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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yusuf Baydar (ranked 4794 p4p, 6010 weight class) and Kangaroo Jack (ranked 391 p4p, 449 weight class). Kangaroo Jack acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yusuf Baydar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kangaroo Jack!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baydar misses with a takedown attempt
and Jack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baydar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baydar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baydar somewhat.
Baydar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack lands a head shot.
Baydar dives in and grabs Jack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jack pushes down on Baydar's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusuf Baydar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jack looks to land a combination but Baydar avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baydar wants to clinch up but Jack keeps it at a distance.
Jack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baydar.
Jack with the inside leg kick.
Donk. Jack catches Baydar right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Jack finds it's target.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jack enables Baydar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jack manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Baydar wants to control from the top but Jack keeps moving.
Jack looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baydar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jack has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Baydar has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack wants to break free but Baydar has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kangaroo Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jack tries to bum rush Baydar with a series of wild strikes but Baydar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baydar feinted with a counter takedown.
Jack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Baydar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Jack.
Baydar moves to clinch but Jack breaks away
and Jack counters with a left and a right that stings Baydar.
 Baydar is rocked!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jack, as that shot connected.
Oh Baydar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baydar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baydar tries for a takedown but Jack circles away easily
and Jack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack drops Baydar with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Baydar! Jack dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kangaroo Jack!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luka Doncic (ranked 1800 p4p, 24627 weight class) and Shay Hendrikx (ranked 73 p4p, 198 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Doncic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to David Hasselhoff - Du. Shay Hendrikx 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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Doncic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shay Hendrikx!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrikx doesn't manage to clinch there - Doncic circles away.
Doncic cracks Hendrikx with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hendrikx looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Doncic finish him?
 It looks like Shay Hendrikx has been cut.
Doncic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hendrikx slaps away a takedown attempt from Doncic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doncic gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Hendrikx.
 Hendrikx is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doncic stands up.
Hendrikx is still on wobbly legs! Can Doncic finish him?
Doncic rushes Hendrikx and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doncic jumps guard and drags Hendrikx to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doncic pushes Hendrikx off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hendrikx seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendrikx is looking to clinch.
Doncic clinches up against the cage.
Hendrikx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doncic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doncic swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendrikx.
Doncic drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hendrikx sprawls and moves away.
Doncic swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendrikx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doncic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doncic controlling the position from side mount.
Doncic is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hendrikx is trying to escape and Doncic transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hendrikx is forced to tap! Nice work there by Doncic! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luka Doncic!
Luka Doncic managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Threads, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matth Thibodeaux (ranked 3272 p4p, 2651 weight class) and Aiko Inhanamoto (ranked 416 p4p, 343 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Inhanamoto's choice of entrance music: Veruca Salt - "Stoneface". Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matth Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Inhanamoto!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Inhanamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Inhanamoto breaks the clinch.
Inhanamoto misses the shot to the body.
Thibodeaux swings for the body but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Inhanamoto tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Inhanamoto misses with an uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Inhanamoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inhanamoto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Inhanamoto dodges the punch combination from Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux jabs Inhanamoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inhanamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thibodeaux misses with a left hand
and Inhanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thibodeaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab lands there for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands with a hook. Thibodeaux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Inhanamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook.
Inhanamoto tries to bum rush Thibodeaux with a series of wild strikes but Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Thibodeaux takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Inhanamoto misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
Thibodeaux cracks Inhanamoto with a big right hand and Inhanamoto goes down!
Inhanamoto is rocked!
Thibodeaux wants to control from the top but Inhanamoto keeps moving.
Inhanamoto is still in real trouble! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Inhanamoto wants to stand but Thibodeaux is controlling the position.
Inhanamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Inhanamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is standing up over Inhanamoto. Inhanamoto looks to escape but Thibodeaux dives into side control.
Thibodeaux wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inhanamoto keeps working.
Inhanamoto prevents Thibodeaux from improving position.
Thibodeaux trying to control the action but Inhanamoto is working from the bottom.
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.
Inhanamoto wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Inhanamoto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matth Thibodeaux will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Inhanamoto swings for the body but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
Thibodeaux throws a big counter combination but Inhanamoto scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thibodeaux has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thibodeaux there as he acknowledges the shot.
Inhanamoto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thibodeaux ducks under a wild hook from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Thibodeaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto lands with a right hand.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Inhanamoto swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab.
