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HONOR Wednesday Warfare IX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corner Bum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshito Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corner Bum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshito Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Bum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bum misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Bum lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bum.
Bum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bum is looking to clinch.
Silva blocks a head kick by Bum.
Bum dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Bum's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corner Bum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bum tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Bum tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Bum has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bum sees it coming and defends easily.
Bum tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Bum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bum keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bum keeping control of the position.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to advance position but Bum won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Corner Bum just wasn't active enough.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bum.
Bum looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Bum drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Our spies down at at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $300 fee) inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bum is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bum has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bum looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bum avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bum working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bum stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bum throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Bum is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshito Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bum misses with a head kick.
Bum looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Bum drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bum wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Bum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is trying to keep Bum in close.
Bum makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bum trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Bum throws a big elbow that misses.
Bum has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bum defends well.
Bum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bum gets the takedown into side control.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bum's best efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bum pulls his head out easily.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva trying to hold on to Bum's head to control him but Bum postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom but Bum passes into side control!
Silva struggling a bit here.
Bum is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva wants to control but Bum postures up.
Bum wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bum scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bum trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bum wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Yoshito Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bum from controlling successfully.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bum gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bum tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bum defends well.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshito Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bum feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Bum throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva connects with a right hand. Bum shakes it off.
Bum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bum lands a high kick!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Bum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corner Bum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Bum.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bum doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bum clinches up against the cage.
Bum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Bum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Corner Bum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshito Silva.
Bum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Bum misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bum moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Corner Bum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva leaves Bum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bum swivels and escapes.
Bum wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Bum gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Bum is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bum throws an elbow that misses.
Bum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bum smiles and moves away.
Bum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bum doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Bum throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bum as he avoids it easily.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Bum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bum leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bum closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bum pulls his head out easily.
Silva tries to kick Bum off but Bum keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bum is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bum's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bum's back!
Bum is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Yoshito Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bum wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
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 Corner Bum.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshito Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lygmantas Daunotas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Tanaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lygmantas Daunotas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Daunotas!
Daunotas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daunotas.
Nice uppercut lands for Daunotas. That snapped Tanaka's head back.
Daunotas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tanaka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daunotas slips a jab from Tanaka.
Daunotas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daunotas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tanaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanaka is looking to clinch.
Tanaka scores with a jab to the head.
Daunotas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daunotas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daunotas moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tanaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tanaka.
Daunotas trying to land knees to the body.
Daunotas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tanaka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tanaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Daunotas controls his hands.
Tanaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Daunotas breaks from the clinch.
Daunotas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daunotas slips a jab from Tanaka.
Daunotas misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Tanaka misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Daunotas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daunotas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daunotas takes the fight into the clinch.
Tanaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daunotas's elbow.
Tanaka throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daunotas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Daunotas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daunotas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tanaka's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daunotas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daunotas staying out of range there.
Tanaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daunotas.
Daunotas tries to work over Tanaka's front leg with a kick but Tanaka checks it.
Daunotas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Daunotas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daunotas.
Tanaka throws the left hand but Daunotas avoids the punch easily.
Daunotas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daunotas moves away.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
Daunotas moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daunotas can pounce on him.
Daunotas is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Daunotas.
Tanaka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daunotas throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daunotas.
Daunotas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tanaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daunotas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daunotas is breathing heavily.
Daunotas tries to bum rush Tanaka with a series of wild strikes but Tanaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tanaka looks to land a left hand but Daunotas moved out of range nicely.
Tanaka cracks Daunotas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tanaka is looking to slow Daunotas down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka scores with a sloppy right hand. Daunotas should have avoided that one.
Tanaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daunotas throws a leg kick that misses.
Tanaka misses with a body shot.
Daunotas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tanaka cracks Daunotas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tanaka has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Daunotas to stand back up!
Daunotas is rocked!
Daunotas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oh Daunotas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daunotas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tanaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Daunotas seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
Tanaka scores with a jab to the body.
Tanaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Daunotas.
Tanaka jabs at Daunotas's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Tanaka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Tanaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanaka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Daunotas on the side of the head.
Daunotas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Tanaka. Those never looked like landing.
Daunotas slips under a jab from Tanaka.
Daunotas closes the distance and clinches.
Tanaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daunotas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tanaka avoids the head kick by Daunotas.
Daunotas checks the leg kick.
Tanaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanaka lands an overhand right.
