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GAMMA#459 Curry v Hong 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sick Puppy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI as his entrance music. Larry David has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sick Puppy's chin.
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23 - 16 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sick Puppy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puppy ducks under a wild hook from David.
David ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
David keeps the fight on the outside.
David dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Puppy. That did some damage!
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puppy.
David closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from David misses.
David throws a combination that misses
and Puppy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Puppy looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
David lands with a nice body kick.
David throws the left hand but Puppy avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Puppy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
David stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from David.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puppy.
Puppy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puppy looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
Puppy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David misses with a double jab.
Puppy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
David gets tackled into the cage by Puppy. Puppy maintains the clinch.
Puppy wants to take the fight to the mat but David manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Puppy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by David after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sick Puppy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puppy scores with a shoulder strike.
Puppy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
David preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puppy throws a big elbow that misses.
Puppy throws a big elbow that misses.
Puppy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Puppy prevents David from getting back to his feet.
Puppy with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
Puppy staying out of range there.
Sick Puppy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puppy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puppy goes for a double leg but David avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as David continues to drive forward.
Puppy moves into the clinch.
Puppy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Puppy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Puppy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Puppy wants to stand but David is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puppy working for submissions but it's allowed David to get to half guard.
Puppy is pressing down on David's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puppy wants to control the position but David says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Puppy is looking to improve his position.
Puppy trying to control here.
It looks like David is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Puppy wants to get back to his feet.
Puppy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Puppy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Puppy tries to regain full guard. Instead though, David has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Puppy is desperately trying to improve his position but David has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sick Puppy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Puppy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. David looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Puppy in side control, throwing shots but David defends.
David regains half guard, as Puppy was trying to land strikes.
Puppy looks to land a strike but David avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Puppy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puppy.
Puppy pushing down on David's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Puppy looks to land a strike but David avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Puppy postures up and lands a big shot to David's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Puppy controls the pace.
Puppy trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puppy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Puppy throws a strike but David rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Puppy is looking to sweep but instead, David has passed into half guard.
Puppy trying to hold on to David's head to control him but David postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puppy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Puppy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think David should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Puppy has tightened it up now! David should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sick Puppy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt comes to the cage accompanied by Pitt Don't Play Dat. 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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184 lbs
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183 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pitt.
Pitt misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Martell misses.
Martell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martell clinches up against the cage.
Martell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pitt can't find room to land a body shot as Martell controls the action.
Martell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pitt checks a leg kick nicely.
Pitt misses the jab.
Martell checks a leg kick nicely.
Martell moves out of range of the body kick from Pitt.
Martell lands a really nice looking cross but Pitt seems unphased.
Martell closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pitt throws an elbow but misses.
Martell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pitt lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell has Pitt pushed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.
Pitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martell lands an elbow just above Pitt 's eye.
It looks like Dirk Pitt has been cut.
Pitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitt has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pitt avoids it.
Pitt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitt managing to block the knees to the body from Martell.
Martell lands a damaging elbow.
A short left from Pitt.
Pitt lands an elbow that stopped Martell in his tracks for a moment.
Martell manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pitt throws a jab when Martell was well out of range.
Pitt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martell counters with a thumping low kick.
Martell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martell throws a push kick but Pitt slaps the foot to one side.
Martell slips a jab from Pitt.
Martell walks into a jab.
Pitt throws an overhand right that lands on Martell's shoulder, as Martell tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pitt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martell feints and then cracks Pitt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pitt down.
Pitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martell manages to avoid it.
A jab from Pitt does it's job there.
Pitt misses with a head kick.
Pitt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pitt looks to throw the jab but Martell is out of range.
Martell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pitt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Pitt misses.
Pitt misses with a low kick as Martell jumps back.
Pitt clinches.
Pitt lands a right hand.
Pitt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pitt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martell tries to stall but Pitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pitt scores with a hook to the body.
Martell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pitt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Martell can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Pitt fails to land.
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pitt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell dodges an elbow strike from Pitt.
A short left from Martell.
Martell misses with a body punch.
Pitt lands a left hand.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Martell takes an elbow to the temple.
Pitt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pitt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Martell's defenses.
Pitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Pitt lands a nice uppercut.
Pitt lands with a light punch inside.
Pitt blocks a body shot from Martell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell pushes Pitt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pitt lands an elbow just above Martell 's eye.
Pitt lands an elbow just above Martell 's eye.
Pitt prevents a body shot from Martell.
Martell misses with an elbow over the top.
Pitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martell or not.
Martell looks winded!
Martell tries a body shot but Pitt blocks it.
Martell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pitt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pitt cracks Martell with a nice body shot.
Martell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pitt lands an elbow that stopped Martell in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Pitt.
Martell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Martell, against the cage.
Martell misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pitt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pitt dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Pitt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Pitt.
Pitt lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Pitt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Pitt moves out of range of the strikes.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses.
Martell throws a counter combo.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Martell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt throws a chopping leg kick but Martell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pitt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martell.
Pitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martell can do to turn this around?
Pitt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitt throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell tried to score with a low kick but Pitt checks it.
Pitt checks a low kick from Martell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt misses with a double jab.
Pitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pitt!
Dirk Pitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pitt misses with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Martell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martell avoids a kick to the body.
Pitt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pitt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martell misses with a hook.
Pitt avoids the head kick by Martell.
Pitt lands a nice looking body shot.
Pitt throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pitt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martell.
A combination from Pitt does no damage.
Martell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pitt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a body kick that stops Pitt in his tracks momentarily.
Pitt misses with a straight left.
Martell lands with a straight right. Pitt didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell looks to score with a jab to the body but Pitt is just out of range.
Pitt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pitt wants to clinch.
Pitt 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.
Pitt tries a head kick but it misses.
Martell keeps the fight on the outside.
Pitt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pitt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Martell counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Pitt.
Martell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pitt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martell throws out a counter right but Pitt avoids it with no problem.
Martell tries to bum rush Pitt with a series of wild strikes but Pitt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pitt manages to avoid it.
Martell connects with the punch.
Pitt lands a nice looking body shot.
Pitt loads up on a big right hand but Martell slips the punch.
Pitt scores with a jab.
Martell misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pitt 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 Martell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A combination from Pitt does no damage.
Martell checks the leg kick.
Martell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pitt under the eye.
Pitt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pitt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pitt lands a front kick.
Pitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Martell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pitt throws the kick towards the body but Martell avoids it.
It seemed like Martell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Martell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dirk Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt throws a body punch but Martell moves out of range.
Pitt thuds a left hand into Martell's body.
Martell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Martell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Martell steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Pitt misses with an uppercut.
Pitt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martell avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Martell finds it's way through Pitt's defenses.
Pitt throws a solid leg kick but Martell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pitt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pitt - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Pitt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Pitt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martell closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pitt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martell throws a head punch that misses.
Martell blocks a body shot from Pitt.
Pitt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pitt as Martell tries to tie him up.
Martell manages to break the clinch.
Pitt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pitt.
Martell closes the distance and pushes Pitt back into the cage.
Martell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pitt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Martell.
Pitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Pitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Martell controls his hands.
Pitt is leaning against Martell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt lands an elbow inside that Martell shrugs off.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Pitt avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pitt.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitt.
Martell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martell tries to work over Pitt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martell or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martell.
Dirk Pitt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.
Pitt lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Pitt.
Martell trying to land knees to the body.
Pitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitt lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt lands with a right to the head.
Pitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Martell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Martell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pitt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pitt lands an elbow just above Martell 's eye.
Dirk Pitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt digs a right hand into Martell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martell's gas tank.
Martell looking to slow down the pace here.
Martell stalls.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike from Martell.
Pitt lands with a light punch inside.
Pitt lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martell throws an elbow but misses.
Martell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pitt has Martell pressed against the cage, preventing Martell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martell misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell misses with a punch on the inside.
Pitt blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitt.
A head punch on the inside from Martell fails to land.
Martell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pitt avoids the elbow strike from Martell, against the cage.
Martell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pitts head.
Pitt is rocked!
A body shot lands from Martell.
Oh Pitt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitt takes an elbow to the forehead.
Martell lands a big knee! That's hurt Pitt! Oh, he's all over the place! Martell lands another knee that sends Pitt to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oberyn Martell!
Oberyn Martell took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GREEN!160 for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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283 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Titus Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Overeem lands with a good body shot.
Overeem is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Salvatore Lucania has been cut.
Overeem looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Overeem.
Overeem lands with an overhand left.
Overeem throws a big shot that misses.
Lucania only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Overeem lands a nice hook to Lucania's body. Lucania takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Overeem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Overeem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Overeem throws a sloppy head kick and Lucania moves out of range easily.
Lucania ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Lucania moves into the clinch.
Lucania holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lucania is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Overeem is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Overeem tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucania avoids the damage to the body.
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Overeem in his tracks for a moment.
Lucania lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Lucania is pushing Overeem up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lucania makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Titus Overeem has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lucania.
Lucania lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lucania working Overeem over with knees to the body.
Lucania putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Overeem in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lucania lands a good knee to the midsection. Overeem won't want to take too many of those.
Lucania landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Overeem in his tracks for a moment.
Lucania stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lucania.
Titus Overeem's cut is getting worse.
Overeem wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lucania has him pressed against the cage.
Overeem breaks the clinch.
Lucania clinches.
Lucania working Overeem over with knees to the body.
Lucania lands with a left to the head.
Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Overeem misses the target.
Overeem misses the jab.
Lucania only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Overeem is looking to land body kicks.
Lucania clinches up against the cage.
Lucania taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Overeem is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucania has double underhooks.
Overeem has had enough of the clinch but Lucania keeps him there for the moment.
Lucania creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Overeem's defenses.
Overeem lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucania backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Overeem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lucania taking a breather.
Overeem scores with a shoulder strike.
Lucania lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Titus Overeem's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lucania lands an elbow just above Overeem 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titus Overeem's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sykloni might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Within Temptation - Whole World Is Watching. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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32
184 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
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32
185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Charles.
We've been hearing reports that Sykloni has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Charles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sykloni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Charles lands.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Sykloni moved out of range nicely.
Sykloni misses with the combination.
