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EUFC 167 Distacio vs.Jones PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Weed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake VanVactor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VanVactor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Like a Pimp by David Banner kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Weed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake VanVactor!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanVactor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weed looks to land a combination but VanVactor avoids it well.
Weed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by VanVactor.
VanVactor throws a jab when Weed was well out of range.
VanVactor throws a hook but Weed blocks it.
Weed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - VanVactor coming out on top.
VanVactor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weed manages to avoid it.
VanVactor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
VanVactor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weed.
A looping hook to the body misses from VanVactor. Weed does a little dance to reset his feet.
VanVactor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
VanVactor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weed.
VanVactor throws a hook but Weed avoids it easily.
Weed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
VanVactor throws a looping overhand right but Weed ducks down to avoid it.
Weed staying out of range there.
Weed throws a left and a right that both miss
and VanVactor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Weed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
VanVactor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Weed is looking to escape.
Weed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Weed holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as VanVactor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Weed manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Weed desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Weed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor wants to free his trapped foot but Weed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Weed tries to roll over but VanVactor keeps him under control.
VanVactor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Weed does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Weed keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Weed wants to get back to his feet.
Weed is trying to defend against the ground and pound but VanVactor scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor prevents Weed from improving his position.
VanVactor throwing shots but Weed is blocking nicely.
VanVactor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
VanVactor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
VanVactor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Weed tries to get to full guard but VanVactor has control of the leg.
Weed is not content to let VanVactor control the position.
VanVactor is looking for a kimura but Weed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for VanVactor to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
VanVactor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Weed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Weed is refusing to be controlled, as VanVactor sits in half guard.
VanVactor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weed regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
VanVactor throwing strikes from guard but Weed blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake VanVactor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Weed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Weed slips under a jab from VanVactor.
Weed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Weed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from VanVactor.
VanVactor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weed takes one on the button.
VanVactor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weed.
Weed throws the left hand but VanVactor avoids the punch easily.
Weed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but VanVactor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weed scores with the left hand. VanVactor knows he should have avoided that one.
VanVactor throws a big shot that misses.
Weed misses with a wild combination.
VanVactor shoots in and gets a takedown into Weed's guard.
VanVactor looking to sit in guard and control but Weed gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weed trying to stand up but can't free himself from VanVactor's guard.
VanVactor is looking to sweep but instead, Weed has passed into half guard.
Weed wants to stand but VanVactor has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
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.
Weed stands up from half guard.
VanVactor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weed fails to land with a series of punches.
VanVactor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
VanVactor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Weed's guard.
VanVactor content to stall in guard here.
VanVactor won't allow Weed to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
VanVactor throws an elbow that misses. Weed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in VanVactor's guard. Nice move by Weed!
Weed throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as VanVactor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
VanVactor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake VanVactor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
VanVactor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weed moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weed scores with a kick to the midsection.
Weed feints and then cracks VanVactor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow VanVactor down.
Weed misses the shot to the body.
VanVactor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Weed's head.
VanVactor missing with a left hand there. Weed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weed throws a jab but it's blocked by VanVactor.
Weed misses with a double jab.
Weed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by VanVactor.
Weed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but VanVactor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
VanVactor thows a body shot but no joy.
Weed misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
VanVactor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weed.
VanVactor fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weed misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake VanVactor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Weed connects with an inside leg kick.
Weed tries to move into range but VanVactor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
VanVactor misses with a hook.
VanVactor avoids the body shot from Weed.
VanVactor fails with the takedown.
Weed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Weed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as VanVactor throws out the jab.
VanVactor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
VanVactor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Weed to score with a decent uppercut.
Weed avoids the body shot from VanVactor.
A punch combination from Weed misses.
Weed throws a hook but VanVactor avoids it easily.
Weed swings for the body but VanVactor moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Weed.
Jonathan Weed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weed ducks under a wild hook from VanVactor.
VanVactor looks for a takedown but Weed sprawls well.
VanVactor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weed. VanVactor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weed throws a lazy right hand but VanVactor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
VanVactor takes a swing at Weed's ribcage but misses.
Weed's hands are dropping dangerously low here and VanVactor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Weed scrambles back to his feet.
Weed misses with a double jab.
