani scores with a hook to the body. Voller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Voller fails with an attempt to clinch. #T2#
Suleimani avoids a punch combination nicely.
Voller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Suleimani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Suleimani scrambles back to his feet.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch but Suleimani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suleimani swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voller.
Voller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lars Voller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suleimani looks for the body kick but Voller saw that one coming.
Voller takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CL2#
Voller closes the distance and pushes Suleimani back into the cage.
Voller tries to throw a body punch but Suleimani avoids it by throwing Voller back against the cage. #BC2#
Voller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Suleimani's head.
Suleimani stuns Voller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suleimani shoots in looking for a takedown but Voller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suleimani's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Voller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Voller tries to clinch but Suleimani moves away
and Suleimani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Voller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suleimani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Voller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Suleimani lands a left hand.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
Suleimani prevents Voller from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Suleimani.
Suleimani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voller wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suleimani misses with a punch on the inside.
Suleimani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Voller.
Voller blocking some punches.
Suleimani works on Voller's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Suleimani lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Suleimani.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voller misses with a punch to the body.
Voller misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Voller breaks from the clinch.
Voller is looking to clinch. #CL#
Suleimani takes the fight into the clinch.
Suleimani avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
Voller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voller takes a shot to the head.
Voller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Voller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Suleimani.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suleimani blocks the elbow strike.
Suleimani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voller's elbow.
Suleimani avoids a wild elbow strike from Voller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qasem Suleimani dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Suleimani throws a push kick but Voller slaps the foot to one side.
Suleimani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Qasem Suleimani is winning the standup battle so far.
Suleimani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suleimani avoids the head kick by Voller.
Voller throws a head kick but Suleimani moves out of range.
Suleimani blocks a head kick by Voller.
Suleimani feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Voller doesn't manage to clinch there - Suleimani circles away.
Voller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suleimani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voller misses with a looping left.
Voller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Suleimani scores with a decent looking hook.
Suleimani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voller can do to turn this around?
Voller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Voller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suleimani.
Voller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suleimani finds it's way round the side to connect with Voller's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Suleimani connects with the punch.#T1#
Suleimani scores with a decent looking hook.
Suleimani scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Voller lands a jab.
Suleimani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Voller's sensitive parts.
Voller throws a looping overhand right but Suleimani ducks down to avoid it.
Voller throws a sloppy head kick
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
Suleimani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Voller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Voller closes the distance but Suleimani moves to the side
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
Suleimani feints a jab promting Voller to slip. Suleimani then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Voller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suleimani fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suleimani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voller wants to clinch up but Suleimani keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Suleimani does it's job there.#T2#
Voller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Voller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suleimani.
Voller is looking to land body kicks.
Voller tries to clinch but Suleimani moves out of range.
Suleimani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Voller gets tackled into the cage by Suleimani. Suleimani maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Voller.
Suleimani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voller tries a body shot but Suleimani blocks it.
Voller misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Voller as the two fighters clinch.
Voller can't find room to land a body shot as Suleimani controls the action.
Voller is looking to break free of the clinch but Suleimani has double underhooks.
Suleimani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voller is trying to break free.
Suleimani lands a hook that snaps the head of Voller backwards. #T3#
Suleimani takes an elbow to the forehead.
Qasem Suleimani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Voller is trying to break free.
Suleimani blocks an elbow strike from Voller.
Voller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#BC#
Suleimani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Suleimani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Suleimani fails to land. #BC#
Suleimani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Suleimani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Voller's sensitive parts.
Voller tries to close the distance and clinch but Suleimani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suleimani does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suleimani clobbers Voller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Suleimani throws a body punch but Voller moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Voller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Voller misses its intended target.
Suleimani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Voller.
Voller misses with a low kick.#T4#
Voller misses with a low kick.
Voller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suleimani counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voller misses with a low kick as Suleimani jumps back.
Suleimani cracks Voller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Suleimani throws a head kick that misses. #KD#
Suleimani sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Voller to the ground! Suleimani dives into full mount looking to finish!#ROC#
Voller is rocked!
Voller regains half guard.
Suleimani trying to control from half guard but Voller is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suleimani keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qasem Suleimani dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Voller rushes Suleimani and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Voller tries to work over Suleimani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voller throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suleimani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Voller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suleimani's brow.
Voller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Voller.
Voller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suleimani scores with a shot to the side of Voller's head.
Suleimani lands with a light punch inside. #TD#
Suleimani is trying to trip Voller. He has hold of a leg but Voller is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Suleimani persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Voller trying to control the position.
Suleimani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Voller looking for a sweep. Not yet Voller, not yet.
Suleimani prevents Voller from getting back to his feet.
Suleimani postures up and lands a big shot to Voller's brow. #SUB2#
Voller isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Suleimani stacks Voller on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Suleimani!
Suleimani creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Voller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Suleimani looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Suleimani scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Suleimani winds up and cracks Voller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suleimani 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.
Voller taking some punishment here, with Suleimani in his half guard.
Voller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Suleimani connects with a nice short shot to Voller's temple.
Qasem Suleimani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suleimani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voller keeps working.
Nice strikes from Suleimani there.
Suleimani stalling. #T3#
Voller wants to improve his position but Suleimani is controlling well.
Lars Voller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suleimani slips a nice elbow through Voller's hands, connecting with Voller's forehead.
Voller trying to control but Suleimani postures up.
Voller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Suleimani wants to take a breather but Voller is having none of it. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suleimani takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suleimani lands a nice short elbow.
Voller tries to get to full guard but Suleimani has control of the leg.
Voller works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB2#
Suleimani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suleimani connects with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Qasem Suleimani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Suleimani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qasem Suleimani!

During a confident post fight interview, Qasem Suleimani thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: GKNY 119 - Vershinin vs Wills     
Date:   Mar 04, 2017
#R1#
Vershinin misses with a double jab.
Wills has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vershinin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wills lands a jab to the head.
Wills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vershinin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wills.
Vershinin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wills fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vershinin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wills.
Vershinin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Wills misses the target.
Vershinin throws a body punch but Wills moves out of range.
Wills is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wills fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wills misses with a shot to the body
letting Vershinin counter with a right hand. #CL#
Vershinin moves into the clinch.
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!
Vershinin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wills blocks the elbow strike. #T1#
Vershinin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wills.
Vershinin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vershinin digs a right hand into Wills's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wills's gas tank.
Wills misses with some punches.
Vershinin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wills fails to pull guard.
Makar Vershinin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Wills.
Wills's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vershinin .
Wills wants a takedown.
Vershinin has a couple of punches blocked by Wills.
Nice body punch from Vershinin .
Wills is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vershinin to keep the fight standing.
Wills is trying to pull guard but Vershinin has him pressed against the cage.
Vershinin lands with a left to the head.
Vershinin lands with a right to the head.
Vershinin misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Wills prevents a body shot from Vershinin .
Vershinin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vershinin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wills is looking to break free of the clinch but Vershinin has double underhooks.
Wills lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vershinin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wills working aggressively here.
Vershinin gets underhooks to prevent Wills's takedown attempt.
Vershinin lands an elbow that stopped Wills in his tracks for a moment.
Wills lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wills throws a punch but it's blocked by Vershinin .
Wills tries to circle away but Vershinin has him pinned against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Vershinin .
Wills working hard to break the clinch.
Wills lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vershinin backwards. #TD2#
Wills has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vershinin is trying to keep an underhook but Wills manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Vershinin is not content to let Wills control the position.#T3#
Vershinin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills trying to control from Vershinin 's half guard. Vershinin has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wills looking to sit in guard and control but Vershinin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Vershinin trying to control but Wills is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Wills looking for a guillotine here but Vershinin defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wills is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T4##SUB2#
Wills has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vershinin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Wills working for submissions but it's allowed Vershinin to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vershinin is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makar Vershinin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Vershinin moves into the clinch.
Wills can't find room to land a body shot as Vershinin controls the action.
Vershinin pushes off an throws an elbow but Wills leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vershinin 's elbow.
Vershinin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wills's defenses.
Vershinin lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Wills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wills fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wills takes a swing at Vershinin 's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vershinin scores with a leg kick.
Wills throws out a leg kick but Vershinin moves out of range and Wills only half commits.
Vershinin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wills connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wills blocks a head kick by Vershinin . #T1#
A big right from Wills misses.
Wills listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vershinin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vershinin moves out of range of the body kick from Wills.
Vershinin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson Wills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vershinin misses with a looping left.
Vershinin is looking to clinch.
Wills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vershinin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wills.
Wills uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vershinin walks into a left hand.
Vershinin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wills throws out the jab.
Vershinin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wills throws a shot to the body.
Vershinin lands a slapping body shot.
Wills moves out of range of the body kick.
Wills throws an overhand right that lands on Vershinin 's shoulder, as Vershinin tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wills scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vershinin in his tracks.
Vershinin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vershinin lands a glancing blow to the side of Wills's head.
Wills lands a jab to the head.
Vershinin looks to throw the jab but Wills is out of range.
Vershinin takes a swing at Wills's ribcage but misses.
Wills with the counter takedown but Vershinin avoids it easily.
Wills throws a leg kick
and Vershinin counters with a stiff right hand.
Wills scores with a jab to the body.
Wills moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Vershinin finds it's way through Wills's defenses. #ROC#
Wills is rocked!
Vershinin throws a monster overhand right that drops Wills! Vershinin follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makar Vershinin !
Makar Vershinin retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Makar Vershinin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: GKNY 119 - Vershinin vs Wills     
Date:   Mar 04, 2017
#R1#
Willis ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis misses with a two punch combination.
Durden thuds his right hand into Willis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Willis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL#
Willis has Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
Willis has Durden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Durden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Willis's elbow.
Willis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis prevents a body shot from Durden.
Durden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Durden pulls his leg out and moves away.
Durden scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Durden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #TD#
Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Willis tries to control but Durden wriggling away.
Durden is looking to get to half guard.
Willis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Willis scoring with strikes but Durden is staying in there.
Poor strikes thrown by Willis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help! #T2#
Willis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #ROC#
Durden is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden tries to hold on but Willis postures up.
Durden is still in real trouble! Can Willis finish him?
Durden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Durden seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Willis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Durden working to try and regain half guard.
Willis landing strikes from the mount and Durden is in trouble!
Durden avoids a series of strikes thrown by Willis.
Willis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Durden's face.
Willis postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Durden bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Willis and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dom Willis!
During a confident post fight interview, Dom Willis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Tyler Durden spoke after the fight, saying 'That ain't right! I have no idea how could it happen...'.

