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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Foxworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foxworth comes to the ring accompanied by Chiron. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Foxworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foxworth lands with a slapping head kick.
Henderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Henderson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Foxworth manages to get back to half guard.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson throwing shots but Foxworth is blocking nicely.
Henderson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Foxworth.
Foxworth controlling the position for now.
Foxworth wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henderson wants to stand up but Foxworth has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Henderson looks gassed!
Foxworth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henderson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foxworth defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson thows a huge punch but Foxworth dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foxworth goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Foxworth.
Foxworth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foxworth scores a nice knee to the body.
Foxworth fails to pull guard.
Henderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Henderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Foxworth is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Henderson throws an elbow but misses.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Van Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foxworth connects with a solid leg kick.
Henderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Foxworth to the mat! Foxworth manages to get full guard.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Foxworth keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henderson tries to stand but Foxworth is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up.
Henderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Foxworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Foxworth to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Henderson is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Foxworth pulls down on the head and he's put Henderson to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grant Foxworth!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gastin Gloc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gloc has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? by War as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gastin Gloc!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gloc is looking to clinch but Wise is avoiding it.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Wise! Gloc is backing up but he can't get away as Wise lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Gloc and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dennis Wise!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Ruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ruger's choice of entrance music: Zoku by The Kodo Drummers. William Ruger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donny Meyers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Ruger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruger moves into range and clinches up with Meyers.
Ruger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers tries for a takedown but Ruger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meyers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ruger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meyers is proving hard to escape from.
Ruger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ruger working some strikes from top position.
Ruger stopping the sweep attempt from Meyers.
Meyers looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ruger is defending well. Meyers quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ruger has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Meyers celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donny Meyers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tidus Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the ring accompanied by All The Above. Tidus Hunter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tidus Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thompson. That one must have hurt.
Thompson shoots in but no luck this time.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Hunter against the ropes but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thompson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hunter wants to hold on but Thompson pushes him away.
Hunter holds on to Thompson as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson avoids the attempt from Hunter to control.
Hunter is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hunter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter gets back to half guard.
Thompson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thompson throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Hunter is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunter is refusing to be controlled, as Thompson sits in half guard.
Thompson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunter working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hunter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunter looks gassed!
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Hunter moves out of range easily.
Thompson scores with a kick to the body.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunter is rocked!
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Thompson finish him?
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter has Thompson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hunter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thompson is rocked!
Thompson ducks into an uppercut from Hunter and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tidus Hunter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virtua Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikaika Konani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikaika Konani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Virtua Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ikaika Konani!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konani shoots in and drives through. Bird sprawls well.
Konani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Konani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bird tries for a takedown but Konani circles away easily
and Konani counters with a left and a right that stings Bird.
Konani doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bird counters with a shoot takedown. Konani fights it but they end up in guard.
Bird won't allow Konani to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Konani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bird pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Konani is keeping the position for now.
Bird is working hard here to advance position.
Bird pushing down on Konani's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bird missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konani tries to roll over but Bird keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bird gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Konani counters with a low kick, right behind Bird 's knee.
Bird gets caught flat footed, as Konani shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Konani looks gassed!
Bird has his foot on Konani's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Konani works his way back into a safe position though.
Konani stopping the sweep attempt from Bird.
Bird trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Konani won't allow Bird to sweep him here.
Bird could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Konani looking to pass the guard.
Bird looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Konani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Konani wants to control from the top but Bird keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Konani rolls with it to try and escape but Bird cranks on the arm and Konani is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Virtua Bird!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hartin!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kane tries to avoid it but Hartin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kane to the ground. Kane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hartin misses with a two punch combination.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Hartin.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kane attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hartin misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Hartin misses
and Kane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kane rushes Hartin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hartin tries to pull guard but Kane won't allow it.
Hartin tries to pull guard but Kane won't allow it.
Jack Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Hartin.
Kane keeps control of Hartin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hartin looks gassed!
Hartin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kane has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Kane.
Kane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hartin blocks it with crossed arms.
Hartin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but Hartin blocks with his arms.
Hartin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartin goes for a takedown attempt but Kane pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hartin works over Kane's head and body with a nice combination.
Hartin lands with a nice combination. Kane backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hartin clinches.
Kane is pressed up against the ropes. Hartin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kane down to the mat. Kane avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hartin works over Kane's head and body with a nice combination.
Hartin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kane.
Hartin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kane is looking to slow Hartin down with leg kicks.
Hartin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kane but Kane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartin misses with a wild combination.
Hartin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartin misses with a two punch combination.
Hartin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kane's waist but Kane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hartin off to one side.
Hartin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hartin scores with a nice strike.
Kane throws a hook but Hartin blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Hartin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hartin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hartin.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane clinches.
Hartin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Kane.
Hartin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hartin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hartin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hartin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A knee to the head by Kane.
Kane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hartin's face.