VanVactor throws a nice looking combination but Weed bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling VanVactor to score with a decent uppercut.
Weed throws a head kick but VanVactor moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Weed misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Weed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
VanVactor misses with the ground and pound.
Weed regains half guard.
Weed is trying is best to control the position here.
VanVactor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weed defending well though.
Weed tries to roll over but VanVactor keeps him under control.
VanVactor is looking to take a break and control but Weed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weed wants to improve his position but VanVactor is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
VanVactor passes to side control.
VanVactor wants to control but Weed is keeping him busy.
Weed sneaks back into half guard.
VanVactor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
VanVactor thows a huge punch but Weed dodges it nicely.
Weed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
VanVactor throwing shots but Weed is blocking nicely.
Jake VanVactor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Still in half guard, VanVactor seems content to control.
Jonathan Weed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake VanVactor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Weed desperately trying to maintain half guard.
VanVactor trying to control from half guard but Weed is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
VanVactor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Weed has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jake VanVactor.
I've got VanVactor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jake VanVactor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Aschenbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Aschenbreaker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feuer Frei. Oleg Aschenbreaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oleg Aschenbreaker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aschenbreaker tries to clinch up
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aschenbreaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aschenbreaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Aschenbreaker misses the target.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Aschenbreaker moved out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Aschenbreaker moves out of range.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Aschenbreaker throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aschenbreaker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Smith.
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!
Aschenbreaker misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Oleg Aschenbreaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith slips a jab from Aschenbreaker.
Aschenbreaker throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Aschenbreaker.
Aschenbreaker throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aschenbreaker throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Aschenbreaker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Aschenbreaker.
Aschenbreaker throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aschenbreaker.
Aschenbreaker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with the punch.
Aschenbreaker moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
Aschenbreaker is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Aschenbreaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Aschenbreaker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Aschenbreaker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Aschenbreaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith staying out of range there.
Aschenbreaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aschenbreaker blocks a jab.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aschenbreaker manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Aschenbreaker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith throws a hook but Aschenbreaker blocks it.
Aschenbreaker tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Aschenbreaker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Aschenbreaker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Aschenbreaker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Smith looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Smith looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Smith!
Aschenbreaker is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Smith wants to stand but Aschenbreaker has his arm trapped.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aschenbreaker keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aschenbreaker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aschenbreaker regains half guard.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Aschenbreaker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Aschenbreaker trying to control from the bottom.
Aschenbreaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aschenbreaker!
Smith fails to move to back control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Aschenbreaker tries to reverse the position but Smith maintains control.
Smith is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Aschenbreaker is surviving well by controlling Smith's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Aschenbreaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Aschenbreaker misses the target.
Aschenbreaker scores with a nice right hand.
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Aschenbreaker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aschenbreaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aschenbreaker throws a head kick that misses.
Aschenbreaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Aschenbreaker tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aschenbreaker.
Oleg Aschenbreaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aschenbreaker wants to clinch.
Aschenbreaker misses with a right hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith throws a leg kick but Aschenbreaker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Aschenbreaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Aschenbreaker.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aschenbreaker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith walks straight into a right hand from Aschenbreaker - that's dropped him! Aschenbreaker jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Smith from any more punishment! Smith complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oleg Aschenbreaker!
Oleg Aschenbreaker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hippity Hop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimm Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimm Power struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Hippity Hop has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hippity Hop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimm Power!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Power doesn't seem bothered though.
Power looks gassed!
Hop lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Hop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Power doesn't seem phased though.
Hop smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Hop as he connects with a hook.
Hop darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Power's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Hop before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hippity Hop!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Talk To Strangers. 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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162 lbs
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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
17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpo Wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Rua.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua misses with the combination.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wednesday manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Rua misses.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
Wednesday doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wednesday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wednesday slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Wednesday wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday cracks Rua with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wednesday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rua.
Rua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wednesday.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wednesday moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua is trying to break the clinch but Wednesday is controlling him.
Wednesday is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rua breaks the clinch.
Rua scores with a nice right hand.
Rua swings for the body but Wednesday moves out of range.
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wednesday looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rua trying to control the action but Wednesday is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua wants to stand but Wednesday has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua stands up.
Rua throws a head kick that Wednesday semi-blocks.
