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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and New Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, New Knox!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox throws a head kick that misses
and Araujo counters with a big head kick but Knox shrugs it off.
Knox throws a head kick that misses.
Knox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheers as Araujo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Knox doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like New Knox has been cut.
Araujo connects with a high kick.
Knox is rocked!
Knox gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rickson Araujo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Byson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nielsen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by John Frusciante - Murderers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Byson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byson tries to clinch up
and Byson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byson rushes Nielsen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nielsen.
Byson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Byson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nielsen tries to break the clinch but Byson is controlling the position.
Nielsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Byson has double underhooks.
Nielsen is trying to break free.
Byson has a couple of punches blocked by Nielsen.
Byson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nielsen can't break the clinch.
Byson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nielsen blocking some punches.
Byson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike Byson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nielsen moves away from the strike by Byson.
Byson wants to clinch
letting Nielsen counter with a right hand.
Byson slips under a jab from Nielsen.
Nielsen connects with a right hand. Byson shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byson tries to clinch up
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byson is looking to clinch but Nielsen is avoiding it.
Nielsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Byson.
Byson wants to clinch up but Nielsen keeps it at a distance.
Byson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nielsen is out of range.
Byson tries to clinch but Nielsen moves away
and Nielsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Byson tries to clinch up but Nielsen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byson tries to clinch there but Nielsen circles away.
Byson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nielsen circles away quickly and effectively.
Byson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Byson duly obliges.
A combination from Byson does no damage.
Byson throws a right and a left that Nielsen avoids nicely.
Nielsen loads up on a big right hand but Byson slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byson moves in looking to clinch but Nielsen pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byson clinches.
Nielsen blocking some punches.
Byson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nielsen prevents a body shot from Byson.
Byson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nielsen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byson lands a big right hand that drops Nielsen! The killer instinct kicks in and Byson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Byson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Byson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Byson thanked Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walker Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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183 lbs
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177 lbs
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Great low kicks
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Excellent 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walker Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Patton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Patton gets full guard.
Nelson wants to stand and escape but instead Patton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nelson has a closed guard, preventing Patton from standing up.
Nelson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patton throws a big elbow that misses.
Patton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Patton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Patton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nelson looking to control but Patton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Patton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nelson trying to control but Patton is having none of it.
Nelson punching from mount but Patton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nelson shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patton pinned against the cage. Patton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nelson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Patton's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson won't allow Patton to get back to his feet.
Nelson gets to his feet - Patton follows without any prompting.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patton but Patton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Walker Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Nelson.
Nelson jabs at Patton's body.
Patton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton stalling in the clinch.
Nelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Patton lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson avoiding damage as Patton throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Patton has double underhooks.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Patton.
Patton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nelson is keeping busy.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson shoots for a double leg takedown but Patton sprawls well. He's pushed Nelson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton scores with a body shot.
Patton closes the distance and pushes Nelson back into the cage.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walker Patton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Patton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Patton misses with a left hand
and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson decides to stand back up. Nelson steps back and let's Patton get back to his feet.
Nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nelson somewhat.
Nelson tries to score with a low kick but Patton moves his leg out of the way.
Patton throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson motions for Patton to come forward. Nelson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Patton as he jumps to the side.
Walker Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Nelson.
Patton has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Patton is keeping busy.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.
Patton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nelson up against the cage.
Patton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Patton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Patton tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Patton stalling.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton trying to land knees to the body.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton looking to stall.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to stall.
Patton looking to stall.
Patton is stalling here.
Nelson is trying to push Patton away but Patton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nelson avoids it.
Patton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nelson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walker Patton.
Nelson fails with the takedown.
Patton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nelson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nelson counters with a left and a right that stings Patton.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Patton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Patton circles away easily
and Patton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Nelson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Patton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Patton counters with a leg kick.
Nelson blocks a leg kick.
Patton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Patton lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is trying to control. Nelson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patton 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.
Ground and pound from Patton.
Patton slows the pace down in half guard.