Daunotas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Tanaka throws out a loose jab but Daunotas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daunotas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tanaka is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka lands a two punch combo.
Daunotas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tanaka.
Tanaka throws out a leg kick but Daunotas moves out of range and Tanaka only half commits.
Daunotas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tanaka cracks Daunotas with an uppercut from hell and Daunotas crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Tanaka's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daunotas trying to keep a closed guard but Tanaka is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daunotas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tanaka advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka taking a breather here.
Daunotas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tanaka in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to control the action but Daunotas is working from the bottom.
Daunotas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daunotas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Larry Tanaka.
Tanaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanaka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanaka moves away from the strike by Daunotas.
Daunotas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tanaka is able to avoid easily.
Tanaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Daunotas.
Tanaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daunotas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tanaka has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Tanaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Daunotas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Daunotas. Tanaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daunotas throws a shot from downtown. Tanaka moves away and avoids it.
Daunotas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daunotas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanaka.
Daunotas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lygmantas Daunotas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daunotas tries a head kick but it misses.
Daunotas misses the shot to the body.
Daunotas lands a head kick!
Daunotas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanaka tries to clinch up.
Daunotas staying out of range there.
Larry Tanaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daunotas slips a straight right by Tanaka.
Tanaka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daunotas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tanaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daunotas moves away.
Tanaka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daunotas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tanaka scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daunotas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanaka.
Daunotas throws a head kick that misses.
Daunotas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tanaka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanaka lands a jab to Daunotas's midsection.
Tanaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Daunotas has time to react.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tanaka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daunotas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daunotas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tanaka misses with a low kick.
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!
Tanaka scores with a hook to the body. Daunotas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tanaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanaka scores with a body shot.
Tanaka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tanaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daunotas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daunotas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tanaka, as that shot connected.
Tanaka closes the distance and pushes Daunotas back into the cage.
Tanaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daunotas is trying to break the clinch but Tanaka has him pressed against the cage.
Daunotas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tanaka.
Tanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daunotas misses with a knee to the head.
Tanaka avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanaka trying to stall but Daunotas improves his position.
Daunotas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tanaka throws a head punch that misses.
Tanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tanaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Daunotas controlling the action here for a moment.
Larry Tanaka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Daunotas tries a knee to the head but Tanaka blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daunotas leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Daunotas fails to land.
Tanaka blocking some punches.
Daunotas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanaka blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daunotas stalling in the clinch.
Lygmantas Daunotas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Tanaka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tanaka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Tanaka!
After winning the bout, Larry Tanaka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Shashia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quagmire Yeah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bruce Shashia has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Shashia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quagmire Yeah!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shashia throws a head kick but Yeah moves out of range.
Shashia scores with the left hand. Yeah knows he should have avoided that one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yeah.
Shashia throws a right and a left that Yeah avoids nicely.
Yeah tries to clinch but Shashia is having none of it.
Shashia lands a body shot.
Shashia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shashia duly obliges.
Shashia just misses with a punch to the body.
Shashia throws a push kick but Yeah slaps the foot to one side.
Shashia misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shashia swinging wildly here.
Yeah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shashia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shashia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeah moves away.
Shashia is looking to wear down Yeah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yeah misses with a takedown attempt - Shashia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shashia looks to score with a jab to the body but Yeah is just out of range.
Shashia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shashia swings widly with a right hand
and Yeah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yeah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeah pushing down on Shashia's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shashia won't allow Yeah to pass to mount.
Yeah is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shashia is just riding it out for now. Yeah eventually gives up the hold.
Yeah is looking for a kimura but Shashia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Yeah to get the leverage.
Yeah is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yeah is pressing down on Shashia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shashia is holding on for now.
Shashia is in trouble now - Yeah has advanced to mount!
Yeah has hold of Shashia's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shashia manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeah avoids the attempt from Shashia to control.
Shashia regains half guard.
Shashia scores with a few weak punches.
Yeah looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yeah is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shashia has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shashia gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yeah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yeah has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at BLACKSMITH GYM - THE 25 Coach Las Vegas Mega-Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Yeah drops back, looking for a kneebar! Shashia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Shashia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Shashia!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shashia stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Shashia cracks Yeah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yeah takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shashia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shashia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeah goes for a double leg but Shashia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shashia continues to drive forward.
Bruce Shashia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quagmire Yeah.
Yeah tries to land knees in the clinch but Shashia avoids the damage to the body.
