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Honour FC 58: True Grit PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Capitalist Oppressor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparring Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Capitalist Oppressor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring Partner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partner swings for the body but Capitalist Oppressor moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Capitalist Oppressor.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Partner.
Partner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Partner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capitalist Oppressor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Partner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Partner can't find room to land a body shot as Capitalist Oppressor controls the action.
Capitalist Oppressor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capitalist Oppressor tries to land a knee to the head but Partner blocks with his arms.
Capitalist Oppressor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Capitalist Oppressor content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Partner throws a head punch that misses.
Partner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Capitalist Oppressor just stands there and leans against the cage.
Capitalist Oppressor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Capitalist Oppressor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Partner.
Partner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Partner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Capitalist Oppressor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Capitalist Oppressor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner successfully pulls guard.
Partner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Partner maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Capitalist Oppressor could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Partner has cracked it and Capitalist Oppressor is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Partner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sparring Partner!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by Move!. Ward has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music. Jack Hayes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mr Ward's chin.
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146 lbs
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144 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Ward!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ward throws a poor cross that misses
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters by moving into the clinch.
Ward turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ward manages to end up in side control.
Ward works to advance to full mount. Hayes defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ward is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hayes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ward goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hayes is on top in guard.
Ward is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hayes defends well.
Hayes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ward is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hayes defends it easily.
Hayes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ward has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hayes has managed to get both his arms back between Ward's legs - danger averted.
Ward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hayes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ward is tightening it up a little... Hayes has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hayes reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hayes taps out! nice BJJ there by Ward!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mr Ward!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Will Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes into the arena with 50 Cents- Many Men blaring out of the sound system. Glenn Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Will Connor's chin.
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158 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful |
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Connor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Connor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edwards.
A short right from Connor on the inside.
Edwards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor prevents a body shot from Edwards.
Connor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Edwards.
Connor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Edwards's face.
It looks like Glenn Edwards has been cut.
Connor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Connor lands a left hand.
Edwards throws a punch but it's blocked by Connor.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Connor's head.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edwards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Connor is working Edwards over against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Connor pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Connor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Connor.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connor avoids it.
Connor lands a body punch.
Connor lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Connor.
Edwards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards tries to break the clinch but Connor is controlling the position.
Connor scores with a knee to the head.
Connor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Connor digs a right hand underneath Edwards's ribcage. Edwards let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edwards looks gassed!
Connor is stalling here.
Connor lands a knee to the head.
Connor lands a nice shot to the body.
Connor digs a right hand into Edwards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Edwards's gas tank.
Connor is leaning against Edwards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Connor.
Connor lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Connor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor is leaning against Edwards and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Connor as the two fighters clinch.
Connor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Connor lands a body punch.
Connor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor presses Edwards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Connor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Connor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connor avoids it.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Connor drags the fight down to the ground.
Connor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Connor pulls Edwards in close to prevent any damage.
Edwards looking to sit in guard and control but Connor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Connor pushing down on Edwards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Connor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Connor trying to control the action but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Connor is thwarting Edwards's attempts to control the position.
Connor trying to control the pace.
Edwards looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Connor works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edwards is desperately trying to improve his position but Connor has a good base and remains in mount.
Connor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Connor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Edwards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Connor looking to finish Edwards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Edwards!
Connor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connor lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Edwards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Edwards can't escape the position.
Connor breaks from Edwards's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Connor 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor unloading with bombs!
Connor looking to finish Edwards with some ground and pound. This is bad for Edwards!
Connor with shots to the head and body - Edwards looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Edwards's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Edwards wants to get back to striking at distance but Connor won't allow it.
Connor scores with a hook to the body.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into Edwards's ribcage.
Connor blocks an elbow strike from Edwards.
Connor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connor.
Connor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Connor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Edwards backwards.
Edwards being controlled against the cage.
Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?
Connor cracks Edwards with a nice body shot.
Edwards is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Connor.
Connor has picked Edwards up - he's going for a ride! Connor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Edwards taking some punishment here, with Connor in his half guard.
Connor lands strikes from half guard.
