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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remington Knox (ranked 3348 p4p, 3362 weight class) and Drangme Chhu (ranked 169 p4p, 170 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remington Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drangme Chhu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a body kick.
Drangme Chhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Chhu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Knox lands with a cross.
 It looks like Drangme Chhu has been cut.
Knox seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A jab from Knox misses.
Chhu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chhu misses the body punch
and Knox counters with a nice right hand that sends Chhu toppling to the canvas! Chhu scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Knox finish him?!
 Chhu is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chhu misses with a body punch
and Knox counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remington Knox!
A very excited looking Remington Knox 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chayton Catawanee (ranked 3745 p4p, 5645 weight class) and James Penn (ranked 459 p4p, 559 weight class). Penn has chosen Omar Souleyman - Warni Warni as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chayton Catawanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Penn slips a jab from Catawanee.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Catawanee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Catawanee wants it to stay on the feet.
Penn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Catawanee throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Catawanee with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catawanee swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Catawanee leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Catawanee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chayton Catawanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Penn.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Catawanee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Catawanee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn dives in and grabs Catawanee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Catawanee pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Catawanee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Catawanee missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Penn misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Catawanee. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
Catawanee misses with a body shot.
Penn throws out a counter right but Catawanee avoids it with no problem.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Catawanee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
Catawanee was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Catawanee misses.
It seemed like Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Catawanee.
Penn throws out a counter right but Catawanee avoids it with no problem.
Catawanee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Catawanee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown but Catawanee manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Catawanee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Catawanee throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chayton Catawanee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Catawanee jabs at Penn's body.
Catawanee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Catawanee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Catawanee lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catawanee throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Catawanee missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catawanee connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Penn slips a straight right by Catawanee.
Catawanee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Penn slips a straight right by Catawanee.
Penn throws out a counter right but Catawanee avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Catawanee missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Catawanee swivels and escapes.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Catawanee.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Catawanee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chayton Catawanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Penn.
Nice sprawl there from Catawanee as Penn shoots in.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Catawanee saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Catawanee misses its target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Catawanee, which made it look bad.
Catawanee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn throws out a counter right but Catawanee avoids it with no problem.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Catawanee.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Catawanee misses with a wild body shot.
Penn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Catawanee.
Catawanee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Catawanee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Penn might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Catawanee has got the better of the exchanges.
Catawanee misses the shot to the body.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Catawanee sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Catawanee was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Penn.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chayton Catawanee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Catawanee lands a big uppercut and Penn crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Penn looks OK. Catawanee waves Penn back to his feet!
Catawanee throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Catawanee misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Catawanee.
Penn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Catawanee circles away.
A quick step to the side and Catawanee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Catawanee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Chayton Catawanee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Penn.
Catawanee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Catawanee.
Penn avoids the body shot from Catawanee.
Penn dives in and grabs Catawanee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Catawanee pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Catawanee jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Catawanee missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Catawanee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn avoids the body shot from Catawanee.
A jab from Catawanee misses.
Penn throws out a counter right but Catawanee avoids it with no problem.
Penn slips under a jab from Catawanee.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little feinted left hand from Catawanee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Catawanee throws a shot to the body.
Catawanee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Catawanee misses its intended target.
Chayton Catawanee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chayton Catawanee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Catawanee throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn throws out a counter right but Catawanee avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chayton Catawanee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Catawanee 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chayton Catawanee!
James Penn was interviewed post fight and said 'The outcome was rigged. I really won but the evil Dems stole it from me. Woe is me. Woe is MFing me. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harper Quarry (ranked 3326 p4p, 5778 weight class) and Genko Yeshuati (ranked 190 p4p, 266 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harper Quarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genko Yeshuati!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quarry throws a leg kick but Yeshuati sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Quarry punishes Yeshuati's body with a nice straight punch.
Quarry misses with a low kick.
Quarry throws a series of punches but Yeshuati avoids them all with ease.
Quarry scores with a leg kick.
Yeshuati tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quarry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yeshuati scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Quarry keeps the fight on the outside.
Yeshuati looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yeshuati tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quarry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quarry throws a low kick but Yeshuati moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yeshuati! But no joy.
Yeshuati tries to clinch there but Quarry circles away.
Yeshuati dips to his left and cracks Quarry with an uppercut!
Yeshuati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeshuati tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quarry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quarry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quarry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Quarry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yeshuati under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Yeshuati.
Yeshuati throws a hook but Quarry blocks it.