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 Bruce Shashia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shashia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shashia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shashia misses with a body shot.
Shashia scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shashia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yeah.
Yeah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shashia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shashia misses the shot to the body.
Shashia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yeah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yeah darts in trying to clinch
and Yeah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shashia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy left from Shashia finds it's target.
Shashia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruce Shashia is winning the standup battle so far.
Yeah gets the takedown into side control.
Yeah working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shashia is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeah is trying to get an arm triangle but Shashia is defending well.
Yeah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shashia wants to control but Yeah postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yeah has hold of Shashia's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shashia tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Yeah cranks the arm and Shashia screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shashia, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Quagmire Yeah!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Laston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Styles Of Beyound-Nine Thou. Laston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Nortorious Big feature Bone Thug N Harmony-Notorious Thugs. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Laston!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laston has time to react.
West moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
West has closed the distance and engaged Laston in a clinch.
Laston has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by West after a bit of a struggle.
Laston goes for a takedown attempt but West pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Laston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from West finds it's way round the side to connect with Laston's head.
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
West thows a body shot but no joy.
Laston pushes West up against the cage in a clinch.
Laston looking for a takedown.
Wayde West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Laston.
Laston is looking to take this one to the mat.
West pressing his opponent against the cage.
West pushes Laston back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. West avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Laston is trying to drag West to the mat but West just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
West breaks from the clinch.
Laston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
West rushes Laston and presses him up against the cage.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A cross from West lands.
Laston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from West tenderised Laston's leg. Laston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wayde West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laston is defended easily by West.
Wayde West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laston takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Laston looks winded!
West closes the distance and pushes Laston back into the cage.
Laston has West pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. West manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
West is stalling here.
Laston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but West pulls him back up using the underhooks.
West is working Laston over against the cage.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laston is looking to clinch but West is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from West.
West darts in and clinches Laston up against the cage.
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West is pushing Laston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from West.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. West avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
West prevents the takedown attempt.
West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Laston if he has to take too many more of those.
West has closed the distance and engaged Laston in a clinch.
West crunches a lovely knee into Laston's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from West.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West clinches up with Laston and pushes him back against the cage.
West breaks the clinch.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
West has closed the distance and engaged Laston in a clinch.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laston avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
West lands a head kick. Laston smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Laston fails to land the takedown.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
West explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Laston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jab by West.
A solid body kick from West.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laston's calf.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laston is trying desperately to land a takedown but West is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Laston.
West is looking to slow Laston down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West forces Laston back against the cage and clinches.
Laston has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from West.
West prevents a takedown attempt there.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde West dominated that round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for West.
West lands with a nice body punch.
Laston moves to clinch but West breaks away
and West counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
West moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
West is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laston can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laston is defended easily by West.
West moves into range and clinches up with Laston.
Laston wants to take the fight to the mat but West manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
West stalling against the cage.
Laston goes for a takedown in the clinch but West prevents it.
Wayde West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Laston.
Laston is breathing heavily.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laston shoots in for a takedown but West shows good takedown defense.
West scores with a leg kick.
Josh Laston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Laston's head.
West closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laston can't get the takedown.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laston avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on West - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laston takes one on the button.
West tries to clinch there but Laston circles away.
West gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from West.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
West breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laston, pushing him back against the cage.
West prevents a takedown attempt there.
West lands a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Laston has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Laston managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Laston is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. West can't fight it off and eventually Laston manages to take the fight to the floor. West looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Laston working some strikes from top position.
Laston tries to free his leg and advance position but West is retaining full guard.
Laston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laston drops back, looking for a kneebar! West looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. West looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from West!
West is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Laston will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
West trying to control the action but Laston is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laston seems a little lost for a moment, as West dominates the positioning.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Wayde West just wasn't active enough.
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
West lands a nice shot to the body.
Laston changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Laston manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
West goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laston.
West thows a body shot but no joy.
Laston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
West stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and West wants it to stay on the feet.
West chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
West rushes Laston and presses him up against the cage.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Laston controls the action.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayde West dominated that second round.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
West has managed to clinch.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laston.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laston throws a nice looking combination but West bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
West closes the distance and clinches.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laston avoids it.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
West stalling.
Wayde West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from West.
Laston is trying to force a seperation but West has the dominant position.
West lands a body punch.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West lands a nice looking body kick.
West fakes the leg kick and cracks Laston in the body.