Patton lands with a punch from half guard.
Patton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nelson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands with a punch from half guard.
Patton controlling the action here.
Patton misses with a head shot. Nelson uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Nelson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nelson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patton looking to sit in guard and control but Nelson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nelson passes Patton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Patton kicks off Nelson and gets to his feet.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Patton shows good takedown defense.
Walker Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Nelson.
Nelson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Patton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown but Patton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nelson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nelson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Patton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nelson manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walker Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Walker Patton!
A very excited looking Walker Patton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Breen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Fergisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Breen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Turd Fergisson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergisson looking to score a takedown here. Breen is defending well but Fergisson drives through and ends up in Breen's guard.
Fergisson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Breen 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.
Fergisson trying to control the position from guard on top but Breen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breen working a defensive guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fergisson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jordan Breen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fergisson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Breen tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breen misses the shot to the body.
Breen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fergisson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fergisson shoots in and bounces Breen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fergisson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fergisson.
Breen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fergisson on the ground.
Fergisson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Breen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fergisson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fergisson wants to control from the top but Breen keeps moving.
Breen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Breen is working an open guard so Fergisson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fergisson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fergisson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergisson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Breen defending well though.
Fergisson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Breen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fergisson is looking for a kimura but Breen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fergisson to get the leverage.
Breen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fergisson.
Fergisson seems to be looking for submissions.
Fergisson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergisson wants to take a breather but Breen is having none of it.
Fergisson drops an elbow to the side of Breen's head.
Breen wants to improve his position but Fergisson is controlling well.
Fergisson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breen's head.
Fergisson is trying to work for a kimura but Breen is defending well.
Fergisson drops an elbow to the side of Breen's head.
Breen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fergisson seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breen wants to improve his position but Fergisson is controlling well.
Breen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Breen.
Breen 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.
Fergisson postures up in Breen's guard and throws a big left but Breen blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fergisson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Breen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fergisson throwing strikes from guard but Breen blocks nicely.
Fergisson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Fergisson 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.
Breen throws a head kick that misses.
Fergisson scores with a takedown into Breen's guard.
Fergisson drops back looking for a leg! Breen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Breen manages to kick Fergisson off! Fergisson jumps back into Breen's guard.
Fergisson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fergisson throwing strikes but missing.
Breen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fergisson passes into half guard.
Fergisson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergisson is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Fergisson extends the arm and Breen is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Turd Fergisson!
Turd Fergisson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Charlie Wang's Monkey Cult Styles logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Boose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Fuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boose comes to the cage accompanied by Feel the Rush by Talib Kweli. Eric Boose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Boose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Short Fuse!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Fuse misses.
Fuse misses with a looping right.
Fuse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boose.
Fuse throws a big shot that misses.
Fuse lands a nice hook to Boose's body. Boose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boose just misses with a punch to the body.
Short Fuse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boose drops his hands momentarily and Fuse takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Eric Boose has been cut.
Boose could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice defenses there by Fuse.
Fuse lands with a right hand.
Boose misses with the combination.
Fuse sends Boose crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fuse is motioning to the referee to let Boose up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fuse lands a slapping body shot.
Boose is breathing heavily.
Fuse cracks Boose with a left hook right on the temple and Boose goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Fuse lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Boose is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Short Fuse!
A very excited looking Short Fuse rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Pleasures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
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147 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Pleasures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pleasures dips to his left and cracks St Pierre with an uppercut!
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Pleasures saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pleasures loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Pleasures scores with a nice head shot.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Pleasures saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pleasures leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Pleasures has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
Pleasures keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Pleasures's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Pierre manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Pleasures.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Pleasures counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Pleasures is defending well.
St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pleasures is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pleasures knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre in the domination position with Pleasures hanging on.
Pleasures is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pleasures is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pleasures wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Pleasures is defending well.
St Pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pleasures is avoiding damage well.