Rua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rua paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wednesday is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Rua misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Wednesday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wednesday gets caught napping as Rua dives in and scores a takedown. Wednesday manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua looking to pass the guard.
Rua wants to control from the top but Wednesday keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wednesday tries to clinch but Rua is having none of it.
Rua is looking to land body kicks.
Pedro Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rua is defended easily by Wednesday.
Rua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Rua closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wednesday circles away.
Rua throws a hook but Wednesday blocks it.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rua.
Pedro Rua is winning the standup battle so far.
Rua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wednesday tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wednesday to the ground. Wednesday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wednesday lands a jab to the head.
Wednesday throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua looks for a takedown but Wednesday sprawls well.
Wednesday wants to clinch up but Rua keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday drops his hands momentarily and Rua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rua slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rua throws a hook but Wednesday avoids it easily.
Rua circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pedro Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wednesday sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
Wednesday cracks Rua with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wednesday slips a jab and a cross from Rua.
Wednesday moves away from the strike by Rua.
Rua throws an off balance right hand
and Wednesday counters with a stiff right hand.
Wednesday throws a jab when Rua was well out of range.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Wednesday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alpo Wednesday is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a looping right.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Rua throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wednesday's waist but Wednesday gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rua off to one side.
Rua misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Rua moves out of range.
Rua looking to score a takedown here. Wednesday is defending well but Rua drives through and ends up in Wednesday's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wednesday has a closed guard, preventing Rua from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rua dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wednesday throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Rua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rua looks to throw a body kick
and Wednesday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday avoids the head kick by Rua.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wednesday tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wednesday to the ground. Wednesday escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wednesday lands with a right hand.
Wednesday tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Wednesday might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rua walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Rua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rua throws a head kick but Wednesday moves out of range.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
Wednesday stuffs the takedown.
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Rua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots and misses
and Wednesday counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Rua does no damage.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown. Wednesday tries to sprawl out of it but Rua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wednesday manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wednesday tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua swats away the attempt to clinch by Wednesday.
Wednesday's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wednesday scrambles back to his feet.
Rua connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wednesday momentarily.
Rua keeps the fight on the outside.
Wednesday misses with a straight right.
Rua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wednesday throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rua delivers a nice body kick.
Rua gets a takedown into half guard.
Rua not doing much here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Rua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rua 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Rua!
In his post fight interview, Pedro Rua gave a big smile as he said '*Grabs Microphone* Gustav Graves is my training partner and close friend, his manager is my spiritual adviser and we were in the JTWW War together so this fight was really hard on me on so many levels. But as JTWW Warriors we fight to win under all circumstances but we'll always be bros.*tears up '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inge Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asaki Hioko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inge Grepp is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Inge Grepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asaki Hioko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hioko misses.
Hioko misses with a looping right.
Hioko cracks Grepp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Hioko.
Hioko cracks Grepp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grepp throws a looping overhand right but Hioko ducks down to avoid it.
Hioko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asaki Hioko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grepp stuns Hioko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hioko scores with a leg kick.
Hioko throws a sloppy head kick and Grepp moves out of range easily.
Hioko throws a nice head kick!
Grepp is looking to clinch but Hioko is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grepp throws a looping overhand right but Hioko ducks down to avoid it.
Hioko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grepp keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp slips under a jab from Hioko.
Hioko swings for the body but Grepp moves out of range.
Grepp misses with a hook
and Hioko counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Hioko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hioko lands with an uppercut that bounces Grepp off the cage and back into range.
Hioko swinging wildly here.
Grepp throws a looping overhand right but Hioko ducks down to avoid it.
Hioko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hioko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grepp moves away.
Hioko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grepp.
Grepp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hioko looks to land a right hand but Grepp moved out of range.
Hioko misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Hioko.
Grepp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hioko.
Grepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hioko slips under a jab from Grepp.
Hioko misses with a looping left.
Hioko takes one on the button.
Nice cross by Grepp.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grepp throws out a powerful jab.
Grepp moves out of range as Hioko strikes.
Grepp is looking to clinch but Hioko is avoiding it.
Grepp avoids the body shot from Hioko.
Hioko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepp scores with a nice strike.
Grepp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hioko has time to react.
