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MFN 54: Trick or Treat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Pongolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Wesley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Pierre Pongolle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Wesley!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pongolle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wesley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pongolle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wesley, pushing him back against the cage.
Wesley tries to score a body lock takedown but Pongolle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pongolle works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wesley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pongolle controls the pace.
Pongolle trying to move into half guard but instead Wesley has managed to sweep!
Wesley trying to control but Pongolle is working from the bottom.
Wesley postures up in Pongolle's guard and throws a big left but Pongolle blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pongolle looking for a guillotine here but Wesley defends easily.
Pongolle is controlling Wesley's posture.
Wesley prevents Pongolle from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongolle is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wesley presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pongolle is looking for a takedown.
Pongolle can't get the takedown.
Pongolle is trying to drag Wesley to the mat but Wesley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pierre Pongolle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesley has had enough of the clinch but Pongolle keeps him there for the moment.
Pongolle tries to score a body lock takedown but Wesley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pongolle breaks the clinch.
Pongolle throws a sloppy body shot
and Wesley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pongolle thinking.
Pongolle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pongolle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pongolle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pongolle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongolle misses with a low kick.
Wesley misses with a takedown
and Pongolle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wesley's knee momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pongolle misses with a lunging right hand
and Wesley counters with a nice body shot.
Pongolle is breathing heavily.
Pongolle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wesley counters with a straight right hand.
Wesley shoots in looking for a takedown but Pongolle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wesley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wesley shoots in and drives through. Pongolle sprawls well.
Wesley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pongolle closes the distance and clinches.
Wesley tries to score a body lock takedown but Pongolle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pongolle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wesley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pongolle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wesley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pongolle gets underhooks to prevent Wesley's takedown attempt.
Wesley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pongolle gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pongolle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pongolle tries to pass to full mount but Wesley defends it.
Wesley is not content to let Pongolle control the position.
Pongolle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesley working to try and regain half guard.
Pongolle tries to control but Wesley wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Pongolle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wesley stuffs the takedown attempt from Pongolle. Pongolle gets slowly back to his feet.
Pongolle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pongolle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesley moves away.
Pongolle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wesley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pongolle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wesley counters with a left to the body.
Wesley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pongolle.
Wesley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Wesley. No joy for Pongolle on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Pierre Pongolle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pongolle.
Pongolle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wesley counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongolle misses with a double jab.
Wesley shoots in for a takedown but Pongolle shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Pongolle misses its intended target.
Pongolle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wesley counters with a left and a right that stings Pongolle.
Pongolle tries to close the distance and clinch but Wesley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wesley moves away from the strike by Pongolle.
Wesley blocks a head kick by Pongolle.
Wesley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pongolle but Pongolle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wesley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pongolle but Pongolle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wesley is breathing heavily.
Pongolle lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongolle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wesley counters with a series of strikes. Pongolle will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pongolle closes the distance and pushes Wesley back into the cage.
Pongolle has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wesley regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pongolle is in close to Wesley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wesley keeping moving, preventing Pongolle from controlling successfully.
Pongolle passes Wesley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Pongolle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pongolle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pongolle working over Wesley with some ground and pound. Wesley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pongolle seems to be looking for submissions.
Wesley is not content to let Pongolle control the position.
Pongolle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pongolle is trying to work for a kimura but Wesley is defending well.
Pongolle is stalling here. Wesley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pongolle seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wesley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wesley wants to control but Pongolle is keeping him busy.
Pongolle gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pongolle is trying to control but can't.
Pongolle is trying to stand back up but Wesley is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Pierre Pongolle dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pongolle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pongolle decides to stand and escape the position.
Wesley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wesley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesley works Pongolle's body with a nice hook.
Wesley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pongolle lands a jab to the head.
Pongolle misses with an uppercut
and Wesley counters with a three punch combo that has Pongolle backing up. Pongolle nods at Wesley to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Pongolle misses.
Pongolle wants to clinch up but Wesley keeps it at a distance.
Pongolle darts in and clinches Wesley up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pongolle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wesley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesley staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pongolle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pongolle connects with a body shot that sends Wesley's belly button to the back.
Jean Pierre Pongolle is winning the standup battle so far.
Pongolle tries to clinch up.
Wesley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pongolle.
Pongolle misses with a double jab.
Wesley keeps the fight on the outside.
Wesley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pongolle slaps away a takedown attempt from Wesley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pongolle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wesley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pongolle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesley.
A punch combination from Pongolle misses.
Jean Pierre Pongolle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wesley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
No luck for Wesley with that takedown attempt.
Wesley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pongolle tries to bum rush Wesley with a series of wild strikes but Wesley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brandon Wesley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pongolle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wesley's sensitive parts.
Pongolle shoots in looking for a takedown. Wesley tries to sprawl out of it but Pongolle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wesley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Wesley with that takedown attempt.