Pleasures wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre throws a strike aimed at the side of Pleasures's head but Pleasures avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Pleasures rolls with the submission and now he's on top in St Pierre's guard! Nice work there by Pleasures!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has his foot on Pleasures's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pleasures works his way back into a safe position though.
Pleasures stays in close to St Pierre's body and controls the position.
St Pierre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Pleasures from controlling successfully.
Pleasures 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.
St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pleasures can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleasures is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix St Pierre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pleasures throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by St Pierre.
Felix St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pleasures takes a swing at St Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Pleasures fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pleasures misses with a right hand
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch.
Pleasures is fighting off a takedown attempt but St Pierre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pleasures to the mat. Pleasures regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pleasures is keeping the position for now.
Pleasures is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleasures manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre trying to control the position.
Pleasures wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Pleasures from controlling successfully.
St Pierre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pleasures defends it easily.
St Pierre looking for a triangle here. Pleasures is fighting it but it looks tight! St Pierre pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Pleasures is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Felix St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coulton Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleto Rodriquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maguire's entrance music is LMFAO- Sexy and I Know it. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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30
216 lbs
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210 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Coulton Maguire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cleto Rodriquez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maguire misses with a hook. Rodriquez ducked under it nicely.
Rodriquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodriquez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rodriquez.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Rodriquez from controlling successfully.
Rodriquez won't allow Maguire to sweep him here.
Maguire is trying to keep Rodriquez in close.
Rodriquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maguire is looking to stand up but Rodriquez isn't so interested in that idea.
Rodriquez trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Maguire manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Rodriquez has a closed guard, preventing Maguire from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire wants to control from the top but Rodriquez keeps moving.
Maguire wants to stand but Rodriquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maguire wants to stand and escape but instead Rodriquez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Maguire manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriquez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriquez has a closed guard, preventing Maguire from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Maguire looking to sit in guard and control but Rodriquez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodriquez trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Maguire is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rodriquez is controlling him.
Maguire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodriquez on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire looking to control.
Rodriquez passes Maguire's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodriquez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rodriquez trying to mount his opponent but Maguire defends it.
Maguire pushes Rodriquez off looking to stand but Rodriquez dives back in and keeps control.
Maguire on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rodriquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maguire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodriquez.
Maguire taking some punishment here, with Rodriquez in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriquez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rodriquez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Maguire is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cleto Rodriquez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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24
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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26
182 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Mara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Levi Gene!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gene.
Mara throws a leg kick but Gene moved away.
Mara tries to clinch up but Gene circles away and keeps his distance.
Gene moves into the clinch successfully.
Gene throws a punch but it's blocked by Mara.
Mara misses with a punch to the body.
Mara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gene - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Mara - that landed with a thud.
Gene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mara.
Gene is trying to drag Mara to the mat but Mara just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mara gets through Gene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mara's elbow.
Mara leaning against his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mara.
Mara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mara lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gene looking to stall.
Mara is pressed up against the cage. Gene has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mara down to the mat. Mara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mara connects with a single shot there.
Mara tries to clinch but Gene is having none of it.
Mara lands with a shot to the body.
Mara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mara gets tackled into the cage by Gene. Gene maintains the clinch.
Gene misses with an elbow strike.
Mara lands a right hand.
Mara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mara is stalling here.
Gene misses with the head strike.
Gene throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gene tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mara scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gene drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matthew Mara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Gene.
Gene misses with the head strike.
Mara controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gene swings wildly with an uppercut but Mara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gene is looking for a takedown.
Mara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gene backwards.
Gene unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mara stalling in the clinch.
Gene throws a head punch that misses.
Mara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mara tries to work over Gene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Mara - that landed with a thud.
Gene has Mara pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Gene pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mara tumbling to the mat - Gene dives into Mara's guard.
Mara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mara is on top in guard.
Mara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mara won't allow Gene to sweep him here.
Mara stands and steps away. Gene gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mara misses with a two punch combination.
