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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 3181 p4p, 3486 weight class) and Tyrann Madden (ranked 269 p4p, 290 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrann Madden!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kursiwa fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kursiwa.
Madden pushes Kursiwa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kursiwa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kursiwa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kursiwa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kursiwa slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madden wants to get back to his feet but Kursiwa drags him back down.
Kursiwa cracks Madden with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Madden felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Madden is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kursiwa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kursiwa lands a nice forearm strike.
Kursiwa prevents Madden from escaping the position.
Kursiwa trying to control the action but Madden is working from the bottom.
Kursiwa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madden pushes Kursiwa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kursiwa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kursiwa grinds an elbow into Madden's temple.
Madden is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kursiwa connects with a decent elbow.
Kursiwa trying to control the action but Madden is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Kursiwa.
Kursiwa wants to control but Madden is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madden wants to get back to his feet.
Madden is letting Kursiwa control him for a moment.
Madden is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kursiwa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kursiwa scores with punches from side control.
Madden is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kursiwa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kursiwa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Madden seems a little lost for a moment, as Kursiwa dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Madden takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Madden can do anything to dispel that myth.
Madden is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kursiwa connects with a decent elbow.
Madden wants to get back to his feet.
Kursiwa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tyrann Madden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A combination from Kursiwa does no damage.
Madden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kursiwa forces Madden back against the cage and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kursiwa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Madden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Madden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 Kursiwa is rocked!
Madden stalling in the clinch.
Oh Kursiwa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kursiwa is trying to pull guard but Madden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Madden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kursiwa seems to have got his legs back now.
I was talking to Kursiwa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Madden trying to control the position but instead, Kursiwa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Madden into the cage.
Kursiwa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Madden blocks it with crossed arms.
Kursiwa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Madden has him pressed against the cage.
Kursiwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madden cracks Kursiwa on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kursiwa falls backwards against the cage. Madden follows up with more strikes that drop Kursiwa to his knees. Madden keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kursiwa! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrann Madden!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 2262 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Charles Bukowski (ranked 286 p4p, 326 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bukowski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Porter misses.
Bukowski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Porter to counter with a crisp jab.
Bukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porter.
Porter tries to bum rush Bukowski with a series of wild strikes but Bukowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bukowski walks into a straight right hand from Porter.
Porter dips to his left and cracks Bukowski with an uppercut!
Bukowski lands a nice looking body shot.
Bukowski moves out of range as Porter strikes.
Porter lands the left hand.
Bukowski misses with a double jab.
A jab from Bukowski finds it's way through Porter's defenses.
Bukowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bukowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
Porter walks into a jab.
Bukowski throws a good cross that connects.
Porter connects with a nice looking jab.
Bukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porter moves away.
Bukowski scores with a shot to the body.
Charles Bukowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski cracks Porter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bukowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been informed that Bukowski 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.
Porter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bukowski blocks a jab.
Bukowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Bukowski takes a swing at Porter's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Porter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bukowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bukowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bukowski misses the jab.
Bukowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bukowski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Porter's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukowski thows an elbow strike that misses. Porter gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Bukowski doesn't seem too bothered but Porter quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Bukowski is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Bukowski really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jay Porter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jay Porter thanked Silverguard Outfitters 🛡 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corleone Jr. (ranked 1772 p4p, 1195 weight class) and Benjamin Noeigati (ranked 239 p4p, 155 weight class). Noeigati is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cremation of Sam McGee. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Benjamin Noeigati was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 10 - 10 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sonny Corleone Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Noeigati!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone Jr. throws a leg kick but Noeigati sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corleone Jr. fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Noeigati on the side of the head.
Noeigati stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corleone Jr..
Noeigati staying out of range there.
Noeigati was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Corleone Jr. attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Corleone Jr. has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dagestan Grappling Club in the buildup to the fight.
Corleone Jr. punishes Noeigati's body with a nice straight punch.
Noeigati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Noeigati blocks a body shot from Corleone Jr..