Connor slips a nice elbow through Edwards's hands, connecting with Edwards's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor works his way into side control.
Connor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Connor lands a few punches from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Connor has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Connor cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Connor trying to control but Edwards is having none of it.
Edwards is desperately trying to improve his position but Connor has a good base and remains in mount.
Connor raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor with good strikes from the mount here!
Connor landing shots from mount.
Connor lands a nice shot to the head.
Connor controlling from the full mount.
Connor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Connor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Connor landing strikes from the mount and Edwards is in trouble!
Connor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Edwards is rocked!
Connor lands a big shot there that rocks Edwards but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edwards is still in real trouble! Can Connor finish him?
Connor connects with a bit shot that sees Edwards covering up! More strikes from Connor and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Connor is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Will Connor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a right hand that misses
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dean throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taylor was covering up waiting for the punch and Dean finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet but Dean is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dean's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor 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.
Boston Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taylor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dean decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylor's guard.
Taylor wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a body punch
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing Dean from standing up.
Dean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dean is looking to advance position but Taylor has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Taylor throws a sloppy strike and Dean uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dean has ended up in Taylor's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dean prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Dean engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dean is controlling him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dean controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boston Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taylor throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dean stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Dean stalling.
Taylor pushes Dean off looking to stand but Dean dives back in and keeps control.
Dean wants to free his trapped foot but Taylor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Dean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor being controlled here, momentarily.
Dean seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Taylor for as long as he can get away with.
Dean wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Taylor wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
We're going to have a standup here because Boston Dean wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dean takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a lunging right hand
and Dean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Dean lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dean throws a strike there. Taylor manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Dean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor is trying to stand up here but Dean is controlling him well.
Dean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Boston Dean just wasn't active enough.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dean.
Dean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dean wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor pushes Dean off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Dean counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dean throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Dean advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Dean is keen to just control but Taylor is a slippery customer.
Taylor scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dean manages to mount him!
Dean working Taylor over with strikes here.
Dean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taylor hang on?
Taylor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dean looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor really wants to buck Dean off and get back to his feet.
Dean thowing shots but they're missing.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Dean dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.
Dean prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Dean trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to stand up but Dean is controlling him.
Dean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boston Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dean looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and Dean counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dean lands the left hand.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Dean counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Taylor is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dean raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taylor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dean wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
Dean controlling from the full mount.
Marcus Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Boston Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Dean shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Dean's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Dean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dean avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dean controlling the position.
Boston Dean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dean throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Taylor throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Dean shoots and misses
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boston Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dean backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dean counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dean, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boston Dean!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trinity Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Goat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains - Rooster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trinity Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Goat!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Goat misses with a series of wild punches.
Hill bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goat's head.
Goat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Goat 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Goat tries for a takedown but Hill sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill scores with a body shot.
Goat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Goat persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Hill is looking to land body kicks.
Goat looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Trinity Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Goat.
A low kick from Hill is predictable there
and Goat counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goat throws an elbow but Hill slips to the side and avoids it well.
Goat throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Goat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Hill is right now.
Goat goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hill has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Goat but great work by Hill.
Goat manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Hill is not content to let Goat control the position.
Goat is working for a kimura but Hill is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to control Goat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hill avoid being mounted?
Goat thows a huge punch but Hill dodges it nicely.
Hill trying to control here.
Goat is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.
Hill trying to control from the bottom.
Goat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goat misses with a head shot. Hill uses the momentum to regain guard.
Goat stands and throws Hill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Goat in side control, throwing shots but Hill defends.
Goat wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Goat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Goat trying to control the position but Hill is working away.
Goat working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Goat dominated that round.
That's time! Hill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Hill. That snapped Goat's head back.
Goat avoids a kick to the body.
Hill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goat.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill throws a leg kick that is checked
and Goat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goat dives in and grabs Hill's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes down on Goat's head and hops out.
Hill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Goat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
Hill cracks the inside of Goat's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a jab.
Goat shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hill looks to land a body kick but Goat moved away.
Goat checks the leg kick.
Goat fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trinity Hill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Goat.