Mara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mara misses with a hook. Gene ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Some bone on bone action there as Gene checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gene closes the distance and clinches.
Gene misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mara on the inside.
Mara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gene throws an elbow but it misses.
Mara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gene throws an elbow but misses.
Mara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gene creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mara avoiding damage as Gene throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Mara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mara misses with a few strikes there.
Gene rushes Mara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Mara on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gene just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mara's brow.
Still in the clinch, Gene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gene tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mara trying to control the position but instead, Gene has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mara into the cage.
Mara seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Gene is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Gene misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Mara on the inside.
Mara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara taking a breather.
Maybe Mara would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A hook to the body from Mara.
Mara is trying to maintain a safe position but Gene gets an underhook and turns Mara into the cage.
Mara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gene's elbow.
Mara gets underhooks to prevent Gene's takedown attempt.
Mara lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mara lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mara.
Mara lands a hook that snaps the head of Gene backwards.
Gene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara blocks a body shot from Gene.
Mara slows down the pace here.
Gene lands a shoulder strike.
Mara lands a right hand.
Gene misses with a punch on the inside.
Mara lands a right hand.
Gene drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Matthew Mara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Gene.
Mara leaning against his opponent.
Mara lands an uppercut.
Mara pushes Gene back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gene tries to score a body lock takedown but Mara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mara lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Gene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gene swings wildly with an uppercut but Mara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gene misses with some punches.
Mara tries to throw a body punch but Gene avoids it by throwing Mara back against the cage.
Gene missing with knees to the body.
Mara takes an elbow to the temple.
Mara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gene controls his hands.
Good body shot from Mara.
Mara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mara can't find room to land a body shot as Gene controls the action.
Mara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mara trying to stall but Gene improves his position.
Gene lands with a right to the head.
Gene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gene tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mara misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gene.
Gene misses with a punch to the body.
Gene trying to control the position but instead, Mara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gene into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gene throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Gene's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gene tries to break the clinch but Mara is controlling the position.
Mara avoids a wild elbow strike from Gene.
Gene has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mara after a bit of a struggle.
A shot in the inside from Mara.
Mara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gene tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mara avoiding damage.
Mara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gene's efforts to push away.
Gene has Mara pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mara manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Mara dominated that second round.
That's time! Mara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mara connects with a single shot there.
Gene throws a looping overhand right but Mara ducks down to avoid it.
Mara instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mara as Gene tries to tie him up.
Good body shot from Mara.
Gene misses with some punches.
Mara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mara looking to stall.
Mara has a couple of punches blocked by Gene.
Gene is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mara is working Gene over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mara.
Gene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mara trying to control the position but instead, Gene has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mara into the cage.
Mara tries to throw a body punch but Gene avoids it by throwing Mara back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gene wants a takedown.
Mara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gene is working for takedown but Mara is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mara lands a shot to the body.
Mara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gene tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.
Mara lands a left hand.
Mara can't find room to land a body shot as Gene controls the action.
Mara slows down the pace here.
Mara struggles to land a body shot inside as Gene controls his hands.
Mara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gene looking for a takedown.
Matthew Mara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Gene.
Nice body punch from Mara - that landed with a thud.
Mara taking a breather.
Matthew Mara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gene tries to land knees in the clinch but Mara avoids the damage to the body.
Mara taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mara's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara controlling the action here for a moment.
Mara scores with a shoulder strike.
Mara just leaning against Gene, taking a breather.
Mara is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gene trying to land knees to the body.
Mara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gene looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gene has a couple of punches blocked by Mara.
Gene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mara.
Mara gets through Gene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Levi Gene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gene can't find room to land a body shot as Mara controls the action.
Gene looking for a takedown.
Gene is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mara is defending well for now.
Gene prevents a body shot from Mara.
Gene misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gene lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mara backwards.
Gene can't find room to land a body shot as Mara controls the action.
Gene can't break the clinch.
Gene tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mara avoids it.