Hioko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hioko throws an off balance right hand
and Grepp counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hioko lands a really nice looking cross but Grepp seems unphased.
Grepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hioko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grepp connects with the punch.
Grepp clinches with his opponent.
Hioko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hioko has a couple of punches blocked by Grepp.
Hioko is looking to break free of the clinch but Grepp has double underhooks.
Grepp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hioko tries a body shot but Grepp blocks it.
Hioko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Inge Grepp has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grepp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hioko tries to circle away but Grepp has him pinned against the cage.
Grepp blocking some punches.
Grepp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hioko presses Grepp against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hioko lands with a right to the head.
Grepp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grepp taking a breather.
Grepp lands with a short shot to the head.
Hioko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hioko misses with a left hand
and Grepp counters with a thumping low kick.
Hioko throws a hook but Grepp blocks it.
Grepp slips under a jab from Hioko.
Nice straight punches there by Grepp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grepp.
Grepp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Hioko.
Grepp is rocked!
Hioko ducks under a wild hook from Grepp.
Hioko looks to land a left hand but Grepp moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Grepp. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asaki Hioko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Inge Grepp's cut.
That's time! Grepp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grepp takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grepp throws a leg kick which misses Hioko's front leg but catches the back leg as Hioko tries to avoid it.
Grepp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hioko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hioko throws a poor cross that misses
and Grepp counters with a thumping low kick.
Hioko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grepp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hioko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grepp throws a good cross that connects.
Hioko walks into a left hand.
Grepp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grepp is looking to slow Hioko down with leg kicks.
Asaki Hioko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hioko slips a jab from Grepp.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hioko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hioko lunges at Grepp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grepp's hand.
Oh Grepp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grepp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hioko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grepp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hioko.
Hioko fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Grepp to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Grepp looks to clinch but Hioko throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Grepp taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Asaki Hioko!
Asaki Hioko really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Pierre (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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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierre throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clark counters with a good low kick that Pierre was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by Clark.
Nice jab there from Clark.
Clark blocks a jab.
Pierre gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark.
A leg kick checked by Pierre.
Pierre moves away from the strike by Clark.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Pierre. Beautiful body shot.
Clark tried to score with a low kick but Pierre checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
George Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Clark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pierre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pierre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clark.
Clark takes one to the chin there.
Pierre thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pierre is out of range.
Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clark connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark tried to score with a low kick but Pierre checks it.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pierre is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierre cracks Clark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark wants to slow Pierre down by chopping away at his legs.
Pierre scores with a nice head shot.
Clark moves out of range of the body kick from Pierre.
Pierre scores with a shot to the body.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Pierre throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pierre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a leg kick that misses.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Clark blocks a head kick by Pierre.
Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clark blocks a jab.
Pierre misses with a double jab.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Clark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pierre.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clark lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark works the jab nicely.
Clark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pierre.
Pierre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pierre punishes Clark's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark cracks the inside of Pierre's front leg.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pierre is out of range and Clark settles back down.
Clark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pierre throws a leg kick that is checked
and Clark counters with a head kick.
Pierre misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark scores with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pierre.
Clark scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Taylor Clark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clark will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pierre stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pierre jabs Clark right on the nose. Clark blinks but takes it well.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pierre.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Clark lands a two punch combo.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre throws a half hearted mid kick.
Clark moves away from the strike by Pierre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clark takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
Clark staying out of range there.
Pierre throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
George Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pierre misses with a straight left.
Clark scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clark, right into the meat.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clark moves away.
Pierre throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tries a low kick but Clark avoids it.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Pierre blocks a jab.
Pierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre stuns Clark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pierre blocks a low kick nicely.
Clark throws a low kick, looking for Pierre's leg but Pierre calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Pierre misses.
Clark lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark with a jab.
Crunch! Clark slams his shin into Pierre's torso.
Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pierre. That one must have hurt.
Clark wants to slow Pierre down by chopping away at his legs.
Clark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Pierre.
Pierre lands with a straight right. Clark didn't see that one coming.
Pierre misses with the body kick
and Clark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clark moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Pierre takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierre. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierre misses with a hook.
Clark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice shot lands for Pierre.
Good leg kick by Clark there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark moves out of range as Pierre strikes.
Clark misses with a leg kick.