Quarry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quarry tried to score with a low kick but Yeshuati checks it.
Quarry lands a head shot.
Genko Yeshuati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeshuati tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quarry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Quarry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yeshuati.
Quarry lands a left and a right that send Yeshuati crashing to the mat, dazed. Quarry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Yeshuati is rocked!
It looks like Genko Yeshuati 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!
Yeshuati takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yeshuati is still on wobbly legs! Can Quarry finish him?
Yeshuati wants to clinch but Quarry slips to the side
and Quarry counters with a left to the body.
A cross from Quarry lands.
Yeshuati moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
 It looks like Harper Quarry has been cut.
Yeshuati is looking to clinch but Quarry is avoiding it.
Quarry scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Quarry.
Quarry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Yeshuati tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quarry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yeshuati wants to clinch but Quarry slips to the side
and Quarry counters with a left and a right that stings Yeshuati.
Yeshuati fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quarry keeps the fight on the outside.
Yeshuati checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Yeshuati checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Quarry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Quarry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeshuati takes one on the button.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Quarry! Yeshuati is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harper Quarry!
A very excited looking Harper Quarry 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.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syariel Peng (ranked 5646 p4p, 5616 weight class) and болат қолдар (ranked 233 p4p, 231 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Syariel Peng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, болат қолдар!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
қолдар takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of қолдар 's head but he takes it in his stride.
қолдар ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peng moves away.
қолдар throws a big shot that misses.
қолдар looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
қолдар with a jab.
It looks like Syariel Peng has been cut.
Peng paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
қолдар lands a right hook to the body.
Peng avoids the body shot from қолдар.
Peng seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Peng scores with a decent looking hook.
қолдар takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
қолдар walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
қолдар walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
қолдар throws a low kick, looking for Peng's leg but Peng calmly moves out of range.
қолдар waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peng.
қолдар tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Peng is able to avoid easily.
қолдар misses with a jab to the body
and Peng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
қолдар misses with an uppercut. Peng saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
қолдар throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peng scores with a crisp jab that stopped қолдар in his tracks.
қолдар takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut lands for қолдар. That snapped Peng's head back.
қолдар fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good exchange - қолдар coming out on top.
қолдар throws the left hand but Peng avoids the punch easily.
Peng lands a head shot.
қолдар jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Peng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from қолдар.
A little feinted left hand from Peng on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Peng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from қолдар.
A jab from қолдар misses.
Peng moves away from the strike by қолдар.
The fighters circle momentarily. Peng darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Peng connects with a good right hand that stumbles қолдар. қолдар circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peng moves away from the strike by қолдар.
Peng connects with a crisp jab.
қолдар throws a body punch but Peng moves out of range.
қолдар moves away from the strike by Peng.
Peng scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
қолдар staying out of range there.
қолдар looks to score with a jab to the body but Peng is just out of range.
Peng connects with a jab.
Peng drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks қолдар right on the button. қолдар goes down! Peng follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Peng gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syariel Peng!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Leonardo (ranked 3343 p4p, 5754 weight class) and Kazhymukan Manaitpasov (ranked 411 p4p, 565 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo lands with an uppercut that bounces Manaitpasov off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Kazhymukan Manaitpasov has been cut.
Manaitpasov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manaitpasov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Manaitpasov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manaitpasov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manaitpasov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manaitpasov content to control rather than advance.
Leonardo wants to get back to his feet.
Manaitpasov thows a huge punch but Leonardo dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaitpasov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manaitpasov throwing shots but Leonardo is blocking nicely.
Manaitpasov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manaitpasov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leonardo defending well though.
Leonardo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manaitpasov not doing much here.
Manaitpasov throwing shots but Leonardo is blocking nicely.
Manaitpasov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leonardo missing with punches from the bottom.
Leonardo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Manaitpasov on the ground.
Manaitpasov content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Manaitpasov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manaitpasov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Leonardo!
Manaitpasov unloads with some shots from mount but Leonardo bucks and avoids them well.
Manaitpasov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leonardo looks a forlorn figure.
Manaitpasov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Leonardo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Manaitpasov landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Leonardo tries to hold on but Manaitpasov pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Manaitpasov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Manaitpasov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Manaitpasov controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manaitpasov looking to control but Leonardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Manaitpasov controlling the position easily from mount.
Manaitpasov throws some wild stikes that Leonardo manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Manaitpasov cracks Leonardo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Manaitpasov unloads with some shots from mount but Leonardo bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Manaitpasov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Manaitpasov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Manaitpasov wants to control the pace but Leonardo is squirming around nicely.