Corleone Jr. working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noeigati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone Jr. scores with a hook to the body.
Noeigati misses with a body punch.
Noeigati tries to land knees in the clinch but Corleone Jr. avoids the damage to the body.
Corleone Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Noeigati pushes off an throws an elbow but Corleone Jr. leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Corleone Jr. avoiding damage as Noeigati throws knees to the body.
Corleone Jr. blocks a body shot from Noeigati.
Corleone Jr. blocks an uppercut.
Noeigati lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone Jr. throws a punch but it's blocked by Noeigati.
Noeigati struggles to land a body shot inside as Corleone Jr. controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Corleone Jr. blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Noeigati.
 It looks like Sonny Corleone Jr. has been cut.
Corleone Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corleone Jr. digs a right hand into Noeigati's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Noeigati's gas tank.
Noeigati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Noeigati blocks a body shot from Corleone Jr..
A short right from Noeigati.
Noeigati lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
Corleone Jr. misses with a hook to the ribs.
Noeigati blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corleone Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noeigati's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Noeigati.
Corleone Jr. leaning his opponent against the cage.
Noeigati blocks an uppercut.
Noeigati working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Noeigati swings wildly with an uppercut but Corleone Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone Jr. takes a shot to the head.
Corleone Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Noeigati's elbow.
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!
Corleone Jr. looking to stall.
Noeigati softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Corleone Jr..
Noeigati works on Corleone Jr.'s body with a couple of short punches.
Noeigati throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Corleone Jr. takes a shot to the head.
Corleone Jr. prevents a body shot from Noeigati.
Noeigati lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
A short body shot lands from Noeigati as the two fighters clinch.
Noeigati lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Noeigati lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corleone Jr. backwards.
Noeigati lands a nice uppercut.
Noeigati tries to land a knee to the head but Corleone Jr. blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noeigati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corleone Jr. is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corleone Jr. blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Corleone Jr. blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Noeigati.
Noeigati working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Corleone Jr..
A shot in the inside from Noeigati.
Corleone Jr. tries to throw a body punch but Noeigati avoids it by throwing Corleone Jr. back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Noeigati.
Corleone Jr. goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Noeigati pushes Corleone Jr. back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corleone Jr. is trying to maintain a safe position but Noeigati gets an underhook and turns Corleone Jr. into the cage.
Noeigati tries to throw a body punch but Corleone Jr. avoids it by throwing Noeigati back against the cage.
Noeigati lands a nice shot to the body.
Corleone Jr. is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Noeigati.
Corleone Jr. looking to slow down the pace here.
Corleone Jr. takes a shot to the head.
Noeigati tries to land knees in the clinch but Corleone Jr. avoids the damage to the body.
Noeigati lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noeigati works on Corleone Jr.'s body with a couple of short punches.
Noeigati tries a body shot but Corleone Jr. blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noeigati.
Nice body punch from Noeigati.
Noeigati lands a left hand.
Noeigati lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Noeigati lands a body shot in the clinch.
Noeigati scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Noeigati.
Noeigati pushes Corleone Jr. back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noeigati lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noeigati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noeigati lands a shot to the body.
Noeigati misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Noeigati.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noeigati.
Noeigati scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Noeigati.
Corleone Jr. is rocked!
Noeigati throws a big uppercut that drops Corleone Jr.! More strikes from Noeigati and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Corleone Jr. lies dazed against the cage as Noeigati celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Noeigati!
Benjamin Noeigati decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 2496 p4p, 1571 weight class) and Everest Frank (ranked 132 p4p, 85 weight class). Frank has chosen Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat as his entrance music. Everest Frank will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Everest Frank!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.
Bobandy throws a head kick that misses.
Bobandy looks to throw the jab but Frank is out of range.
Bobandy shoots in looking for a takedown. Frank tries to sprawl out of it but Bobandy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frank manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Frank 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.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobandy avoids the body shot from Frank.
Bobandy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Frank on his heels. He'll look to pass Frank's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bobandy's guard.
