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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kitten Kaito (ranked 24787 p4p, 25316 weight class) and Martino Silva (ranked 426 p4p, 432 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kitten Kaito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaito closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kaito is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaito definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaito sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kaito wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kaito tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaito is stalling in the full guard.
Kaito gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kaito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Kaito shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kaito sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kaito has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaito seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaito's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva moves out of range as Kaito throws a body kick.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Kaito fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Kaito persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Kaito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaito wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaito looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Kaito is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaito is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kitten Kaito dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kaito dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
 Silva is rocked!
Kaito controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Kaito finish him?
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kaito controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva backs away from a small jab... but Kaito lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Silva crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Kaito with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kitten Kaito!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerk McQuirk (ranked 25382 p4p, 24837 weight class) and Jeffrey Franklin (ranked 546 p4p, 563 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerk McQuirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffrey Franklin !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuirk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Franklin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McQuirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McQuirk lands a left and a right that send Franklin crashing to the mat, dazed. McQuirk thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Jeffrey Franklin has been cut.
Franklin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McQuirk's half guard.
McQuirk has one foot on Franklin 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've been told by McQuirk's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franklin tries to keep at a distance but McQuirk has taken the fight into the clinch.
McQuirk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Franklin stalling in the clinch but McQuirk improves position.
Franklin is looking to control McQuirk's arms but McQuirk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Franklin has his back to the cage.
McQuirk is working Franklin over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin jumps guard and drags McQuirk to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McQuirk landing some decent shots from guard.
Franklin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McQuirk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McQuirk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Franklin is rocked!
McQuirk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Franklin is still in real trouble! Can McQuirk finish him?
McQuirk stands and steps away. Franklin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Franklin seems to have recovered his senses.
Franklin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McQuirk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franklin at a distance.
McQuirk pushes Franklin up against the cage in a clinch.
McQuirk avoiding damage.
McQuirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Franklin responds with a good body kick, but McQuirk manages to step out the way in time.
McQuirk takes the fight into the clinch.
Franklin tightens his grip and picks McQuirk up, before dumping him to the ground. McQuirk manages to land in guard.
McQuirk wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McQuirk cracks Franklin with a hook to the temple - Franklin is on wobbly legs here! McQuirk swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Franklin falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! McQuirk wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jerk McQuirk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Young (ranked 25523 p4p, 25328 weight class) and Andres Anderson (ranked 607 p4p, 595 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Many Men. This should be a great matchup!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andres Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Anderson throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Young trying to control the position.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
Young isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anderson stacks Young on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anderson!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Young!
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Anderson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Anderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson with a couple of short strikes.
Young's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Anderson stands up from mount. Strange move.
A big right from Young misses.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson decides to stand back up. Anderson steps back and let's Young get back to his feet.
Young throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Young as Anderson shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Stan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Anderson has picked Young up - he's going for a ride! Anderson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson stands up and beckons Young to join him on the feet.
Anderson dives in and scores a takedown into Young's guard.
Young is wriggling around but Anderson manages to pass to half guard.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Anderson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson darts in and clinches Young up against the cage.
Anderson manages to pull guard.
Young wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Young wanted to stand there but Anderson had control of the position.
Andres Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Young striking off his back but it's not causing Anderson any problems.
Young wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Anderson is now in half guard.
Anderson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to maintain the position but Anderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Anderson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Anderson scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Anderson cracks Young with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Young is working an open guard so Anderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Young as he avoids it easily.
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Anderson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Young counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stan Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andres Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the cage.
Young tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Young is looking to counter the offense by Anderson and move into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Young misses with a looping right.
Young blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Young tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anderson manages to circle out of the way.
Young throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andres Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Young to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Andres Anderson has been cut.
Anderson moves out of range as Young strikes.
Andres Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Young.
Anderson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Young throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson wants to clinch up but Young keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Young misses the target.
Young throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Young misses its intended target.
Young connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anderson is rocked!
Stan Young is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Anderson limp body while Young jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stan Young!