 

Event: GAMMA#615 Belliveau v Steam     
Date:   Feb 25, 2017
#R1#
Howlett moves out of range as Hauki strikes.
Nice body kick from Howlett.
Hauki digs a good hook to Howlett's body.
Hauki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howlett throwing a counter right hand but Hauki manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Hauki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Howlett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hauki throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hauki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hauki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hauki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Howlett is out of range.
Hauki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hauki throws a wild body kick that Howlett sees coming a mile off.
Hauki blocks a leg kick.
Howlett connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett throws a body kick that misses.
Howlett misses with a right hand
and Hauki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howlett lunges at Hauki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hauki's hand.
We've been informed that Hauki 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.#T1#
Howlett throws a big shot that misses.
Howlett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hauki's hands.
Howlett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howlett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hauki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hauki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Hauki.
Howlett slips a straight right by Hauki.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Howlett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hauki - the referee stops the clock and Howlett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hauki. Howlett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauki.
Hauki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hauki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howlett throws out the jab.
Hauki looks to land a right hand but Howlett moved out of range.
Howlett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Despite the aggression on Hauki's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hauki misses with a low kick.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hauki moves out of range of the body kick from Howlett. #T2#
Howlett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hauki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Howlett, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hauki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Howlett walks into a left hand.
Hauki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hauki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howlett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hauki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hauki throws a solid leg kick but Howlett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hauki.
Hauki stalks Howlett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Howlett's face. Howlett staggers backwards, shaken.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hauki was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
A chopping leg kick lands by Howlett.
Howlett throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Hauki counter with a right hand.
Hauki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Howlett slips under a jab.#T3##KD2#
Hauki drops Howlett with a left right combo! Hauki follows him down to the ground into side control. #ROC2#
Howlett is rocked!
Howlett is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hauki is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Oh Howlett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howlett gets back to half guard.
Howlett seems to have got his legs back now.
Howlett is trying to stand up here but Hauki is controlling him well. #ES#
Howlett kicks Hauki off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauki throws a low kick but Howlett moves out of range easily.
Howlett throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hauki avoids it.
Howlett avoids the head kick by Hauki.
Hauki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howlett was well out of range. Poor timing from Hauki.
Hauki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Howlett's head.
Hauki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Howlett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hauki scrambles back to his feet.
Howlett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hauki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hauki throws out a powerful jab.
Hauki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howlett scores with a jab. Hauki acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T4#
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Hauki throws a leg kick that misses.
Howlett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hauki is able to avoid easily.
Hauki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hauki misses with a right hand
and Hauki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Howlett. That's going to slow Hauki down.
Hauki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Howlett checks a leg kick.
Howlett lands a body shot.
Hauki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Howlett was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hauki staying out of range there.
Hauki misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hauki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Howlett is able to avoid easily.
Howlett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hauki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Howlett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Howlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauki.
Hauki tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taneli Hauki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Howlett moves out of range easily.
Hauki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Howlett misses the target.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Hauki's head but Hauki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett connects with an inside leg kick.
Hauki's corner calls for a 1-2. Hauki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Howlett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hauki lands an overhand right.
Howlett misses with a looping left.
Howlett scores with a hook.
Howlett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Howlett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hauki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hauki scoring well with a low kick there.
Hauki throws a lazy uppercut
and Howlett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hauki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Howlett. Howlett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hauki ducks right into an uppercut from Howlett.
The fighters circling - Hauki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Howlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hauki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Howlett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hauki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hauki throws a leg kick
and Howlett counters with a nice kick to the body.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Hauki.
Howlett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hauki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hauki.
Howlett misses with a looping left.
Howlett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hauki.
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howlett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hauki lands with a good body shot.
Hauki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Howlett tries a low kick but Hauki avoids it.
Howlett moves out of range of the leg kick from Hauki.#T2#
Hauki avoids the head kick by Howlett.
Hauki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hauki misses with an uppercut.
Hauki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hauki tried to score with a low kick but Howlett checks it.
Howlett throws a low kick but Hauki moves out of range easily.
Howlett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hauki swats away the attempt to clinch by Howlett.
Hauki tries to counter by closing the distance.
Howlett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Hauki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hauki swings for the body but Howlett moves out of range.
Howlett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hauki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howlett counters with a body kick that stops Hauki in his tracks momentarily.
A lazy left from Howlett finds it's target.
Howlett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T3#
Howlett is looking to chop away at Hauki's legs.
Hauki wants to counter the offense by Howlett and move into the clinch position.
Hauki misses with a straight left.
Howlett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hauki misses with a hook. Howlett ducked under it nicely.
Hauki throws a leg kick
and Hauki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howlett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL2#
Hauki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Howlett.
Hauki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howlett blocks an uppercut.
Howlett blocks an uppercut.
Hauki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Howlett lands with a short shot to the head. #T4#
Howlett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Howlett looking to throw knees to the head but Hauki is blocking nicely.
Hauki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Howlett tries to work over Hauki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hauki blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Hauki throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hauki.
Hauki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howletts head.
Hauki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howletts head.
Hauki struggles to land a body shot inside as Howlett controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Hauki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Howlett will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hauki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
Howlett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Howlett.
Howlett misses with a low kick.
Hauki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Howlett.
Hauki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hauki throws a leg kick but Howlett checks it.
Howlett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Howlett throws a lazy uppercut
and Hauki counters with a leg kick.
Hauki looks to land a right hand but Howlett moved out of range.
Howlett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howlett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hauki momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauki lands a right hook to the body.
Howlett lands a glancing blow to the side of Hauki's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hauki misses with a hook
and Howlett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hauki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howlett counters with a nice leg kick. #T1#
Hauki tries to score with a low kick but Howlett moves his leg out of the way.
Hauki takes one on the button.
Hauki scores with a punch to the head.
Howlett throws a looping overhand right but Hauki ducks down to avoid it.
Hauki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howlett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hauki.
Howlett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hauki defending well as Howlett loads up on a big left hand.
Hauki takes a jab right on the kisser.
James Howlett is winning the standup battle so far.
Howlett lands with a shot to the body.
Hauki throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Howlett misses.
Howlett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hauki 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett throws a solid leg kick but Hauki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Howlett.#T2#
Hauki misses with an attempted mid kick.
It looked like Howlett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hauki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hauki scores with a nice head shot.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Hauki saw that one coming.
Hauki loads up on a big right hand but Howlett slips the punch.
Howlett throws a hook but Hauki avoids it easily.
Howlett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howlett lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlett. Hauki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howlett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hauki in his tracks.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hauki manages to avoid it.
A jab from Howlett misses.
Howlett works the jab nicely.
Hauki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Hauki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howlett's sensitive parts.
Howlett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Howlett throws an overhand right that lands on Hauki's shoulder, as Hauki tries to avoid the shot.
Howlett scores with a hook.
Howlett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hauki.
Howlett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hauki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hauki tries to clinch but Howlett is having none of it.
Howlett wants to land a leg kick but Hauki is out of range.
Hauki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hauki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howlett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Howlett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howlett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hauki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Howlett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hauki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hauki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T4#
Howlett dips to his left and cracks Hauki with an uppercut!
Hauki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CL2#
Hauki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hauki tries a body shot but Howlett blocks it.
Hauki lands a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hauki.
Hauki misses with a punch on the inside.
Howlett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hauki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Howlett swings wildly with an uppercut but Hauki uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Hauki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Howlett.
I think Howlett 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Howlett!

During a confident post fight interview, James Howlett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: GAMMA#614 Volkov v Shin 2     
Date:   Feb 18, 2017
#R1#
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
LeBlanc takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
Claude LeBlanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz scores with a nice head shot.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc misses with a body shot.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab from LeBlanc.
Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
LeBlanc throws a combination. Ortiz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab by Ortiz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from LeBlanc misses.
Ortiz cracks LeBlanc with an open hand slap.
LeBlanc scores with the left hand. Ortiz knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortiz thows a leg kick but LeBlanc checks it
and LeBlanc counters with a low kick, right behind Ortiz 's knee.
LeBlanc feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ortizs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ortiz misses with a looping right.#T1#
LeBlanc lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
LeBlanc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LeBlanc darts in looking for a takedown but Ortiz gets double underhooks and turns LeBlanc into the cage.
LeBlanc looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
LeBlanc pushes Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz throws a punch but it's blocked by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc throws a head punch that misses.
LeBlanc managing to block the knees to the body from Ortiz.
LeBlanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
LeBlanc scores with a shoulder strike.
LeBlanc scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from LeBlanc.
Still in the clinch, Ortiz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LeBlanc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #T2#
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LeBlanc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside.
LeBlanc is leaning against Ortiz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for LeBlanc. #TD2#
LeBlanc has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ortiz is trying to keep an underhook but LeBlanc manages to get the takedown into half guard.
LeBlanc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
LeBlanc throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
LeBlanc missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
LeBlanc not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
LeBlanc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
LeBlanc missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
LeBlanc takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
LeBlanc thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
LeBlanc not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
LeBlanc is looking to take a break and control but Ortiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
LeBlanc trying to control the action but Ortiz is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from LeBlanc. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
LeBlanc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from LeBlanc misses.
LeBlanc looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
LeBlanc misses with a low kick.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from LeBlanc.
Ortiz throwing a counter right hand but LeBlanc manages to avoid it.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick there by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ortiz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and LeBlanc counters with a good low kick that Ortiz was not able to check.
Ortiz throws a head kick but LeBlanc moves out of range.
LeBlanc keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
LeBlanc moves out of range as Ortiz strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude LeBlanc dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
LeBlanc avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
LeBlanc lands a jab to the head.
Ortiz scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ortiz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
LeBlanc has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ortiz throws a low kick but LeBlanc avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for LeBlanc. That snapped Ortiz's head back.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from LeBlanc on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
LeBlanc walks into a straight right hand from Ortiz.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
LeBlanc lands a front kick.
LeBlanc uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ortiz has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz throws a low kick but it's checked well by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
LeBlanc blocks a head kick by Ortiz. #T1#
LeBlanc tries to land a leg kick but Ortiz saw it coming and moves away.
Lorenzo Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc checks the leg kick.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LeBlanc looks like he wants to counter punch here.
LeBlanc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. LeBlanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ortiz throws a head kick but LeBlanc moves out of range.
LeBlanc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Ortiz misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ortiz loads up on a big right hand but LeBlanc slips the punch.
LeBlanc displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortiz as he connects with a hook.
LeBlanc throws a head kick that Ortiz semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LeBlanc on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T2#
LeBlanc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ortiz slips under a jab from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc scores with a hook.
LeBlanc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
Ortiz throws a jab but it's blocked by LeBlanc.
Ortiz moves out of range as LeBlanc strikes.
Ortiz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ortiz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LeBlanc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
LeBlanc tries to land a front kick but Ortiz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
LeBlanc pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LeBlanc takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz is looking to chop away at LeBlanc's legs.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. LeBlanc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz lands a jab to LeBlanc's midsection.
LeBlanc looks to throw the jab but Ortiz is out of range. #T3#
LeBlanc ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
LeBlanc looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz tries to work over LeBlanc's front leg with a kick but LeBlanc checks it.
Ortiz thows a left - swing and a miss!
LeBlanc throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
LeBlanc connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
LeBlanc cracks Ortiz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
LeBlanc gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ortiz is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like LeBlanc was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
LeBlanc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ortiz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from LeBlanc.
LeBlanc moves away from the strike by Ortiz.
LeBlanc scoring well with a low kick there.
LeBlanc buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
LeBlanc throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
LeBlanc scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeBlanc scores with a nice strike.
LeBlanc throws a jab but it's blocked by Ortiz.
LeBlanc scores with a nice right hand. #CL2#
LeBlanc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
LeBlanc misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Ortiz.
LeBlanc pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
LeBlanc works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from LeBlanc fails to land.
Ortiz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
LeBlanc lands with a right to the head.
LeBlanc works on Ortiz's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeBlanc lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claude LeBlanc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
LeBlanc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Decent striking displayed by LeBlanc there.#CL2#
LeBlanc pushes Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
LeBlanc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, LeBlanc throws an elbow but misses.
LeBlanc tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing LeBlanc back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Lorenzo Ortiz has been cut.
LeBlanc lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LeBlanc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc presses Ortiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
LeBlanc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
LeBlanc lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortiz.#T1#
LeBlanc throws an elbow but it misses.
LeBlanc misses with a body punch.
LeBlanc lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LeBlanc.
LeBlanc lands a hook to the side of the head.
LeBlanc lands with a right to the head.
LeBlanc pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
LeBlanc misses with a knee to the head.
Ortiz lands with a light punch inside.
LeBlanc misses with the head strike.
LeBlanc lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
LeBlanc pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
LeBlanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
LeBlanc throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
LeBlanc throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Ortiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, LeBlanc just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortiz's brow.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of LeBlancs 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!
LeBlanc blocking some punches.
Ortiz misses with a punch on the inside.
LeBlanc is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as LeBlanc controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortiz.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
LeBlanc tries for a takedown but Ortiz manages to get underhooks.
LeBlanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
LeBlanc throws a head punch that misses.
LeBlanc just leaning against Ortiz, taking a breather.
Lorenzo Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
A left hand lands to the body for Ortiz.
LeBlanc blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
LeBlanc gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ortiz blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from LeBlanc.
Ortiz blocks an uppercut.
LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
LeBlanc effectively controlling the action here.
LeBlanc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LeBlanc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortiz.
Claude LeBlanc is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
LeBlanc lands with a light punch inside.
LeBlanc scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeBlanc lands a hook to the side of the head.
LeBlanc displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ortiz up against the cage.
LeBlanc goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
LeBlanc stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
LeBlanc blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ortiz fails to land.
LeBlanc lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a right to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claude LeBlanc!