Bobandy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bobandy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bobandy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bobandy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frank throwing strikes but missing.
Frank wants to control from the top but Bobandy keeps moving.
Frank missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frank preventing the sweep.
Frank throwing strikes from guard but Bobandy blocks nicely.
Frank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frank works over Bobandy with some ground and pound from guard.
Frank stands up over Bobandy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frank throws a big right hand that misses.
Bobandy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bobandy wants to pass the guard but Frank is keeping the position.
Bobandy preventing the sweep.
Frank looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bobandy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frank tries to bench press Bobandy off him but Bobandy keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy tries to advance to mount but Frank instead regains half guard.
Bobandy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bobandy trying to control from half guard but Frank is working away.
Bobandy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bobandy is looking to stall here but Frank recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bobandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobandy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bobandy is fighting to break Frank's control of his arms but Frank is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frank keeping full guard, as Bobandy tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank has Bobandy pulled in close to control his posture.
Bobandy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Frank is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bobandy, into his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Everest Frank will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Bobandy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Frank moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frank lands a slapping body shot.
Bobandy tries to clinch but Frank moves away
and Frank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy misses with a shot to the body
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Frank.
Frank lands a really nice looking cross but Bobandy seems unphased.
Randy Bobandy's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy tries to clinch up.
Frank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frank lands a nice shot that snaps Bobandy's head back.
Frank dives in for a single leg takedown but Bobandy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frank misses with a takedown
and Bobandy counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Frank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bobandy trying to control the position but Frank is working away.
Frank tries to buck Bobandy off but Bobandy is having none of it.
Frank avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bobandy.
Frank is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy staying calm.
Bobandy taking a break here but Frank is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bobandy throws a strike but Frank avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Frank is controlling Bobandy's posture.
Bobandy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
Frank trying to keep a closed guard but Bobandy is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frank is on top in guard.
Bobandy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Frank is trying to control but can't.
Bobandy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bobandy thows a huge punch but Frank dodges it nicely.
Frank is looking for a sweep. Bobandy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bobandy thows a huge punch but Frank dodges it nicely.
Frank wants to improve his position but Bobandy is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bobandy.
Frank tries to get to full guard but Bobandy has control of the leg.
Frank is refusing to be controlled, as Bobandy sits in half guard.
Frank desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bobandy passes into side control, despite Frank's attempt to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bobandy is trying to ground and pound but Frank uses the momentary lack of control by Bobandy to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Everest Frank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Bobandy's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Bobandy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bobandy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bobandy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bobandy lands in his opponent's guard.
Bobandy stopping the sweep attempt from Frank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy throws a big right hand that misses.
Frank keeping moving, preventing Bobandy from controlling successfully.
Bobandy is looking to work some ground and pound but Frank has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy preventing the sweep.
Frank is controlling Bobandy's posture.
Bobandy stopping the sweep attempt from Frank.
Bobandy scoring with some ground and pound.
Frank is trying to control the position but Bobandy postures up.
Bobandy trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Frank keeping full guard, as Bobandy tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bobandy as Frank shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bobandy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bobandy.
Bobandy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frank connects with the punch.
Frank connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Randy Bobandy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Everest Frank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobandy closes the distance but Frank moves to the side
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobandy walks into a straight right hand from Frank.
Frank jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jeez, Randy Bobandy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Frank connects with a body shot that sends Bobandy's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank blocks a jab.
Frank now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oooooh!!! Frank has knocked Bobandy down with a huge combo! Frank steps away and waves a wobbly Bobandy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Bobandy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Everest Frank!
In his post fight interview, Everest Frank gave a big smile as he said 'England I JUST SMASHED YOUR BOY!!!'.
Randy Bobandy was interviewed post fight and said 'Frig off. I'm gonna get a cheese burger then get drunk with Mr Lahey. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rome (ranked 669 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 98 p4p, 146 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit gets tackled into the cage by Rome. Rome maintains the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rome or not.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Rome manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Rome misses.
Rome tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Curtis Rome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit stuffs the takedown.
