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NYFN 13 : Kluge vs Rivera PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arion Belial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TY Lanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lanni is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trumpets And Angels-Falling from the Skys. Arion Belial has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arion Belial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, TY Lanni!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Lanni. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Lanni misses.
A nice combination there by Belial.
Some wild striking there from Lanni.
Lanni throws a right and a left that Belial avoids nicely.
Belial tries to clinch up.
Lanni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lanni. That's going to slow Belial down.
Belial connects with a solid leg kick.
Belial misses with a head kick.
Belial tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lanni tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belial is able to avoid easily.
Belial throws a sloppy head kick and Lanni moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanni throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belial shoots in for a takedown but Lanni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Belial tries to clinch up.
Lanni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lanni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belial checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lanni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belial tries to close the distance and clinch but Lanni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni tries to land a leg kick but Belial saw it coming and moves away.
Belial tests Lanni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lanni misses with a wild combination.
Belial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lanni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Belial sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lanni throws a low kick but Belial avoids it.
Lanni throws a nice looking combination but Belial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belial avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lanni looks winded!
Belial dodges the punch combination from Lanni.
Belial digs a good hook to Lanni's body.
Belial stuns Lanni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lanni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lanni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belial counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Belial shoots in but no luck this time.
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!
Belial is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belial shoots in and drives through. Lanni sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arion Belial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belial tries to close the distance and clinch but Lanni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lanni tries to work over Belial's front leg with a kick but Belial checks it.
Belial shoots for a double leg takedown but Lanni sprawls well. He's pushed Belial's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belial wants to clinch.
Lanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lanni swats away the attempt to clinch by Belial.
Lanni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belial.
Lanni keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Belial.
Belial fails with a takedown attempt.
Lanni chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belial tries to clinch there but Lanni circles away.
Belial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lanni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belial has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lanni.
Belial on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lanni. Lanni obviously looking to wear him down.
Lanni should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Belial scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A leg kick checked by Belial.
Belial doesn't manage to clinch there - Lanni circles away.
Lanni misses with a series of wild punches.
Belial is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lanni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Belial counters with a one-two to the body.
Lanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belial circles away quickly and effectively.
Belial works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Lanni has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lanni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belial.
Lanni swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belial throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belial tries to clinch but Lanni is having none of it.
Belial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lanni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lanni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lanni takes one on the button.
Belial tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lanni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Belial somewhat.
Belial throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lanni misses with a double jab.
Belial is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lanni tries to land a leg kick but Belial saw it coming and moves away.
Lanni circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Lanni does no damage.
No luck for Belial with that takedown attempt.
Lanni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belial circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TY Lanni dominated that round.
That's time! Belial's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice sprawl there from Lanni as Belial shoots in.
Belial clinches.
Lanni breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Lanni misses.
TY Lanni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belial throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belial pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lanni back to the cage. Belial follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Arion Belial is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lanni. That's going to slow Belial down.
Lanni throws a combination that misses
and Belial counters with an inside leg kick.
Lanni misses with a few strikes there.
Lanni throws a series of punches but Belial moves out of range.
Lanni throws a nice looking combination but Belial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lanni blocks a head kick by Belial.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Belial!
Lanni fails to land with a series of punches.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Belial sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belial really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lanni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belial.
Lanni is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Lanni. Those never looked like landing.
Belial throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lanni's waist but Lanni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belial off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belial fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lanni avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arion Belial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belial tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lanni misses with a few strikes there.
Belial shoots in looking for a takedown. Lanni tries to sprawl out of it but Belial keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lanni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Belial swinging wildly here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lanni in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Belial dives in for a single leg takedown but Lanni sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Belial has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Lanni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lanni throws a right and a left that Belial avoids nicely.
Belial misses with a double jab.
Lanni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belial's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lanni.
Belial closes the distance and clinches up with Lanni, looking for a takedown. Belial pushes Lanni against the cage but Lanni circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lanni throws a series of strikes that have Belial backpedaling.
Lanni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Belial to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Belial tries to clinch there but Lanni circles away.