Clark tries to work over Pierre's front leg with a kick but Pierre checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clark lands a front kick.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Clark swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Pierre.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre misses with a wild body shot.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark lands a leg kick that knocks Pierre off balance momentarily.
Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierre throws out the jab.
Clark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Pierre should have avoided that one.
Clark connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pierre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pierre blocks a head kick by Clark.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Pierre moves out of range of the leg kick from Clark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierre misses with a looping right.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
A jab from Clark misses.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Clark avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Clark misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark wants to slow Pierre down by chopping away at his legs.
Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pierre, as that shot connected.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pierre's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Clark tenderised Pierre's leg. Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Clark connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Clark tries to work over Pierre's front leg with a kick but Pierre checks it.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with an outside leg kick.
Pierre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierre.
Clark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clark throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pierre throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark fakes the leg kick and cracks Pierre in the body.
Clark turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Clark throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Pierre misses.
Clark takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body kick from Clark.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (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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28
183 lbs
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30
179 lbs
26 - 13 - 2 |
Great wrestler
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Takanen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Takanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Takanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson clobbers Takanen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takanen slips under a jab.
Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takanen tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takanen manages to get to full guard.
Takanen is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Takanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Takanen blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson trying to control but Takanen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses. Takanen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Takanen!
Takanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Takanen stops Jackson from standing up.
Jackson looking to control but Takanen passes into half guard.
Takanen controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Takanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Takanen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jackson!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takanen tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen controlling from mount.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Takanen's attempts to control the action.
Takanen controlling his opponent.
Jackson tries to hold on but Takanen pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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 Shane Jackson will probably get the nod.
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.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson connects with a body shot that sends Takanen's belly button to the back.
Takanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takanen to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Takanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Takanen blocks a jab.
Takanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takanen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Takanen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson throws the kick towards the body but Takanen avoids it.
Takanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Takanen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Takanen.
Takanen is looking to slow Jackson down with leg kicks.
Jackson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jackson lands in his opponent's guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takanen working a defensive guard here.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takanen is keeping the position for now.
Shane Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takanen trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson pulls Takanen in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Esko Takanen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Takanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Esko Takanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Jackson. That snapped Takanen's head back.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takanen throws a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Takanen. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson lands with an overhand left.
Takanen checks a leg kick.
Takanen misses with a body kick.
Takanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanen.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Takanen saw it coming and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanen tries a low kick but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takanen is able to avoid easily.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a front kick.
Esko Takanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson scores with a nice head shot.
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 Shane Jackson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jackson dives in and scores a takedown into Takanen's guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takanen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Takanen looking to control.
Jackson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Takanen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Jackson regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takanen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jackson trying to hold on to Takanen's head to control him but Takanen postures up.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen wants to stand but Jackson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Takanen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Esko Takanen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Takanen lands a body shot.
Takanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Takanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Takanen checks it.
Takanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Takanen tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Takanen trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takanen defending well though.
Esko Takanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is pressing down on Takanen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takanen is holding on for now.
Takanen wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Takanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jackson.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takanen keeps working.
Jackson thows a huge punch but Takanen dodges it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Takanen is working away.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Takanen defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soleil kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Solitaire Unraveling. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Manny Baddabing enters the cage!
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31
192 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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29
193 lbs
27 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Baddabing!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddabing throws a poor cross that misses
and Soleil cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baddabing stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baddabing shoots in but Soleil avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baddabing has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soleil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baddabing blocks an uppercut.
Soleil takes a shot to the head.
Baddabing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soleil's elbow.
A short right from Soleil on the inside.
Soleil lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soleil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baddabing tightens his grip and picks Soleil up, before dumping him to the ground. Soleil manages to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Soleil is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Baddabing is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baddabing looking to pass the guard.
Soleil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soleil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing stopping the sweep attempt from Soleil.
Soleil isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Baddabing stacks Soleil on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Baddabing!
Baddabing trying to control the position but Soleil is working away.
You can see the frustration on Soleil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Baddabing scoring with punches from side control.
Baddabing lands a decent elbow from side control.
Baddabing lands a few punches from side control.
Baddabing is looking to take a break and control but Soleil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Soleil is looking to regain half guard here but Baddabing keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baddabing lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Soleil down.
Baddabing working away.
