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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 22763 p4p, 24955 weight class) and Jugabu Batdorani (ranked 485 p4p, 515 weight class). Mariusz Pudzianowski 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 95 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jugabu Batdorani!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mariusz Pudzianowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pudzianowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Batdorani misses with a takedown attempt - Pudzianowski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batdorani stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pudzianowski.
Batdorani tries for a takedown but Pudzianowski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Batdorani blocks the low kick.
Pudzianowski with the inside leg kick.
Pudzianowski misses with a low kick.
Batdorani wants to counter with a clinch but Pudzianowski pushes him away.
Batdorani shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pudzianowski sprawls well. Pudzianowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Batdorani gets slowly back to his feet.
Mariusz Pudzianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jugabu Batdorani.
Pudzianowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Batdorani with that takedown attempt.
Pudzianowski connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batdorani chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pudzianowski can pounce on him.
Batdorani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Batdorani shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pudzianowski is trying to defend but Batdorani finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Batdorani in particular looking to stall.
Pudzianowski wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Batdorani is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Batdorani is pressing down on Pudzianowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pudzianowski is holding on for now.
Batdorani is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pudzianowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Batdorani.
Batdorani stalling.
Batdorani maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pudzianowski could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Batdorani has cracked it and Pudzianowski is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Batdorani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jugabu Batdorani!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Luciano (ranked 1381 p4p, 22054 weight class) and Karter Carey (ranked 167 p4p, 500 weight class). Luciano comes to the cage accompanied by SHORT PEOPLE. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Ray Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Carey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carey is defended easily by Luciano.
Carey fails with the takedown
and Luciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Luciano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left and a right from Luciano both land. Nice combination.
Carey throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Luciano.
Left hook, right uppercut from Luciano.
A solid leg kick lands there for Luciano.
Luciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Luciano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Luciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Luciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carey doesn't seem phased though.
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Luciano connects with the punch.
Carey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luciano avoids it really well and circles away.
Ray Luciano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karter Carey.
Luciano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Luciano.
Luciano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Carey moves forwards but Luciano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano cracks Carey with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luciano misses with a series of wild punches.
Carey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Luciano.
Carey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luciano but Luciano pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Luciano scores with a hook.
Luciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Luciano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ray Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carey misses with the body kick
and Luciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luciano drops Carey with a right and a left! Luciano comes rushing in but Carey regains his composure and manages to keep Luciano in guard.
 Carey is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carey is still in real trouble! Can Luciano finish him?
Luciano is pushing down on Carey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carey is fighting to maintain full guard but Luciano has managed to sneak the leg through.
Luciano is trying to work for a kimura but Carey is defending well.
Carey seems to have recovered his senses.
Luciano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carey defends it well.
Luciano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carey wants to control but Luciano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Luciano seems to be working for a kimura but Carey defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Carey could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Luciano has cracked it and Carey is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Luciano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Luciano!
Ray Luciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monni Mantzurin (ranked 1927 p4p, 2951 weight class) and Alexey Turmarrov (ranked 210 p4p, 303 weight class). Monni Mantzurin 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monni Mantzurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Turmarrov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantzurin shoots in looking for a takedown. Turmarrov tries to sprawl out of it but Mantzurin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Turmarrov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mantzurin closes the distance and clinches.
Mantzurin just leaning against Turmarrov, taking a breather.
Mantzurin scores with a knee to the head.
Turmarrov jumps guard.
Turmarrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mantzurin won't allow Turmarrov to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mantzurin landing some decent shots from guard.
Turmarrov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Mantzurin dives into side control.
Mantzurin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantzurin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mantzurin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mantzurin in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Turmarrov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Mantzurin turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monni Mantzurin!
After winning the bout, Monni Mantzurin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frendy Saputra (ranked 2795 p4p, 2864 weight class) and Leonard Nimoy (ranked 300 p4p, 310 weight class). Saputra comes to the cage accompanied by Truckin'. Frendy Saputra is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frendy Saputra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
Saputra is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saputra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoy.
Saputra misses with the combination.
Saputra connects with a single shot there.
Nimoy looks to throw the jab but Saputra is out of range.
Saputra appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saputra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Saputra misses.
Nimoy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Saputra stalks Nimoy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nimoy's face. Nimoy staggers backwards, shaken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra lands with a right hand.
Nimoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saputra.
Saputra tries a head kick but it misses.
Nimoy throws out a counter right but Saputra avoids it with no problem.
Nimoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saputra at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputra throws a combination. Nimoy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saputra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut there from Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a hook to the side of Saputra's head but Saputra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saputra pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nimoy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saputra under the eye.