Hartin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kane smiles and moves away.
Jack Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kane closes the distance and clinches.
Hartin managing to block the knees to the body from Kane.
Hartin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kane lands a knee to the head.
Hartin is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kane lands a big knee to the head and Hartin goes down! Kane is looking to finish!
Hartin is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hartin being controlled for a moment.
Hartin is still in real trouble! Can Kane finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kane stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartin seems to have recovered his senses.
Hartin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hartin scores with a hook to the body. Kane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartin lands a jab-cross combination.
Hartin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with a low kick, right behind Hartin 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kane.
Kane throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hartin counters with a slapping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hartin.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hartin wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
Hartin wants the takedown. Kane is fighting it off but Hartin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kane's guard against the ropes.
Kane is pulling down on Hartin's head. It's preventing any offense from Hartin, at least for the moment.
Hartin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kane dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hartin fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Hartin or perhaps it was just good defense by Kane which made him look bad.
Jack Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Hartin moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Hartin misses.
Hartin fails to land with a series of punches.
Hartin slips a jab and a cross from Kane.
Hartin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane takes the fight into the clinch.
Kane misses with a knee strike.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but Hartin blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane scores with a knee to the head.
Hartin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hartin. That did some damage!
Kane scores with a kick to the body.
Kane is looking to clinch but Hartin is avoiding it.
Jack Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hartin checks a leg kick.
Kane misses with a low kick as Hartin jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kane tries to clinch but Hartin moves out of range.
Kane throws a series of punches but Hartin avoids them all with ease.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Hartin.
Hartin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hartin.
Kane tries to clinch but Hartin is having none of it.
Hartin misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Hartin misses.
Hartin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Hartin.
Hartin fails to land the takedown.
Jack Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Hartin.
Kane tries to keep at a distance but Hartin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hartin tries for a takedown but Kane manages to get underhooks.
Kane looking to throw knees to the head but Hartin is blocking nicely.
Hartin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hartin throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kane.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartin throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartin keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Hartin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartin avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch but Hartin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartin is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Hartin throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
Hartin lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kane.
A clash of legs there as Hartin blocks the low kick.
Kane misses with a hook to the body
and Hartin counters with a single leg into guard. Kane didn't expect that.
Hartin wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin looking to pass the guard.
Kane has control of Hartin's left arm, preventing Hartin from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hartin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kane'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.
Hartin prevents Kane from getting back to his feet.
Kane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hartin manages to get himself to full guard.
Kane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ethan Hartin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hartin throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartin blocks a head kick by Kane.
No joy there for Hartin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartin rushes Kane and presses him up against the ropes.
Hartin is trying to break the clinch but Kane has him pressed against the ropes.
Kane looking to throw knees to the head but Hartin is blocking nicely.
Kane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hartin.
Hartin is trying to break the clinch but Kane has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartin can't get the takedown.
Hartin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jack Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Hartin.
Kane lands a knee to the body.
Kane lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kane.
Kane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane misses with a knee strike.
Hartin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hartin is working an open guard so Kane takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hartin moves out of range as Kane throws a body kick.
Kane lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Hartin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kane tries to avoid it but Hartin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kane to the ground. Kane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hartin tries to land a leg kick but Kane saw it coming and moves away.
Hartin looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
Kane clinches with his opponent.
Kane scores with a knee to the head.
Hartin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartin fails to pull guard.
Knees to the body from Kane.
Knees to the body from Kane.
Kane looking to throw knees to the head but Hartin is blocking nicely.
Kane tries a knee to the head but Hartin blocks it.
Hartin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kane avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hartin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Kane.
Kane crunches a lovely knee into Hartin's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hartin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hartin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kane landing knees to the body.
Hartin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hartin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kane has him pressed against the ropes.
Hartin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hartin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A low kick from Kane is predictable there
and Hartin counters with a three punch combo that has Kane backing up. Kane nods at Hartin to acknowledge the strikes.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Hartin.
A low kick from Kane is predictable there
and Hartin counters by clinching up.
Kane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kane keeps control of Hartin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin is trying to break free.
Hartin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hartin looking for a takedown.
Kane stops a takedown attempt from Hartin.
Hartin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kane has double underhooks.
Kane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hartin has Kane pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hartin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kane tumbling to the mat - Hartin dives into Kane's guard.
Kane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hartin wants to stand but Kane is controlling his posture from full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kane holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane kicks Hartin off and gets to his feet.
Hartin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hartin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kane is fending him off so far but Hartin persists. Nope, Kane circles away and we're back to standing.
Kane throws a head kick that Hartin semi-blocks.
Jack Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Kane misses with a hook. Hartin ducked under it nicely.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Hartin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane scores with a head kick.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for Hartin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Hartin.
Kane throws a leg kick but Hartin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hartin throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kane tries to clinch up
and Hartin counters with a two punch combo.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartin throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Hartin misses with a series of wild punches.