Jean Pierre Pongolle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Wesley.
Pongolle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wesley tries to avoid it but Pongolle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wesley to the ground. Wesley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wesley lands a right hook to the body.
Wesley throws a right and a left that Pongolle avoids nicely.
Wesley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pongolle counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pongolle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pongolle is working Wesley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pongolle throwing strikes from guard but Wesley blocks nicely.
Pongolle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pongolle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pongolle advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Pierre Pongolle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pongolle 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Pierre Pongolle!
A victorious Jean Pierre Pongolle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Cantor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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158 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall dodges the punch combination from Cantor.
Marshall gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cantor 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.
Marshall tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Cantor is trying to get back to full guard.
Cantor is positioning himself well to prevent Marshall advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cantor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cantor digs a good hook to Marshall's body.
A jab lands there for Cantor.
Cantor lands a jab to the nose.
Marshall slips a jab and a cross from Cantor.
Marshall wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marshall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looks to land a combination but Cantor avoids it well.
Cantor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cantor misses with a body shot.
Cantor shoots in and gets a takedown into Marshall's guard.
Cantor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marshall swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cantor trying to control but Marshall is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marshall has an active guard here but Cantor has managed to pass into half guard.
Marshall lands with a few short shots to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Marshall still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Marshall has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Cantor avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Marshall.
Cantor dodges the ground and pound from Marshall.
Cantor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Marshall prevents Cantor from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor sneaks back into half guard.
Marshall is trying to control. Cantor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marshall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cantor trying to control but Marshall postures up.
Marshall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Cantor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marshall throws a right and a left that Cantor avoids nicely.
Roger Cantor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cantor throws a hook but Marshall blocks it.
Cantor looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cantor avoids the body shot from Marshall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marshall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cantor leaves Marshall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cantor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marshall circles away quickly and effectively.
Roger Cantor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall gets a clinch.
Marshall successfully pulls guard.
Cantor stands up from Marshall's guard - Cantor perhaps looking for a knockout.
Marshall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marshall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cantor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marshall goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cantor has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marshall but great work by Cantor.
Cantor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marshall keeps working.
Marshall is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cantor takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Marshall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cantor scores with a three punch combo!
Marshall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cantor swinging wildly here.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Cantor is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Marshall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cantor misses with a two punch combination.
Cantor stalks Marshall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marshall's face. Marshall staggers backwards, shaken.
Cantor with a nice cross.
Marshall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cantor counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Marshall with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall has his takedown stuffed
enabling Cantor to counter with a crisp jab.
Roger Cantor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Marshall.
Marshall misses the jab.
Marshall takes a swing at Cantor's ribcage but misses.
Marshall throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Marshall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cantor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantor lands a nice hook to Marshall's body. Marshall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cantor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Cantor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cantor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cantor feints and as Marshall raises his hands in defense, Cantor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Marshall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cantor controls the pace.
Cantor stands and throws Marshall's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marshall is being controlled here.
Marshall tries to buck Cantor off but Cantor is having none of it.
Cantor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marshall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cantor working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Cantor staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cantor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marshall keeps working.
Marshall is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Marshall's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cantor controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roger Cantor has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jab from Cantor.
Cantor lunges at Marshall with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marshall's hand.
The crowd cheers as Cantor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marshall doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Cantor misses the target.
Cantor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marshall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cantor scores with a nice strike.
Marshall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but Cantor shows good takedown defense.
Roger Cantor is winning the standup battle so far.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cantor as he avoids it easily.
Marshall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cantor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marshall has managed to clinch.
Cantor wants to take the fight to the mat but Marshall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall pulls guard successfully.
Marshall wants to control but Cantor passes easily into half guard.
Cantor is pressing down on Marshall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marshall is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cantor working Marshall over with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Cantor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cantor, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Cantor!
A relieved looking Roger Cantor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremi Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Abbiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbiati has chosen Don't Speak - Eagles of Death Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremi Olszewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giorgio Abbiati!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbiati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abbiati displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olszewicz up against the cage.
Abbiati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Olszewicz scores with a knee to the head.
Olszewicz misses with a knee strike.
Abbiati has Olszewicz pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Abbiati.
Olszewicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abbiati is defending well for now.
Olszewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Olszewicz lands an elbow just above Abbiati 's eye.
Olszewicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abbiati avoids it.
Olszewicz misses with a knee to the head.
Abbiati taking a breather.
Olszewicz landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olszewicz prevents a body shot from Abbiati.
Abbiati throws a head punch that misses.
Abbiati controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbiati is trying to stall.
Abbiati struggles to land a body shot inside as Olszewicz controls his hands.
Olszewicz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abbiati's defenses.
Olszewicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olszewicz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbiati in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Olszewicz lands an elbow inside that Abbiati shrugs off.
Olszewicz missing with knees to the body.
Olszewicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Olszewicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abbiati misses with a punch to the body.