Our winner, Claude LeBlanc, 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: GKNY 117 - Shakhbulat vs River     
Date:   Feb 18, 2017
#R1#
Fagaro looks to throw the jab but Siegel is out of range.
Siegel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fagaro.
Siegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fagaro.
Benjamin Siegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siegel thuds his shin into the meat of Fagaro's side.
Siegel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Siegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Siegel lands a jab to Fagaro's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Fagaro.
Fagaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Siegel counters with a nice uppercut.
Siegel misses with a looping right.
Fagaro is looking to counter punch.
Fagaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Fagaro avoids the body shot from Siegel.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fagaro darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fagaro misses with a looping left.
Siegel thinks about the counter body kick.
Fagaro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Siegel's corner calls for a 1-2. Siegel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Siegel avoids the body shot from Fagaro.
Benjamin Siegel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fagaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fagaro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Siegel.
Fagaro misses with a hook
and Siegel counters with a left to the body.
Fagaro tries for a takedown but Siegel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Fagaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fagaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siegel moves away.
Siegel lands with a shot to the body. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siegel throws a lazy right hand but Fagaro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fagaro lands an overhand right.
Siegel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fagaro moves out of range of the body kick.
Fagaro cracks a nice hook into Siegel's ribs.
Siegel scores with a nice strike.
Siegel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fagaro dives in and grabs Siegel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Siegel pushes down on Fagaro's head and hops out.
Siegel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fagaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siegel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Siegel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Siegel takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Fagaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Siegel is just out of range.
Siegel scores with a hook to the body. Fagaro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Siegel lands a nice shot that snaps Fagaro's head back.
Fagaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siegel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fagaro swings widly with a right hand
and Siegel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Siegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Siegel looks to move away, Fagaro throws a big counter combo but Siegel just gets out of the way.
Siegel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fagaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Siegel's head.
A big right from Fagaro misses.
Siegel avoids the body shot from Fagaro.
Siegel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fagaro drops his hands momentarily and Siegel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
Siegel 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!
Fagaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Siegel gets off balance looking for a body kick#TD#
and Fagaro counters with a shoot takedown. Siegel fights it but they end up in guard. #SUB#
Fagaro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Siegel dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Fagaro controls Siegel momentarily but Siegel frees himself.
Siegel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fagaro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Siegel throws a big elbow that misses.
Siegel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Siegel postures up in Fagaro's guard and throws a big left but Fagaro blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Siegel 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#
Fagaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siegel counters with a low kick, right behind Fagaro 's knee.
Siegel misses with a body punch #TD#
and Fagaro counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB#
Fagaro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #ES2#
Siegel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fagaro off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Siegel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Siegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagaro is just out of range.
Siegel throws a leg kick but Fagaro moved away.
The crowd cheers as Fagaro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Siegel doesn't seem phased though.
Siegel throws a head kick that Fagaro semi-blocks.
Siegel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Nice defenses there by Fagaro.#T1#
Siegel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A left lands for Siegel.
Siegel misses with a looping right.
Siegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Siegel.
Siegel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fagaro swings for the body but Siegel moves out of range.
Benjamin Siegel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fagaro blocks the body kick.
Siegel throws out a powerful jab.
Siegel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fagaro. #T2#
Siegel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fagaro is out of range and Siegel settles back down.
Fagaro misses the jab.
Siegel misses with a shot to the body
and Fagaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fagaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siegel jabs Fagaro right on the nose. Fagaro blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fagaro avoids the body shot from Siegel.
Siegel connects with a body shot that sends Fagaro's belly button to the back.
Fagaro throws a body punch but Siegel moves out of range.
Siegel misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Fagaro misses with a double jab.
Fagaro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Siegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fagaro manages to avoid it.
Fagaro lands a jab to the nose.
Siegel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Fagaro misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Siegel.
Siegel throws a body punch but Fagaro moves out of range.
Siegel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fagaro.
Fagaro shoots in but no luck this time.
Fagaro tries to move into range but Siegel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T4#
Siegel misses with a left hand
enabling Fagaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Siegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siegel throws a chopping leg kick but Fagaro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siegel misses with a leg kick.
Siegel lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siegel scores with a decent looking hook.
Fagaro scores with a hook.
Siegel connects with a jab.
Siegel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fagaro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegel works Fagaro's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Siegel 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Siegel lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#
Fagaro is rocked!
Siegel lands with a big left! Fagaro is wobbled badly! Siegel comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Fagaro to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benjamin Siegel!
Our winner, Benjamin Siegel, 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: GAMMA#612 Kha v Kakoullis     
Date:   Feb 11, 2017
#R1#
Howlett dips to his left and cracks Bennet with an uppercut!
Bennet lands a leg kick that knocks Howlett off balance momentarily.
Howlett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Howlett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Howlett has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Bennet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howlett.
Howlett throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Bennet.
Bennet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good leg kick by Howlett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A telegraphed right hand from Howlett misses the target.
Howlett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howlett throws out a leg kick but Bennet moves out of range and Howlett only half commits.
Bennet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Howlett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howlett lands with a thumping leg kick. #T1#
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Howlett saw that one coming.
Bennet works Howlett's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Bennet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennet.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Howlett counters with a nice leg kick.
Howlett swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Bennet moves out of range of the leg kick from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howlett throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.
Howlett digs a good body shot into Bennet's ribs.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Bennet throws an off balance right hand
and Howlett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howlett.
Bennet throws a nice looking combination but Howlett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett avoids a punch combination nicely. #T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Howlett.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett staying out of range there.
Howlett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet misses with a looping right.
Bennet takes a swing at Howlett's ribcage but misses.
Howlett was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Howlett misses.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howlett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Howlett throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Bennet misses.
Howlett cracks the inside of Bennet's front leg.
Howlett slips a straight right by Bennet.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Howlett counters with an outside leg kick. #T3#
Howlett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bennet if he has to take too many more of those.
Howlett throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
Howlett slips under a jab from Bennet.
Bennet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howlett moves out of range as Bennet strikes.
Howlett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bennet moves out of range as Howlett throws a body kick.
Bennet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Howlett throws a nice head kick!
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet backing away here, and Howlett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.#T4#
Bennet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howlett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bennet lands a front kick.
Howlett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howlett.
Bennet throws a looping overhand right but Howlett ducks down to avoid it.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Howlett saw that one coming.
Howlett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Howlett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Howlett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Howlett moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Howlett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Howlett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bennet's calf.
Bennet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howlett's sensitive parts.
Howlett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Howlett will probably get the nod.
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#
Bennet lands with a good body shot.
James Howlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennet looks to land a left hand but Howlett moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bennet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bennet jabs Howlett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Howlett moves away and avoids it.
Howlett looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howlett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Howlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Howlett.
Howlett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Bennet avoids the body shot from Howlett.
Howlett slips under a jab from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bennet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bennet.
Howlett appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennet lands a really nice looking cross but Howlett seems unphased.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlett.
Bennet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Howlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Howlett misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Howlett 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 Bennet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Bennet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Howlett tries to work over Bennet's front leg with a kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Howlett throws a leg kick #CL#
and Bennet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bennet. #T2#
Good body shot from Bennet.
Bennet stalls.
Howlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Howlett.
Bennet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC#
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bennet throws a jab when Howlett was well out of range.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Bennet's head but Bennet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett throws a head kick that misses
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Bennet takes a swing at Howlett's ribcage but misses.
Howlett only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Howlett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Howlett is just out of range.#T3#
A clash of legs there as Howlett blocks the low kick.
Howlett feints a counter leg kick.
Howlett throws a head kick but Bennet moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bennet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Howlett misses with a left hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennet walks into a left hand.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Howlett misses with a low kick.
Howlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Bennet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howlett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennet misses with an uppercut
and Howlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howlett.
Howlett scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Bennet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Howlett throws a body shot but no joy.
Howlett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennet on the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Howlett.
Howlett needs to keep his hands up - Bennet had a free shot at his head there.
Howlett misses with a right hand
and Bennet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
and Howlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howlett moves out of range of the strikes.
Howlett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Bennet misses.
Howlett throws out a leg kick but Bennet moves out of range and Howlett only half commits.
Howlett cracks Bennet with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Scotty Bennet 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Bennet checks the leg kick.
Bennet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Howlett throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet.
Bennet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howlett.
Bennet works the jab nicely.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Howlett.
Bennet lands with a slapping head kick.
Howlett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Howlett throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Bennet throws a poor cross that misses
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennet blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Howlett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bennet is looking to slow Howlett down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet clobbers Howlett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Bennet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howlett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howlett throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howlett counters with a low kick, right behind Bennet 's knee.
Bennet throws a lazy uppercut
and Howlett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennet on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Howlett digs a good hook to Bennet's body.
Bennet throws a big shot that misses.
Bennet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howlett throws out the jab.
Bennet throwing a counter right hand but Howlett manages to avoid it.
Bennet throws a good cross that connects.
Howlett staying out of range there.
Bennet misses with a hook
and Howlett counters with a nice body shot.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howlett tries to score with a low kick but Bennet moves his leg out of the way.
Howlett misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Howlett.
Bennet slips a jab from Howlett.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bennet.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Howlett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Howlett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howlett.
Bennet misses with a left hand
and Howlett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howlett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bennet's calf.
Howlett moves out of range of the body kick from Bennet.
Howlett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Howlett.
Howlett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Howlett walks into a stiff left hand from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a one two! Howlett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlett. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howlett thuds a left hand into Bennet's body.
Bennet throws a jab but it's blocked by Howlett.
Howlett keeps Bennet at a distance using the push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Howlett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett avoids it easily.
Bennet throws a jab but it's blocked by Howlett.
Bennet throws a hook but Howlett blocks it.
Howlett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Howlett is out of range.
Howlett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Howlett throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennet blocks a head kick by Howlett.
Howlett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target.
Bennet throws a series of punches but Howlett avoids them all with ease.
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Bennet finds it's target.
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!
Howlett misses the shot to the body.
Howlett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennets jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bennet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennet misses with a lunging right hand
and Howlett counters with a nice uppercut.
Howlett misses with a leg kick.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howlett.
The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howlett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Howlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
Howlett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Howlett.
I think Howlett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!