Belial misses with a takedown attempt - Lanni sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belial fails with a takedown attempt.
Lanni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lanni thumps Belial with a low kick.
Belial changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanni tries to avoid it but Belial manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanni to the ground. Lanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Belial showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lanni.
Lanni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belial doesn't manage to clinch there - Lanni circles away.
Belial tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lanni throws a combination that misses
enabling Belial to counter with a crisp jab.
Lanni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belial darts in looking for a takedown but Lanni gets double underhooks and turns Belial into the cage.
Lanni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lanni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belial avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belial feints and then cracks Lanni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lanni down.
Lanni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belial tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Lanni tenderised Belial's leg. Belial is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lanni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belial checks it well.
Belial stalks Lanni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lanni's face. Lanni staggers backwards, shaken.
Belial is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belial checks a low kick from Lanni.
Lanni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belial counters with a three punch combo that has Lanni backing up. Lanni nods at Belial to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lanni misses with a combination
and Belial counters with a one-two to the body.
Lanni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belial tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belial shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
TY Lanni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belial fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lanni looks to land a combination but Belial avoids it well.
Belial shoots in looking for a takedown but Lanni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belial's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lanni dodges the punch combination from Belial.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Belial sees it coming and moves out of range.
A combination from Lanni does no damage.
Lanni wants to slow Belial down by chopping away at his legs.
Belial misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TY Lanni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Belial tries to clinch up but Lanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Lanni looks to land a combination but Belial avoids it well.
Belial fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by Lanni.
Belial moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belial feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lanni's calf.
Belial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lanni lands a leg kick that knocks Belial off balance momentarily.
Belial throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lanni.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Belial sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanni checks a leg kick.
Lanni throws a right hand that Belial ducks under and follows up with a left that Belial also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lanni throws a leg kick which misses Belial's front leg but catches the back leg as Belial tries to avoid it.
Lanni lands a leg kick that knocks Belial off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belial counters with a good low kick that Lanni was not able to check.
Belial tries to land a leg kick but Lanni saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Lanni does no damage.
Lanni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Left hook, right uppercut from Belial.
Lanni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belial rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lanni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belial throws a series of punches but Lanni moves out of range.
Lanni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lanni tries to bum rush Belial with a series of wild strikes but Belial uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lanni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belial counters with a body kick.
Lanni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lanni throws a combination that misses
and Belial counters with an inside leg kick.
Belial wants to clinch.
Belial throws a leg kick but Lanni checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanni misses with a low kick.
Belial tries a head kick but it misses.
Belial stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lanni.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lanni.
Lanni misses with a two punch combination.
Lanni misses with a series of wild punches.
Belial looks for a takedown but Lanni sprawls well.
Lanni throws a series of punches but Belial moves out of range.
Belial changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanni tries to avoid it but Belial manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanni to the ground. Lanni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arion Belial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lanni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belial moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lanni scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
TY Lanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lanni leaves Belial with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lanni 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 Belial has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belial and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belial buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Lanni. Those never looked like landing.
Belial pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lanni back to the cage. Belial follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lanni tried to score with a low kick but Belial checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lanni 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 Belial has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belial and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belial goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Lanni misses.
Belial tries to clinch but Lanni moves out of range.
Belial dodges the punch combination from Lanni.
Belial looks for a takedown but Lanni sprawls well.
Belial doesn't manage to clinch there - Lanni circles away.
Lanni throws a leg kick but Belial sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belial throws a combination. Lanni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lanni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lanni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belial tries to clinch but Lanni is having none of it.
Lanni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belial tries to clinch but Lanni moves out of range.
Belial throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lanni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belial throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lanni.
Belial is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lanni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lanni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belial dodges the punch combination from Lanni.
Lanni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belial closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lanni circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Belial.
Arion Belial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belial tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lanni.
And that's the end of the fight!
TY Lanni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lanni 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TY Lanni!
An out of breath TY Lanni thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Linke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Centura has chosen 12 Stones - Bulletproof as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Brown 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Linke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Distor Centura!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Centura cracks Linke with a big elbow.
