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Brave Combat Federation returned to India for the third time to present their 30th major event. This was the second time that the Bahrain-based promotion took their entourage to Hyderabad, and they certainly didn't disappoint the fans in the City of Pearls, putting together a stacked MMA card.
The event was headlined by a Brave CF World Bantamweight Championship showdown between titleholder Stephen Loman and challenger Louie Sanoudakis.
The co-main event of the evening saw Dominik Schober take on Phil Hawes in a Middleweight fight.
The event, as expected, also served as a platform for a host of exciting Indian talents to showcase their skills. Mohammad Farhad, Bhabajeet Choudhury, Kushal Vyas, Khantaraj Agasa and Mankit Kolekar were some of the Indian fighters that had a lot of hype surrounding them going into the event.
The fans who swarmed into the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana did get their money's worth with a highly entertaining 11-fight card.
Given below is a summary of the results of Brave CF 30:
Main Card
- Stephen 'The Sniper' Loman def. Louie 'Leonidas' Sanoudakis via unanimous decision to retain the Brave CF Bantamweight title
- Phil 'Zilla' Hawes def. Dominik 'Painless' Schober via submission (Round 1)
- Martin 'Mantime' Hudson def. Bhabajeet 'Stretcher' Choudhury via submission (Round 1)
- Khantharaj Shankar Agasa def. Nawras 'The Honey Badger' Abzakh via unanimous decision
- Mohammad Farhad def. Kushal Vyas via TKO (Round 1)
Prelims
- Todd 'The Black Hulk' Stoute def. Lukasz Parobeic (Round 2)
- Samin 'Sam Guinti' Kamal Beik def. Manjit Kolekar via TKO (Round 2, Doctor Stoppage)
- Enrico 'The Killing Machine' Cortese def. Jorick Montagnac via split decision
- Karolina 'Polish Assassin' Wojcik def. Maria 'Wonder Woman' Ribeiro via split decision
- Kuldeep Singh Sekhon def. Shankar Mehta via TKO (Round 1)
- Satya Behuria def. Pathian Pmsdawngliana via submission (Round 1)
Major highlights
The Bantamweight title main event went the distance as The Sniper put on another dominant display to retain the title, which extended his winning streak to seven.
Hometown fan-favourite Bhabajeet Choudhury was stunned by Martin Hudson in a first-round submission loss. Former Invicta fighter Manjit Kolekar lost to Brave CF debutant Samin Beik after the Mumbai-based fighter was unable to continue due to a cut.
Elsewhere on the card, Mohammad Farhad made a big statement on his Brave CF return by stopping Kushal Vyas with a leg kick TKO.