Kane lands with a slapping head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Hartin.
Hartin blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Hartin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Kane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kody Mock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Welcome to the Jungle. Mock has chosen Im on a Boat as his entrance music. Lee Adama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kody Mock'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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Adama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kody Mock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adama shoots in but no luck this time.
Adama shoots in but Mock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mock fails with a takedown attempt.
Adama tries for a takedown but Mock circles away easily
and Mock counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Adama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adama tries to bench press Mock off him but Mock keeps the position.
Adama striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Adama is looking for a sweep.
Adama is not content to let Mock control the position.
Mock wants to take a breather but Adama manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Mock.
Mock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adama looking for a triangle here. Mock is fighting it but it looks tight! Adama pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mock is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lee Adama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Alves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Bader as Alves shoots in.
Bader shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves tries to clinch up.
Bader swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Alves wants to clinch.
Alves fails with the takedown
and Bader counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bader has him pressed against the ropes.
Bader tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader keeps control of Alves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Bader won't allow it.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alves wants to break free but Bader has control.
Alves is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Alves is trying to keep an underhook but Bader manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Alves is trying to stand.
Bader tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bader passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alves!
Alves is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Alves is bucking up trying to escape but Bader cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bader cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alves is rocked!
Bader forces the positional change into back control.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but Bader has full control of the position and if anything, Alves has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Alves is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bader gets his way!
Alves looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Alves looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves fending off the submission attempt from Bader.
Alves is trying to stand back up.
Bader landing with strikes.
Bader lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alves is trying to stand back up.
Bader is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bader 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader scores with a takedown into Alves's guard.
Alves wants to stand but Bader is controlling the position.
Bader is pushing down on Alves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alves is fighting to maintain full guard but Bader has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bader slips a nice elbow through Alves's hands, connecting with Alves's forehead.
Alves pushes Bader off looking to stand but Bader dives back in and keeps control.
Bader scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bader is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bader moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader scoring with punches and elbows.
Bader is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alves has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bader advances to mount.
Alves trying desperately to get to his feet.
BOOM! Bader connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alves is still in real trouble! Can Bader finish him?
Alves'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.
Alves seems to have recovered his senses.
Bader has hold of Alves's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Alves manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Bader lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bader dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
Alves with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bader counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bader.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Bader is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bader manages to pass to side control.
Alves tries to kick Bader off but Bader keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bader prevents Alves from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ryan Bader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bader wants to get back to full guard.
Alves wants to stand up but Bader is controlling the position.
Bader is pressing down on Alves's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves tries to stand but Bader is controlling from the bottom.
Bader is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bader throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alves stands up and waves to Bader to follow him.
Bader misses with a series of wild punches.
Bader fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries for a takedown but Bader circles away easily
so Bader counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alves wants to stand but Bader is controlling the position.
Alves has his feet on Bader's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bader counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bader tries to pass to full mount but Alves defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Alves has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bader moves nicely into side control.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bader lands with a nice combination. Alves backs away looking to recover.
Bader shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
No luck for Bader with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Bader. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bader changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bader is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alves knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alves is trying to buck Bader off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bader dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alves wants to clinch.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Bader counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bader is controlling him.
Bader trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Alves is looking to stand up but Bader isn't so interested in that idea.
Bader wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Alves wants to stand up but Bader is controlling him.
Bader wants to get up but he can't break Alves's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Alves is looking to stand up but Bader isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bader's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bader looking to pass the guard.
Bader postures up in Alves's guard and throws a big left but Alves blocks it.
Alves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves wants to stand but Bader is controlling the position.
Bader working some strikes from top position.
Alves wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alves slips under a jab.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Bader circles away.
Alves shoots in for a double leg but Bader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bader takes the fight into the clinch.
Bader breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bader fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Bader persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves is trying to stand up here but Bader is controlling him well.
Bader thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves's head.
Alves pushes Bader off looking to stand but Bader dives back in and keeps control.
Bader seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Alves is trying to stand back up but Bader is controlling him
Bader tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alves controls his leg.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Bader is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alves defends it well.
Alves is trying to stand back up but Bader is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bader scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bader is working for a submission of some sort.
Alves pushes Bader off looking to stand but Bader dives back in and keeps control.
Bader is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bader.
Alves is trying to stand.
Bader decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Bader with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Bader didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bader escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bader has a closed guard, preventing Alves from standing up.
Bader tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bader counters with a single leg into guard. Alves didn't expect that.
Bader prevents Alves from getting back to his feet.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bader is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bader lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alves throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Alves trying to strike off his back.
Alves trying to strike off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Bader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bader, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Bader!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Beane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Beane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Beane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beane lands with a big right hook that stumbles Kane - he's out on his feet here! Beane follows up with another monster hook that separates Kane from consciousness! Kane falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Beane stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Beane!
Steve Beane is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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