Centura scoring with punches and elbows.
Centura lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Linke! Centura senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Linke out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Distor Centura!
In his post fight interview, Distor Centura started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Hallava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Julius Hallava has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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204 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julius Hallava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan James!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallava throws a leg kick that misses.
Julius Hallava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
Hallava looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Hallava.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Hallava defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
Julius Hallava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan James.
Hallava just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallava tries a low kick but James avoids it.
Hallava looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
James throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hallava tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. James is in Hallava's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallava wants to get back to his feet but James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
James slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hallava wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a couple of short punches.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hallava is keeping the position for now.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Hallava is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A leg kick checked by James.
Hallava misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hallava as he jumps to the side.
Hallava throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Hallava wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
Hallava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallava misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Hallava.
James shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hallava is trying to defend but James finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
James is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
James not doing much here.
Hallava on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hallava tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallava avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James stalling.
James is looking to take a break and control but Hallava is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hallava is trying to stand.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James controlling the action here.
It looks like James might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
James looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jordan James will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hallava throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hallava misses.
Hallava lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hallava connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James blocks the body kick.
Hallava scores with a jab to the jaw.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hallava but Hallava pushes him off and we're back to square one.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hallava's waist but Hallava gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hallava pinned against the cage. Hallava gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Julius Hallava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan James.
A punch combination from Hallava misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Hallava.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Hallava, looking for a takedown. James pushes Hallava against the cage but Hallava circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James fails to land the takedown.
Hallava looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James clinches.
James keeps control of Hallava as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hallava letting James take a breather here.
James drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hallava pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallava stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hallava lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hallava thumps James with a low kick.
James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hallava to the mat! Hallava manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James working some strikes from top position.
Hallava can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as James controls the pace.
James working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallava is wriggling around but James manages to pass to half guard.
James trying to pass the guard but Hallava defending well.
Jordan James has got the better of the ground game so far.
James thows a huge punch but Hallava dodges it nicely.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hallava thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good leg kick by Hallava there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hallava misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Hallava dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hallava closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallava throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Hallava there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
James passes the guard and advances to mount!
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hallava manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The strikes coming from James are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
James sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hallava is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hallava knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
James is trying to get an arm triangle but Hallava is defending well.
James trying to control the action but Hallava is working from the bottom.
James staying calm.
James cracks Hallava with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has hold of Hallava's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hallava seems comfortable defending it but James has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hallava is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hallava is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but James couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan James!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Von Petro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Von Petro!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Petro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tattum dodges the ground and pound from Von Petro.
Von Petro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Von Petro is trying to ground and pound but Tattum uses the momentary lack of control by Von Petro to regain half guard.
Tattum is trying to stand up here but Von Petro is controlling him well.
Von Petro has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tattum defend it? Von Petro steps over the head and cranks it - Tattum is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Von Petro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rudy Von Petro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Lockheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Lockheart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Lockheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Flint!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lockheart gets caught napping as Flint dives in and scores a takedown. Lockheart manages to retain guard.
Flint throwing strikes but missing.
Flint lands a couple of elbows.
Lockheart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lockheart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lockheart.
Flint 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.
Flint is looking for a sweep. Lockheart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lockheart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockheart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flint does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint wants to get back to his feet.
Lockheart is thwarting Flint's attempts to control the position.
Lockheart passes to full mount!
Lockheart wants to take his opponent's back but Flint doesn't allow it.
Lockheart swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Flint is now in Lockheart's guard. A big mistake from Lockheart there, giving up the dominant position!
Lockheart is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Flint throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lockheart works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flint's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lockheart is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Morbid Conditioning School $600 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Flint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lockheart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flint.
Lockheart has momentary wrist control but Flint slips an elbow through the middle.
Flint prevents Lockheart from getting back to his feet.
Flint with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flint trying to control but Lockheart is working from the bottom.