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.
Hill throws a hook but Goat avoids it easily.
Trinity Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Goat.
Goat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinity Hill dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goat misses with a few strikes there.
Goat connects with an inside leg kick.
Hill scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hill misses with a leg kick
and Goat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill throws a solid leg kick but Goat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hill.
Hill cracks Goat with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A low kick from Hill is predictable there
and Goat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goat manages to avoid it.
Hill throws a chopping leg kick but Goat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hill swings for the body but Goat moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goat avoids the body shot from Hill.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hill. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Goat moves away from the strike by Hill.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Goat looks for a takedown but Hill sprawls well.
Billy Goat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goat fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hill sprawls well initially but Goat persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goat working the head and body with strikes.
Hill wants to improve his position but Goat is controlling well.
Goat thows a huge punch but Hill dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hill tries to kick Goat off but Goat keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hill is not content to let Goat control the position.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Goat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Goat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Armitage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veneda S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armitage comes into the arena with Klone - Revisit The Lair blaring out of the sound system. Veneda S has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Armitage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veneda S!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Armitage.
Armitage shoots for a takedown but S saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Armitage tries to clinch
letting S counter with a right hand.
Armitage tries to score a power double leg takedown but S sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Armitage somewhat.
S blocks a head kick by Armitage.
Armitage closes the distance and clinches.
Armitage misses with a knee strike.
Armitage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Armitage has clasped his hands together around S's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Armitage trying to control the action but S is working from the bottom.
Armitage throws a strike aimed at the side of S's head but S avoids it well.
S wants to control but Armitage postures up.
S wants to get back to his feet but Armitage drags him back down.
S is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on S's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
S is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Armitage off and has taken his back!
Armitage trying to control but not successfully.
Armitage is really stuck here.
Armitage trying to control the position but S manages to sink in the hooks.
Armitage tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Armitage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
S swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Veneda S!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wes Weddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weddle comes to the cage accompanied by remember the name - fort minor. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wes Weddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hodges!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodges leaves Weddle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weddle throws a poor cross that misses
and Hodges counters with a stiff right hand.
Weddle throws a lazy uppercut
and Hodges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hodges lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hodges uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weddle.
Weddle throws an off balance right hand
and Hodges finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wes Weddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weddle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hodges defends it nicely.
Weddle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crunch! Hodges slams his shin into Weddle's torso.
Hodges fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Weddle.
Weddle throws a right hand that misses
and Hodges makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Weddle throws a shot from downtown. Hodges moves away and avoids it.
Hodges lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hodges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hodges throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weddle throws a series of punches but Hodges avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Weddle - just one landing.
Weddle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hodges defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Weddle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weddle misses with a body shot
and Hodges counters with a nice body kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Weddle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Weddle is breathing heavily.
Hodges feints and then cracks Weddle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weddle down.
Hodges lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hodges.
Hodges plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hodges dips to his left and cracks Weddle with an uppercut!
Weddle shoots for a double leg takedown but Hodges sprawls well. He's pushed Weddle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hodges connects with a high kick.
Hodges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weddle. That did some damage!
Weddle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weddle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hodges counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Hodges looks at the referee who does nothing so Hodges lands a crushing right that sends Weddle to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Hodges!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gray Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Potter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Biggie Smalls - Victory. Fertit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roots Bloody Roots kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fertit!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Potter.
Fertit misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a one-two to the body.
Fertit misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a right hand to the body.
Fertit misses with an uppercut
and Potter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Potter misses with a double jab
and Fertit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potter is trying to stand.
Fertit is looking for a kimura but Potter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fertit to get the leverage.
Fertit prevents Potter from standing back up.
Fertit stands up from half guard.
Fertit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fertit fails with the takedown
and Potter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Fertit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Fertit does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit tries to clinch up
and Potter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fertit shoots and misses
and Potter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fertit thinking.
Fertit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter counters with a left and a right that stings Fertit.
Dante Fertit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fertit looks gassed!
Potter throws a nice looking combination but Fertit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fertit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Potter.