Gene working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gene leaning against his opponent.
Mara prevents a body shot from Gene.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gene lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mara is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Mara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Mara!
Matthew Mara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tee Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Lonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody's gonna get it. Rick Lonzo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
21 - 21 - 0 |
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194 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tee Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Lonzo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lonzo misses the jab.
Bone fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lonzo sprawls well initially but Bone persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lonzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lonzo wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lonzo wants to get back to his feet.
Bone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lonzo tries to get to full guard but Bone has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonzo pushes Bone off looking to stand but Bone dives back in and keeps control.
Lonzo is trying to control but can't.
Lonzo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bone.
Lonzo wants to get back to full guard.
Bone decides to return to a standing position.
Lonzo takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Rick Lonzo has been cut.
Bone fails to land the takedown.
Bone tries to clinch but Lonzo is having none of it.
Bone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lonzo tries to avoid it but Bone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lonzo to the ground. Lonzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone fails with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone is trying to drag Lonzo to the mat but Lonzo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bone fails to pull guard.
Lonzo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bone or not.
Bone misses with the head strike.
Bone goes for a takedown attempt but Lonzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lonzo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bone as he avoids it easily.
Bone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lonzo circles away.
Lonzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Bone. Bone gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bone did well to prevent Lonzo getting side control.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Lonzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bone defending well though.
Bone trying to control from the bottom.
Bone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Lonzo.
Lonzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lonzo prevents Bone from improving his position.
Lonzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lonzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone is defending against the submission attempts here by Lonzo.
Lonzo is trying to control the action in half guard but Bone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo is thwarting Bone's attempts to control the position.
Bone manages to get to full guard.
Lonzo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lonzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lonzo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lonzo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lonzo won't allow Bone to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lonzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lonzo defends it easily.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Lonzo from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tee Bone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Lonzo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bone misses with a takedown attempt - Lonzo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Lonzo as Bone shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tee Bone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lonzo's waist but Lonzo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bone off to one side.
Lonzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bone tries to clinch but Lonzo is having none of it.
Lonzo closes the distance and clinches up with Bone, looking for a takedown. Lonzo pushes Bone against the cage but Bone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lonzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bone sprawls well. Bone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lonzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Lonzo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lonzo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rick Lonzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lonzo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bone manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bone looking to sit in guard and control but Lonzo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lonzo distracts Bone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lonzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bone striking off his back but it's not causing Lonzo any problems.
Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lonzo passes Bone's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone looking for submissions off his back.
Lonzo drops an elbow to the side of Bone's head.
Lonzo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lonzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lonzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.
Bone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lonzo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lonzo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lonzo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lonzo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bone looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lonzo with a couple of short strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lonzo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bone hang on?
Bone is rocked!
Bone tries to hold on but Lonzo postures up.
Oh Bone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lonzo raining down shots from the mount!
Bone is bucking up trying to escape but Lonzo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Bone that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lonzo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bone is trying to escape the mount.
Bone seems to have got his legs back now.
Bone tries to lock up and control but Lonzo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lonzo lands a big elbow.
Lonzo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lonzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Bone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bone is trying to stand back up but Lonzo is controlling him
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lonzo working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lonzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Lonzo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lonzo throws a lazy right hand but Bone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bone dodges the punch combination from Lonzo.
Lonzo tries to clinch but Bone moves away
and Bone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lonzo working a defensive guard here.
Bone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lonzo is trying to control but can't.
Bone is working for a submission of some sort.
Lonzo is defending against the submission attempts here by Bone.
Bone is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lonzo controlling Bone's posture.
Let's hope that Lonzo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lonzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bone looking to pass the guard.
Bone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lonzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lonzo prevents Bone from getting the reversal.
Lonzo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bone looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Lonzo prevents Bone from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo trying to control but Bone is having none of it.
Lonzo working Bone over with strikes here.
Bone is desperately trying to improve his position but Lonzo has a good base and remains in mount.