Flint must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flint loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart keeping moving, preventing Flint from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lockheart closes the distance and clinches up with Flint, looking for a takedown. Lockheart pushes Flint against the cage but Flint circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flint misses with a double jab.
Flint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flint throws a right and a left that Lockheart avoids nicely.
A big right from Flint misses.
Flint defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lockheart.
Flint throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flint swinging wildly here.
Flint tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flint fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flint swinging wildly here.
Flint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lockheart circles away quickly and effectively.
Lockheart defending well as Flint loads up on a big left hand.
Lockheart wants to clinch up but Flint keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lockheart blocks a head kick by Flint.
Flint slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lockheart dives in and grabs Flint's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flint pushes down on Lockheart's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Flint dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Flint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Flint looks to land a right hand but Lockheart moved out of range.
Flint circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lockheart misses with a takedown attempt - Flint sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flint lands the left hand.
Lockheart doesn't manage to clinch there - Flint circles away.
Flint loads up on a big right hand but Lockheart slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flint works over Lockheart's head and body with a nice combination.
Flint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lockheart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lockheart fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint misses with a low kick.
Chris Flint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flint dives in and grabs Lockheart's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lockheart pushes down on Flint's head and hops out.
Flint scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lockheart in his tracks.
Lockheart checks the leg kick nicely there.
Flint stuffs the takedown attempt from Lockheart. Lockheart gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Lockheart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lockheart takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lockheart shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flint but Flint pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flint slaps away a takedown attempt from Lockheart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flint misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lockheart with a poor takedown
letting Flint counter with a right hand.
Lockheart throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flint's waist but Flint gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lockheart off to one side.
Flint connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lockheart. Lockheart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Flint misses its intended target.
Flint throws a shot from downtown. Lockheart moves away and avoids it.
Lockheart ducks right into an uppercut from Flint.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flint thuds his right hand into Lockheart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lockheart manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Flint on his heels. He'll look to pass Flint's guard now, I'm sure.
Lockheart postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flint has his hands on Lockheart's head, controlling the position.
Lockheart trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Flint manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Flint wants to control from the top but Lockheart keeps moving.
Flint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lockheart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flint throwing strikes but missing.
Lockheart keeping moving, preventing Flint from controlling successfully.
Flint is standing up over Lockheart. Lockheart looks to escape but Flint dives into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Flint.
Lockheart manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Flint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Flint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lockheart goes for a double leg but Flint avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Flint continues to drive forward.
Lockheart gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Flint regains guard.
Lockheart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lockheart stays in close to Flint's body and controls the position.
Flint tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flint looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lockheart is defending well. Flint quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lockheart has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Flint celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Flint!
The defeated Kurt Lockheart had this to say: 'I'm sorry I did not deliver. I'll work harder in order not to disappoint the fans.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rosco Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ares has chosen Battle cry as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rosco Boy!
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, Mikey Ares!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
Boy throws a right hand that Ares ducks under and follows up with a left that Ares also avoids with ease.
Boy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ares eats them both and turns towards Boy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Boy misses with the combination.
Boy lands the left hand.
Boy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boy gets caught flat footed, as Ares shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boy wants to get back to his feet but Ares is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ares content to stall in guard here.
Boy is looking to stand up but Ares isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares is working Boy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ares advances position into side control!
Ares taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ares prevents Boy from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Boy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ares asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ares stands up and beckons Boy to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Boy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ares shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ares showed some decent athleticism there.
Ares stops Boy from getting back to his feet.
Boy has hold of Ares's hands but Ares slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ares performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boy pushes Ares off but Ares dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares staying calm.
Ares has an Americana. Boy didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ares is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ares hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mikey Ares!
After winning the bout, Mikey Ares 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Zyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baroni comes to the cage accompanied by Beastie Boys- Fight for your right. Zyb is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Battle" by Gangstarr. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Baroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Zyb!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyb explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baroni tries to bum rush Zyb with a series of wild strikes but Zyb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Baroni. Those never looked like landing.
Baroni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zyb bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zyb tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Zyb avoids it well.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zyb circles away quickly and effectively.