Olszewicz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbiati in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Olszewicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Olszewicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbiati.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbiati misses with a punch to the body.
Abbiati lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Abbiati is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Olszewicz.
Abbiati takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abbiati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Olszewicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abbiati avoids it.
Abbiati has a couple of punches blocked by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz lands a good knee to the midsection. Abbiati won't want to take too many of those.
Abbiati tries to stall but Olszewicz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olszewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olszewicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abbiati avoids it.
Olszewicz with a knee to the head.
Olszewicz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Olszewicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abbiati looks winded!
Olszewicz landing knees to the head.
Olszewicz lands an elbow that stopped Abbiati in his tracks for a moment.
Olszewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abbiati missing with knees to the body.
Olszewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abbiati tries to throw a body punch but Olszewicz avoids it by throwing Abbiati back against the cage.
Abbiati trying to land knees to the body.
Olszewicz lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olszewicz obliges.
Olszewicz lands a nice elbow.
Olszewicz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olszewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbiati lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olszewicz obliges.
Olszewicz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olszewicz crunches a lovely knee into Abbiati's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olszewicz lands a damaging elbow.
Olszewicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abbiati takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Abbiati - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Olszewicz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Abbiati avoiding damage as Olszewicz throws knees to the body.
Olszewicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbiati.
Olszewicz crunches a lovely knee into Abbiati's ribcage.
Abbiati tries a body shot but Olszewicz blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olszewicz lands an elbow inside that Abbiati shrugs off.
Olszewicz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olszewicz lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremi Olszewicz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abbiati has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abbiati.
Olszewicz missing with knees to the body.
Abbiati misses with an elbow over the top.
Olszewicz lands an elbow inside.
Abbiati managing to block the knees to the body from Olszewicz.
Abbiati stalls.
Abbiati lands with a right to the head.
Olszewicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Olszewicz looking to throw knees to the head but Abbiati is blocking nicely.
Olszewicz landing knees to the head.
Olszewicz scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbiati tries to throw a body punch but Olszewicz avoids it by throwing Abbiati back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olszewicz.
Olszewicz working Abbiati over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olszewicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbiati.
Olszewicz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abbiati is breathing heavily.
Olszewicz scores with a knee to the head.
Abbiati is rocked!
Olszewicz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olszewicz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olszewicz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the body.
Olszewicz lands a nice knee to the body.
Olszewicz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Olszewicz scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Olszewicz.
Olszewicz digs a right hand underneath Abbiati's ribcage. Abbiati let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abbiati misses with a punch to the body.
Olszewicz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Olszewicz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abbiati in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Olszewicz lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz landing knees to the head.
Olszewicz prevents a body shot from Abbiati.
Olszewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbiati lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Olszewicz landing knees to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abbiati in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Olszewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Olszewicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbiati avoids the damage to the body.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the body.
Abbiati takes a knee to the side of the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Olszewicz leaning against his opponent.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Olszewicz lands an elbow inside.
Abbiati takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olszewicz working Abbiati over with knees to the body.
Olszewicz crunches a lovely knee into Abbiati's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz lands an elbow just above Abbiati 's eye.
Abbiati tries a body shot but Olszewicz blocks it.
Olszewicz lands an elbow inside that Abbiati shrugs off.
Jeremi Olszewicz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abbiati blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Olszewicz landing knees to the head.
Abbiati is still on wobbly legs! Can Olszewicz finish him?
Olszewicz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Olszewicz landing knees to the body.
Abbiati seems to have recovered his senses.
Olszewicz crunches a lovely knee into Abbiati's ribcage.
Olszewicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abbiati is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abbiati is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Olszewicz crunches a lovely knee into Abbiati's ribcage.
Olszewicz tries to stall but Abbiati uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Olszewicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbiati can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz managing to block the knees to the body from Abbiati.
Olszewicz lands a shot to the body.
Olszewicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Abbiati doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Olszewicz obliges.
Olszewicz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the head.
Olszewicz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Olszewicz scores with a knee to the head.
Olszewicz crunches a lovely knee into Abbiati's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Olszewicz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olszewicz lands a nice knee to the body.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the head.
Abbiati displaying some good clinch control by pressing Olszewicz up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremi Olszewicz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Abbiati takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Olszewicz tries to clinch up but Abbiati circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from Abbiati both land. Nice combination.
Abbiati gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Olszewicz landing knees to the body.
Abbiati looking to throw knees to the head but Olszewicz is blocking nicely.
Abbiati is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Olszewicz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Olszewicz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Abbiati takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abbiati takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olszewicz working Abbiati over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Olszewicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbiati takes a knee to the side of the body.
Olszewicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abbiati is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Olszewicz.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Olszewicz prevents a body shot from Abbiati.
Abbiati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Olszewicz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the body.
Olszewicz misses with a knee to the head.