Wayde West is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West takes the fight into the clinch.
West controlling the action here for a moment.
Good body shot from West.
West breaks from the clinch.
Laston shoots for a double leg takedown but West sprawls well. He's pushed Laston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
West scores with a nice body kick.
West throws a leg kick which misses Laston's front leg but catches the back leg as Laston tries to avoid it.
West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laston wants a takedown.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wayde West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands a knee to the body.
Laston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but West pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wayde West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Laston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West crunches a lovely knee into Laston's ribcage.
West is pushing Laston up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laston just misses with a elbow thrown towards West's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
West clinches up against the cage.
West lands a nice knee to the body.
Laston has West pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. West manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
West breaks the clinch.
West has managed to clinch.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Laston controls his hands.
Laston is looking to take this one to the mat.
Laston working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laston.
West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West delivers a nice body kick.
West misses with a body shot.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laston. That did some damage!
Laston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laston was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from West - the referee stops the clock and Laston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says West. Laston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
West working Laston over with knees to the body.
Josh Laston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laston is working for takedown but West is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayde West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayde West!
Wayde West decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Josh Laston had this to say: 'I loss, so what I will come back, and you will see a better me.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vedran Milosevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Coonaments (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coonaments has chosen Wont Back Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vedran Milosevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Coonaments!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coonaments on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Coonaments looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Some wild striking there from Milosevic.
Coonaments takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Coonaments misses with a wild combination.
Coonaments takes one on the button.
It looks like Kevin Coonaments has been cut.
Milosevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milosevic scores with a nice right hand.
Milosevic connects with a right that clearly hurt Coonaments. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Milosevic proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Coonaments collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vedran Milosevic!
Kevin Coonaments spoke after the fight, saying 'I want to thank everyone for believing in me. I also want to thank my coaches and my gym! We are back to square one! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bj Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Seventeen - Sex Pistols. bj Ferguson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Cox's chin.
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135 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, bj Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Ferguson is just out of range.
Ferguson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cox counters with a takedown into side control.
Ferguson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cox.
Cox tries to score with some ground and pound. Ferguson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cox blocks the strikes from Ferguson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferguson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cox has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ferguson!
Cox looking to ground and pound but Ferguson is blocking nicely.
Cox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cox has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox looking to finish Ferguson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ferguson!
Ferguson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ferguson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cox looking to control but Ferguson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferguson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cox tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cox punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cox is landing with some decent strikes but Ferguson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ferguson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ferguson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ferguson is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ferguson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cox postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Ferguson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Ferguson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cox!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Steve Cox made sure he mentioned Meet the Future, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, bj Ferguson stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a tough fight. i lost. not much i can say. I'm sad. I'm disappointed. and i just have no excuses for this. people think this is the end of the road for me. but its not! I'm just getting started.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erick Rootmans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Ellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rootmans comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Put your hands where my eyes can see. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Rootmans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Ellington!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellington throws a good cross that connects.
Ellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rootmans.
A shot to the liver by Ellington. Beautiful body shot.
Rootmans moves into the clinch.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Ellington blocks with his arms.
Ellington breaks from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ellington has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rootmans walks into a left hand.
Rootmans throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ellington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellington looks to land a combination but Rootmans avoids it well.
Rootmans avoids the body shot from Ellington.
Ellington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rootmans counters with a shoot takedown. Ellington fights it but they end up in guard.
Ellington keeping moving, preventing Rootmans from controlling successfully.
Rootmans is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ellington is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rootmans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rootmans scoring with some ground and pound.
Rootmans is in close to Ellington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rootmans definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rootmans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rootmans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rootmans scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellington is pulling down on Rootmans's head to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ellington can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rootmans landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellington wants to sweep but no luck.
Rootmans chips away with some ground and pound.
Rootmans stays in close to Ellington's body and controls the position.
Rootmans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rootmans throwing strikes but missing.
Rootmans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ellington's head.
Rootmans 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.
Rootmans chips away with some ground and pound.
Rootmans trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rootmans postures up in Ellington's guard and throws a big left but Ellington blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans is working Ellington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rootmans won't allow Ellington to sweep him here.
Rootmans postures up and lands a big shot to Ellington's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rootmans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ellington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rootmans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rootmans postures up in Ellington's guard and throws a big left but Ellington blocks it.