Zyb has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Baroni wants to clinch.
Zyb scores with a spinning back kick!
Zyb staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zyb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and Zyb counters with a big head kick but Baroni shrugs it off.
Baroni thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zyb if he has to take too many more of those.
Zyb lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Zyb.
Baroni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zyb throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zyb.
Zyb looks to land a body kick but Baroni moved away.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zyb drives through and clinches with Baroni against the cage.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baroni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baroni avoiding damage.
Zyb avoids the elbow strike from Baroni, against the cage.
Zyb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Zyb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
Zyb moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A combination from Baroni does no damage.
Zyb ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Zyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zyb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zyb moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni blocks a head kick by Zyb.
Zyb misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Zyb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zyb was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni checks a leg kick.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zyb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baroni drives through and clinches with Zyb against the cage.
Baroni managing to block the knees to the body from Zyb.
A hook to the body from Baroni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyb with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baroni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Zyb avoids it well.
Baroni lands with a nice combination. Zyb backs away looking to recover.
Zyb walks into a left hand.
Zyb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zyb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
Baroni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baroni will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Zyb. Those never looked like landing.
Zyb gets tackled into the cage by Baroni. Baroni maintains the clinch.
Zyb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zyb blocks the elbow strike.
Baroni throws an elbow that misses.
Zyb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zyb working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyb jumps guard but Baroni turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Baroni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baroni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Baroni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baroni takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baroni tests Zyb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Baroni misses.
Zyb rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baroni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zyb wants to break free but Baroni has control.
Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zyb circles away quickly and effectively.
Zyb moves out of range of the strikes.
Baroni is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Baroni dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zyb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Zyb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zyb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left and a right from Baroni both land. Nice combination.
Zyb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Baroni. That snapped Zyb's head back.
Zyb throws a push kick but Baroni slaps the foot to one side.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Zyb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Baroni misses with a double jab.
Zyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zyb dodges the punch combination from Baroni.
Zyb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baroni.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
Baroni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baroni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Baroni does no damage.
A punch combination from Baroni misses.
Zyb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zyb is looking to slow Baroni down with leg kicks.
Zyb connects with a leg kick. Baroni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baroni misses with the combination.
Zyb scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Zyb.
Zyb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a series of wild punches.
Baroni throws a series of punches but Zyb avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zyb throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zyb connects with a leg kick. Baroni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zyb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joe Baroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zyb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni gets tackled into the cage by Zyb. Zyb maintains the clinch.
Baroni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zyb wants to break free but Baroni has control.
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Zyb lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zyb throws a head kick that half lands.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
Baroni tries to bum rush Zyb with a series of wild strikes but Zyb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zyb swinging wildly here.
Zyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zyb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baroni stalks Zyb and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zyb's face. Zyb staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Baroni misses.
Baroni connects with the punch.
Zyb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baroni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zyb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
Baroni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A solid body kick from Zyb.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zyb, right into the meat.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zyb.
Zyb tries to clinch up.
Zyb tries to bum rush Baroni with a series of wild strikes but Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zyb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zyb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baroni keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a double jab.
Zyb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baroni's sensitive parts.
A shot to the body from Baroni misses
and Zyb counters with a leg kick.
Baroni lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zyb at a distance.
Zyb dodges the punch combination from Baroni.
Zyb fakes the leg kick and cracks Baroni in the body.
Baroni walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zyb.
Baroni clinches with his opponent.
Baroni lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Baroni.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zyb working hard to break the clinch.
Zyb unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baroni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Baroni will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baroni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zyb under the eye.
Zyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zyb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Baroni.
Zyb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joe Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
Baroni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zyb counters with a nice low kick that buckles Baroni's knee momentarily.
Zyb cracks the inside of Baroni's front leg.
Zyb just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Zyb misses.
Baroni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zyb circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Zyb.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyb tries to land a leg kick but Baroni saw it coming and moves away.
Baroni lands with a right hand.
Zyb tries to move into range but Baroni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zyb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baroni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zyb.