Olszewicz lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Olszewicz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abbiati avoids it.
Giorgio Abbiati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbiati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Olszewicz looking to stall.
Olszewicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbiati avoids the damage to the body.
Abbiati working Olszewicz over with knees to the body.
Abbiati can't find room to land a body shot as Olszewicz controls the action.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the head.
Olszewicz lands an elbow inside.
Abbiati takes an elbow to the temple.
Abbiati misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Olszewicz.
Olszewicz lands an elbow inside that Abbiati shrugs off.
Olszewicz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abbiati is defending well for now.
Olszewicz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbiati misses with a punch to the body.
Abbiati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abbiati tries to land knees in the clinch but Olszewicz avoids the damage to the body.
Olszewicz missing with knees to the body.
Olszewicz lands a knee to the body.
Olszewicz blocks an uppercut.
Abbiati wants to break free but Olszewicz has control.
Abbiati struggles to land a body shot inside as Olszewicz controls his hands.
Abbiati wants to stall.
Abbiati cracks Olszewicz with a nice body shot.
Abbiati trying to control the position but instead, Olszewicz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abbiati into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Olszewicz.
Olszewicz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Abbiati's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olszewicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Olszewicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbiati.
Olszewicz lands an elbow inside that Abbiati shrugs off.
Abbiati breaks the clinch.
Abbiati throws a leg kick
and Olszewicz counters with a low kick, right behind Abbiati 's knee.
Abbiati dodges the punch combination from Olszewicz.
Abbiati fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Olszewicz. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olszewicz tries to clinch but Abbiati moves out of range.
Abbiati falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olszewicz counters with a good, hard body kick but Abbiati shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremi Olszewicz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olszewicz, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremi Olszewicz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Patos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby comes to the cage accompanied by Whoop That Trick. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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144 lbs
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142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Bowlsby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Patos!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowlsby tests Patos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Bowlsby scores with a four punch combination!
Patos with a poor takedown
and Bowlsby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patos avoids the head kick by Bowlsby.
Patos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowlsby blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby dives in and scores a takedown into Patos's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patos is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bowlsby has his hands clasped together but Patos extends and breaks Bowlsby's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Patos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Patos!
A pretty intense looking Lucas Patos took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Will Bowlsby spoke after the fight, saying 'I beat myself. My focus was off, he has no skill at all!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Fine!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fine.
Fine tests McGill's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGill wants to clinch up but Fine keeps it at a distance.
Fine misses with a right hand
and McGill counters with a nice kick to the body.
McGill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Fine.
Fine keeps the fight on the outside.
Fine throws a lazy uppercut
and McGill counters with a low kick, right behind Fine 's knee.
Fine keeps the fight on the outside.
McGill drops his hands momentarily and Fine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGill shoots in for a takedown but Fine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Fine. That snapped McGill's head back.
Fine thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGill slips under a jab from Fine.
McGill slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Fine misses.
McGill wants to clinch up but Fine keeps it at a distance.
Fine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McGill's head.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fine throws the left hand but McGill avoids the punch easily.
McGill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fine throws out the jab.
Fine loads up on a big right hand but McGill slips the punch.
McGill drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McGill looking to pass the guard.
Fine looking to control.
Fine throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fine has his foot on McGill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGill works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGill seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McGill looking to pass the guard.
McGill postures up.
Fine wants to sweep but no luck.
McGill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fine looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McGill passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill trying to pass the guard but Fine defending well.
Fine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fine wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogie McGill has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
McGill lands a lovely overhand right.
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch but Fine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fine 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fine missing with a left hand there. McGill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fine needs to keep his hands up - McGill had a free shot at his head there.
Fine misses with a looping right.
Fine throws an overhand right that lands on McGill's shoulder, as McGill tries to avoid the shot.
McGill moves out of range as Fine strikes.
Fine shoots and misses
and McGill counters with a body kick that stops Fine in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGill blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Fine.
McGill blocks a jab.
McGill tries to clinch up but Fine circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGill walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Larry Fine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGill tries to clinch there but Fine circles away.
Fine keeps the fight on the outside.
Fine shoots for a double leg takedown but McGill sprawls well. He's pushed Fine's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fine scores with the left hand. McGill knows he should have avoided that one.
Fine lands with a cross.
Fine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McGill counters with an inside leg kick.
Bogie McGill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGill tries to clinch but Fine is having none of it.
McGill tries to clinch but Fine moves out of range.
Fine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fine scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGill defends it nicely.
Fine misses with a right hand
and McGill counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McGill misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of McGill 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Fine misses.
Fine with a lazy takedown attempt
and McGill counters with a body kick.
Bogie McGill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
McGill shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGill showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGill is taking a breather. Fine says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McGill trying to pass the guard but Fine defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill is looking to take a break and control but Fine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McGill wants to pass the guard but Fine is defending well.