A very excited looking James Howlett 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, Scotty Bennet stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm shop worn and injury riddled. Time to call it a career.'.

 

Event: GAMMA#612 Kha v Kakoullis     
Date:   Feb 11, 2017
#R1##TD#
Lewis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Williams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Williams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lewis stacks Williams on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lewis!
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams tries to buck Lewis off but Lewis is having none of it.
Williams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Williams 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T1#
Williams is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Lewis trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lewis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#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.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams is letting Lewis control him for a moment.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Williams !
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis content just to control the position here. #T3#
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams taking shots to the head.
Lewis scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Lewis scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Williams wants to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis lands with some strikes.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Williams wants to control but Lewis is having none of it.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lewis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Williams can't escape the position.
Lewis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lewis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Williams won't allow Lewis to get back to his feet.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Lewis has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Lewis throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Lewis saw it coming and moves away.
Lewis slips a jab from Williams .
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams . That's going to slow Lewis down.
Lewis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lewis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lewis in his tracks. #CL#
Lewis moves into the clinch.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lewis smiles and moves away.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Lewis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lewis.
Lewis feints and then cracks Williams 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams throws a leg kick but Lewis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lewis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stanly Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Lewis's head but Lewis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis cracks Williams with a good jab.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
A cross from Williams lands.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams cracks Lewis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Decent striking displayed by Lewis there.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lewis swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by Lewis.
Lewis throws a leg kick which misses Williams 's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Lewis checks a low kick from Williams .#T4#
A low kick from Lewis is predictable there
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams .
An attempted straight right counter from Lewis misses the target.
Williams throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Stanly Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Lewis forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams .
Lewis working aggressively here.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stanly Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Williams . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams .
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CL#
Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis misses with some punches. #T1#
Lewis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis working aggressively here.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Lewis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Lewis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams .
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Lewis works on Williams 's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams tries to work over Lewis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams tries to pull guard but Lewis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Ray Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Williams tries to pull guard but Lewis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lewis blocks a body shot from Williams .
Lewis misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Williams .
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Williams digs a right hand into Lewis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewis's gas tank.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Lewis avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Good body shot from Williams .
Lewis misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams .
A right hand to the body from Williams .
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Williams tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Williams . #T4#
Lewis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land. #TD2#
Williams gets control of Lewis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Williams will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ray Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!#SUB2#
Lewis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lewis has managed to get both his arms back between Williams 's legs - danger averted.
Williams has control of Lewis's left arm, preventing Lewis from doing any damage.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Lewis cracks Williams with a solid left hand.#SUB2#
Williams isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lewis stacks Williams on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lewis!
Williams is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanly Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanly Williams !

Stanly Williams very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

 

Event: GAMMA#610 Rutten v Fjera     
Date:   Feb 04, 2017
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Dubrov.
Suleimani checks a leg kick.
Dubrov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot by Suleimani.#CUT2#
It looks like Pavel Dubrov has been cut.
Dubrov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Suleimani.
We've been told by Dubrov's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dubrov darts in trying to clinch
and Suleimani counters with a stiff right hand.
Suleimani avoids the head kick by Dubrov.
Suleimani looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dubrov throws an overhand right that lands on Suleimani's shoulder, as Suleimani tries to avoid the shot.
Suleimani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dubrov is out of range.
Dubrov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Suleimani scores with a spinning back kick!
Dubrov tried to score with a low kick but Suleimani checks it.
Suleimani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suleimani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suleimani works the jab nicely.
Suleimani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dubrov lands a jab to the nose.
We've been informed that Suleimani 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.
Dubrov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T1#
Dubrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Suleimani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Suleimani throws a nice head kick!
Dubrov lands with a nice body punch.
Dubrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dubrov 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.
Some bone on bone action there as Suleimani checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pavel Dubrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Dubrov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suleimani doesn't seem phased though.
Suleimani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dubrov. That did some damage!
Dubrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suleimani is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Dubrov.
Suleimani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dubrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suleimani misses the shot to the body.
Suleimani cracks Dubrov with a right hand to the side of 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!
Suleimani misses the shot to the body.
Suleimani defending well as Dubrov loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Dubrov throws a body punch but Suleimani moves out of range.
Dubrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dubrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Suleimani tries a quick counter leg kick but Dubrov is wise to it.
Dubrov throws a low kick but Suleimani moves out of range easily.
Suleimani checks a leg kick.
Dubrov connects with a nice looking jab.
Dubrov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suleimani.
Suleimani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dubrov's sensitive parts.
Decent striking displayed by Suleimani there.
Dubrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Suleimani finds it's way round the side to connect with Dubrov's head.
Dubrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Dubrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suleimani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suleimani misses with an uppercut. Dubrov saw that one coming.
Dubrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suleimani was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubrov.
Suleimani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dubrov slips under a jab from Suleimani.
Dubrov chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T3#
Dubrov tries to clinch up but Suleimani circles away and keeps his distance.
Suleimani listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Suleimani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT2#
Pavel Dubrov's cut is getting worse.
Suleimani throws a body shot but no joy.
Dubrov wants to land a leg kick but Suleimani is out of range.
Dubrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Suleimani with a jab.
Dubrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Dubrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Suleimani clinches up with Dubrov and pushes him back against the cage.
Suleimani gets through Dubrov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Suleimani blocks with his arms.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Suleimani avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dubrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suleimani.
Dubrov misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Suleimani scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
Suleimani throws a head punch that misses.
Dubrov takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Suleimani.
Dubrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dubrov gets through Suleimani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suleimani throws a punch but it's blocked by Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a punch but it's blocked by Suleimani.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Dubrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suleimani scores with the left hand. Dubrov knows he should have avoided that one.
Dubrov moves away from the strike by Suleimani.
Suleimani thuds his shin into the meat of Dubrov's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qasem Suleimani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Suleimani lands an overhand right.
Suleimani checks a low kick from Dubrov.
Suleimani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dubrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but Suleimani moved away.
Qasem Suleimani seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suleimani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suleimani just misses with a punch to the body.
Dubrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Suleimani avoided it.
Suleimani cracks Dubrov with a good jab.
Suleimani circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suleimani swings for the body but Dubrov moves out of range.
Dubrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Suleimani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suleimani lands a right hook to the body.
Suleimani wants to land a leg kick but Dubrov is out of range.
Suleimani lands with a cross.
Suleimani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dubrov.
Suleimani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dubrov throws a series of punches but Suleimani avoids them all with ease.
Suleimani feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suleimani shoots in but no luck this time. #T1#
Dubrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suleimani.
Dubrov slips under a jab from Suleimani.
Dubrov is looking to counter punch.
Dubrov blocks a jab.
Suleimani takes a swing at Dubrov's ribcage but misses.
Suleimani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dubrov blocks a jab.
Dubrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dubrov looks to throw a body kick
and Suleimani counters with a thumping low kick.
Dubrov misses the shot to the body.
Suleimani scores with a jab.
Suleimani slips under a jab from Dubrov.
Dubrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #TD2#
Suleimani feints and as Dubrov raises his hands in defense, Suleimani changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dubrov wants to stand but Suleimani is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suleimani trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dubrov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR##T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dubrov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suleimani swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dubrov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dubrov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dubrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SU#
Dubrov gets to his feet. Suleimani looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A leg kick checked by Suleimani.
And Suleimani responds with a good body kick, but Dubrov manages to step out the way in time.
Dubrov looks to clinch
and Suleimani counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dubrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Suleimani lands a leg kick that knocks Dubrov off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Suleimani. #T3#
Suleimani scores with a hook to the body. Dubrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dubrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Suleimani.
Suleimani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dubrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Dubrov moves into range and clinches up with Suleimani.
Suleimani misses with some punches.
Suleimani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suleimani lands a body shot.
Suleimani misses with a punch to the body.
Qasem Suleimani seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Suleimani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suleimani is defending well for now.
Suleimani lands with a light punch inside. #CUT2#
Pavel Dubrov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Suleimani fails to land.
Dubrov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T4#
Dubrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Suleimani controls his hands.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suleimani blocks it with crossed arms.
Dubrov scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suleimani misses with a punch on the inside.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Suleimani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Suleimani.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suleimani blocks it with crossed arms.
Dubrov tries to work over Suleimani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suleimani lands a knee to the head.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but Suleimani blocks it.
Dubrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Suleimani has a couple of punches blocked by Dubrov.
Suleimani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dubrov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qasem Suleimani showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pavel Dubrov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Suleimani tries to score with a low kick but Dubrov moves his leg out of the way.
Dubrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suleimani.
Dubrov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dubrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dubrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Suleimani scores with a leg kick.
Dubrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suleimani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suleimani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dubrov.
Dubrov tries to score with a low kick but Suleimani moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suleimani! But no joy.
Dubrov swings for the body but Suleimani moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Suleimani gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dubrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Suleimani as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Suleimani! But no joy.
Dubrov swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Dubrov tries to land a body kick
and Suleimani counters with a straight right hand.
Dubrov misses with a low kick.
Suleimani throws a solid leg kick but Dubrov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Suleimani.
Suleimani throws a body punch but Dubrov moves out of range.
Dubrov misses with a jab to the body
and Suleimani counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dubrov thinking.
Suleimani checks a leg kick nicely.
Suleimani lands a really nice looking cross but Dubrov seems unphased.
A low kick from Dubrov is predictable there
enabling Suleimani to counter with a crisp jab.
Suleimani throws a sloppy head kick and Dubrov moves out of range easily.
Dubrov just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Suleimani misses.
Suleimani cracks Dubrov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Suleimani misses with a straight left.
Dubrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Suleimani avoided it.
Suleimani digs a good hook to Dubrov's body.
Dubrov misses with a low kick. #T2#
Suleimani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dubrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Dubrov forces Suleimani back against the cage and clinches.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suleimani blocks it with crossed arms.
Dubrov scores with a shot to the side of Suleimani's head.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Suleimani avoids the damage to the body.
Suleimani lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Suleimani.
Dubrov throws a head punch that misses.
Dubrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suleimani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dubrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dubrov letting Suleimani take a breather here.
Dubrov blocks an uppercut.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T3#
Suleimani tries a body shot but Dubrov blocks it. #BC2#
Suleimani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dubrov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suleimani can pounce on him.
Suleimani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dubrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suleimani counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Suleimani moves away from the strike by Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Suleimani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suleimani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suleimani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dubrov.
A low kick from Dubrov is predictable there
and Suleimani counters with a nice uppercut.
Suleimani is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Suleimani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dubrovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dubrov thows a leg kick but Suleimani checks it
and Suleimani counters with a low kick, right behind Dubrov 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suleimani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dubrov throws out the jab.
Suleimani appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pavel Dubrov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Donk. Suleimani catches Dubrov right on the button with a cross.
Suleimani shoots for a double leg takedown but Dubrov sprawls well. He's pushed Suleimani's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suleimani lands an overhand right.
Suleimani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Suleimani. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dubrov 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 Suleimani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suleimani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Suleimani throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Suleimani.
Dubrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dubrov wants to slow Suleimani down by chopping away at his legs.
Suleimani lands a leg kick that knocks Dubrov off balance momentarily.
Suleimani's corner calls for a 1-2. Suleimani obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Suleimani moves out of range as Dubrov strikes.
Suleimani punishes Dubrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Qasem Suleimani is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Suleimani, right into the meat.
Suleimani misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Qasem Suleimani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suleimani 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qasem Suleimani!