Manaitpasov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manaitpasov landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Manaitpasov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manaitpasov unloads with some shots from mount but Leonardo bucks and avoids them well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazhymukan Manaitpasov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leonardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Manaitpasov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Manaitpasov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Manaitpasov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leonardo some visible discomfort.
Leonardo dodges the ground and pound from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov wants to control but Leonardo is keeping him busy.
Leonardo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Leonardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov throws a strike aimed at the side of Leonardo's head but Leonardo avoids it well.
Leonardo is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo can't do much from the bottom here.
Manaitpasov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manaitpasov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Leonardo defending against the ground and pound.
Leonardo is looking for a sweep.
Manaitpasov working the ground and pound but Leonardo is defending the strikes.
Leonardo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Manaitpasov tries to score with some ground and pound. Leonardo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Manaitpasov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leonardo is avoiding damage well.
Manaitpasov happy to just control the position for now.
Manaitpasov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leonardo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is letting Manaitpasov control him for a moment.
Manaitpasov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Manaitpasov misses with the ground and pound.
Manaitpasov misses with the ground and pound.
Leonardo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Leonardo dodges the ground and pound from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Manaitpasov.
Leonardo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Manaitpasov is controlling him well.
Manaitpasov landing strikes.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Leonardo is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Manaitpasov crashes against the mat.
Leonardo is looking to reverse the position.
Manaitpasov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leonardo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Manaitpasov prevents Leonardo from escaping the position.
Manaitpasov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Leonardo is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manaitpasov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Leonardo is trying to control Manaitpasov's posture but Manaitpasov avoids it.
Manaitpasov happy to just control the position for now.
Manaitpasov throws an elbow but Leonardo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Manaitpasov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Leonardo dodges the ground and pound from Manaitpasov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manaitpasov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leonardo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Manaitpasov is looking to take a break and control but Leonardo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Manaitpasov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazhymukan Manaitpasov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Manaitpasov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Leonardo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Manaitpasov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leonardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manaitpasov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manaitpasov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leonardo wants to stand but Manaitpasov is controlling the position.
Manaitpasov throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manaitpasov pushing down on Leonardo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leonardo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov thows a huge punch but Leonardo dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manaitpasov throwing shots but Leonardo is blocking nicely.
Manaitpasov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Manaitpasov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Manaitpasov unloads with some shots from mount but Leonardo bucks and avoids them well.
Manaitpasov looking to ground and pound but Leonardo is blocking nicely.
Manaitpasov scoring with strikes but Leonardo is staying in there.
Manaitpasov is landing with some decent strikes but Leonardo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Manaitpasov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Manaitpasov throws some wild stikes that Leonardo manages to avoid easily.
Mario Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Leonardo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Manaitpasov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Leonardo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Manaitpasov.
Manaitpasov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leonardo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Leonardo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Manaitpasov.
Leonardo is in trouble now - Manaitpasov has advanced to mount!
Manaitpasov unloading with bombs!
Manaitpasov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Manaitpasov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Manaitpasov throwing strikes here but Leonardo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Manaitpasov controlling the pace for now.
Manaitpasov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Manaitpasov throwing strikes here but Leonardo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Manaitpasov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Manaitpasov landing punches.
Leonardo is bucking up trying to escape but Manaitpasov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Manaitpasov with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manaitpasov controlling the position easily from mount.
Manaitpasov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Manaitpasov controlling from mount.
Leonardo is trying to stand.
Manaitpasov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manaitpasov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Leonardo looks a forlorn figure.
Manaitpasov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Manaitpasov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazhymukan Manaitpasov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Manaitpasov 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazhymukan Manaitpasov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Saragih (ranked 3398 p4p, 5455 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 197 p4p, 258 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Saragih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev throws an overhand right that lands on Saragih's shoulder, as Saragih tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Saragih there.
It looks like Borat Sagdiyev has been cut.
Sagdiyev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saragih sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Saragih misses.
Saragih shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Saragih. Those never looked like landing.
Sagdiyev swings for the body but Saragih moves out of range.
Saragih is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saragih. Sagdiyev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagdiyev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saragih.
Sagdiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saragih moves away.
Nice jab there from Saragih.
Saragih lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sagdiyev circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagdiyev walks straight into a right hand from Saragih - that's dropped him! Saragih jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sagdiyev from any more punishment! Sagdiyev complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Saragih!
A relieved looking Jack Saragih thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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