Zyb slips a straight right by Baroni.
Zyb tries to land a front kick but Baroni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zyb scores with a nice body kick.
Zyb scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baroni clinches up against the cage.
Zyb throws a punch but it's blocked by Baroni.
Zyb missing with knees to the body.
Zyb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baroni.
Joe Baroni has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zyb tries to land a knee to the head but Baroni blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zyb tries to score a body lock takedown but Baroni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baroni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baroni duly obliges.
Baroni lands with a right hand.
Baroni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zyb.
Zyb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baroni.
Baroni misses with a double jab.
Zyb takes a swing at Baroni's ribcage but misses.
Zyb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Baroni.
Baroni moves out of range of the body kick.
Baroni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zyb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Baroni doesn't manage to clinch there - Zyb circles away.
Baroni scores with a three punch combo!
Joe Baroni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zyb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baroni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Zyb scrambles back to his feet.
Zyb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baroni throws an overhand right that lands on Zyb's shoulder, as Zyb tries to avoid the shot.
Baroni looks to land a combination but Zyb avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zyb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Zyb looks to land a body kick but Baroni moved away.
Zyb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Baroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baroni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zyb can do to turn this around?
Baroni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Baroni misses with a looping left.
Zyb misses with a low kick as Baroni jumps back.
Zyb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zyb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Baroni misses with a two punch combination.
Baroni lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Baroni takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyb wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baroni has him pressed against the cage.
Zyb avoids a wild elbow strike from Baroni.
Zyb breaks the clinch.
Zyb is looking to clinch but Baroni is avoiding it.
Baroni blocks the body kick.
Baroni getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baroni clobbers Zyb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baroni misses with a few strikes there.
Baroni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zyb lands a head kick. Baroni smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni punishes Zyb's body with a nice straight punch.
Chris Zyb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zyb takes one to the side of the head.
Zyb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baroni rather than just go for the knockout.
Zyb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baroni lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Baroni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baroni 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Baroni!
The defeated Chris Zyb had this to say: 'It was an accident...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Stallone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly Stallone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chris Silva's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sly Stallone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stallone checks a leg kick.
Stallone scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Stallone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stallone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stallone's coach down at MMA Warrior (1000$ / 15 Elite Coaches) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stallone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A leg kick checked by Stallone.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stallone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Stallone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stallone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stallone tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Stallone ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stallone taking a breather.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Stallone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chris Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Stallone.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stallone checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stallone on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Chris Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva thumps Stallone with a low kick.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Stallone saw it coming and moves away.
Stallone checks a leg kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good work by Stallone as he checks the leg kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Stallone's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stallone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stallone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stallone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Stallone slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stallone advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee asks Stallone politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stallone prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is being controlled here.
Stallone stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva wants to slow Stallone down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the body punch
and Stallone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stallone controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Stallone has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stallone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Stallone's takedown attempt.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stallone's elbow.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Stallone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands an elbow just above Stallone 's eye.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stallone avoids it.
Stallone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Stallone avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Stallone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stallone leaning against his opponent.
Stallone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Stallone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stallone tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
A leg kick checked by Stallone.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Stallone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Stallone checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stallone is out of range.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stallone.
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!
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stallone closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Stallone's leg but Stallone calmly moves out of range.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chris Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva throws a low kick but Stallone avoids it.
Stallone checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Stallone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Stallone moves his leg out of the way.
Stallone looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stallone. That did some damage!
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stallone checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Stallone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stallone prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stallone leaning against his opponent.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Stallone avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Stallone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Stallone moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Stallone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Stallone 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stallone checks a leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stallone checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Stallone fails with the takedown.
Chris Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Stallone.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Good work by Stallone as he checks the leg kick.
Chris Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Stallone ducks down to avoid it.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stallone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stallone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stallone is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stallone content to stall in guard here.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone managing to control the position.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Stallone blocks nicely.
Stallone keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a body punch
and Stallone moves into the clinch.
Stallone is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stallone is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Stallone shrugs off.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stallone's elbow.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone scores with a shoulder strike.