Fine trying to control but McGill postures up.
Fine actively working from the bottom here.
McGill stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bogie McGill wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Larry Fine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch but Fine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGill fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGill moves out of range as Fine strikes.
McGill moves out of range as Fine strikes.
McGill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fine shoots and misses
and McGill counters with a single leg into guard. Fine didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McGill wants to control from the top but Fine keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fine wants to sweep here but McGill controlling him for the moment.
McGill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bogie McGill just wasn't active enough.
McGill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fine tries to keep at a distance but McGill has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogie McGill dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by McGill.
McGill working the ground and pound but Fine is defending the strikes.
Bogie McGill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGill controls the position.
Fine struggling a bit here.
McGill is looking to take a break and control but Fine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fine tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Fine wants to hold on but McGill pushes him away.
McGill controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bogie McGill wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGill misses with a head kick.
McGill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGill was well out of range. Poor timing from Fine.
McGill scores with a jab to the head.
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch but Fine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGill pushes Fine up against the cage in a clinch.
McGill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGill is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGill.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
McGill looking to throw knees to the head but Fine is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McGill missing with knees to the body.
McGill goes for a takedown attempt but Fine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
McGill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fine is trying to defend but McGill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McGill has managed to get both his arms back between Fine's legs - danger averted.
Fine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill trying to control but Fine is working from the bottom.
Fine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGill sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fine's guard.
Fine wants to get back to full guard but McGill has mounted him!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fine is looking to improve his position but McGill isn't that keen on the idea.
McGill landing strikes from the mount and Fine is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fine is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogie McGill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGill 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogie McGill!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Ansari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ansari comes to the cage accompanied by Taro. This should be a great matchup!
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143 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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140 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aziz Ansari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ansari closes the distance and clinches up with Lemieux, looking for a takedown. Ansari pushes Lemieux against the cage but Lemieux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lemieux tries to clinch there but Ansari circles away.
Lemieux gets a takedown into half guard.
Ansari trying to control but Lemieux postures up.
Lemieux is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lemieux winds up and cracks Ansari with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ansari has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Lemieux. Oh but Ansari has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Lemieux goes limp - he's gone! Ansari jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aziz Ansari!
Aziz Ansari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Sorrowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Daugavins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorrowe comes into the arena with Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll (A-Trak remix) blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
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165 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Sorrowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaspars Daugavins!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugavins misses with a looping right.
Daugavins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daugavins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sorrowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sorrowe throws a looping overhand right but Daugavins ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sorrowe misses its intended target.
Daugavins misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sorrowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daugavins.
Sorrowe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sorrowe works Daugavins's body with a nice hook.
Sorrowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sorrowe with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Sorrowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorrowe has closed the distance and engaged Daugavins in a clinch.
Sorrowe tries a body shot but Daugavins blocks it.
Daugavins lands a right hand.
Daugavins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daugavins blocking some punches.
Daugavins looking to stall.
A short right from Daugavins on the inside.
Daugavins can't find room to land a body shot as Sorrowe controls the action.
Daugavins prevents Sorrowe from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe prevents a body shot from Daugavins.
Daugavins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe is trying to stall.
Sorrowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorrowe throws a shot from downtown. Daugavins moves away and avoids it.
Daugavins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugavins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe walks into a straight right hand from Daugavins.
Sorrowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daugavins throws out the jab.
Sorrowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Daugavins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Sorrowe blocks the low kick.
Sorrowe misses with a straight left.
Sorrowe misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Sorrowe coming out on top.
Sorrowe throws a hook but Daugavins avoids it easily.
Daugavins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sorrowe misses with an uppercut.
Samuel Sorrowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daugavins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sorrowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Daugavins.
Sorrowe slips under a jab.
Sorrowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daugavins throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugavins misses the shot to the body.
Sorrowe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daugavins counters with a right hand to the body.
Daugavins throws a hook to the side of Sorrowe's head but Sorrowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daugavins loads up on a big right hand but Sorrowe slips the punch.
Daugavins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Daugavins - just one landing.
Sorrowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Daugavins misses the body punch
and Sorrowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Sorrowe.
Daugavins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaspars Daugavins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sorrowe ducks under a wild hook from Daugavins.
Sorrowe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daugavins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daugavins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorrowe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daugavins throws a hook to the side of Sorrowe's head but Sorrowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sorrowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorrowe throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daugavins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sorrowe misses with a straight left.
Sorrowe lands a head shot.
Daugavins throws out a loose jab but Sorrowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daugavins takes one on the button.
Sorrowe moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daugavins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daugavins lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sorrowe.
Sorrowe wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sorrowe.
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 Samuel Sorrowe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Daugavins lands with a hook. Sorrowe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daugavins scores with a hook.
Daugavins walks into a stiff left hand from Sorrowe.