Qasem Suleimani seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: GKNY 115 - Karlsson vs Mencken     
Date:   Feb 04, 2017
#R1#
Grace shoots in looking for a takedown. Parazinho tries to sprawl out of it but Grace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parazinho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grace blocks a head kick by Parazinho.
Grace tries to clinch up but Parazinho circles away and keeps his distance.
Parazinho thinks about the counter body kick.#TD#
Grace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Parazinho is trying to defend but Grace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Parazinho is refusing to be controlled, as Grace sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parazinho wants to get back to full guard.
Grace working Parazinho over with strikes. #T1#
Grace is trying to control. Parazinho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Grace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Parazinho is looking for a sweep. Grace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Parazinho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Grace seems to be working for a kimura but Parazinho defends the submission attempt.
Parazinho moves into full guard. #SUB2#
Parazinho is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Grace has his hands clasped together but Parazinho extends and breaks Grace's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Parazinho.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mannie Parazinho!
Mannie Parazinho thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: EVO 295: Perkele vs Joestar     
Date:   Feb 01, 2017
#R1#
Liddell scores with a decent looking hook.
Liddell catches Makovsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddell scores with a shot to the body.
Makovsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Makovsky misses with the combination.
Makovsky misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Makovsky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Liddell s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liddell throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
so Makovsky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Liddell manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makovsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but Liddell prevents it.
Liddell is leaning against Makovsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Liddell with a knee to the head. #T1#
Makovsky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liddell is defending well.
Brock Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Makovsky.
Liddell tries a knee to the head but Makovsky blocks it.
Liddell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makovsky looking for a takedown.
Liddell misses with the head strike.
Liddell scores with a knee to the head.
Liddell misses with a body punch.
Makovsky tries to circle away but Liddell has him pinned against the cage.
Liddell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makovsky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Liddell gets the underhooks and prevents it. #T2#
Makovsky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liddell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#TD2#
Makovsky gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Makovsky stops Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Makovsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Liddell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Liddell is trying to stand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Makovsky winds up and cracks Liddell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Makovsky working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.#T3#
Makovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. Makovsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makovsky swinging wildly here.
Liddell thinks about countering with a head kick.
Makovsky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab by Liddell .
Liddell 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.
Liddell slips under a jab.
Makovsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makovsky is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T4#
Makovsky cracks a nice hook into Liddell 's ribs.
Liddell throws a body punch but Makovsky moves out of range.
Makovsky feints and then cracks Liddell 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liddell down.
Liddell catches Makovsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makovsky loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
Makovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Makovsky shoots in.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Liddell enables Makovsky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Liddell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Liddell wants to stand and escape but Makovsky is having none of it.
Makovsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES#
Liddell is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Makovsky presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Liddell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Liddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Makovsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Liddell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Makovsky moved out of range.
Makovsky shoots in but no luck this time.
A swing and a miss from Liddell .
Liddell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liddell looks to land a left hand but Makovsky moved out of range nicely.
And Makovsky tries to counter it with a takedown but Liddell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Liddell misses the target.
Brock Liddell is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Makovsky does no damage.
Liddell lands with an overhand left.
Makovsky misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Liddell sprawls well. He's pushed Makovsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liddell cracks a nice hook into Makovsky's ribs.
Liddell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makovsky can do to turn this around?
Makovsky misses with a hook to the body
and Makovsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell checks a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T1#
Liddell misses with a straight left.
Makovsky jabs at Liddell 's body.
Makovsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Makovsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zach Makovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddell just misses with a punch to the body.
Makovsky throws a leg kick which misses Liddell 's front leg but catches the back leg as Liddell tries to avoid it.
Brock Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Liddell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD2#
Makovsky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Liddell kicks off Makovsky and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell throws out a leg kick but Makovsky moves out of range and Liddell only half commits.
Liddell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makovsky on the side of the head.
Makovsky misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Liddell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Makovsky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liddell connects with a leg kick. Makovsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makovsky connects with a single shot there.
Makovsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makovsky lands a leg kick that knocks Liddell off balance momentarily.
Makovsky lands a nice hook to Liddell 's body. Liddell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makovsky takes a swing at Liddell 's ribcage but misses.
Makovsky motions for Liddell to come forward. Makovsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makovsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Makovsky missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makovsky tries to land a body kick
and Liddell counters with a thumping low kick.
Makovsky misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liddell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Makovsky throws a solid leg kick but Liddell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makovsky.
No joy there for Liddell , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Makovsky misses
and Liddell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Makovsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makovsky throws the kick towards the body but Liddell avoids it.#TD2#
Makovsky closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Liddell 's guard.
Liddell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brock Liddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet but Makovsky is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #ES#
Liddell kicks Makovsky off and gets to his feet.
Makovsky throws a looping overhand right but Liddell ducks down to avoid it.
Makovsky avoids the head kick by Liddell .
Makovsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liddell .
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makovsky.
Makovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell .
Liddell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Liddell .#T4#
Makovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Makovsky misses with a low kick as Liddell jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell .
Makovsky takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #TD2#
Liddell tries to sprawl but Makovsky drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet. #ES#
Liddell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Liddell .
Makovsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell . That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makovsky misses with a combination
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#TD2#
Makovsky closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Liddell did well to prevent Makovsky getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Liddell dominated that second round.
That's time! Liddell 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Makovsky.
Nice takedown defense from Liddell . No joy for Makovsky on that attempt.
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makovsky.
A little feinted left hand from Liddell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liddell throws a shot from downtown. Makovsky moves away and avoids it.
Liddell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Makovsky swings widly with a right hand
and Liddell counters with a series of strikes. Makovsky will be more careful next time no doubt.
Liddell works Makovsky's body with a nice hook.
Makovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell .
Makovsky throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liddell catches Makovsky with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddell lands a nice hook to Makovsky's body. Makovsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liddell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell misses with a low kick as Makovsky jumps back.
Makovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T1#
A shot to the body from Makovsky misses
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Makovsky momentarily. #CL#
Liddell closes the distance and pushes Makovsky back into the cage.
Makovsky has had enough of the clinch but Liddell keeps him there for the moment.
Liddell pushes Makovsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Liddell .
Liddell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makovsky's efforts to push away.
Makovsky tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Makovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zach Makovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Liddell misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Makovsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makovsky misses with a straight right.
Liddell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makovsky.
Makovsky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Liddell avoids it really well and circles away.
Makovsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Makovsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Liddell works Makovsky's body with a nice hook.
Liddell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makovsky moves away.#T3#
Liddell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makovsky.
A swing and a miss from Liddell .#TD2#
Makovsky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Liddell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Makovsky is controlling him well.#ES#
Liddell sneaks out the side door and pushes Makovsky away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Liddell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makovsky scores with a three punch combo! #ROC2#
Liddell is rocked!
Makovsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makovsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Liddell 's head.
Oh Liddell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD2#
Makovsky lands a huge takedown. Liddell is out but the ref is slow to react and Makovsky lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Liddell lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Makovsky!
Zach Makovsky 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: gc134     
Date:   Jan 28, 2017
#R1#
al-Baghdadi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al-Baghdadi scores with a hook.
al-Baghdadi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chambers throws a jab when al-Baghdadi was well out of range.
al-Baghdadi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chambers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from al-Baghdadi.
Chambers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and al-Baghdadi counters with a thumping low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Chambers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chambers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chambers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al-Baghdadi moves away.
al-Baghdadi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chambers manages to circle out of the way.
Chambers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and al-Baghdadi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chambers scrambles back to his feet.
al-Baghdadi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
al-Baghdadi throws a shot from downtown. Chambers moves away and avoids it.
Chambers avoids a kick to the body.
al-Baghdadi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
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!
al-Baghdadi throws a head kick but Chambers moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by al-Baghdadi.#T1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chambers checks a leg kick.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says al-Baghdadi as he avoids it easily.
al-Baghdadi cracks the inside of Chambers's front leg.
Chambers moves out of range of the body kick.
Chambers looks to land a combination. al-Baghdadi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Chambers misses.
al-Baghdadi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chambers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chambers throws a body punch but al-Baghdadi moves out of range.
Chambers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
al-Baghdadi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Ground Zero in the buildup to the fight.
al-Baghdadi moves into range and connects with a jab. #TD2#
Chambers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. al-Baghdadi sprawls well initially but Chambers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chambers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
al-Baghdadi is looking to escape.
Chambers prevents al-Baghdadi from improving his position.
Chambers throwing shots but al-Baghdadi is blocking nicely. #T2#
al-Baghdadi is looking to escape.
Chambers slows the pace down in half guard.
al-Baghdadi keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chambers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chambers is thwarting al-Baghdadi's attempts to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Chambers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
al-Baghdadi lands a nice shot that snaps Chambers's head back. #T3#
Chambers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but al-Baghdadi swivels and escapes.
al-Baghdadi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Chambers.
al-Baghdadi misses with a low kick.
al-Baghdadi lands a high kick!
Chambers connects with a crisp jab. #TD2#
al-Baghdadi gets caught napping as Chambers dives in and scores a takedown. al-Baghdadi manages to retain guard.
al-Baghdadi keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully.
al-Baghdadi wants to stand up but Chambers is controlling him.
al-Baghdadi controls Chambers momentarily but Chambers frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chambers throwing strikes from guard but al-Baghdadi blocks nicely.
Chambers throws a big elbow that misses. #T4#
al-Baghdadi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chambers is controlling him.
al-Baghdadi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
al-Baghdadi keeping moving, preventing Chambers from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
al-Baghdadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with al-Baghdadi but al-Baghdadi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
al-Baghdadi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
al-Baghdadi connects with an inside leg kick.
Chambers shoots in but no luck this time.
Chambers moves out of range of the body kick from al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
al-Baghdadi tries to move into range but Chambers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
al-Baghdadi misses with a shot to the body
and Chambers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dominated that round.
That's time! al-Baghdadi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
al-Baghdadi looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range.
al-Baghdadi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
al-Baghdadi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chambers.
al-Baghdadi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chambers.
al-Baghdadi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chambers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #CL#
and al-Baghdadi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by al-Baghdadi.
Chambers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from al-Baghdadi fails to land. #BC#
al-Baghdadi manages to break the clinch. #TD2#
Chambers shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. al-Baghdadi is trying to defend but Chambers finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
al-Baghdadi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
al-Baghdadi pushes Chambers off looking to stand but Chambers dives back in and keeps control. #T1#
Chambers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
al-Baghdadi manages to get to full guard.
Chambers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of al-Baghdadi's head.
Chambers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chambers wants to control from the top but al-Baghdadi keeps moving.
Chambers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
al-Baghdadi trying to keep a closed guard but Chambers is proving a slippery customer.
Chambers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of al-Baghdadi's head.#ROC2#
al-Baghdadi is rocked!
Chambers gets to his feet and stands over al-Baghdadi, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! al-Baghdadi felt that one! Chambers unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save al-Baghdadi from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Chambers!
After the fight, Johny Chambers 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: gc134.5     
Date:   Jan 28, 2017
#R1#
Hun lands a jab.
Gordon moves in looking to clinch but Hun pushes him off.
Hun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gordon on the side of the head.
Hun swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Gordon closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
Gordon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon lands a hook that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Hun blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Hun misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gordon fails to land.
Our sources have told us that Gordon has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Hun.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon working aggressively here.
Hun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hun tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hun.
Gordon tries to work over Hun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gordon.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hun.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hun dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hun.
Gordon tries to work over Hun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hun's brow.
Hun misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hun.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gordon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon is working Hun over against the cage.
Gordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Hun controls his hands.
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Hun leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hun.#T3#
Gordon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gordon.
Hun avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hun.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon works on Hun's body with a couple of short punches.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hun misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gordon is defending well for now.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hun.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hun takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon tries a body shot but Hun blocks it.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Hun's head.
Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darby Gordon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Hun looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Hun's corner calls for a 1-2. Hun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Gordon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hun can do to turn this around?
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Gordon.
Gordon lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Gordon.
Darby Gordon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hun prevents a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hun misses with some punches.
Hun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gordon.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gordon.#T1#
Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Attila Hun has been cut.
Hun tries to work over Gordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hun.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hun after a bit of a struggle.
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Hun's head.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Hun shrugs off.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T2#
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gordon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hun blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Hun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hun pushes Gordon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hun avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Hun throws a head punch that misses.
Hun avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Gordon back against the cage.
Hun misses with the head strike.
Hun dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon blocks an uppercut.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Gordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hun's elbow.
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Hun.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Hun shrugs off.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Gordon lands a right hand.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Gordon controls his hands.
Gordon misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon is leaning against Hun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T4#
Gordon cracks Hun with a nice body shot.
Hun is breathing heavily.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon is leaning against Hun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hun tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gordon tries a body shot but Hun blocks it.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Hun is rocked!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gordon.
Hun is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
A short right from Gordon.
Hun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gordon gets through Hun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Gordon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gordon dips a shoulder and cracks Hun with a mighty uppercut! Hun falls back against the cage and Gordon unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hun is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gordon screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Attila Hun had this to say: '"I'll be back!"'.