Baddabing grinds an elbow into Soleil's temple.
Soleil sneaks back into half guard.
Baddabing lands strikes from half guard.
Baddabing takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baddabing trying to control the action but Soleil is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Baddabing seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baddabing lands strikes from half guard.
Baddabing is keen to just control but Soleil is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing wants to work for an arm triangle but Soleil is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soleil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Soleil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Soleil.
Baddabing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baddabing wants to control from the top but Soleil keeps moving.
Baddabing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Soleil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Soleil throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Soleil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baddabing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baddabing manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soleil looking for a guillotine here but Baddabing defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Baddabing engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Baddabing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baddabing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baddabing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baddabing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baddabing trying to control but Soleil is working from the bottom.
Soleil is looking for a triangle but Baddabing pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baddabing looking to pass the guard.
Baddabing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Baddabing dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baddabing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manny Baddabing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baddabing shoots for a takedown but Soleil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baddabing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soleil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soleil misses with a looping left.
Baddabing gets a double leg takedown into Soleil's guard.
Baddabing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baddabing preventing the sweep.
Soleil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Soleil cracks Baddabing with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Baddabing is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleil looking to control but Baddabing is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Soleil punching from mount but Baddabing doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Soleil lands a big shot there that rocks Baddabing but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Manny Baddabing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baddabing is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Soleil thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Soleil misses with a head shot.
Soleil putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Soleil throwing strikes here but Baddabing is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Baddabing really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Soleil looking to finish Baddabing with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baddabing!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baddabing holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Soleil tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Soleil goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Baddabing turns into him and now he's in Soleil's guard.
Soleil throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Baddabing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baddabing chips away with some ground and pound.
Soleil working for a triangle but Baddabing defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Soleil is on top in guard.
Soleil loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil looking to sit in guard and control but Baddabing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baddabing drops back looking for a leg! Soleil is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soleil manages to kick Baddabing off! Baddabing jumps back into Soleil's guard.
Baddabing scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baddabing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soleil has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Baddabing is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Soleil.
Baddabing in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Soleil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soleil takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil is not content to let Baddabing control the position.
Soleil gets back to half guard.
Soleil is not content to let Baddabing control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baddabing connects with a nice short shot to Soleil's temple.
Baddabing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baddabing thows a huge punch but Soleil dodges it nicely.
Baddabing slips a nice elbow through Soleil's hands, connecting with Soleil's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baddabing working the head and body with strikes.
Soleil looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Baddabing pushes past his half guard into mount!
Baddabing with good strikes from the mount here!
Soleil manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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 Luna Soleil will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Baddabing tries a low kick but Soleil avoids it.
Baddabing jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baddabing connects with a crisp jab.
Baddabing blocks a jab.
Baddabing missing with a left hand there. Soleil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baddabing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soleil.
Soleil waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baddabing.
Soleil lands an overhand right.
Baddabing closes the distance and clinches up with Soleil, looking for a takedown. Baddabing pushes Soleil against the cage but Soleil circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baddabing doesn't manage to clinch there - Soleil circles away.
Baddabing shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soleil sprawls well. Soleil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baddabing gets slowly back to his feet.
Soleil uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baddabing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Soleil.
Baddabing throws a jab but it's blocked by Soleil.
A left lands for Soleil.
Baddabing throws a right hand that Soleil ducks under and follows up with a left that Soleil also avoids with ease.
Soleil scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baddabing throws a lazy uppercut
and Soleil counters with a straight right hand.
Soleil shoots in and gets a takedown into Baddabing's guard.
Soleil stopping the sweep attempt from Baddabing.
Baddabing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soleil wants to pass the guard but Baddabing is keeping the position.
Soleil working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soleil throwing strikes from guard but Baddabing blocks nicely.
Soleil is looking to work some ground and pound but Baddabing has wrist control.
Soleil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soleil postures up.
Soleil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soleil works over Baddabing with some ground and pound from guard.
Baddabing controlling Soleil's posture.
Baddabing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleil trying to control the position from guard on top but Baddabing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soleil throws an elbow that misses. Baddabing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Soleil's guard. Nice move by Baddabing!
Baddabing postures up and lands a big shot to Soleil's brow.