Daugavins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Daugavins duly obliges.
It looks like Samuel Sorrowe has been cut.
Nice jab there from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sorrowe misses with a wild body shot.
Sorrowe throws a body punch but Daugavins moves out of range.
Daugavins keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorrowe jabs Daugavins right on the nose. Daugavins blinks but takes it well.
Sorrowe throws a sloppy body shot
and Daugavins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sorrowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daugavins was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorrowe.
Daugavins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daugavins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sorrowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugavins misses with a body shot.
Daugavins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daugavins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sorrowe.
Sorrowe tries to clinch up
and Daugavins counters with a straight right hand.
Daugavins connects with a looping right hand.
Daugavins swings widly with a right hand
and Sorrowe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daugavins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daugavins 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.
Sorrowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sorrowe throws an off balance right hand
letting Daugavins counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Daugavins coming out on top.
Sorrowe is rocked!
Sorrowe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Sorrowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sorrowe works Daugavins's body with a nice hook.
Sorrowe seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorrowe misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Sorrowe.
Daugavins throws a hook to the side of Sorrowe's head but Sorrowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sorrowe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sorrowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daugavins has a couple of punches blocked by Sorrowe.
A short right from Daugavins on the inside.
Sorrowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sorrowe.
Daugavins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daugavins prevents a body shot from Sorrowe.
Daugavins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sorrowe up against the cage.
Daugavins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Daugavins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
You can see the frustration on Daugavins's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sorrowe missing with strikes.
Sorrowe is throwing strikes by Daugavins counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Daugavins regains half guard.
Sorrowe wants to control but Daugavins is keeping him busy.
Sorrowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daugavins defending well though.
Sorrowe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daugavins tries to get to full guard but Sorrowe has control of the leg.
Sorrowe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daugavins's head.
Daugavins taking some punishment here, with Sorrowe in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daugavins trying to control here.
Sorrowe throwing shots but Daugavins is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaspars Daugavins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samuel Sorrowe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sorrowe misses with an uppercut.
Sorrowe lands with a good body shot.
Daugavins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sorrowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sorrowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daugavins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sorrowe scores with a sloppy right hand. Daugavins should have avoided that one.
Daugavins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorrowe.
A punch combination from Sorrowe misses.
The crowd cheers as Sorrowe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daugavins doesn't seem phased though.
Sorrowe with a nice cross.
Sorrowe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daugavins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sorrowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daugavins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugavins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sorrowe under the eye.
Sorrowe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Daugavins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daugavins swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sorrowe.
Daugavins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sorrowe in his tracks.
Sorrowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daugavins.
Daugavins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sorrowe misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Daugavins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daugavins.
Sorrowe misses with a jab to the body
and Daugavins counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Daugavins lands a head shot.
Sorrowe missing with a left hand there. Daugavins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daugavins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sorrowe misses.
Daugavins punishes Sorrowe's body with a nice straight punch.
Daugavins connects with a looping right hand.
Sorrowe with a hook.
Sorrowe throws a combination that misses
letting Daugavins counter with a right hand.
Daugavins misses with a hook.
Sorrowe pushes Daugavins up against the cage in a clinch.
Sorrowe stalling in the clinch.
Sorrowe manages to break the clinch.
Daugavins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body punch from Daugavins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daugavins misses the shot to the body.
Sorrowe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Daugavins misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daugavins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sorrowe.
A swing and a miss from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Daugavins is just out of range.
Daugavins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorrowe.
Daugavins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sorrowe.
Sorrowe misses with a straight right.
Sorrowe staying out of range there.
Sorrowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sorrowe fails to land the takedown.
Daugavins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Daugavins looks to throw the jab but Sorrowe is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorrowe tries to clinch up.
Sorrowe throws an overhand right that lands on Daugavins's shoulder, as Daugavins tries to avoid the shot.
Daugavins scores with a jab to the head.
Sorrowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daugavins staying out of range there.
Daugavins throws a lazy uppercut
and Sorrowe counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daugavins tries to improve position but can't.
Sorrowe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daugavins is not content to let Sorrowe control the position.
Sorrowe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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 Samuel Sorrowe.
I think Sorrowe 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kaspars Daugavins!
Kaspars Daugavins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valko Dragov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragov comes into the arena with Go to Sleep - Eminem, Obie Trice, & DMX blaring out of the sound system. Zoolander comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Relax (Don't Do It)- Frankie Goes To Hollywood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Valko Dragov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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168 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valko Dragov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Zoolander!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoolander lands a nice hook to Dragov's body. Dragov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valko Dragov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dragov lands in his opponent's guard.
Dragov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dragov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've been hearing that Dragov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dragov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dragov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zoolander defends it well.
Dragov is working for a kimura but Zoolander is defending it quite comfortably.
Dragov is pressing down on Zoolander's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zoolander is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragov throwing shots but Zoolander is blocking nicely.