Ellington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rootmans drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rootmans jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rootmans engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rootmans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ellington looking to control.
Ellington striking off his back but it's not causing Rootmans any problems.
Rootmans trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rootmans with a nice head shot there.
Rootmans controlling from the top position.
Rootmans trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rootmans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ellington looks to score with a jab to the body but Rootmans is just out of range.
Rootmans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ellington defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rootmans.
Ellington tries to bum rush Rootmans with a series of wild strikes but Rootmans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ellington throws a shot from downtown. Rootmans moves away and avoids it.
Ellington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rootmans's head.
Rootmans tries to clinch there but Ellington circles away.
Ellington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ellington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rootmans rather than just go for the knockout.
Rootmans misses with a two punch combination.
Ellington pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rootmans back to the cage. Ellington follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Erick Rootmans has been cut.
Rootmans tries to clinch but Ellington moves out of range.
Rootmans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Rootmans trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans throws a big right hand that misses.
Ellington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rootmans.
Rootmans trying to control but Ellington is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erick Rootmans.
Rootmans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rootmans staying out of range there.
Ellington swings for the body but Rootmans moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rootmans moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Ellington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rootmans with a knee to the head.
It looks like Duke Ellington has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rootmans.
Ellington stalling in the clinch but Rootmans improves position.
Rootmans with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rootmans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ellington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erick Rootmans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ellington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rootmans lands a good knee to the midsection. Ellington won't want to take too many of those.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Ellington is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellington blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rootmans drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ellington gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ellington pushes off an throws an elbow but Rootmans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rootmans unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ellington has had enough of the clinch but Rootmans keeps him there for the moment.
Ellington stalling in the clinch but Rootmans improves position.
Ellington is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Ellington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ellington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Ellington blocks with his arms.
Rootmans with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellington trying to stall but Rootmans improves his position.
Ellington takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rootmans lands a knee to the head.
Ellington trying to stall but Rootmans improves his position.
Rootmans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellington's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rootmans obliges.
Erick Rootmans has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ellington blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ellington manages to break the clinch.
Erick Rootmans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ellington lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Ellington scores with a four punch combination!
Rootmans manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ellington on his heels. He'll look to pass Ellington's guard now, I'm sure.
Erick Rootmans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erick Rootmans dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rootmans is looking to slow Ellington down with leg kicks.
Ellington throws the left hand but Rootmans avoids the punch easily.
Ellington lands with a shot to the body.
Rootmans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellington.
Rootmans misses with a few strikes there.
Ellington throws a combination that misses
and Rootmans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rootmans clinches up against the cage.
Ellington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ellington is trying to break the clinch but Rootmans has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rootmans.
Ellington stalling in the clinch but Rootmans improves position.
Ellington takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans working Ellington over with knees to the body.
Rootmans putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ellington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ellington blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rootmans connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ellington's face.
Rootmans misses with a knee strike.
Ellington looking to stall.
Rootmans with a knee to the head.
Rootmans lands a nice knee to the body.
Rootmans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ellington can do to turn this around?
Ellington takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
Ellington managing to block the knees to the body from Rootmans.
Ellington is looking to control Rootmans's arms but Rootmans gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ellington has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellington seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Rootmans connects with a knee to the head.
Ellington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rootmans.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Duke Ellington.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellington.
Rootmans clobbers Ellington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rootmans tries to clinch up.
Rootmans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rootmans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans moves out of range as Ellington strikes.
Rootmans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ellington fails to land with a series of punches.
Duke Ellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellington missing with a left hand there. Rootmans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ellington misses the body punch
and Rootmans counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ellington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ellington scores with a shot to the body.
Ellington misses with a combination
and Rootmans counters with a three punch combo that has Ellington backing up. Ellington nods at Rootmans to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Rootmans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellington misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rootmans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rootmans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Ellington misses with an uppercut.
Ellington throws a right hand that Rootmans ducks under and follows up with a left that Rootmans also avoids with ease.
Ellington takes a swing at Rootmans's ribcage but misses.
Ellington misses with a lunging right hand
and Rootmans counters by moving into the clinch.
Duke Ellington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rootmans missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Ellington blocks with his arms.
Ellington tries to land a knee to the head but Rootmans blocks with his arms.
Rootmans missing with knees to the body.
Ellington misses with a body punch.
Rootmans lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Erick Rootmans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rootmans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erick Rootmans!