Andres Anderson spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks for the support. I'll work harder than ever to come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benito Graffagnino (ranked 25515 p4p, 6311 weight class) and Ranganathan Iyer (ranked 591 p4p, 580 weight class). Ranganathan Iyer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Benito Graffagnino's chin.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benito Graffagnino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ranganathan Iyer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iyer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Graffagnino napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Iyer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Graffagnino sneaks back into half guard.
Graffagnino is staying active underneath Iyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Iyer stops Graffagnino from getting back to his feet.
Graffagnino is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Iyer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Iyer's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graffagnino controlling well, preventing Iyer from escaping the position.
Iyer trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Graffagnino controls the action.
Graffagnino has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Iyer has freed his hand and lives to survive another
well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iyer is trying to stand back up.
Graffagnino is looking for the choke from the back position but Iyer is controlling his hands well.
Graffagnino biding his time, looking for the opening.
Graffagnino looking for the choke from the back.
Iyer tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Graffagnino tightening his grip on Iyer, looking for the choke.
Iyer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Graffagnino keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Graffagnino seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Iyer for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Iyer wants to improve his position but Graffagnino is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iyer is trying to stand back up but Graffagnino is controlling him
Iyer is trying to control but can't.
Iyer tries to kick Graffagnino off but Graffagnino keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iyer trying to hold on to Graffagnino's head to control him but Graffagnino postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graffagnino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graffagnino dives in for a single leg takedown but Iyer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Graffagnino wants a takedown but no success here.
Iyer leaning against his opponent.
We've been informed that Iyer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Graffagnino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Iyer tries to land a knee to the head but Graffagnino blocks with his arms.
Graffagnino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iyer smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benito Graffagnino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iyer moves into the clinch successfully.
Iyer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Iyer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Graffagnino controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Graffagnino postures up in Iyer's guard and throws a big left but Iyer blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graffagnino is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
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 Benito Graffagnino 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.
Iyer shoots in but Graffagnino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Iyer connects with a leg kick.
Iyer shoots in and bounces Graffagnino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Graffagnino pushes Iyer off and gets back to his feet.
Iyer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graffagnino's waist but Graffagnino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iyer off to one side.
Graffagnino misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graffagnino slaps away a takedown attempt from Iyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benito Graffagnino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ranganathan Iyer.
Graffagnino moves into the clinch successfully.
Iyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iyer checks a leg kick.
Iyer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Graffagnino's guard.
Graffagnino has control of Iyer's left arm, preventing Iyer from doing any damage.
Graffagnino wants to sweep here but Iyer controlling him for the moment.
Graffagnino has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iyer trying to control but Graffagnino is working from the bottom.
Iyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Graffagnino is retaining full guard.
Graffagnino looking for a sweep. Not yet Graffagnino, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iyer trying to control but Graffagnino is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Graffagnino has control of Iyer's left arm, preventing Iyer from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Iyer takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graffagnino is trying to pull guard but Iyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Graffagnino is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Iyer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Graffagnino is working Iyer over against the cage.
Graffagnino tries to circle away but Iyer has him pinned against the cage.
Iyer breaks the clinch.
Graffagnino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Iyer goes for a double leg but Graffagnino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Graffagnino continues to drive forward.
Graffagnino swats away the attempt to clinch by Iyer.
Graffagnino closes the distance and clinches up with Iyer, looking for a takedown. Graffagnino pushes Iyer against the cage but Iyer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benito Graffagnino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graffagnino fails with a takedown attempt.
Iyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Iyer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Iyer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Graffagnino managing to block the knees to the body from Iyer.
Graffagnino jumps guard but Iyer stands there with Graffagnino around his waist. Graffagnino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iyer tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ranganathan Iyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Graffagnino wants to clinch.
Iyer slaps away a takedown attempt from Graffagnino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Graffagnino sets himself, and Iyer steps forward looking for the clinch! Graffagnino avoids it this time.
Nice sprawl there from Graffagnino as Iyer shoots in.
Graffagnino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graffagnino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Iyer somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iyer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iyer stuffs the takedown attempt from Graffagnino. Graffagnino gets slowly back to his feet.
Iyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Graffagnino looking to slow down the pace here.
Iyer slowing the pace effectively.
Iyer looking for a takedown.