Soleil escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Baddabing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baddabing throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baddabing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Baddabing postures up and lands a big shot to Soleil's brow.
Soleil trying to control the position.
Soleil keeping moving, preventing Baddabing from controlling successfully.
Baddabing drops back looking for a leg! Soleil is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soleil manages to kick Baddabing off! Baddabing jumps back into Soleil's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleil is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baddabing defends well.
Baddabing lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baddabing stopping the sweep attempt from Soleil.
Baddabing lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soleil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baddabing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baddabing manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Soleil has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Baddabing is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Soleil.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luna Soleil.
I think Soleil has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Luna Soleil!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Busta Rhymes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Dardar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhymes comes to the cage accompanied by Winter Warz. Dardar has chosen Trial by Fire as his entrance music. Busta Rhymes had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Busta Rhymes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Dardar!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Dardar.
Dardar is looking to land body kicks.
Rhymes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dardar lands with an uppercut that bounces Rhymes off the cage and back into range.
Rhymes loads up on a big right hand but Dardar slips the punch.
Rhymes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dardar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhymes. Rhymes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rhymes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dardar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhymes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dardar throws a nice looking combination but Rhymes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhymes avoids the body shot from Dardar.
Rhymes misses the jab.
Rhymes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rhymes lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Dardar tenderised Rhymes's leg. Rhymes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rhymes stalks Dardar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dardar's face. Dardar staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jesse Dardar has been cut.
Dardar checks a low kick from Rhymes.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhymes throws a head kick but Dardar moves out of range.
Dardar moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes throws a low kick, looking for Dardar's leg but Dardar calmly moves out of range.
Dardar misses the shot to the body.
Dardar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dardar checks a leg kick.
Rhymes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dardar moves away.
Rhymes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dardar drives through with a takedown into Rhymes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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!
Rhymes has Dardar pulled in close to control his posture.
Rhymes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dardar is now in half guard.
Dardar escapes and gets back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Dardar blocks the low kick.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dardar thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rhymes if he has to take too many more of those.
Rhymes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dardar.
Rhymes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dardar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dardar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhymes.
Dardar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dardar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rhymes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhymes misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar tried to score with a low kick but Rhymes checks it.
Rhymes throws a sloppy body shot
and Dardar counters with a stiff right hand.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhymes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rhymes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dardar, right into the meat.
Nice sprawl there from Rhymes as Dardar shoots in.
Dardar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rhymes sprawls well. Rhymes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dardar gets slowly back to his feet.
Rhymes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dardar fails to land with a series of punches.
Dardar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dardar lands with a shot to the body.
Rhymes misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhymes takes a swing at Dardar's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhymes looks to throw the jab but Dardar is out of range.
A head kick misses from Dardar.
A jab from Rhymes does it's job there.
Dardar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rhymes backs up against the cage.
Rhymes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardar.
Rhymes throws a big shot that misses.
Rhymes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dardar.
Rhymes misses with the combination.
Dardar lands a leg kick that knocks Rhymes off balance momentarily.
Dardar lands with a cross.
Rhymes shoots in looking for a takedown but Dardar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhymes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jesse Dardar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dardar throws a sloppy head kick and Rhymes moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dardar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dardar misses with a few strikes there.
Dardar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Busta Rhymes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Dardar.
Rhymes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 Busta Rhymes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jesse Dardar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rhymes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhymes misses with a low kick as Dardar jumps back.
Busta Rhymes is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhymes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhymes tries to land a leg kick but Dardar saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Dardar. Those never looked like landing.
Jesse Dardar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhymes misses the jab.
Dardar throws a leg kick which misses Rhymes's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhymes tries to avoid it.
Dardar ducks under a wild hook from Rhymes.
Rhymes tries to score with a low kick but Dardar moves his leg out of the way.
Rhymes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dardar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rhymes gets caught flat footed, as Dardar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhymes wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dardar wants to get up but he can't break Rhymes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rhymes holds on and takes a little breather.
Rhymes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dardar manages to get himself to full guard.
Rhymes trying to control the position from guard on top but Dardar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhymes stops Dardar from standing up.
Dardar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rhymes.
Dardar has his feet on Rhymes's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhymes misses the shot to the body.
Dardar throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dardar throws a head kick but Rhymes moves out of range.
