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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Pereira (ranked 24696 p4p, 6746 weight class) and Anthony Borrego (ranked 719 p4p, 662 weight class). Borrego comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bloodlust til Dusk by - MORBID ANGEL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Borrego!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Borrego. That's going to slow Pereira down.
Borrego looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pereira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borrego is pulling down on Pereira's head. It's preventing any offense from Pereira, at least for the moment.
Pereira avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pereira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Borrego is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Borrego has escaped and now he's on top!
Borrego slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pereira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Borrego controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borrego is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Borrego won't allow Pereira to sweep him here.
Borrego controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pereira is trying to push Borrego off with his feet but Borrego grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Pereira's ankles and Pereira is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Anthony Borrego!
After winning the bout, Anthony Borrego 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Sobolinski (ranked 5887 p4p, 5680 weight class) and Danilo Silva Martins (ranked 655 p4p, 643 weight class). Sobolinski comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Amerika. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva Martins's choice of entrance music: Bongo Cha Cha Cha. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Don Sobolinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danilo Silva Martins!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobolinski misses with a double jab.
Sobolinski throws a combination that misses
and Silva Martins counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sobolinski won't be happy with that.
Sobolinski wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva Martins moves into full mount!
Silva Martins thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva Martins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sobolinski because Silva Martins loaded up on that one.
Silva Martins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sobolinski is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Silva Martins locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Sobolinski is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danilo Silva Martins!
In defeat, Don Sobolinski stepped up to the mic, saying 'Live to train another day!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumble Nunes (ranked 4073 p4p, 6641 weight class) and Seydou Ahoussou (ranked 510 p4p, 705 weight class). Ahoussou has chosen Killer Instinct as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rumble Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seydou Ahoussou!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes lands a nice shot that snaps Ahoussou's head back.
 It looks like Seydou Ahoussou has been cut.
Nunes dances in with a quick combination. Ahoussou is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Nunes snaps Ahoussou's head back. Ahoussou stumbles backwards against the cage. Nunes steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Ahoussou's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Ahoussou just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rumble Nunes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Bouchard (ranked 6708 p4p, 4315 weight class) and Samuel Sycek (ranked 712 p4p, 549 weight class). Samuel Sycek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Bouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Sycek!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Sycek or perhaps it was just good defense by Bouchard, which made it look bad.
Sycek shoots in looking for a takedown but Bouchard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sycek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bouchard throws a head kick that misses.
Bouchard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sycek on the side of the head.
Bouchard takes the fight into the clinch.
Bouchard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bouchard wants to get back to striking at distance but Sycek won't allow it.
Sycek works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bouchard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bouchard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sycek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sycek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sycek landing some decent shots from guard.
Bouchard wants to stand but Sycek is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouchard has control of Sycek's left arm, preventing Sycek from doing any damage.
Sycek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sycek lands a couple of elbows.
Sycek postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sycek connects with a couple of short punches.
Sycek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bouchard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bouchard, not yet.
Sycek throws a big right hand that misses.
Sycek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bouchard is looking to stand up but Sycek isn't so interested in that idea.
Bouchard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sycek on the ground.
Bouchard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sycek.
Sycek throwing strikes from guard but Bouchard blocks nicely.
Sycek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sycek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sycek advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sycek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sycek is pressing down on Bouchard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bouchard is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sycek connects with a nice short shot to Bouchard's temple.
Sycek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sycek sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bouchard defending well though.
Bouchard wants to get back to full guard.
Sycek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bouchard's head.
Sycek working Bouchard over with strikes.
Sycek drops an elbow to the side of Bouchard's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouchard trying to hold on to Sycek's head to control him but Sycek postures up.
Bouchard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sycek.
Sycek lands strikes from half guard.
Sycek is nestled in close to Bouchard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sycek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bouchard is trying to maintain the position but Sycek is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sycek works his way into full mount!
Sycek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 Bouchard is rocked!
Sycek lands a big shot there that rocks Bouchard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Bouchard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sycek postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bouchard badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sycek around the waist but Sycek pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sycek is the winner by TKO! Sycek jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Sycek!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Jacobson (ranked 4075 p4p, 4089 weight class) and Sonny Barella (ranked 234 p4p, 236 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dylan Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Barella!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson lands a jab to the head.
Jacobson throws a solid leg kick but Barella takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobson.