Rome backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Sitsongrit. No joy for Rome on that attempt.
Rome fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sitsongrit's half guard.
Rome trying to mount his opponent but Sitsongrit defends it.
Rome is keen to just control but Sitsongrit is a slippery customer.
Sitsongrit trying to hold on to Rome's head to control him but Rome postures up.
Sitsongrit is in trouble now - Rome has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rome. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rome controlling from the full mount.
Rome with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sitsongrit wants to control but Rome is having none of it.
Sitsongrit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sitsongrit is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Rome has taken his back.
Sitsongrit trying to get back to his feet but Rome is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit trying to control the action but Rome just sinks the hooks in.
Sitsongrit is really stuck here.
Sitsongrit trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rome has got one arm under Sitsongrit's chin. This could be trouble... Sitsongrit trying to control the other hand but Rome gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Sitsongrit has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Curtis Rome!
Curtis Rome decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit (ranked 751 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 62 p4p, 112 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Sitsongrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Brien to score with a decent uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
O Brien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
O Brien ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but O Brien moves out of range easily.
O Brien throws a body punch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
O Brien keeps Sitsongrit at a distance using the push kick.
O Brien displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
O Brien connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Brien looks to land a body kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by O Brien.
O Brien connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for a 1-2. Sitsongrit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Sitsongrit's head coaches at Sitsongrit Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from O Brien.
O Brien misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien scores with a head kick.
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!
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Brien.
O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
O Brien throws a hook but Sitsongrit blocks it.
O Brien misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit slips a jab from O Brien.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
Sitsongrit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
O Brien slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sitsongrit cracks O Brien with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
 O Brien is rocked!
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow O Brien down.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
O Brien checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
O Brien misses with a few strikes there.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from O Brien misses.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but O Brien slips the punch.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on O Brien's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Brien misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into O Brien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Brien's gas tank.
O Brien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
O Brien pushes Sitsongrit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien throws a punch but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Brien.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
O Brien bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Brien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and O Brien counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Brien lands with a slapping head kick.
O Brien scores with a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Brien doesn't seem bothered though.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Brien's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sitsongrit connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Brien scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by O Brien.
O Brien throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Brien has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Brien takes one to the side of the head.
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Brien.
O Brien looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from O Brien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Brien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Brien throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Brien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Brien thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Brien lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Brien throws a combination that misses
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from O Brien.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as O Brien strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
O Brien is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Brien was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
O Brien throws a leg kick which misses Sitsongrit's front leg but catches the back leg as Sitsongrit tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Brien takes one to the chin there.
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit lands a slapping body shot.
O Brien throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
O Brien uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from O Brien.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight right.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that O Brien sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Brien is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
O Brien misses with a left hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice low kick that buckles O Brien's knee momentarily.
Sitsongrit digs a good hook to O Brien's body.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Brien misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but O Brien just manages to avoid it.
O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids the head kick by O Brien.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but O Brien sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Brien.
O Brien throws a right and a left that Sitsongrit avoids nicely.
Sitsongrit cracks O Brien with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a head kick by O Brien.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
O Brien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit tried to score with a low kick but O Brien checks it.
O Brien lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at O Brien's ribcage but misses.
O Brien lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the body kick.
Sitsongrit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sitsongrit finds it's target.
O Brien clinches with his opponent.
O Brien is trying to break free.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
O Brien wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
O Brien needs to keep his hands up - Sitsongrit had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Sitsongrit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Brien scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sitsongrit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaengsaklek Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1734 p4p, 947 weight class) and Reni Manfield (ranked 161 p4p, 90 weight class). Hanma comes to the cage accompanied by B-Complex - Beautiful Lies. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reni Manfield!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanma clobbers Manfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Manfield drives through with a takedown into Hanma's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Manfield wants to control from the top but Hanma keeps moving.
Hanma has momentary wrist control but Manfield slips an elbow through the middle.
Manfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Manfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanma looking for a guillotine here but Manfield defends easily.