Zoolander is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zoolander looking for submissions off his back.
Zoolander is refusing to be controlled, as Dragov sits in half guard.
Zoolander has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dragov is working away from the top position though.
Dragov prevents Zoolander from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragov wants to take a breather but Zoolander is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragov winds up and cracks Zoolander with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dragov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zoolander defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zoolander is looking to control Dragov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zoolander avoid being mounted?
Dragov trying to mount his opponent but Zoolander defends it.
Dragov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zoolander does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zoolander moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dragov trying to control but Zoolander is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander pulls Dragov in close to prevent any damage.
Dragov wants to control from the top but Zoolander keeps moving.
Dragov looking to pass the guard.
Zoolander controls Dragov momentarily but Dragov frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zoolander scores with a hook to the body. Dragov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Zoolander. Those never looked like landing.
Dragov misses the shot to the body.
Dragov misses with a body punch
and Zoolander counters with a right hand to the body.
Dragov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zoolander avoids it really well and circles away.
Zoolander gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dragov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dragov wants to control from the top but Zoolander keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zoolander controls Dragov momentarily but Dragov frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Dragov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dragov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zoolander avoids it really well and circles away.
Zoolander has closed the distance and engaged Dragov in a clinch.
Zoolander lands with a left to the head.
Dragov prevents a body shot from Zoolander.
Dragov tries to score a body lock takedown but Zoolander shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zoolander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragovs head.
Dragov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zoolander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valko Dragov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Zoolander.
Zoolander tries to throw a body punch but Dragov avoids it by throwing Zoolander back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dragov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zoolander is defending well.
Zoolander keeps control of Dragov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoolander lands an uppercut.
Zoolander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragov is working for takedown but Zoolander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zoolander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zoolander presses Dragov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zoolander lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragov backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zoolander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragov backwards.
Dragov wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice left hand lands by Zoolander.
Zoolander is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dragov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zoolander avoiding damage.
Zoolander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dragov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoolander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zoolander is keeping busy.
Zoolander stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragovs head.
Zoolander scores with a shot to the side of Dragov's head.
Oh Dragov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zoolander lands with a left to the head.
Zoolander lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dragov to his knees! Zoolander keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Zoolander!
A very excited looking Derek Zoolander rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarnowski's entrance music is Hemp Gru - Sami swoi . A fine choice. Shaughnessy has chosen I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cael Shaughnessy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy lands a jab to Tarnowski's midsection.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaughnessy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tarnowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Shaughnessy. Beautiful body shot.
Tarnowski shoots in for a takedown but Shaughnessy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaughnessy scores with the left hand. Tarnowski knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Shaughnessy misses.
Tarnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Tarnowski misses.
Shaughnessy throws a leg kick but Tarnowski checks it.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaughnessy digs a good body shot into Tarnowski's ribs.
Horrible takedown by Tarnowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Shaughnessy which made him look bad.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook.
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaughnessy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sloppy strikes from Tarnowski. Those never looked like landing.
Tarnowski misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Shaughnessy does no damage.
Tarnowski misses with a leg kick.
Tarnowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaughnessy misses the target.
Cael Shaughnessy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tarnowski throws an overhand right that lands on Shaughnessy's shoulder, as Shaughnessy tries to avoid the shot.
Shaughnessy avoids the body shot from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy swings widly with a right hand
and Tarnowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shaughnessy keeping full guard, as Tarnowski tries to pass.
Shaughnessy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tarnowski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shaughnessy is looking to control Tarnowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shaughnessy avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Shaughnessy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Shaughnessy's thigh. Shaughnessy counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tarnowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shaughnessy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tarnowski is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarnowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Shaughnessy has wrist control.
Tarnowski looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at GnP Factory Elite Gym inform us that Shaughnessy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shaughnessy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cael Shaughnessy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tarnowski throws a hook to the side of Shaughnessy's head but Shaughnessy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shaughnessy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tarnowski.
Tarnowski slips a jab from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarnowski manages to avoid it.
Shaughnessy throws a sloppy body shot
and Tarnowski counters with a series of strikes. Shaughnessy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Shaughnessy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tarnowski moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
Tarnowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shaughnessy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shaughnessy misses with a looping left.
Tarnowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses with an uppercut.
Tarnowski moves away from the strike by Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy misses with a combination
and Tarnowski counters with a shoot takedown. Shaughnessy fights it but they end up in guard.
Shaughnessy is still in real trouble! Can Tarnowski finish him?
Shaughnessy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shaughnessy seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaughnessy keeping moving, preventing Tarnowski from controlling successfully.
Tarnowski throwing strikes but missing.
Shaughnessy trying to keep a closed guard but Tarnowski is proving a slippery customer.
Shaughnessy managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shaughnessy wants to stand up but Tarnowski is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shaughnessy throws out the jab.