Benito Graffagnino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ranganathan Iyer.
Graffagnino is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Iyer is defending well.
Graffagnino is trying to break free.
Iyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Iyer throws a body punch but Graffagnino moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graffagnino tries to clinch but Iyer moves out of range.
Iyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Graffagnino was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Graffagnino fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Iyer tries to counter it with a takedown but Graffagnino pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Graffagnino is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graffagnino fails with a takedown attempt.
Iyer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Iyer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Graffagnino kicks off Iyer and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iyer lands with a kick to the temple. Graffagnino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 It looks like Benito Graffagnino has been cut.
Graffagnino throws a head kick but Iyer moves out of range.
Iyer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Iyer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Graffagnino sprawls well initially but Iyer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Graffagnino scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Iyer manages to mount him!
Iyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Graffagnino is looking to escape.
Graffagnino sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graffagnino tries to get to full guard but Iyer has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graffagnino defending well though.
Iyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Graffagnino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Graffagnino keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Graffagnino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Iyer is looking for submissions but instead, Graffagnino has regained full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ranganathan Iyer.
I think Iyer 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheeks Clapperton (ranked 5923 p4p, 5527 weight class) and Frank Miller (ranked 561 p4p, 549 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cheeks Clapperton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Miller!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clapperton tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Clapperton.
Clapperton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clapperton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clapperton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clapperton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
Clapperton throws a strike but Miller avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Clapperton tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapperton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clapperton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miller wants to stand up but Clapperton is controlling him.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clapperton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Clapperton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Clapperton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Clapperton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Clapperton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller is looking to sweep but instead, Clapperton has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clapperton is trying to control the action in half guard but Miller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clapperton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clapperton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clapperton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clapperton.
Clapperton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miller is pressing down on Clapperton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Clapperton trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clapperton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapperton tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Clapperton wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Frank Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clapperton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheeks Clapperton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clapperton tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clapperton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheeks Clapperton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Miller drops Clapperton with a naaaaasty hook - Clapperton is in real trouble here! Miller dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Christ (ranked 5284 p4p, 4076 weight class) and Martin Burns (ranked 536 p4p, 493 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Burns!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shoots in but Christ avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burns tries to clinch up
and Christ counters with a nice body shot.
Christ dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christ misses with a hook.
Burns is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Christ. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Christ misses with a right hand
and Burns counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burns.
Burns stops Christ from standing up.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns wants to get up but he can't break Christ's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Christ is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.
Christ is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Zero Tolerance that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Burns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Burns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Christ is trying to stand.
Burns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Christ looks like he's trying to stand up.
Burns wants to free his trapped foot but Christ is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Burns stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Burns is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Burns trying to pass the guard but Christ defending well.
Burns is still trying to improve position.
Burns keeps trying to improve his position.
Christ tries to kick Burns off but Burns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Burns is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Christ is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Martin Burns!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hurry Fobbs (ranked 3353 p4p, 5801 weight class) and Adam Bruno (ranked 401 p4p, 505 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hurry Fobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Bruno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fobbs connects with a body shot.
Fobbs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brunos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruno walks into a left hand.
Bruno throws a series of punches but Fobbs avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fobbs darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruno shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fobbs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruno has time to react.
Fobbs scores with a nice right hand.
Bruno is rocked!
Fobbs throws an uppercut from hell that sends Bruno clean off his feet! He's out cold! Fobbs stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hurry Fobbs!
During a confident post fight interview, Hurry Fobbs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Surkho Dratchev (ranked 2400 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Santiago Santos (ranked 252 p4p, 405 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Santiago Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Dratchev looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Surkho Dratchev has been cut.
Dratchev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dratchev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dratchev moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dratchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dratchev tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dratchev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Dratchev catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Santiago Santos has been cut.
Santos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dratchev tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dratchev misses with a hook.
Santos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dratchev blocks it well.
Dratchev throws a big shot that misses.
Surkho Dratchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos moves out of range as Dratchev strikes.
Santos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves away from the strike by Dratchev.
Dratchev lands a slapping body shot.
Dratchev misses with a two punch combination.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dratchev.