Stallone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stallone jumps guard but Silva stands there with Stallone around his waist. Stallone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Chris Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stallone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Stallone controls the action.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Stallone is blocking nicely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stallone prevents a body shot from Silva.
Stallone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chris Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sly Stallone.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Stallone backwards.
Stallone slowing the pace effectively.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Stallone blocks it.
Stallone blocks a body shot from Silva.
Stallone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stallone can do to turn this around?
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Stallone.
Stallone lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Stallone successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Stallone has managed to sweep!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stallone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva wants to sweep here but Stallone controlling him for the moment.
Stallone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sly Stallone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Stallone is proving a slippery customer.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stallone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stallone looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stallone manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Stallone's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stallone is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Silva trying to control but Stallone is working from the bottom.
Stallone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Sly Stallone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Stallone looking to pass the guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stallone controls the pace.
Silva wants to sweep here but Stallone controlling him for the moment.
Stallone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Stallone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chris Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy left from Stallone finds it's target.
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 Chris Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael D Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Kick In the Door. D Amato has chosen DMX- Intro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael D Amato!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Amato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
D Amato on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
D Amato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Valhalla:NY GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa throws a front kick aimed at D Amato's knee but D Amato avoids it well.
Barbosa slips under a jab from D Amato.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Barbosa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
D Amato lands a nice looking body shot.
D Amato lunges at Barbosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barbosa's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa moves out of range of the strikes.
D Amato cracks a nice hook into Barbosa's ribs.
D Amato throws a right and a left that Barbosa avoids nicely.
D Amato misses with a looping right.
D Amato looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
D Amato moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa takes one on the button.
D Amato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but D Amato pushes him off.
Nice body punch from D Amato.
D Amato throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
D Amato lands a really nice looking cross but Barbosa seems unphased.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
D Amato cracks Barbosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
D Amato throws a shot to the body.
D Amato lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Amato lands a big uppercut and Barbosa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barbosa looks OK. D Amato waves Barbosa back to his feet!
Barbosa is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. D Amato engages and cracks Barbosa with a massive lead left hook - Barbosa tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! D Amato is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael D Amato!
Post fight, Michael D Amato stared into the camera and said 'I'm the true "strike fear"!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddie Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) as his entrance music. 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buddie Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kluge. Those never looked like landing.
Kluge paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Buddie Rivera has been cut.
Kluge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rivera dives in and grabs Kluge's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kluge pushes down on Rivera's head and hops out.
Kluge with a nice cross.
Rivera has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera throws a body shot but no joy.
Rivera has a takedown stuffed.
Kluge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rivera checks it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
Rivera throws a body shot but no joy.
Buddie Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kluge blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice hook to Kluge's body. Kluge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rivera scores with a push kick.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kluge.
Rivera stuns Kluge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kluge on the side of the head.
No joy there for Kluge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera slips under a jab from Kluge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kluge rather than just go for the knockout.
Kluge misses with a wild combination.
Rivera is looking to land body kicks.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kluge misses the jab.
Kluge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Kluge misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Kluge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kluge looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera looks to land a left hand but Kluge moved out of range nicely.
Kluge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kluge moves away.
Rivera swings for the body but Kluge moves out of range.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Kluge counters with a two punch combo.
Kluge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kluge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kluge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kluge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kluge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Kluge.
Rivera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kluge under the eye.
Rivera blocks a jab.
Kluge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Kluge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kluge throws out the jab.
Kluge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rivera.
Coaker Kluge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddie Rivera.
Rivera has a takedown stuffed.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera shoots for a takedown but Kluge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kluge throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Kluge scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Kluge.
Rivera slips under a jab from Kluge.
Kluge misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluge misses with a looping right.
Kluge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Rivera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kluge misses with a looping right.
Kluge moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivera connects with a single shot there.
Coaker Kluge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kluge misses with a few strikes there.
Kluge throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kluge checks a leg kick.
A cross from Rivera lands.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kluge.
Rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kluge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera swings for the body but Kluge moves out of range.