Fertit shoots and misses
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fertit has his takedown stuffed
and Potter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fertit thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fertit circles away quickly and effectively.
Fertit with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
Fertit misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fertit gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fertit misses with a double jab
and Potter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Potter.
Fertit tries for a takedown but Potter circles away easily
and Potter counters with a left and a right that stings Fertit.
Potter digs a good hook to Fertit's body.
No joy there for Potter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fertit tries to clinch
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fertit with a poor takedown
and Potter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Potter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fertit in his tracks.
Potter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potter cracks Fertit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Potter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fertit circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertit misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a left and a right that stings Fertit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Potter throws a series of punches but Fertit moves out of range.
Potter lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Potter finds it's way through Fertit's defenses.
Fertit takes one to the chin there.
Potter is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fertit fails with the takedown
and Potter counters with a two punch combo.
Fertit is rocked!
Potter works Fertit's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Potter lands a jab to the head.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Potter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Potter connects with a looping right hand.
Potter misses with a body shot.
Fertit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fertit with a poor takedown
and Potter counters with a right hand to the body.
Potter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fertit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fertit fails with the takedown
and Potter counters with a two punch combo.
Fertit is breathing heavily.
Potter lands with a nice combination. Fertit backs away looking to recover.
Good standup being displayed there by Potter as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fertit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Fertit.
Fertit tries for a takedown but Potter circles away easily
and Potter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Potter sizes up Fertit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Potter feints a jab promting Fertit to slip. Potter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fertit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fertit shoots and misses
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Potter lands with an uppercut that bounces Fertit off the cage and back into rage.
Potter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fertit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Danga de danga de dang - Potter scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fertit is still on wobbly legs! Can Potter finish him?
Potter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Potter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fertit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fertit seems to have recovered his senses.
Potter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fertit is controlling him.
Fertit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Potter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Fertit off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gray Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fertit with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fertit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Potter tries to bum rush Fertit with a series of wild strikes but Fertit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fertit misses with a takedown
and Potter counters with a series of strikes. Fertit will be more careful next time no doubt.
Potter lands a nice looking body shot.
Fertit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Potter counters with a series of strikes. Fertit will be more careful next time no doubt.
Potter scores with a jab to the body.
Potter punishes Fertit's body with a nice straight punch.
Fertit takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Potter.
Potter lands a nice hook to Fertit's body. Fertit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Potter lands with a straight right. Fertit didn't see that one coming.
Fertit with a poor takedown
letting Potter counter with a right hand.
Gray Potter is winning the standup battle so far.
Potter scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fertit doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Potter counters with a two punch combo.
Potter lands with an uppercut that bounces Fertit off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potter scores with a jab.
Potter scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Potter dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fertit with a poor takedown
enabling Potter to counter with a crisp jab.
Fertit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Potter tries to bum rush Fertit with a series of wild strikes but Fertit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fertit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Potter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fertit misses with a takedown
and Potter counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Fertit.
Potter lands with a nice combination. Fertit backs away looking to recover.
Fertit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Potter misses with a series of wild punches.
Potter tries to bum rush Fertit with a series of wild strikes but Fertit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fertit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter lands with a nice combination. Fertit backs away looking to recover.
Fertit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fertit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fertit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Potter.
Fertit misses with a takedown
and Potter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fertit thinking.
Fertit misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fertit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fertit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Potter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fertit can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Potter finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit misses with a takedown
and Potter counters with a straight right hand.
Potter lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fertit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fertit darts in trying to clinch
and Potter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Potter throws a series of punches but Fertit avoids them all with ease.
Potter throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fertit has his takedown stuffed
and Potter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Potter lands a jab-cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Potter.
Potter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Potter scores with a jab.
Fertit has his takedown stuffed
and Potter counters with a stiff right hand.
Potter works over Fertit's head and body with a nice combination.
Gray Potter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws out a powerful jab.
Fertit closes the distance looking to clinch
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dante Fertit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Potter swinging wildly here.