Manfield looking to pass the guard.
Manfield working some strikes from top position.
Hanma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manfield gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hanma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanma working for a triangle but Manfield defends it easily.
Manfield got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hanma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manfield has managed to get both his arms back between Hanma's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manfield postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hanma has momentary wrist control but Manfield slips an elbow through the middle.
Hanma wants to control the position but Manfield says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Manfield prevents Hanma from improving his position.
Hanma trying to hold on to Manfield's head to control him but Manfield postures up.
Manfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hanma trying to hold on to Manfield's head to control him but Manfield postures up.
Manfield wants to control but Hanma is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma has his hands clasped together around Manfield's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanma is looking to control Manfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hanma avoid being mounted?
Manfield is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hanma gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanma looking for submissions off his back.
Hanma looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanma tries to get to full guard but Manfield has control of the leg.
Manfield looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hanma works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield wants to pass the guard but Hanma is keeping the position.
Manfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hanma not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Manfield has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hanma to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Manfield is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hanma pulls down on the head and he's put Manfield to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Baki Hanma!
In his post fight interview, Baki Hanma started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuuji Hoshino (ranked 1097 p4p, 703 weight class) and Zafir Farman (ranked 84 p4p, 53 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuuji Hoshino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zafir Farman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoshino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yuuji Hoshino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farman clobbers Hoshino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoshino tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Farman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoshino looks to throw the jab but Farman is out of range.
Hoshino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Farman closes the distance and clinches.
Farman working aggressively here.
Farman is working Hoshino over against the cage.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Farman.
Farman misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Farman.
Farman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshino controls his hands.
Farman lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Hoshino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoshino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Hoshino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoshinos head.
Hoshino throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with some punches.
A short left from Farman.
Farman lands a shoulder strike.
Hoshino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Hoshino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoshino misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Farman.
Hoshino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Farman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hoshino tries to throw a body punch but Farman avoids it by throwing Hoshino back against the cage.
Farman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Farman lands a shot to the body.
Farman pushes Hoshino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farman lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Farman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoshino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoshino tries to throw a body punch but Farman avoids it by throwing Hoshino back against the cage.
Hoshino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Farman.
Farman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoshino swings wildly with an uppercut but Farman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farman misses with a body punch.
Farman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshino.
Farman lands with a light punch inside.
Hoshino can't find room to land a body shot as Farman controls the action.
Farman digs a right hand into Hoshino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoshino's gas tank.
Hoshino pushes off an throws an elbow but Farman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Farman.
Farman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoshinos head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farman.
Farman tries to work over Hoshino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farman gets through Hoshino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hoshino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farman misses with a body punch.
Hoshino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Farman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoshino prevents a body shot from Farman.
A hook to the body from Farman.
Hoshino throws a punch but it's blocked by Farman.
A left hand lands to the body for Farman.
Still in the clinch, Farman scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farman is defending well for now.
Farman lands with a right to the head.
Farman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hoshino.
Farman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farman lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoshino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Farman blocks a body shot from Hoshino.
Farman gets through Hoshino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Farman - that landed with a thud.
Farman lands with a light punch inside.
Farman tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
Hoshino blocks a body shot from Farman.
Farman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Farman.
Hoshino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farman blocks an uppercut.
Hoshino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
A short uppercut from Farman.
Farman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoshino misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoshino.
Farman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Farman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farman.
Farman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoshino.
Farman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farman presses Hoshino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hoshino is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Farman.
Farman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farman.
Farman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Farman.
Farman scores with a shot to the side of Hoshino's head.
A head punch on the inside from Hoshino fails to land.
Farman lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farman scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Farman.
Hoshino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Farman's elbow.
Farman is working Hoshino over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Farman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zafir Farman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Farman throws a sloppy head kick and Hoshino moves out of range easily.
Hoshino misses with a lunging right hand
and Farman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Farman has Hoshino up against the cage in a clinch.
Farman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hoshino throws a head punch that misses.