Inhanamoto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thibodeaux's head backwards.
Inhanamoto lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inhanamoto throws a lazy right hand but Thibodeaux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thibodeaux lands a slapping body shot.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Inhanamoto moves out of range.
Thibodeaux takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A left lands for Inhanamoto.
Matth Thibodeaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thibodeaux misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inhanamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inhanamoto wants to counter the offense by Thibodeaux and move into the clinch position.
Inhanamoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Nice shot lands for Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Thibodeaux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thibodeaux slips under a jab from Inhanamoto.
Thibodeaux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thibodeaux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thibodeaux throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux is looking to wear down Inhanamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Inhanamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook.
Inhanamoto scores with a jab.
Aiko Inhanamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inhanamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Inhanamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thibodeaux's efforts to push away.
Inhanamoto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Inhanamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Inhanamoto gets a clinch.
Inhanamoto swings wildly with an uppercut but Thibodeaux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inhanamoto has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto tries a body shot but Thibodeaux blocks it.
Inhanamoto manages to break the clinch.
Inhanamoto clinches with his opponent.
Thibodeaux letting Inhanamoto take a breather here.
Inhanamoto stalling.
Inhanamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux misses with a body punch
and Inhanamoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inhanamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko Inhanamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thibodeaux swings widly with a right hand
enabling Inhanamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Inhanamoto has Thibodeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Inhanamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thibodeaux backwards.
Inhanamoto pushes Thibodeaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inhanamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thibodeaux misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Thibodeaux does it's job there.
Inhanamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inhanamoto blocks a jab.
Inhanamoto wants to counter the offense by Thibodeaux and move into the clinch position.
Inhanamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thibodeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thibodeaux throws a combination that misses
and Inhanamoto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Inhanamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thibodeaux misses with a combination
and Inhanamoto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inhanamoto.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Inhanamoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the head.
Inhanamoto manages to break the clinch.
Inhanamoto throws a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thibodeaux drops his hands momentarily and Inhanamoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thibodeaux ducks right into an uppercut from Inhanamoto.
Inhanamoto drops his hands momentarily and Thibodeaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thibodeaux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thibodeaux tries to bum rush Inhanamoto with a series of wild strikes but Inhanamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto misses with a double jab.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Inhanamoto's body.
Thibodeaux misses with the combination.
Inhanamoto gets a clinch.
Thibodeaux blocking some punches.
Thibodeaux wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inhanamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Inhanamoto breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Thibodeaux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inhanamoto blocks a head kick by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux misses with a shot to the body
and Inhanamoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Inhanamoto.
It looked like Thibodeaux was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inhanamoto.
Thibodeaux misses with a body shot.
Inhanamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Thibodeaux wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Inhanamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inhanamoto takes the fight into the clinch.
Inhanamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko Inhanamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Inhanamoto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiko Inhanamoto!
Aiko Inhanamoto 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 Tobey Heelan (ranked 4480 p4p, 1592 weight class) and Aljamain Sterling (ranked 380 p4p, 174 weight class). Sterling has chosen I Love as his entrance music. Tobey Heelan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aljamain Sterling's chin.
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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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tobey Heelan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heelan just misses with a punch to the body.
Sterling is looking for the big counter here.
Sterling closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Heelan quickly recovers to half guard.
Sterling has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Heelan defend it? Sterling steps over the head and cranks it - Heelan is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sterling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aljamain Sterling!
Aljamain Sterling took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BE Younick for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Kant (ranked 4045 p4p, 1288 weight class) and Tempest Frank (ranked 426 p4p, 181 weight class). Kant comes to the cage accompanied by Sons of Plunder. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Genghis Kant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tempest Frank!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kant counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kant throws a big elbow that misses.
Frank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frank is keeping the position for now.
Kant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kant postures up in Frank's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Kant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frank works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kant throws a big elbow that misses.
Frank has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Gulag Public Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kant's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Frank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kant distracts Frank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Frank can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kant throws a big right hand that misses.
Frank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Frank's guard.
Kant throws a strike but Frank avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kant with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kant postures up in Frank's guard and throws a big left but Frank blocks it.
Frank is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frank tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kant creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Frank sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Frank is trying to control Kant's posture but Kant avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kant in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kant fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kant throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kant working the ground and pound but Frank is defending the strikes.
Kant scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Frank to see if he's OK.
Kant working the ground and pound but Frank is defending the strikes.