Nimoy missing with a left hand there. Saputra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saputra lands a two punch combo.
Saputra throws a hook but Nimoy blocks it.
Saputra misses with a hook
and Nimoy counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saputra throws a lazy uppercut
and Nimoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saputra throws a right hand that Nimoy ducks under and follows up with a left that Nimoy also avoids with ease.
Nimoy connects with a body shot.
Saputra throws a head kick but Nimoy moves out of range.
Saputra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nimoy.
Saputra throws a hook but Nimoy avoids it easily.
Saputra lands a nice shot to the body.
Frendy Saputra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saputra lands the left hand.
Nimoy avoids the body shot from Saputra.
Nimoy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Saputra scores with a punch to the head.
A lazy left from Saputra finds it's target.
Nimoy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saputra misses with a wild combination.
Nimoy throws out a counter right but Saputra avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nimoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nimoy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saputra scores with a nice strike.
Saputra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 Saputra is rocked!
Saputra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nimoy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Saputra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saputra slips under a jab from Nimoy.
Saputra seems to have got his legs back now.
Nimoy looks to land a body kick but Saputra moved away.
Saputra with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saputra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nimoy doesn't seem bothered though.
Saputra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nimoy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nimoy misses with a hook. Saputra ducked under it nicely.
Saputra lands a nice shot that snaps Nimoy's head back.
Nimoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saputra moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saputra throws out a loose jab but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saputra dips to his left and cracks Nimoy with an uppercut!
Nimoy misses with a body shot
and Saputra counters with a straight right hand.
Saputra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nimoy.
Saputra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saputra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nimoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saputra fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nimoy staying out of range there.
Nimoy connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nimoy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Saputra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nimoy misses with a body shot
and Saputra counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frendy Saputra dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nimoy misses with a looping right.
Saputra is looking to counter punch.
Saputra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saputra misses with a straight right.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Saputra here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Saputra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saputra lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Saputra. Those never looked like landing.
Saputra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saputra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra lands with a shot to the body.
Saputra lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nimoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Saputra.
An attempted straight right counter from Saputra misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Saputra throws a body punch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Nimoy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saputra thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saputra with a body shot.
Nice shot by Nimoy.
Saputra looks to land a right hand but Nimoy moved out of range.
A jab from Saputra misses.
Saputra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saputra on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nimoy stuns Saputra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Saputra.
Saputra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nimoy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Saputra does no damage.
The crowd cheers as Saputra lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nimoy doesn't seem phased though.
Saputra staying out of range there.
Saputra thinks about countering with a head kick.
Saputra throws a leg kick but Nimoy moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saputra misses the shot to the body.
Nimoy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frendy Saputra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nimoy digs a good body shot into Saputra's ribs.
Nimoy misses with a body shot.
Nimoy misses with a straight right.
A nice combination there by Saputra.
Saputra misses the shot to the body.
Saputra swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Saputra's head.
Saputra tries to land a leg kick but Nimoy saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Nimoy.
Saputra throws a lazy right hand but Nimoy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nimoy misses the target.
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Saputra.
Saputra slips under a jab from Nimoy.
Saputra seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Saputra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saputra scores with a sloppy right hand. Nimoy should have avoided that one.
Saputra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Saputra catches Nimoy right on the button with a cross.
Saputra misses with a wild combination.
Nimoy throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy slips under a jab from Saputra.
Saputra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saputra slips a straight right by Nimoy.
Saputra works Nimoy's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nimoy needs to keep his hands up - Saputra had a free shot at his head there.
Nimoy misses with a hook.
Saputra throws a low kick but Nimoy moves out of range easily.
Nimoy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saputra connects with a body shot.
Saputra scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saputra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nimoy takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frendy Saputra dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nimoy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saputra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nimoy can do to turn this around?
Nimoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saputra takes a swing at Nimoy's ribcage but misses.
Saputra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nimoy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nimoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saputra.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nimoy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Saputra has got the better of the exchanges.
Nimoy misses with a wild body shot.
Saputra lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Nimoy.
Saputra scores with a jab to the head.
Frendy Saputra is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nimoys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nimoy dodges the punch combination from Saputra.
Nimoy throws out a counter right but Saputra avoids it with no problem.
Saputra misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nimoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saputra throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saputra misses with a straight right.
Saputra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nimoy counters with a nice body shot.
That kick from Saputra tenderised Nimoy's leg. Nimoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saputra misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Saputra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saputra throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nimoy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nimoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Saputra is just out of range.