 

Event: GAMMA#607 Lodbrok v Kha     
Date:   Jan 21, 2017
#R1#
Gage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Ortiz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Gage fails to land.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gage tries a body shot but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
A head punch on the inside from Gage fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gage - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortiz prevents a body shot from Gage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gage.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ortiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gage.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gage working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Gage misses with some punches.
Ortiz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ortiz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gage's elbow.
Gage tries to throw a body punch but Ortiz avoids it by throwing Gage back against the cage.
We've been informed that Ortiz 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.
Ortiz throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
Gage throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Gage misses with the head strike.
Ortiz lands with a right to the head.
Gage misses with a punch on the inside.
Gage tries a body shot but Ortiz blocks it.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Ortiz.
Gage tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gage lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Gage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gage is struggling to control the position.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz being controlled against the cage.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gage swings wildly with an uppercut but Ortiz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gage has a couple of punches blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gage controlling the action here for a moment.
Gage misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Gage throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Gage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ortiz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gage - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ortiz misses with the head strike.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gage stalling.
Gage throws a punch but it's blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Gage dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Gage checks a leg kick nicely.
Ortiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Gage appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ortiz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Gage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gage lands a nice shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gage scores with a shot to the body.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Gage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ortiz tries to work over Gage's front leg with a kick but Gage checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Ortiz.#CL#
Gage rushes Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Gage.
Gage scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gage backwards.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Gage fails to land.
Gage misses with the head strike.
Gage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz working aggressively here.
Gage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gage is working Ortiz over against the cage.
Ortiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gage working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Gage lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Gage.
Gage lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ortiz backwards.
Gage lands a right hand.
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!
Gage presses Ortiz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gage misses with the head strike.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
Gage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gage lands with a light punch inside.
Gage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gage lands with a left to the head. #T3#
Come on Gage - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ortiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe Gage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ortiz blocks a body shot from Gage.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gage blocks a body shot from Ortiz.
Gage effectively controlling the action here.
Gage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
A short left from Ortiz.
Gage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortizs head. #T4#
A right handed body shot lands from Ortiz.
Gage gets through Ortiz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Gage.
Gage misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
Ortiz being controlled against the cage.
Gage can't find room to land a body shot as Ortiz controls the action.
Gage lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gage.
Ortiz lands a body shot.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
The referee calls for Gage to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Gage dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ortiz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Gage.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Gage is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gage tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe Gage is winning the standup battle so far.
Gage misses with a right hand
and Ortiz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Gage.
Gage misses with a series of wild punches.
Ortiz takes a swing at Gage's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Gage misses the target.
A slow jab from Ortiz misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage just misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ortiz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gage is looking to wear down Ortiz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL#
Gage rushes Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ortiz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T1#
Ortiz tries a body shot but Gage blocks it.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as Gage controls the action.
Gage misses with a body punch.
Gage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gage stalling in the clinch but Ortiz improves position.
Gage tries to work over Ortiz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ortiz prevents a body shot from Gage.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Gage trying to stall but Ortiz improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gage.
Gage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Gage throws a head punch that misses.
Ortiz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gage avoids the elbow strike from Ortiz, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gage.
Ortiz scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Gage.
Gage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ortiz blocking some punches.
Gage misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ortiz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gage is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lorenzo Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ortiz.
The referee calls for Gage to work.
Gage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gage scores with a shoulder strike.
Gage taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Ortiz as the two fighters clinch.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortiz pushes Gage back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz blocks an uppercut.
Gage trying to stall but Ortiz improves his position.
Gage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
Gage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #T4#
Gage is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Gage.
Gage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ortiz up against the cage.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe Gage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ortiz throws a head punch that misses.
Gage lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz blocking some punches.
A short right from Gage.
Ortiz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz misses with some punches.
Gage is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortiz is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Gage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gage has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Gage!