Erick Rootmans spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DeMario Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Chandler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeMario Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chandler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Chandler ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Chandler misses the shot to the body.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chandler blocks a jab.
Chandler swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Chandler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams misses the jab.
DeMario Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Chandler is out of range.
Chandler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chandler as he avoids it easily.
Chandler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Chandler scores with a hook.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Chandler saw that one coming.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Chandler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams throws a hook but Chandler blocks it.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Chandler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Chandler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chandler sneaks back into half guard.
Chandler has his hands clasped together around Williams's back. He's all about the action.
Chandler is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chandler tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams wants to take a breather but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Chandler wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Chandler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is really struggling to control Chandler but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chandler scores with a nice head shot.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chandler.
Chandler throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Williams with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeMario Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chandler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Chandler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chandler scores with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chandler.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Chandler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Chandler gets the takedown into side control.
Chandler throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Williams works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Chandler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chandler!
Chandler tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Chandler manages to avoid easily.
Chandler is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chandler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Chandler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chandler wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Chandler has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Williams working Chandler over with strikes here.
Chandler is trying to escape the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams wants to control the pace but Chandler is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams punching from mount but Chandler doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams wants to control the action but instead Chandler gets a body lock and reverses into Williams's guard! Nice work!
Williams looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chandler puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
DeMario Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams tries to roll over but Chandler keeps him under control.
Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chandler throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Chandler is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chandler wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chandler is working away from the top position though.
Chandler tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Chandler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is not content to let Chandler control the position.
Chandler is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chandler misses with a hook.
Chandler lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Chandler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chandler.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Chandler saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chandler.
Chandler tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chandler's elbow.
Chandler tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Chandler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chandler.
Chandler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chandler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
DeMario Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Chandler.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Chandler's head.
Chandler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chandler manages to break the clinch.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Chandler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch there but Chandler circles away.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Chandler seems unphased.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Chandler.
Some wild striking there from Chandler.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Chandler counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Chandler moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Chandler misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Williams's head coaches at Ballas Only that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marcus Chandler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chandler slips a jab from Williams.
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Chandler takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Chandler tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chandler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Chandler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams misses the jab.
Chandler misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Chandler finds it's target.
Williams misses with a right hand
so Chandler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chandler throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chandler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chandler looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chandler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chandler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Chandler.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chandler throws out the jab.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Chandler slips a jab from Williams.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Chandler throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Chandler works the jab nicely.
Chandler moves away from the strike by Williams.
A jab from Chandler misses.
Chandler throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Chandler misses with a wild combination.
Williams moves away from the strike by Chandler.
Chandler looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Chandler moved out of range nicely.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chandler was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chandler.
Williams swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Chandler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chandler circles away.
Chandler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a hook.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chandler.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Chandler staying out of range there.
Chandler throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Chandler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chandler cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chandler there.
Williams tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Chandler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeMario Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams lands a jab to Chandler's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Chandler.
Chandler jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams misses with a hook. Chandler ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Chandler dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chandler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Chandler circles away.
Chandler scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Williams wants to clinch
and Chandler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Chandler is controlling him well.
Chandler tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chandler controlling the pace.
Williams gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chandler won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Chandler throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chandler's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Chandler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Chandler is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Chandler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chandler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
DeMario Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Chandler throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chandler's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Chandler pulls Williams in close to his closed guard and prevents Williams from doing any damage or advancing position.
Williams postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Chandler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Chandler tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Chandler.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Chandler.
Chandler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chandler on his heels. He'll look to pass Chandler's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Chandler slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Chandler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcus Chandler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams is striking but Chandler is not phased and passes to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chandler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chandler trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Chandler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chandler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:50
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Chandler!
Marcus Chandler is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Queen comes to the cage accompanied by Fat Joe - Money Over Bitches [Feat Too $hort & TA]. Oliver Queen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Parker's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oliver Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Parker misses with a looping left.
Parker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Queen throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Parker - that will leave a mark!
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Queen lands a nice knee to the body.
Queen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Queen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Queen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parker blocks the elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Queen.
Parker avoids a wild elbow strike from Queen.
Queen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Parker throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parker is defending well for now.
Parker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Queen swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Queen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Queen working aggressively here.
Parker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Parker is rocked!
Queen lands a left hand.
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Queen finish him?