Nimoy scores with a hook to the body. Saputra takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leonard Nimoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saputra. Nimoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saputra.
Saputra misses with a hook to the body
and Nimoy counters with a body kick that stops Saputra in his tracks momentarily.
Saputra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nimoy.
Saputra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nimoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saputra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with an uppercut.
Saputra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nimoy lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saputra lands with a shot to the body.
Nimoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Saputra.
Saputra lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nimoy at a distance.
Nimoy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nimoy lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Saputra misses.
Nimoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saputra lands with a shot to the body.
Saputra lands with a straight right. Nimoy didn't see that one coming.
Nimoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoy scores with a nice head shot.
Saputra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saputra.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nimoy moves away from the strike by Saputra.
Saputra changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nimoy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nimoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saputra cracks a nice hook into Nimoy's ribs.
Saputra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saputra stuns Nimoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saputra avoids a kick to the body.
Saputra slips a jab from Nimoy.
Saputra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Frendy Saputra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frendy Saputra.
Well Saputra 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frendy Saputra!
Frendy Saputra seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 832 p4p, 21374 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 88 p4p, 462 weight class). Mercer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. Diego Hageman looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 45 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends Hageman tumbling to the mat! Mercer takes a step backwards and waves Hageman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hageman is rocked!
 It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Hageman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hageman misses with a takedown attempt
and Mercer counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Hageman! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Mercer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Mercer!
In his post fight interview, Bobby Mercer gave a big smile as he said 'What a ride it's been Dynasty! I loved every minute here! This org is one of the best around & it's not going anywhere, anytime soon. Love you all! Glad I could end on a high note! Sorry Diogo, there's not gona be a rubber match.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Zuev (ranked 1027 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Diziz Sparta Jr (ranked 142 p4p, 174 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sparta Jr's choice of entrance music: Just like you imagined. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Zuev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diziz Sparta Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuev throws a body shot but no joy.
Sparta Jr shoots in for a double leg but Zuev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zuev lands a jab-cross combination.
Zuev goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zuev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sparta Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zuev.
Zuev scores with a jab to the head.
Sparta Jr is rocked!
Sparta Jr walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Zuev! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandr Zuev!
After the fight, Aleksandr Zuev was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Diziz Sparta Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'Time to think about a new career. I love training.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Justen (ranked 699 p4p, 1214 weight class) and Simon Cross (ranked 85 p4p, 144 weight class). Justen comes to the cage accompanied by Super Chargers. Cross comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Irregular God kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Herbert Justen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Herbert Justen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Cross!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cross tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cross is trying to get an arm triangle but Justen is defending well.
Justen tries to improve position but can't.
Cross looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cross has an Americana. Justen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cross is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cross hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Simon Cross!
Simon Cross decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Herbert Justen was interviewed post fight and said 'His BJJ sucks...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 604 p4p, 499 weight class) and Brad Pfanne (ranked 81 p4p, 66 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pfanne shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nagibatel defends it nicely.
Pfanne shoots for a double leg takedown but Nagibatel sprawls well. He's pushed Pfanne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nagibatel throws a big counter combination but Pfanne scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nagibatel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pfanne.
Lyoha Nagibatel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Pfanne.
Nagibatel slips a straight right by Pfanne.
Good exchange - Pfanne coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel misses with the combination.
Pfanne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nagibatel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with an uppercut.
Pfanne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pfanne shoots in for a takedown but Nagibatel shows good takedown defense.
Nagibatel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pfanne tries for a takedown but Nagibatel circles away easily
and Nagibatel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nagibatel slaps away a takedown attempt from Pfanne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nagibatel is looking to counter punch.
Pfanne throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nagibatel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pfanne is in Nagibatel's guard.
Nagibatel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lyoha Nagibatel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagibatel lands the left hand.
Nagibatel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nagibatel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pfanne.
Nagibatel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nagibatel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pfanne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nagibatel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nagibatel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pfanne. Pfanne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pfanne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pfanne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pfanne fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne connects with a crisp jab.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that Pfanne semi-blocks.
Nagibatel lands a big head kick that sends Pfanne tumbling to the mat! Nagibatel takes a step backwards and waves Pfanne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pfanne is rocked!
Pfanne with a poor takedown
and Nagibatel counters with a thumping low kick.
Pfanne is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagibatel finish him?
Nagibatel lands with a right and another and another! Pfanne is in big trouble! Nagibatel lands again and this time it's lights out for Pfanne! A quality knockout there for Nagibatel.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel retains his middleweight title!
Lyoha Nagibatel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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