Joe Gage was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: GAMMA#607 Lodbrok v Kha     
Date:   Jan 21, 2017
#R1#
Howlett misses with a hook.
Howlett throws a leg kick but Akabaro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Akabaro throws a lazy body kick
and Howlett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Howlett tries to score with a low kick but Akabaro moves his leg out of the way.
Howlett lands with a cross.
A jab from Howlett misses.
Akabaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Howlett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Howlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Akabaro is just out of range.
A left and a right from Akabaro both land. Nice combination.
Akabaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Howlett.
Akabaro throws a head kick but Howlett moves out of range.
Akabaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Howlett finds it's way round the side to connect with Akabaro's head.
We've been informed that Howlett 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.
Akabaro takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
James Howlett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett with a jab.
Howlett throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Nice straight punches there by Akabaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akabaro.
Howlett throws a sloppy head kick and Akabaro moves out of range easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Howlett.
Howlett misses with a low kick as Akabaro jumps back.
Howlett misses with a wild body shot.
Akabaro darts in trying to clinch
and Howlett counters with a body kick.
Akabaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Howlett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akabaro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Howlett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akabaro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akabaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howlett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T2#
Howlett misses with a hook to the body
and Akabaro counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akabaro misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Akabaro.
Howlett scoring well with a low kick there.
Howlett scores with a leg kick.
Howlett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akabaro at a distance.
Howlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Howlett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good leg kick by Howlett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Akabaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Howlett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Howlett.
Akabaro swings widly with a right hand
and Howlett counters with a stiff right hand.
Akabaro needs to keep his hands up - Howlett had a free shot at his head there.
Howlett throws out a leg kick but Akabaro moves out of range and Howlett only half commits.
Akabaro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T3#
Howlett misses with a looping left.
Howlett lands a leg kick that knocks Akabaro off balance momentarily.
Howlett misses with a low kick.
Akabaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Howlett.
A little jabbing left from Howlett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Howlett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Akabaro looks for the body kick but Howlett saw that one coming.
Akabaro lands with a straight right. Howlett didn't see that one coming.
Akabaro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Howlett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akabaro scrambles back to his feet.
Howlett cracks Akabaro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Howlett looks to land a body kick but Akabaro moved away.
Howlett digs a good body shot into Akabaro's ribs.
Nice shot by Howlett.
Howlett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akabaro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akabaro. That did some damage!#T4#
Akabaro throws a leg kick
and Akabaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howlett throws a leg kick but Akabaro moved away.
Akabaro throws a wild body kick that Howlett sees coming a mile off.
Howlett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Akabaro's head but Akabaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akabaro misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Howlett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akabaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Howlett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Howlett backs away, Akabaro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Akabaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akabaro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howlett throws out the jab.
Akabaro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Howlett. Howlett obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akabaro avoids the body shot from Howlett.
Howlett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Howlett is looking to slow Akabaro down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Akabaro blocks a low kick nicely.
Akabaro tries to score with a low kick but Howlett moves his leg out of the way.
Howlett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akabaro.
Akabaro throws a leg kick but Howlett moved away.
Howlett throws the left hand but Akabaro avoids the punch easily.
Akabaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Akabaro throws a sloppy head kick and Howlett moves out of range easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Akabaro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Howlett throws a body shot but no joy.
Howlett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Howlett throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett lands a nice shot that snaps Akabaro's head back.
That kick from Howlett tenderised Akabaro's leg. Akabaro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Akabaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Howlett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Howlett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akabaro slips a straight right by Howlett.
Akabaro throwing a counter right hand but Howlett manages to avoid it.#T1#
Akabaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howlett throws a hook but Akabaro avoids it easily.
Akabaro scoring well with a low kick there.
Akabaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Howlett.
Howlett thumps Akabaro with a low kick.
Akabaro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howlett's sensitive parts.
Akabaro ducks right into an uppercut from Howlett.
Akabaro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akabaro slips under a jab.
Akabaro seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
It looks like Akabaro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Akabaro moves out of range as Howlett strikes.
Akabaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akabaro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James Howlett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akabaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Howlett lands a nice looking body shot.
Howlett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howlett missing with a left hand there. Akabaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Akabaro 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akabaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big left from Akabaro misses.
Howlett misses with a head kick. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Akabaro on the inside.
Akabaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akabaro lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Akabaro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howlett.
Akabaro looking to stall.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Howlett avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Howlett swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Akabaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Howlett fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akabaro prevents a body shot from Howlett.
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Howlett avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Howlett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Howlett struggles to land a body shot inside as Akabaro controls his hands.
Akabaro tries to work over Howlett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akabaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akabaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Howletts head.
Akabaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Howlett.
Howlett can't find room to land a body shot as Akabaro controls the action.
Akabaro works on Howlett's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Akabaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Howlett backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akabaro.
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Howlett controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Howlett as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Akabaro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akabaro blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akabaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Howlett controls his hands.
Akabaro stalls.
Kwame Akabaro has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC2#
Howlett breaks the clinch.
Howlett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Howlett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akabaro doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Howlett misses.
Akabaro misses with a right hand
and Howlett counters with a straight right hand.
Akabaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Howlett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Akabaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Akabaro avoids the body shot from Howlett.
Akabaro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Howlett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akabaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Howlett.
Howlett connects with an inside leg kick.
Howlett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akabaro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Akabaro tries to score with a low kick but Howlett moves his leg out of the way.
Howlett swings for the body but Akabaro moves out of range.
Akabaro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Howlett misses with a head kick.
Akabaro swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akabaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akabaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
Akabaro tried to counter with a leg kick but Howlett avoided it.
Howlett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akabaro.
Howlett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akabaro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Howlett lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Howlett throws a low kick but Akabaro avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Howlett.
Akabaro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Howlett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akabaro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Howlett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akabaro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akabaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Howlett counters with a low kick, right behind Akabaro 's knee.
Akabaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Howlett.
Akabaro misses with a shot to the body
and Howlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akabaro lands a nice hook to Howlett's body. Howlett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Howlett.
Akabaro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howlett punishes Akabaro's body with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Akabaro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Howlett.
Akabaro misses with a left hand
and Howlett counters with a stiff right hand.
Howlett misses with a wild body shot.
Akabaro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Akabaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howlett moves out of range of the body kick from Akabaro.
Akabaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
A swing and a miss from Akabaro.
Howlett avoids the head kick by Akabaro.
And Howlett responds with a good body kick, but Akabaro manages to step out the way in time.#CL2#
Howlett clinches up against the cage.
Akabaro has a couple of punches blocked by Howlett.
Akabaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akabaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Howlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Howlett blocks it. #T3#
Akabaro tries to throw a body punch but Howlett avoids it by throwing Akabaro back against the cage.
Howlett throws a head punch that misses.
Howlett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a punch on the inside.
Akabaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Howlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akabaro lands a body punch.
Akabaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akabaro is looking to control Howlett's arms but Howlett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akabaro has his back to the cage.
Howlett prevents a body shot from Akabaro.
Akabaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Howlett misses with a body punch.
Akabaro is working Howlett over against the cage.
Howlett blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Akabaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Howlett.
Howlett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akabaro backwards.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro stalling.
Howlett lands a left hand.
Akabaro tries a body shot but Howlett blocks it.
Kwame Akabaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Howlett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akabaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akabaro misses with a punch to the body.
Akabaro lands a body punch.
Howlett tries a body shot but Akabaro blocks it.
Akabaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Howlett uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Howlett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Howlett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Howlett 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!

A very excited looking James Howlett 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.
Kwame Akabaro was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.

 

Event: GKNY 113 - Momochi vs Nilsen     
Date:   Jan 21, 2017
#R1#
Vershinin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC#
Stone is rocked!#KD#
Vershinin drops Stone with a beautiful combination! Stone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vershinin is looking for the KO!
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Vershinin finish him?
A low kick from Stone misses
and Vershinin counters with a right hand from hell and Stone is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Makar Vershinin !
Makar Vershinin retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Makar Vershinin , 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.
Vic Stone was interviewed post fight and said 'check my bosses' tracks at soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.

 