Fertit misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fertit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Potter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fertit throws an off balance right hand
and Potter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fertit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fertit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Potter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Potter, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Potter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habanero comes to the cage accompanied by NERD - Rockstar. Liddell has chosen George Straits- The Fireman as his entrance music. Dan Liddell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafael Habanero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Habanero tries to land a leg kick but Liddell saw it coming and moves away.
Habanero throws a head kick but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell throws an off balance right hand
and Habanero makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Habanero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habanero misses with a hook to the body
and Liddell counters with a two punch combo.
Liddell throws a hook but Habanero blocks it.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Habanero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Habanero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Habanero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liddell misses with a low kick as Habanero jumps back.
Habanero digs a good body shot into Liddell's ribs.
Liddell tries to clinch there but Habanero circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero throws a front kick aimed at Liddell's knee but Liddell avoids it well.
Habanero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Liddell. That did some damage!
Habanero misses with a kick to the body.
Habanero scores with a hook.
A big right from Liddell misses.
Habanero misses with a straight right.
Habanero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch but Habanero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liddell misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Habanero to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a hook to the body
and Habanero makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Liddell really felt that one!
Habanero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Habanero.
Liddell blocks a jab.
Habanero throws out a leg kick but Liddell moves out of range and Habanero only half commits.
Habanero slips under a jab.
Habanero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Habanero scores with a nice right hand.
Liddell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Habanero counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell swings widly with a right hand
and Habanero makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddell blocks a low kick nicely.
Habanero blocks the body kick.
Habanero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell misses with an uppercut
and Habanero counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Habanero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habanero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell tries to clinch but Habanero moves away
and Habanero counters with a right hand to the body.
Liddell avoids the body shot from Habanero.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Habanero throws a leg kick but Liddell moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Liddell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Habanero scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Liddell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from Liddell. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero 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.
Habanero lands a nice shot to the body.
Habanero tries a low kick but Liddell avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Liddell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Liddell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Habanero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liddell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Habanero can pounce on him.
Habanero needs to keep his hands up - Liddell had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Habanero.
Habanero lands with a nice body kick.
Habanero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habanero. That's going to slow Liddell down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell darts in trying to clinch
and Habanero counters with a low kick, right behind Liddell 's knee.
Habanero works the jab nicely.
Liddell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Habanero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddell moves away.
A big left from Liddell misses.
Liddell throws a body punch but Habanero moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Habanero.
A clash of legs there as Liddell blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Habanero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Habanero throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a nice uppercut.
Habanero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Habanero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Liddell moves out of range of the body kick.
Habanero is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Habanero connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liddell momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Habanero lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Liddell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Liddell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Habanero shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Liddell eats them both and turns towards Habanero to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell misses with a hook to the body
and Habanero counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Habanero. That's going to slow Liddell down.
Liddell misses with a wild body shot.
Liddell throws a lazy uppercut
and Habanero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Habanero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rafael Habanero is winning the standup battle so far.
Habanero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Habanero circles away and keeps his distance.
A big left from Habanero misses.
Habanero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liddell throws a lazy uppercut
and Habanero counters with a left and a right that stings Liddell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habanero misses with a body shot
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell wants to clinch.
Habanero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Habanero throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
Liddell tries to clinch
and Habanero counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liddell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Habanero. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Liddell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liddell wants to clinch up but Habanero keeps it at a distance.
Liddell tries to clinch up but Habanero circles away and keeps his distance.
Habanero misses with the combination.
Habanero tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Liddell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Habanero momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Habanero cracks the inside of Liddell's front leg.
Habanero swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddell.
Liddell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Habanero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habanero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Habanero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liddell is looking to chop away at Habanero's legs.
Liddell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Habanero counters with a good low kick that Liddell was not able to check.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Liddell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Habanero has got the better of the exchanges.
Liddell swings for the body but Habanero moves out of range.
Liddell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Habanero counters with a nice uppercut.
Liddell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Habanero counters with a good, hard body kick but Liddell shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Habanero circles away.
Habanero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liddell.
Habanero throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Habanero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell misses with a wild combination.
Nice cross by Habanero.