Dratchev is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dratchev misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dratchev throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Santos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dratchev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos moves out of range as Dratchev throws a body kick.
Dratchev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santos counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos thinks about the counter body kick.
Dratchev swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Santos checks a leg kick nicely.
Santos is trying to counter with his kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Dratchev scores with a four punch combination!
Dratchev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dratchev connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surkho Dratchev dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos dodges the punch combination from Dratchev.
That has opened up Santiago Santos's cut even more.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dratchev throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Santos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dratchev blocks it well.
Dratchev throws a front kick aimed at Santos's knee but Santos avoids it well.
Santos is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev throws a combination that misses
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dratchev lands with a cross.
Dratchev takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dratchev misses with a straight left.
Santos slips a jab from Dratchev.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dratchev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Santos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dratchev.
Santos thinks about the counter body kick.
Dratchev throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Dratchev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dratchev tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos throws a fast counter high kick but Dratchev manages to duck under it in time.
Dratchev wants to clinch
and Santos finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev misses with a kick to the body.
Santos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dratchev. That's going to slow Santos down.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dratchev.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dratchev tries to clinch up.
Santos throws out a counter right but Dratchev avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dratchev throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dratchev throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dratchev misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dratchev throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Surkho Dratchev dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dratchev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dratchev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dratchev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dratchev misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Dratchev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santos! But no joy.
Dratchev misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dratchev.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dratchev connects with a body shot that sends Santos's belly button to the back.
Dratchev throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos feints a counter leg kick.
Dratchev misses with a double jab.
Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dratchev.
Dratchev wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Donk. Dratchev catches Santos right on the button with a cross.
The cut above Santiago Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dratchev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Santos's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Dratchev scores with a four punch combination!
Santiago Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dratchev is looking to clinch.
Dratchev tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sloppy strikes from Dratchev. Those never looked like landing.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev misses with a double jab.
Santos avoids the body shot from Dratchev.
Santos counters with a body kick.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dratchev throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dratchev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Surkho Dratchev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dratchev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Surkho Dratchev!
After winning the bout, Surkho Dratchev 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Herio Lupsaka (ranked 1667 p4p, 5733 weight class) and Wesley Silva (ranked 225 p4p, 555 weight class). Herio Lupsaka could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wesley Silva's chin.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herio Lupsaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lupsaka with that takedown attempt.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lupsaka goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herio Lupsaka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Lupsaka is controlling the position.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lupsaka avoids the head kick by Silva.
Lupsaka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No luck for Lupsaka with that takedown attempt.
Lupsaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lupsaka doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lupsaka.
Herio Lupsaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lupsaka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lupsaka or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva, which made it look bad.
Silva lands with a hook. Lupsaka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva lands with a straight right. Lupsaka didn't see that one coming.
Lupsaka scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Lupsaka is breathing heavily.
Lupsaka preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the position but Lupsaka postures up.
Silva pulls Lupsaka in close to prevent any damage.
Lupsaka forces his way into half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lupsaka is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Lupsaka from advancing position.
Lupsaka working Silva over with strikes.
Lupsaka wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupsaka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lupsaka 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.
Lupsaka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupsaka frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Lupsaka finish him?
Lupsaka looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Silva covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herio Lupsaka!
Herio Lupsaka 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 Mike Hunt (ranked 1717 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Johnny Hogg (ranked 192 p4p, 261 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hogg's choice of entrance music: Styx - Renegade. Johnny Hogg has the eye of the tiger 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hunt!
Hogg is staying tight to Hunt's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hogg cracks Hunt with a big right hand but Hunt just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hogg tries to score with some ground and pound. Hunt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hunt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hogg scoring with punches and elbows.
Hogg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
 Hunt is rocked!
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hunt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh Hunt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hogg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hogg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt is looking for a sweep.
Hogg is looking to take a break and control but Hunt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hogg looks up at the clock and then as Hunt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hogg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mike Hunt's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg working the head and body with strikes.
Mike Hunt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hogg scoring with punches from side control.
Jeez, Mike Hunt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Hunt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Hogg!
An out of breath Johnny Hogg thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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