Farman presses Hoshino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zafir Farman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Farman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Farman is leaning against Hoshino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farman lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farman.
Farman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farman lands a nice shot to the body.
Farman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farman is working Hoshino over against the cage.
Farman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Farman on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short body shot lands from Farman as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farman lands an uppercut.
Farman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Farman gets through Hoshino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farman presses Hoshino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Farman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farman lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farman.
Farman works on Hoshino's body with a couple of short punches.
Farman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farman scores with a shot to the side of Hoshino's head.
Nice body punch from Farman - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoshino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farman pushes Hoshino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Farman.
Hoshino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Farman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Farman.
Farman lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Farman.
Hoshino is rocked!
Farman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Hoshino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Farman struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoshino controls his hands.
A short right from Farman.
Farman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Farman.
Hoshino seems to have got his legs back now.
Farman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farman lands a shot to the body.
Farman is leaning against Hoshino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Farman.
Farman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Farman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farman is working Hoshino over against the cage.
Farman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoshino blocks a body shot from Farman.
Farman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Farman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farman.
Farman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoshino.
A short left from Farman.
Farman lands a nice shot to the body.
Farman scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Farman.
A right hook to the body lands for Farman.
Nice body punch from Farman.
Farman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoshino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Farman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoshinos head.
A short right from Farman.
Farman lands a nice uppercut.
Hoshino throws a punch but it's blocked by Farman.
Farman cracks Hoshino with a nice body shot.
Hoshino misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farman is working Hoshino over against the cage.
Good body shot from Farman.
Farman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Farman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Farman.
Farman lands a shot to the body.
Farman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Farman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Farman is working Hoshino over against the cage.
Farman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Farman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Farman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoshino's elbow.
Farman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Farman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farman tries a body shot but Hoshino blocks it.
Good body shot from Farman.
Farman lands with a light punch inside.
Farman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Farman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zafir Farman 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!
Farman clinches with his opponent.
Farman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoshino backwards.
Farman lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoshino has a couple of punches blocked by Farman.
Farman blocks a body shot from Hoshino.
Farman cracks Hoshino with a nice body shot.
Farman lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Farman.
A short left from Farman.
Farman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farman lands a body punch.
Farman lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Farman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Farman.
Hoshino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Farman.
Farman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Farman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoshino or not.
A short uppercut from Farman.
Farman lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hoshino! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Farman is unloading with more strikes now! Hoshino drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zafir Farman!
After winning the bout, Zafir Farman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bremner (ranked 500 p4p, 235 weight class) and Natalia Pisswater (ranked 41 p4p, 16 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Natalia Pisswater enters the cage!
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145
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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Pisswater lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bremner doesn't seem phased though.
Pisswater lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bremner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bremner keeps the fight on the outside.
Bremner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pisswater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bremner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pisswater bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bremner's head backwards.
Bremner throws a lazy uppercut
and Pisswater counters with a nice uppercut.
Bremner is rocked!
Pisswater fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bremner out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Natalia Pisswater!
Natalia Pisswater thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Fredricks (ranked 1739 p4p, 2667 weight class) and JD Drake (ranked 94 p4p, 138 weight class). Drake has chosen Born in the USA by - Bruce Springstein as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Fredricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JD Drake!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a hook but Fredricks blocks it.
A nice combination there by Fredricks.
 It looks like JD Drake has been cut.
Fredricks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Fredricks slips a jab from Drake.
Drake misses with a hook.
Fredricks looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Fredricks tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake lands a big uppercut and Fredricks crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fredricks looks OK. Drake waves Fredricks back to his feet!
Fredricks is rocked!
It looks like Kent Fredricks has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fredricks misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Fredricks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fredricks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fredricks seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake's coach down at Sprawl N Brawl was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Drake's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fredricks misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Fredricks slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake lands an overhand right.
Fredricks misses with a two punch combination.
Fredricks looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
A big right from Drake misses.
Fredricks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Drake lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Fredricks up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Drake from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Fredricks's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). JD Drake!
A relieved looking JD Drake 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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