Barella tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jacobson defends well and Barella ends up having to push Jacobson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jacobson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jacobson throws a body punch but Barella moves out of range.
Nice cross by Jacobson.
Barella throws a left that rocks Jacobson and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Barella dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Jacobson regain composure!
Jacobson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barella tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barella has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oh Jacobson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barella in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jacobson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Barella turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Barella!
Sonny Barella 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Sup (ranked 3212 p4p, 3848 weight class) and Youta Himura (ranked 407 p4p, 486 weight class). Karel Sup has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Youta Himura!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himura feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sup sprawling to the canvas! Sup rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Himura finish him?!
Sup ducks into an uppercut from Himura and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Youta Himura!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Sobhraj (ranked 2517 p4p, 3852 weight class) and Jaward Kamara (ranked 157 p4p, 223 weight class). Sobhraj comes to the cage accompanied by hurragutt. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sobhraj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaward Kamara!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobhraj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobhraj gets caught napping as Kamara dives in and scores a takedown. Sobhraj manages to retain guard.
Kamara wants to get up but he can't break Sobhraj's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sobhraj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sobhraj keeping moving, preventing Kamara from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kamara tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobhraj is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sobhraj controlling the position.
Sobhraj is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sobhraj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamara tries to free his leg and advance position but Sobhraj is retaining full guard.
Sobhraj has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sobhraj is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kamara is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sobhraj thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kamara misses with a wild body shot.
Sobhraj shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kamara sprawls well. Kamara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sobhraj gets slowly back to his feet.
Kamara tries a quick counter leg kick but Sobhraj is wise to it.
That's two 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.
Sobhraj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobhraj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kamara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sobhraj but Sobhraj pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kamara defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sobhraj.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Sobhraj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobhraj was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamara.
Kamara has a takedown stuffed.
Sobhraj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sobhraj moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobhraj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kamara prevents a body shot from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kamara tries to pull guard but Sobhraj holds him up against the cage and eventually Kamara drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Sobhraj's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobhraj.
Kamara wants a takedown but no success here.
Good body shot from Sobhraj.
Kamara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamara jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sobhraj walks away with a smile on his face. Kamara gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kamara blocks a leg kick.
Sobhraj clinches up with Kamara and pushes him back against the cage.
Sobhraj misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sobhraj.
Kamara wants to break free but Sobhraj has control.
Sobhraj just leaning against Kamara, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kamara can't get the takedown.
Sobhraj scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sobhraj has Kamara pushed against the cage.
Sobhraj digs a right hand into Kamara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kamara's gas tank.
Sobhraj lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sobhraj takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kamara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sobhraj pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kamara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobhraj struggles to land a body shot inside as Kamara controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sobhraj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamara fails to pull guard.
Sobhraj lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sobhraj fails to land.
Sobhraj misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Sobhraj dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sobhraj shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kamara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kamara is trying to improve his position.
Kamara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobhraj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kamara moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sobhraj makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobhraj looking to sit in guard and control but Kamara gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kamara stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sobhraj tries to clinch but Kamara is having none of it.
Kamara stuffs the takedown.
Kamara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobhraj manages to avoid it.
It looked like Sobhraj was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kamara.
Kamara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kamara has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sobhraj is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kamara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobhraj.
Sobhraj throws a leg kick
and Kamara counters with a takedown into side control.
Sobhraj throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sobhraj knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sobhraj tries to buck Kamara off but Kamara is having none of it.
Sobhraj manages to get back to half guard.
Jaward Kamara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobhraj moves into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamara preventing the sweep.
Sobhraj controls Kamara momentarily but Kamara frees himself.
Kamara won't allow Sobhraj to sweep him here.
Kamara wants to control from the top but Sobhraj keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj looking for a guillotine here but Kamara defends easily.
Kamara postures up.
Sobhraj is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kamara advances position into side control!
Kamara stands up.
Kamara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobhraj escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kamara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kamara advances to half guard.
Kamara is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kamara seems to be working for a kimura but Sobhraj defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobhraj has a hand on Kamara's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kamara takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kamara 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaward Kamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sobhraj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kamara dips to his left and cracks Sobhraj with an uppercut!
Kamara gets caught flat footed, as Sobhraj shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sobhraj trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobhraj with a nice head shot there.
Sobhraj works over Kamara with some ground and pound from guard.