Tarnowski looks for the body kick but Shaughnessy saw that one coming.
Shaughnessy staying out of range there.
Shaughnessy connects with a body shot that sends Tarnowski's belly button to the back.
Tarnowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shaughnessy misses with a hook to the body
and Tarnowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tarnowski trying to control but Shaughnessy is working from the bottom.
Tarnowski is really struggling to control Shaughnessy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shaughnessy is looking to stand up but Tarnowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tarnowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarnowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tarnowski throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy looking for a sweep. Not yet Shaughnessy, not yet.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Shaughnessy keeps moving.
Tarnowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaughnessy is pulling down on Tarnowski's head to control his posture.
Tarnowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tarnowski throws a low kick but Shaughnessy avoids it.
Tarnowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michal Tarnowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarnowski motions for Shaughnessy to come forward. Tarnowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy digs a good body shot into Tarnowski's ribs.
Tarnowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Shaughnessy as Tarnowski shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shaughnessy circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaughnessy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaughnessy defending well as Tarnowski loads up on a big left hand.
Tarnowski misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaughnessy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy missing with a left hand there. Tarnowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shaughnessy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Tarnowski tries to land a front kick but Shaughnessy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shaughnessy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shaughnessy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tarnowski slips a jab and a cross from Shaughnessy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tarnowski.
Tarnowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tarnowski throws a body punch but Shaughnessy moves out of range.
Shaughnessy cracks Tarnowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tarnowski throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Tarnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarnowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shaughnessy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tarnowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Tarnowski ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
Tarnowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tarnowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Tarnowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarnowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Shaughnessy should have avoided that one.
Shaughnessy misses the body punch
so Tarnowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Shaughnessy looking to control.
Tarnowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Shaughnessy is retaining full guard.
Shaughnessy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy wants to sweep but no luck.
Shaughnessy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shaughnessy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tarnowski knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarnowski is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Tarnowski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shaughnessy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Tarnowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tarnowski moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
Shaughnessy swinging wildly here.
Tarnowski misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tarnowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarnowski misses the shot to the body.
Shaughnessy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tarnowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tarnowski connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaughnessy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tarnowski manages to avoid it.
Tarnowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shaughnessy was well out of range. Poor timing from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shaughnessy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarnowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy lands an overhand right.
Shaughnessy throws a sloppy body shot
and Tarnowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaughnessy misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shaughnessy works the jab nicely.
Shaughnessy throws a hook but Tarnowski avoids it easily.
Shaughnessy misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy punishes Tarnowski's body with a nice straight punch.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Tarnowski avoids them all with ease.
Tarnowski motions for Shaughnessy to come forward. Tarnowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy misses the shot to the body.
Tarnowski tries to move into range but Shaughnessy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarnowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaughnessy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tarnowski is just out of range.
Shaughnessy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarnowski throws a one two combo.
Shaughnessy throws a big shot that misses.
Tarnowski tries to bum rush Shaughnessy with a series of wild strikes but Shaughnessy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tarnowski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but Tarnowski moves out of range.
Tarnowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shaughnessy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tarnowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Shaughnessy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tarnowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Tarnowski does no damage.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shaughnessy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarnowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shaughnessy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tarnowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tarnowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaughnessy manages to avoid it.
Tarnowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaughnessy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Tarnowski.
Shaughnessy misses the body punch
and Tarnowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shaughnessy throws a big shot that misses.
Tarnowski avoids the body shot from Shaughnessy.
Tarnowski lands with a right hand.
Shaughnessy misses with a straight left.
A jab from Shaughnessy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy avoids a kick to the body.
Tarnowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot
and Tarnowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tarnowski preventing the sweep.
Tarnowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Tarnowski wants to control from the top but Shaughnessy keeps moving.
Cael Shaughnessy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michal Tarnowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaughnessy looking to control.
Tarnowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shaughnessy is trying to control the position but Tarnowski postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shaughnessy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Shaughnessy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tarnowski controlling from the top position.
Shaughnessy working for a triangle but Tarnowski defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Tarnowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tarnowski 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Tarnowski!
Michal Tarnowski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ McGobblecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana comes to the cage accompanied by Push it to the Limit. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGobblecock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Montana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGobblecock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGobblecock's back!
McGobblecock preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Montana.
Montana looking to break McGobblecock's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. McGobblecock remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Montana will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lull in the action here.
McGobblecock felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McGobblecock covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Will Montana go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
McGobblecock tries to escape but Montana has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGobblecock just trying to survive but Montana is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana looking for the choke from the back.
Montana seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montana has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, McGobblecock has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
McGobblecock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montana. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montana has his arm under McGobblecock's chin here. Game over son! Montana squeezes tightly and McGobblecock is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tony Montana!
Tony Montana managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc., into his post fight interview.
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