Habanero throws a right hand that misses
and Liddell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Habanero thinking.
Habanero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell scores with a punch to the head.
Liddell moves out of range of the leg kick from Habanero.
Liddell misses with a body punch
and Habanero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Habanero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Habanero swings widly with a right hand
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Habanero.
Liddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Habanero circles away.
Habanero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liddell can do to turn this around?
Liddell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Habanero counter with a right hand.
Habanero scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Habanero connects with a jab.
Liddell misses with a right hand
and Habanero counters with a straight right hand.
Liddell swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Habanero throws a chopping leg kick but Liddell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Habanero tries to work over Liddell's front leg with a kick but Liddell checks it.
Habanero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Habanero lands with a hook. Liddell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Habanero.
Habanero misses with a left hand
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Habanero clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Habanero scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Liddell.
Habanero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Habanero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Habanero.
Habanero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Liddell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liddell working Habanero over with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Liddell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liddell.
Liddell lands with a short shot to the head.
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liddell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Liddell lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Liddell.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
A shot in the inside from Liddell.
Liddell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but Habanero avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Liddell.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
Liddell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Habanero or not.
Liddell is stalling here.
Liddell landing knees to the head.
Liddell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell slows down the pace here.
Liddell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Habanero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Habanero tries to circle away but Liddell has him pinned against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liddell.
A right handed body shot lands from Liddell.
Liddell is leaning against Habanero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Liddell - that landed with a thud.
Dan Liddell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Habanero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Habanero misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Liddell.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liddell pushes Habanero back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liddell.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Liddell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Liddell as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Liddell to work.
The crowd are getting on Liddell's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is working Habanero over against the cage.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.
Liddell cracks Habanero with a nice body shot.
Habanero managing to block the knees to the body from Liddell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
Liddell working Habanero over with knees to the body.
Liddell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Liddell.
Liddell lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Liddell.
Liddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Habanero or not.
Liddell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Liddell.
Liddell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Habanero or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Habanero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Habanero.
Liddell scores with a shoulder strike.
Liddell trying to stall but Habanero improves his position.
Habanero misses with some punches.
Habanero swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Habanero trying to stall but Liddell improves his position.
Maybe Habanero would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liddell is trying to maintain a safe position but Habanero gets an underhook and turns Liddell into the cage.
Habanero working aggressively here.
Liddell is leaning against Habanero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Liddell.
Habanero tries to break free but Liddell pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell is pushing Habanero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liddell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Habanero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liddell scores with a hook to the body.
Habanero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Liddell dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Liddell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liddell duly obliges.
Habanero lands a jab-cross combination.
Habanero lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Habanero misses with a head kick.
Liddell looks to land a combination but Habanero avoids it well.
Liddell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Habanero throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Habanero throws a series of punches but Liddell avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liddell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Habanero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Habanero checks a leg kick.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell tries to clinch but Habanero is having none of it.
Habanero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liddell.
A solid body kick from Habanero.
Habanero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liddell's calf.
A nice combination there by Liddell.
Dan Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habanero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Habanero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liddell throws the left hand but Habanero avoids the punch easily.
Habanero is looking to slow Liddell down with leg kicks.
Liddell throws out a loose jab but Habanero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell lands a two punch combo.
Habanero throws a front kick aimed at Liddell's knee but Liddell avoids it well.
Habanero tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell checks a leg kick nicely.
Habanero tries to land a leg kick but Liddell saw it coming and moves away.
Liddell looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Habanero misses with a looping right.
Habanero throws a low kick but Liddell avoids it.
Habanero misses the body punch
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liddell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liddell slips a straight right by Habanero.
Liddell throws a big shot that misses.
Rafael Habanero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liddell looks to throw a body kick
and Habanero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell tries a body shot but Habanero blocks it.
Habanero blocking some punches.
Habanero is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Habanero taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liddell misses with a body punch.
Liddell tries a body shot but Habanero blocks it.
Habanero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liddell lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Habanero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Habanero scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Liddell.
I think Habanero 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 47:47
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 47:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Rafael Habanero retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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