Bone is squirming around, avoiding Lonzo's attempts to control the action.
Lonzo unloading with bombs!
Bone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lonzo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Bone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lonzo wants to control the pace but Bone is squirming around nicely.
Lonzo lands a nice shot to the head.
Bone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bone is desperately trying to improve his position but Lonzo has a good base and remains in mount.
Lonzo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bone hang on?
Lonzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Lonzo postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Bone out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Lonzo goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rick Lonzo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Daw!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Daw.
Hanks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fred Hanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daw tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hanks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Steve Daw has been cut.
Daw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanks doesn't seem bothered though.
Hanks misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Hanks. Those never looked like landing.
Daw darts in trying to clinch
and Hanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanks counters with a stiff right hand.
Daw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daw is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Daw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves away
and Hanks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daw tries to clinch up but Hanks circles away and keeps his distance.
Daw staying out of range there.
Daw tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Hanks counter with a right hand.
Daw wants to clinch
and Daw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Daw slips a jab from Hanks.
Daw tries to clinch up
and Hanks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw closes the distance but Hanks moves to the side
and Hanks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hanks looks to land a right hand but Daw moved out of range.
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Daw tries to clinch there but Hanks circles away.
Hanks throws a right hand that Daw ducks under and follows up with a left that Daw also avoids with ease.
Daw is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Daw tries to clinch up.
Hanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Daw.
Daw takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Steve Daw's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Hanks is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daw tries to clinch but Hanks moves out of range.
Daw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daw avoids the body shot from Hanks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daw has closed the distance and engaged Hanks in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanks.
Hanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Hanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Daw's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Daw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanks keeps the fight on the outside.
Daw tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hanks is able to avoid easily.
Daw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daw moves in looking to clinch but Hanks pushes him off.
Daw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Hanks scores with a hook to the body. Daw takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daw looks to clinch
and Hanks counters with a nice body shot.
Hanks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hanks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Daw clinches up against the cage.
Hanks lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Steve Daw's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Daw landing knees to the head.
It looks like Fred Hanks has been cut.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daw lands an elbow that stopped Hanks in his tracks for a moment.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanks being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daw looking to throw knees to the head but Hanks is blocking nicely.
Hanks managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
A hook to the body from Hanks.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanks is defending well for now.
Hanks avoiding damage as Daw throws knees to the body.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanks blocks it with crossed arms.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hanks.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daw is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daw'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.
Daw trying to land knees to the body.
Daw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanks stalls.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daw pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hanks trying to control the position but instead, Daw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hanks into the cage.
Daw looking to throw knees to the head but Hanks is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daw looking to throw knees to the head but Hanks is blocking nicely.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but Hanks blocks with his arms.
Hanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hanks.
Hanks dodges an elbow strike from Daw.
Daw misses with a knee to the head.
Daw missing with knees to the body.
Daw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daw looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daw using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanks misses with a body punch.
Hanks pushes Daw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fred Hanks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Hanks throws a big shot that misses.
Hanks swinging wildly here.
Hanks looks to land a left hand but Daw moved out of range nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Hanks scores with a four punch combination!
Steve Daw's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Daw gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanks swings wildly with an uppercut but Daw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanks dodges an elbow strike from Daw.
Hanks blocks an elbow strike from Daw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Daw.
Hanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanks avoids it.
Daw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanks's face.
Steve Daw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanks avoids the damage to the body.
Daw stalling the fight.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
Daw trying to land knees to the body.
Daw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanks avoids the damage to the body.
Steve Daw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanks managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Hanks tries to throw a body punch but Daw avoids it by throwing Hanks back against the cage.
Daw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daw throws an elbow but it misses.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanks avoids a wild elbow strike from Daw.
Hanks just leaning against Daw, taking a breather.
Daw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daw landing knees to the body.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hanks avoids it.
Hanks has Daw pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Hanks avoiding damage as Daw throws knees to the body.
Hanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Daw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fred Hanks!
Fred Hanks gave a mention to Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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