Kluge throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Kluge lands an overhand right.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kluge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluge scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kluge lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rivera cracks Kluge with a good jab.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivera wants to slow Kluge down by chopping away at his legs.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kluge.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluge misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kluge staying out of range there.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Kluge displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivera.
Kluge throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coaker Kluge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddie Rivera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Kluge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kluge misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rivera.
Kluge looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Kluge cracks Rivera with a good jab.
Kluge throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Kluge.
A left and a right from Kluge both land. Nice combination.
Rivera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivera lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kluge misses with a leg kick.
Kluge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kluge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Kluge takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera thuds his right hand into Kluge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rivera sizes up Kluge with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kluge.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rivera might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kluge has got the better of the exchanges.
Kluge tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Kluge.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.
Kluge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivera scores with a body shot.
Rivera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kluge is fending him off so far but Rivera persists. Nope, Kluge circles away and we're back to standing.
Coaker Kluge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddie Rivera.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Kluge.
Kluge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivera defending well as Kluge loads up on a big left hand.
Kluge throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Kluge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kluge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Kluge moves away and avoids it.
Kluge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Kluge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kluge scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kluge throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kluge misses with a few strikes there.
Kluge slips under a jab from Rivera.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivera. That's going to slow Kluge down.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kluge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kluge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kluge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rivera somewhat.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kluge moves away.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kluge.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
A swing and a miss from Kluge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera defending well as Kluge loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Kluge.
Rivera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kluge pinned against the cage. Kluge gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rivera scores with a jab. Kluge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera gets a double leg takedown into Kluge's guard.
Rivera chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kluge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivera trying to control but Kluge is working from the bottom.
Rivera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kluge is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kluge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rivera content to stall in guard here.
Rivera cracks Kluge with a solid left hand.
Kluge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Kluge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivera. Kluge shrugs it off though.
Kluge misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Kluge's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Coaker Kluge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buddie Rivera's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Rivera.
Rivera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kluges jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kluge throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Kluge.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kluge. That did some damage!
Kluge punishes Rivera's body with a nice straight punch.
Kluge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kluge misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Rivera scores with a decent looking hook.
Kluge moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivera lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivera.
Kluge throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kluge blocks a jab.
A big right from Rivera misses.
Kluge lands with a hook. Rivera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kluge connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kluge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kluge throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Kluge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kluge 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.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Kluge's shoulder, as Kluge tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kluge's sensitive parts.
Kluge misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kluge. That did some damage!
Kluge throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Kluge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Kluge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kluge stuffs the takedown.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluge throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kluge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivera thuds a left hand into Kluge's body.
Rivera throws the kick towards the body but Kluge avoids it.
Rivera catches Kluge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body kick from Rivera.
Rivera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kluge's sensitive parts.
Kluge fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Kluge misses.
Rivera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kluge's waist but Kluge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rivera off to one side.
Rivera fails with the takedown.
Coaker Kluge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddie Rivera.
Kluge throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
A jab from Kluge misses.
Rivera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kluge's calf.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Kluge's front leg but catches the back leg as Kluge tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kluge scores with a hook to the body. Rivera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kluge throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Rivera swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kluge to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera checks a low kick from Kluge.
Kluge throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kluge will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kluge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kluge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buddie Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coaker Kluge is winning the standup battle so far.
Kluge lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivera off the cage and back into range.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Kluge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivera doesn't seem bothered though.
Kluge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Kluge throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera takes a swing at Kluge's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Kluge.
Kluge bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluge throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rivera thuds a left hand into Kluge's body.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Kluge.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
Kluge slips a straight right by Rivera.
Nice takedown defense from Kluge. No joy for Rivera on that attempt.
Kluge throws an off balance right hand
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivera lands a jab to Kluge's midsection.
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kluge.
Rivera thuds a left hand into Kluge's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kluge misses with a hook.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kluge was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Nice shot lands for Rivera.
Coaker Kluge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buddie Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kluge has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coaker Kluge!
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