Queen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Queen has Parker pressed against the cage. He pushes Parker back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Queen throws a beautiful elbow that sends Parker crashing to the floor! Queen piles on the pressure with more strikes! Parker is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Queen!
A relieved looking Oliver Queen 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus has chosen Flying dutchman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Icarus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Kadoic misses.
Icarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Icarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Kadoic is just out of range.
Icarus doesn't manage to clinch there - Kadoic circles away.
Icarus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kadoic.
Kadoic lands with a kick to the temple. Icarus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Laz Icarus has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kadoic misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Icarus.
Laz Icarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadoic connects with a leg kick. Icarus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Icarus misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kadoic. That's going to slow Icarus down.
Kadoic throws a big shot that misses.
Kadoic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Icarus's sensitive parts.
Icarus ducks under a wild hook from Kadoic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic lands a really nice looking cross but Icarus seems unphased.
Kadoic throws a leg kick but Icarus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Icarus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kadoic circles away quickly and effectively.
Kadoic misses with a body shot.
Kadoic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Icarus wants to clinch
and Kadoic counters with an outside leg kick.
Icarus throws a right and a left that Kadoic avoids nicely.
Icarus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kadoic circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Icarus.
Kadoic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kadoic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kadoic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kadoic is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic ducks under a wild hook from Icarus.
Kadoic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus misses with a series of wild punches.
Kadoic misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus throws a right hand that Kadoic ducks under and follows up with a left that Kadoic also avoids with ease.
Kadoic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Icarus.
Icarus moves in looking to clinch but Kadoic pushes him off.
Kadoic scores with a push kick.
Icarus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kadoic throws a shot to the body.
Kadoic lands a really nice looking cross but Icarus seems unphased.
A cross from Kadoic lands.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Kadoic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Icarus. Kadoic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icarus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kadoic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Icarus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kadoic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kadoic thows a body shot but no joy.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kadoic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Icarus.
A left and a right from Icarus both land. Nice combination.
Icarus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kadoic counters with a nice uppercut.
Icarus avoids the body shot from Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with a head kick.
Icarus misses with a wild combination.
Kadoic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Icarus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kadoic throws a looping overhand right but Icarus ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Kadoic.
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!
Kadoic ducks under a wild hook from Icarus.
Icarus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kadoic throws a jab but it's blocked by Icarus.
Kadoic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kadoic forces Icarus back against the cage and clinches.
Kadoic pushes Icarus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kadoic pushes Icarus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kadoic - that landed with a thud.
Icarus looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic lands an uppercut.
Kadoic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kadoic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kadoic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kadoic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drazen Kadoic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laz Icarus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Icarus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Icarus misses with a combination
and Kadoic counters with a low kick, right behind Icarus 's knee.
Kadoic throws a low kick but Icarus avoids it.
Icarus is looking to chop away at Kadoic's legs.
A solid body kick from Kadoic.
Kadoic throws the kick towards the body but Icarus avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadoic. Icarus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Icarus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kadoic's head.
Kadoic tries to land a front kick but Icarus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Icarus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kadoic - the referee stops the clock and Icarus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kadoic. Icarus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Kadoic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kadoic lands a nice looking body kick.
Icarus is breathing heavily.
Kadoic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Icarus avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic scores with a head kick. Icarus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kadoic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Icarus can do to turn this around?
That kick from Kadoic tenderised Icarus's leg. Icarus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laz Icarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Kadoic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kadoic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Icarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Kadoic.
Kadoic clinches up with Icarus and pushes him back against the cage.
Icarus misses with the head strike.
Kadoic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kadoic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kadoic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Icarus backwards.
A short uppercut from Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with the head strike.
Kadoic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kadoic.
Kadoic lands a hook that snaps the head of Icarus backwards.
Icarus is rocked!
Kadoic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kadoic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Icarus is still on wobbly legs! Can Kadoic finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Icarus seems to have recovered his senses.
Kadoic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kadoic lands with a nice body punch.
Kadoic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kadoic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Icarus's sensitive parts.
Kadoic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses
and Kadoic counters with a head kick that drops Icarus to the mat! Icarus scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Icarus walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kadoic! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drazen Kadoic!
A very excited looking Drazen Kadoic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Laz Icarus was interviewed post fight and said 'It's surely sad to start like this in new org... but. It's life and all I want right now is some decent sleep and 5 shots of Russian Putin Vodka. '.
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