Kant throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kant throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kant throws an elbow but Frank slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kant tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kant lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Kant crashes against the mat.
Frank is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Frank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kant throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Frank dodges the ground and pound from Kant.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kant.
Frank parries the strikes from Kant easily there. Kant is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Frank to escape.
Frank avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kant.
Kant is trying to get an arm triangle but Frank is defending well.
Kant in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kant landing strikes.
Kant looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frank is avoiding damage well.
Frank defending against the ground and pound.
Kant tries to score with some ground and pound. Frank controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kant is putting a hurting on Frank here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kant misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kant throws a strike aimed at the side of Frank's head but Frank avoids it well.
Kant working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Kant.
The strikes coming from Kant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Frank is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Kant dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Frank cracks Kant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frank cracks Kant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Genghis Kant has been cut.
Kant looks up at the clock. Bad move! Frank lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kant. Frank pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tempest Frank!
Tempest Frank thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Ivkov (ranked 3531 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Patrick Deringer (ranked 198 p4p, 84 weight class). Aleksandar Ivkov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Patrick Deringer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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149
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Ivkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Deringer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deringer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ivkov throws a hook but Deringer blocks it.
Deringer throws a right hand that misses
and Ivkov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivkov lands with a right hand.
Ivkov throws a body shot but no joy.
Deringer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Deringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deringer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivkov.
Ivkov misses with a looping left.
Deringer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Deringer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Deringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivkov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ivkov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deringer.
Deringer lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Deringer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ivkov doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deringer lands with an overhand left.
Ivkov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ivkov misses with a series of wild punches.
Deringer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ivkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deringer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Deringer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deringer is rocked!
Deringer takes a swing at Ivkov's ribcage but misses.
Deringer is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivkov finish him?
A looping hook to the body misses from Deringer. Ivkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deringer seems to have recovered his senses.
Deringer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ivkov is rocked!
A jab from Ivkov misses.
Oh Ivkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivkov slips a jab from Deringer.
Deringer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Deringer takes one to the side of the head.
Ivkov takes one to the side of the head.
Ivkov is looking to land body kicks.
Ivkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deringer avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deringer. Ivkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deringer misses with a wild body shot.
Deringer takes a swing at Ivkov's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Deringer misses.
Deringer scores with a sloppy right hand. Ivkov should have avoided that one.
Deringer slips under a jab from Ivkov.
Deringer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Deringer takes a swing at Ivkov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Deringer. That snapped Ivkov's head back.
Ivkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivkov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ivkov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deringer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ivkov's head backwards.
Deringer punishes Ivkov's body with a nice straight punch.
Deringer throws an off balance right hand
and Ivkov counters with a stiff right hand.
Deringer thuds a left hand into Ivkov's body.
Deringer cracks Ivkov with an open hand slap.
Deringer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deringer throws a body punch but Ivkov moves out of range.
Deringer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Deringer.
Deringer misses with an uppercut
and Ivkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivkov throws a big shot that misses.
Deringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivkov moves away.
Deringer digs a good hook to Ivkov's body.
Deringer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deringer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deringer scores with a hook to the body. Ivkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deringer scores with a shot to the body.
Deringer takes a swing at Ivkov's ribcage but misses.
As Deringer looks to move away, Ivkov throws a big counter combo but Deringer just gets out of the way.
Ivkov throws a shot from downtown. Deringer moves away and avoids it.
Deringer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ivkov with a body shot.
Deringer lands a lovely overhand right.
Deringer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivkov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Deringer misses the jab.
Deringer cracks Ivkov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Deringer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Deringer.
Deringer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivkov slips a straight right by Deringer.
Deringer closes the distance and clinches.
Deringer lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aleksandar Ivkov has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deringer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ivkov avoids the damage to the body.
Ivkov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Deringer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Deringer has a couple of punches blocked by Ivkov.
Ivkov lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deringer has a couple of punches blocked by Ivkov.
Deringer throws a head punch that misses.
Ivkov lands with a left to the head.
Ivkov lands a left hand.
Deringer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Deringer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deringer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deringer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Deringer takes a shot to the head.
Deringer lands a shot to the body.
Deringer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivkov avoids it.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deringer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivkov throws a head punch that misses.
Ivkov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deringer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivkov throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Deringer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Ivkov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ivkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ivkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Deringer throws a hook to the side of Ivkov's head but Ivkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deringer throws a body shot but no joy.
Ivkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Patrick Deringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Deringer misses its intended target.
Deringer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ivkov loads up on a big right hand but Deringer slips the punch.
Deringer scores with a body shot.
Deringer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deringer misses with an uppercut. Ivkov saw that one coming.
Deringer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivkov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deringer forces Ivkov back against the cage and clinches.
Patrick Deringer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deringer avoiding damage as Ivkov throws knees to the body.
Deringer can't find room to land a body shot as Ivkov controls the action.
Ivkov working aggressively here.
Ivkov breaks from the clinch.
Deringer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov scores with a shot to the side of Deringer's head.
Ivkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Deringer.
Deringer lands with a right to the head.
Deringer misses with a knee strike.
Deringer trying to stall but Ivkov improves his position.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivkov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ivkov. Deringer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deringer lands a nice hook to Ivkov's body. Ivkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivkov with a jab.
Deringer lands with a nice body punch.
Deringer thuds a left hand into Ivkov's body.
Ivkov moves away from the strike by Deringer.
Deringer throws a body shot but no joy.
Deringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Deringer misses with an uppercut.
Ivkov stuns Deringer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deringer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ivkov rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ivkov moves away from the strike by Deringer.
Ivkov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Deringer manages to circle out of the way.
Deringer catches Ivkov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Deringer misses with a body shot.
Deringer scores with a jab. Ivkov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ivkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deringer throws out the jab.
Deringer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ivkov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Deringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivkov manages to avoid it.
Ivkov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Deringer throws a shot from downtown. Ivkov moves away and avoids it.
Ivkov is looking to counter punch.
Deringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Deringer.
Deringer misses with a hook
letting Ivkov counter with a right hand.
Deringer misses the shot to the body.
Ivkov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A big left from Ivkov misses.
Ivkov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ivkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deringer misses with a wild body shot.
Ivkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Deringer's head backwards.
Deringer throws the left hand but Ivkov avoids the punch easily.
Deringer misses with a hook. Ivkov ducked under it nicely.
Ivkov misses with a few strikes there.
Deringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deringer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivkov.
Ivkov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Deringer finds it's target.
Ivkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivkov moves away.
Deringer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Deringer lands a nice hook to Ivkov's body. Ivkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivkov slips under a jab.
Ivkov misses with a head kick.
Ivkov swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deringer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivkov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Ivkov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Deringer.
Deringer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivkov moves away.
Deringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivkov loads up on a big right hand but Deringer slips the punch.
Deringer jabs at Ivkov's body.
The fighters circling - Deringer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deringer throws an overhand right that lands on Ivkov's shoulder, as Ivkov tries to avoid the shot.
Ivkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deringer's corner calls for a 1-2. Deringer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Deringer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivkov.
Deringer misses with a hook. Ivkov ducked under it nicely.
Ivkov lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Deringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksandar Ivkov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ivkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Deringer.
Ivkov staying out of range there.
Deringer lands a slapping body shot.
Ivkov throws a jab when Deringer was well out of range.
Deringer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Deringer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Deringer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Deringer misses.
Deringer lands a right hook to the body.
Deringer throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deringer stuns Ivkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Deringer scores with a sloppy right hand. Ivkov should have avoided that one.
Deringer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deringer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivkov, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ivkov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivkov tries to land a knee to the head but Deringer blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivkov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deringer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deringer prevents a body shot from Ivkov.
Deringer misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Ivkov.
Deringer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivkov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Ivkov.
Ivkov lands with a right to the head.
Ivkov lands a nice uppercut.
Deringer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ivkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ivkov has a couple of punches blocked by Deringer.
Deringer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deringer manages to break the clinch.
Aleksandar Ivkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivkov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deringer.
Ivkov defending well as Deringer loads up on a big left hand.
Ivkov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Deringer.
Deringer lands a nice hook to Ivkov's body. Ivkov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivkov cracks Deringer with a good jab.
Deringer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ivkov counters with a big right hand! Oh Deringer is in trouble here! Ivkov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Ivkov!
A victorious Aleksandar Ivkov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Veainu (ranked 1419 p4p, 250 weight class) and Jonny Bar (ranked 189 p4p, 43 weight class). Jonny Bar 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sione Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Bar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bar looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Veainu!
Veainu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bar has an Americana. Veainu didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bar is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bar hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jonny Bar!
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