Sobhraj stands up over Kamara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sobhraj throws an elbow that misses. Kamara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sobhraj's guard. Nice move by Kamara!
Kamara stays in close to Sobhraj's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobhraj is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sobhraj trying to keep a closed guard but Kamara is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobhraj has his foot on Kamara's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kamara works his way back into a safe position though.
Kamara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Kamara has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kamara stands up from Sobhraj's guard - Kamara perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobhraj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kamara doesn't seem bothered though.
Kamara throws a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kamara.
Kamara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj slaps away a takedown attempt from Kamara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sobhraj is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kamara.
Kamara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kamara showed some decent athleticism there.
Sobhraj is looking to control Kamara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobhraj avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kamara is keen to just control but Sobhraj is a slippery customer.
Sobhraj is looking to control Kamara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sobhraj avoid being mounted?
Kamara is looking to take a break and control but Sobhraj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kamara seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sobhraj is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kamara pulls his head out easily.
Kamara blocks the strikes from Sobhraj.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Sobhraj. No joy for Kamara on that attempt.
Charles Sobhraj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaward Kamara.
Kamara throws a body punch but Sobhraj moves out of range.
Kamara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sobhraj swivels and escapes.
Kamara moves out of range as Sobhraj strikes.
Sobhraj instigates a clinch.
Sobhraj misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobhraj slowing the pace effectively.
Sobhraj throws a punch but it's blocked by Kamara.
Sobhraj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kamara tries to pull guard but Sobhraj forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kamara blocks a body shot from Sobhraj.
Sobhraj manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charles Sobhraj.
I think Sobhraj has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jaward Kamara!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rak Boonliang (ranked 1143 p4p, 2790 weight class) and Dario Peric (ranked 157 p4p, 348 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rak Boonliang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dario Peric!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peric's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boonliang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Peric scrambles back to his feet.
Peric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peric misses with a lunging right hand
and Boonliang counters with a thumping low kick.
Peric swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boonliang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peric just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boonliang.
Boonliang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boonliang moves away.
Boonliang fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peric lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boonliang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boonliang throws out a powerful jab.
Peric lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Boonliang misses.
Boonliang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Peric has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boonliang clobbers Peric with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boonliang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peric has time to react.
Peric misses with a hook
and Boonliang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boonliang is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boonliang with a nice cross.
 Peric is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boonliang drops Peric with a big left hand! Peric is injured, injured bad! Boonliang jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rak Boonliang!
Rak Boonliang 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaiah Frost (ranked 1702 p4p, 2669 weight class) and Libor Lunak (ranked 225 p4p, 344 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaiah Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Libor Lunak!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunak throws a head kick but Frost moves out of range.
Lunak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Libor Lunak has been cut.
Lunak throws a sloppy head kick
and Frost counters with a straight right hand.
Frost throws a monster overhand right that drops Lunak! Frost follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Frost!
Isaiah Frost seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davante Dunbar (ranked 1655 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Razor Ramano (ranked 224 p4p, 264 weight class). Dunbar comes to the cage accompanied by Ghost - Cirice. Razor Ramano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramano!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramano tries to clinch but Dunbar is having none of it.
Ramano darts in and clinches Dunbar up against the cage.
Ramano scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ramano.
Dunbar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramano lands a hook that snaps the head of Dunbar backwards.
Ramano throws a head punch that misses.
Dunbar jumps into guard, dragging Ramano to the mat.
Ramano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dunbar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramano defends it easily.
Ramano working some strikes from top position.
Ramano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dunbar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramano scoring with some ground and pound.
Dunbar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramano defends it easily.
Ramano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dunbar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ramano has managed to get both his arms back between Dunbar's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramano landing some decent shots from guard.
Dunbar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ramano defends well.
Ramano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunbar is keeping the position for now.
Ramano distracts Dunbar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ramano throwing strikes but missing.
Ramano postures up.
Dunbar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ramano wants to control from the top but Dunbar keeps moving.
Dunbar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dunbar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dunbar is looking for a triangle but Ramano pushes his legs off easily.
Dunbar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramano is aware though and is defending well.
Dunbar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ramano defends it easily.
Ramano postures up and lands a big shot to Dunbar's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ramano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ramano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ramano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramano lands a couple of digs.
Dunbar is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano is in close to Dunbar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oh Dunbar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ramano arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Dunbar's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Razor Ramano!
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