Event: GAMMA#606 Rutten v Torres     
Date:   Jan 14, 2017
#R1#
al-Baghdadi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castrellos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
al-Baghdadi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Castrello checks it well.
al-Baghdadi throws a sloppy head kick and Castrello moves out of range easily.
Castrello avoids the head kick by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi throws a shot from downtown. Castrello moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from al-Baghdadi is defended easily by Castrello.
al-Baghdadi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Castrello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
al-Baghdadi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from al-Baghdadi.
A big right from Castrello misses.
al-Baghdadi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi backing away here, and Castrello unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
al-Baghdadi avoids the head kick by Castrello.
Castrello just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
al-Baghdadi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Castrello's head.
al-Baghdadi catches Castrello with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
al-Baghdadi throws a body punch but Castrello moves out of range.
al-Baghdadi throws a series of punches but Castrello avoids them all with ease.
al-Baghdadi slips under a jab.
A big right from Castrello misses.
Castrello misses with a straight right.
We've been informed that Castrello 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.
Castrello ducks right into an uppercut from al-Baghdadi.
Castrello tries to land a leg kick but al-Baghdadi saw it coming and moves away.
al-Baghdadi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
al-Baghdadi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A punch combination from Castrello misses.
Castrello doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Castrello.
al-Baghdadi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castrello.
Castrello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al-Baghdadi doesn't seem bothered though. #T2#
al-Baghdadi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Castrello does no damage.
al-Baghdadi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
al-Baghdadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al-Baghdadi checks the leg kick nicely there.
al-Baghdadi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
al-Baghdadi is looking to clinch but Castrello is avoiding it.
Castrello scores with a kick to the body.
al-Baghdadi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castrello dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on al-Baghdadi. That did some damage!
al-Baghdadi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Castrello.
al-Baghdadi tries a head kick but it misses.
al-Baghdadi scores with the left hand. Castrello knows he should have avoided that one.
al-Baghdadi avoids the body shot from Castrello.
al-Baghdadi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castrello counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps al-Baghdadi thinking.
Castrello throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Castrello misses the jab.
Castrello moves away from the strike by al-Baghdadi.
al-Baghdadi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castrello listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
al-Baghdadi needs to keep his hands up - Castrello had a free shot at his head there.
al-Baghdadi just misses with a punch to the body.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al-Baghdadi throws a body kick that misses.
al-Baghdadi tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Castrello misses #CL#
and al-Baghdadi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Castrello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castrello misses with an elbow over the top.
al-Baghdadi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
al-Baghdadi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Castrello pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Castrello on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from al-Baghdadi fails to land. #T4#
Castrello throws a blind hook that connects with the side of al-Baghdadis head. #ROC2#
al-Baghdadi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al-Baghdadi throws a head punch that misses.
Oh al-Baghdadi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castrello lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castrello lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops al-Baghdadi to his knees! Castrello keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cullen Castrello!
After winning the bout, Cullen Castrello thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: GKNY 112 - Man vs Funk     
Date:   Jan 14, 2017
#R1#
Durden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Durden throws a low kick but Tahere avoids it.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Tahere is out of range.
Tahere takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tahere missing with a left hand there. Durden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tahere jabs Durden right on the nose. Durden blinks but takes it well.
Tahere swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Durden moves into the clinch successfully.
Tahere wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durden works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durden prevents Tahere from breaking the clinch.
Tahere works on Durden's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Tahere - that landed with a thud.
Our sources have told us that Durden has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
Tahere misses with a body punch.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Durden throws a head punch that misses.
Durden blocks a body shot from Tahere.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden can't find room to land a body shot as Tahere controls the action.
Tahere throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
A right hand to the body from Durden.
Durden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Durden blocks a body shot from Tahere.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahere tries a body shot but Durden blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Tahere is trying to break the clinch but Durden is controlling him.
Tahere working aggressively here. #T2#
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tahere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tahere throws a head punch that misses.
Tahere tries to throw a body punch but Durden avoids it by throwing Tahere back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durden.
A head punch on the inside from Tahere fails to land.
Tahere struggles to land a body shot inside as Durden controls his hands.
Durden tries for a takedown but Tahere manages to get underhooks.
Durden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahere backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden prevents a body shot from Tahere.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden throws a punch but it's blocked by Tahere. #T3#
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tahere blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Durden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Tahere finds it's target.
Durden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tahere! But no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tahere.
Durden is looking to chop away at Tahere's legs.
Tahere waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durden.
Durden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tahere.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Tahere misses with a series of wild punches.
Durden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A combination from Tahere does no damage.
Durden misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Durden has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tahere tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Tahere can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Tahere doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tahere lands a left hand that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tahere is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Durden.
Durden misses with a body punch.
Tahere tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Tahere.
Tahere tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
A hook to the body from Tahere.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Tahere presses Durden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tahere misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Tahere.
Tahere misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dyllz Tahere will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Durden throws a lazy right hand but Tahere sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Durden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tahere swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Durden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tahere doesn't seem bothered though.
Tahere throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Durden is looking to counter the offense by Tahere and move into the clinch.
Tahere scores with a push kick.
Tahere misses with the combination.
Durden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Durden tries a low kick but Tahere avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Tahere swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Tahere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tahere!
Tahere misses with an uppercut.
Durden feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tahere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T1#
A jab from Tahere misses.
Tahere moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Tahere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden throws a low kick but Tahere moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Durden checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tahere fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Durden on the side of the head.
Durden looks for the body kick but Tahere saw that one coming.
Tahere misses the body punch
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Durden moves out of range as Tahere strikes.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tahere sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tahere flicks out a counter leg kick but Durden steps away.
Durden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Durden does it's job there.
Durden checks a leg kick.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Tahere tried to score with a low kick but Durden checks it.
A slow jab from Tahere misses its intended target.
Durden lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
Tahere uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Tahere rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Durden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Durden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tahere moves forwards but Durden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Durden avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tahere darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tahere thows a leg kick but Durden checks it
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
Durden thuds his right hand into Tahere's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durden throws a lazy body kick
and Tahere counters with a series of strikes. Durden will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tahere avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dyllz Tahere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tahere.
Durden throws a body kick that misses.
Tahere throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it. #T3#
Durden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tahere.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Durden throws a solid leg kick but Tahere takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durden.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durden.
Tahere moves away from the strike by Durden.
Durden walks into a straight right hand from Tahere.
Tahere displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Durden.
Durden slips a jab from Tahere.
Tahere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Durden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tahere is looking to slow Durden down with leg kicks.
Tahere blocks a low kick nicely.
Tahere misses with the combination.
Tahere dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
Dyllz Tahere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Tahere rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tahere takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden blocks a head kick by Tahere.
Tahere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tahere throws a series of punches but Durden moves out of range.
Durden misses with a straight left.
Tahere moves out of range of the body kick.
Tahere fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tahere misses with an uppercut. Durden saw that one coming.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Tahere moves away and avoids it.
Durden throws a right hand that Tahere ducks under and follows up with a left that Tahere also avoids with ease.
Durden misses with a takedown attempt - Tahere sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tahere feints a jab promting Durden to slip. Tahere then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Durden slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tahere misses with an uppercut.
Durden ducks under a wild hook from Tahere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dyllz Tahere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Tahere jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden tries to clinch but Tahere moves out of range.
Durden lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Tahere - just one landing.
Tahere checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tahere lands a nice looking kick to the body. Durden takes a step back to recover.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden lands a head kick!
Jab by Tahere.
Durden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Durden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durden is looking to counter punch.
A big left from Tahere misses.
Durden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Durden connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Tahere finds it's target.#TD#
Durden looking to score a takedown here. Tahere is defending well but Durden drives through and ends up in Tahere's guard.#T1#
Tahere is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Durden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tahere wants to stand and escape but Durden is having none of it.
Tahere avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Durden throws a big right hand that misses.
Durden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Durden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tahere works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Durden misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Durden on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Durden loads up on a big right hand but Tahere slips the punch.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durden shoots in looking for a takedown. Tahere tries to sprawl out of it but Durden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tahere manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Tahere throws a fast counter high kick but Durden manages to duck under it in time.
Tahere swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Durden is looking to counter punch.
Tahere misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Durden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Durden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Tahere on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Durden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tahere was well out of range. Poor timing from Durden.#T3#
Tahere is looking to score with low kicks.
Tahere throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durden lands a jab to the head.
Tahere with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Tahere saw that one coming.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tahere misses with a straight right.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tahere.
Durden misses with a double jab
and Durden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tahere throws a shot from downtown. Durden moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Durden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tahere closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tahere misses with a wild body shot.
Tahere uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durden.
Tahere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Durden throws a jab but it's blocked by Tahere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Tahere blocks the leg kick.
Durden scoring well with a low kick there.
A slow jab from Tahere misses its intended target.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Durden throws a solid leg kick but Tahere takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durden.
Tahere throws out a counter right but Durden avoids it with no problem.
Tahere throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durden counters with an inside leg kick.
Tahere misses with a head kick.
Tahere scores with a nice body kick.
Tahere throws an overhand right that lands on Durden's shoulder, as Durden tries to avoid the shot.
Durden misses with a left hand
and Tahere counters with a three punch combo that has Durden backing up. Durden nods at Tahere to acknowledge the strikes.
Tahere lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tahere bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Durden's head backwards.
Durden with a hook.
Tahere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tahere throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tahere throws a jab but it's blocked by Durden.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dyllz Tahere.
I've got Tahere 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dyllz Tahere!

Tyler Durden was interviewed post fight and said 'That ain't right! I have no idea how could it happen...'.

 

Event: gc131.5     
Date:   Jan 11, 2017
#R1#
Hun misses with a wild body shot.
Fenix throws a nice looking combination but Hun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fenix misses with a body shot
and Hun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fenix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#TD#
Hun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fenix is trying to defend but Hun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hun content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hun slips a nice elbow through Fenix's hands, connecting with Fenix's forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hun. #T1#
Still in half guard, Hun seems content to control.
Hun wants to advance to full mount but Fenix doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fenix wants to stand and escape but Hun is having none of it.
Hun is working Fenix over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fenix is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hun trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hun wants to pass the guard but Fenix is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hun trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fenix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hun to score with a decent uppercut.
Attila Hun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fenix tries to clinch up but Hun circles away and keeps his distance.
Fenix throws the kick towards the body but Hun avoids it.
Fenix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hun drops his hands momentarily and Fenix takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hun misses the body punch
and Fenix counters with a nice uppercut.
Hun lands with a good body shot.
Fenix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hun will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #T3#
Hun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fenix is out of range.
Fenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hun misses with a body kick.
Fenix unleashes a big counter combination but Hun bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
An inside leg kick from Fenix misses.
Fenix swings for the body but Hun moves out of range.
Fenix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fenix bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hun throws out the jab.
Hun throws an off balance right hand
and Fenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Hun connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Hun.
Fenix throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T4#
Hun throws a body punch but Fenix moves out of range.
Fenix is looking for the big counter here.
Fenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Hun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hun attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2#
Hun tries to keep at a distance but Fenix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hun throws a punch but it's blocked by Fenix.
Fenix tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Fenix back against the cage.
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Fenix.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fenix is struggling to control the position.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Fenix will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Fenix tries to clinch up.
Hun thumps Fenix with a low kick.
Fenix tries to clinch but Hun moves out of range.
Hun doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Fenix counter with a right hand.
Hun throws a leg kick which misses Fenix's front leg but catches the back leg as Fenix tries to avoid it.
Fenix throws a leg kick which misses Hun's front leg but catches the back leg as Hun tries to avoid it.
Fenix throws a lazy body kick
and Hun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fenix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fenix moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Hun. That snapped Fenix's head back.
Hun moves out of range of the body kick from Fenix.
Hun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Attila Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Fenix blocks a head kick by Hun. #T1#
Hun thows a leg kick but Fenix checks it
and Fenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hun sizes up Fenix with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fenix blocks a low kick nicely.
Fenix is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hun with a body shot.
Fenix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fenix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fenix fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hun checks a leg kick.
Hun throws a hook but Fenix blocks it.
Hun throws a hook to the side of Fenix's head but Fenix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fenix ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hun throws a lazy uppercut
and Fenix counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Fenix takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenix throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Fenix.
Hun throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL2#
Fenix closes the distance and pushes Hun back into the cage.
Fenix is looking to control Hun's arms but Hun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fenix has his back to the cage.
Hun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fenix lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hun.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fenix misses with a punch to the body.
Hun is trying to stall.
Hun takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Fenix tries a body shot but Hun blocks it.
Hun misses with the head strike.
Hun misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Hun controls the action.
Hun tries to throw a body punch but Fenix avoids it by throwing Hun back against the cage.
Fenix lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fenix tries to throw a body punch but Hun avoids it by throwing Fenix back against the cage.
Fenix prevents a body shot from Hun.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Fenix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fenix.
Hun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fenix blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
A short uppercut from Fenix.
Fenix has a couple of punches blocked by Hun.
Fenix scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hun.
Fenix can't find room to land a body shot as Hun controls the action.
Fenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix swings wildly with an uppercut but Hun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Hun has a couple of punches blocked by Fenix.
A head punch on the inside from Hun fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Fenix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix digs a right hand into Hun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hun's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Fenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Hun connects with the punch.
Hun looks to throw a body kick
and Fenix counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hun takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fenix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've been told by Hun's head coaches at LOD: Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL2#
Fenix drives through and clinches with Hun against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fenix.
Hun blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fenix.
Marcus Fenix seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fenix misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenix taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #T1#
Fenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hun.
Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Fenix controls the action.
Hun misses with some punches.
Fenix blocks an uppercut.
Hun struggles to land a body shot inside as Fenix controls his hands.
Fenix is looking to control Hun's arms but Hun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fenix has his back to the cage.
Fenix misses with some punches.
Hun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fenix throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huns head.
Fenix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hun prevents a body shot from Fenix.
A short left from Hun. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fenix.
Fenix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fenix blocks a body shot from Hun.
Fenix lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Fenix.
Fenix holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Fenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Hun.
Fenix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hun backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fenix displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hun up against the cage.#T3#
Fenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Hun controls his hands.
Fenix lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hun.
Hun is looking to break free of the clinch but Fenix has double underhooks.
Fenix lands a right hand.
Fenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix has a couple of punches blocked by Hun.
Hun blocking some punches.
Fenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hun can't find room to land a body shot as Fenix controls the action.
Fenix lands a left hand. #T4#
Fenix dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fenix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Attila Hun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Hun.
Good body shot from Fenix.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fenix.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fenix misses with the head strike.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fenix gets through Hun's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Fenix on the inside.
Hun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fenix is defending well for now.
Fenix scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fenix.
Fenix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hun backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Fenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fenix 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Fenix!

After the fight, Marcus Fenix 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.
The defeated Attila Hun had this to say: '"I'll be back!"'.

 

 
 
 
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