Rhymes throws an overhand right that lands on Dardar's shoulder, as Dardar tries to avoid the shot.
Dardar dodges the punch combination from Rhymes.
Rhymes misses with a few strikes there.
Dardar lands a nice shot that snaps Rhymes's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dardar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhymes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rhymes wants to slow Dardar down by chopping away at his legs.
Dardar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rhymes pinned against the cage. Rhymes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dardar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhymes checks it well.
Rhymes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left and a right from Dardar both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Rhymes misses.
Rhymes defending well as Dardar loads up on a big left hand.
Rhymes moves out of range as Dardar strikes.
Rhymes just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhymes lands a really nice looking cross but Dardar seems unphased.
A head kick by Dardar misses
and Rhymes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rhymes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dardar misses with a few strikes there.
Rhymes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Dardar finds it's way through Rhymes's defenses.
Dardar misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhymes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dardar is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rhymes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dardar scrambles back to his feet.
Dardar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dardar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rhymes.
Rhymes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dardar at a distance.
Dardar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donk. Rhymes catches Dardar right on the button with a cross.
Rhymes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rhymes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rhymes lands in his opponent's guard.
Rhymes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhymes working some strikes from top position.
Dardar keeping full guard, as Rhymes tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhymes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Busta Rhymes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesse Dardar's cut.
That's time! Rhymes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rhymes misses with a straight left.
Rhymes moves out of range of the strikes.
Dardar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhymes.
Dardar slips a jab from Rhymes.
Rhymes tries to bum rush Dardar with a series of wild strikes but Dardar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhymes throws a lazy right hand but Dardar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhymes misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Dardar misses.
Rhymes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhymes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dardar sprawls well. Dardar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rhymes gets slowly back to his feet.
Dardar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crunch! Dardar slams his shin into Rhymes's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhymes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhymes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rhymes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dardar lands with a good body shot.
Rhymes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dardar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dardar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhymes cracks Dardar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rhymes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dardar. Dardar obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Dardar.
Dardar staying out of range there.
Rhymes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dardar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rhymes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dardar is out of range.
Dardar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Dardar there.
Dardar scores with a head kick. Rhymes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jesse Dardar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardar throws a head kick but Rhymes moves out of range.
Dardar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dardar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rhymes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhymes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dardar throws a chopping leg kick but Rhymes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dardar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhymes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dardar throws a head kick but Rhymes moves out of range.
Rhymes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rhymes looks to land a body kick but Dardar moved away.
Dardar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Dardar.
Rhymes thuds a left hand into Dardar's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dardar!
Rhymes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dardar doesn't seem bothered though.
Rhymes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhymes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dardar misses with a leg kick.
Dardar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dardar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhymes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhymes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rhymes misses with a head kick.
Rhymes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rhymes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dardar was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhymes.
Rhymes throws a sloppy body shot
and Dardar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rhymes is rocked!
Dardar throws a right hand that Rhymes ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhymes also avoids with ease.
Oh Rhymes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rhymes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dardar.
Dardar lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Rhymes goes down and covers up as Dardar starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Dardar!
Our winner, Jesse Dardar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distacio comes to the cage accompanied by Art of War. Jones has chosen Enter Sandman - Metallica as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Distacio misses the target.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Distacio's head but Distacio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Distacio throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Distacio instigates a clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Distacio's efforts to push away.
Distacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Distacio goes for a takedown attempt but Jones pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Distacio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Distacio avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Distacio's head back.
It looks like Harry Distacio has been cut.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Distacio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones slips under a jab.
Distacio throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Distacio avoids a kick to the body.
Distacio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Distacio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Distacio misses with a wild combination.
Distacio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio's shoulder, as Distacio tries to avoid the shot.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Distacio counters with a left and a right that stings Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Distacio's shoulder, as Distacio tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Distacio shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Distacio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Distacio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Distacio lands an overhand right.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Distacio.
Distacio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Distacio keeps the fight on the outside.
Distacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Distacio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Distacio misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Distacio wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Distacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Distacio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Distacio.
Distacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Distacio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Distacio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Distacio is rocked!
Jones looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Jones backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Distacio's temple! It sends Distacio violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Jones celebrates and the doctors try to help Distacio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Lazarus Jones! Lazarus Jones retains his middleweight title!
Lazarus Jones really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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