Sykloni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Charles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sykloni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sykloni looks to throw the jab but Charles is out of range.
Sykloni lands a jab-cross combination.
David Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykloni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykloni scores with a nice head shot.
Charles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles throws a series of punches but Sykloni avoids them all with ease.
Sykloni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Charles.
Sykloni defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles dips to his left and cracks Sykloni with an uppercut!
Charles throws a hook but Sykloni avoids it easily.
Sykloni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Charles misses with an uppercut.
Charles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sykloni.
Sykloni takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Charles throws a wild body kick that Sykloni sees coming a mile off.
Sykloni misses with a body shot.
Charles bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles wants to control but Sykloni is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sykloni haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sykloni is looking to regain half guard here but Charles keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Charles off and has taken his back!
Sykloni not allowing Charles to control his hands.
Sykloni looking to hold on to the position here but Charles rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Sykloni is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Charles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sykloni manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles won't allow Sykloni to sweep him here.
Charles trying to control but Sykloni is working from the bottom.
Sykloni is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sykloni keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Sykloni is trying to control the position but Charles postures up.
Sykloni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Charles is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Charles seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Charles is looking to work some ground and pound but Sykloni has wrist control.
Charles trying to control but Sykloni is working from the bottom.
Charles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sykloni holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Charles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sykloni.
A jab from Charles finds it's way through Sykloni's defenses.
Sykloni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Sykloni.
Charles unleashes a big counter combination but Sykloni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sykloni on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sykloni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charles swings widly with a right hand
and Sykloni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Charles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charles avoids the body shot from Sykloni.
Charles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sykloni on the side of the head.
Charles blocks the body kick.
Sykloni shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Charles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sykloni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
The strikes coming from Sykloni are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sykloni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Charles keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is not content to let Sykloni control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Charles is trying to get back to half guard.
Sykloni remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sykloni moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sykloni controlling from the full mount.
Sykloni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sykloni thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sykloni pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sykloni controlling his opponent.
Sykloni working for a guillotine from mount but Charles is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sykloni controlling the position easily from mount.
Sykloni postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Charles looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sykloni throwing strikes here but Charles is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sykloni controlling from the full mount.
Sykloni trying to control but Charles is having none of it.
Sykloni scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sykloni trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Sykloni dominated that second round.
That's time! Sykloni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sykloni takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Sykloni misses with a straight right.
Charles has managed to clinch.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Sykloni.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sykloni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Charles tightens his grip and picks Sykloni up, before dumping him to the ground. Sykloni manages to land in guard.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Sykloni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Charles wants to control from the top but Sykloni keeps moving.
Charles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykloni working a defensive guard here.
Sykloni wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykloni is working hard here to advance position.
Sykloni is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sykloni is pulling down on Charles's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Charles fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sykloni checks it well.
Sykloni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sykloni was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Charles.
Charles misses with a shot to the body
and Sykloni counters with a right hand to the body.
Charles tries a low kick but Sykloni avoids it.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sykloni lands a body shot.
Charles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Charles wants it to stay on the feet.
Charles misses with a hook
and Sykloni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni misses the shot to the body.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sykloni doesn't seem bothered though.
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Sykloni moves away and avoids it.
Sykloni jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Sykloni moves away and avoids it.
Sykloni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charles manages to avoid it.
Sykloni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charles momentarily.
Sykloni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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!
Charles 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.
Sykloni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Charles misses with a body punch
and Sykloni counters with a left to the body.
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sykloni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charles's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charles defends it nicely.
Sykloni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Charles was well out of range. Poor timing from Sykloni.
Charles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sykloni throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
A big left from Charles misses.
Charles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sykloni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Sykloni finds it's way through Charles's defenses.
A punch combination from Charles misses.
Sykloni throws a lazy right hand but Charles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Charles throws a body kick that misses.
Sykloni throws a low kick but Charles moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykloni takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Charles lands a leg kick that knocks Sykloni off balance momentarily.
Charles checks a leg kick.
Charles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sykloni with a lazy takedown attempt
and Charles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sami Sykloni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles lunges at Sykloni with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sykloni's hand.
Sykloni misses with a leg kick.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Sykloni throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Sykloni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sykloni gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sykloni takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Charles. Those never looked like landing.
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Sykloni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 Sami Sykloni.
I think Sykloni 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Sykloni!
Our winner, Sami Sykloni, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan has chosen Flight of the Valkyries as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28 - 16 - 0 |
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29
203 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Troy.
Bryan misses with an uppercut.
Troy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Troy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Troy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troy connects with a solid leg kick.
Troy throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan throws a wild body kick that Troy sees coming a mile off.
Bryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Troy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan 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.
Bryan rushes Troy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Troy pulls Bryan into guard.
Troy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryan is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Troy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Troy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Troy wants to sweep here but Bryan controlling him for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Troy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bryan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryan wants to pass the guard but Troy is keeping the position.
Troy is looking to sweep but instead, Bryan has passed into half guard.
Troy pushes Bryan off looking to stand but Bryan dives back in and keeps control.
Bryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Troy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Troy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan prevents Troy from getting back to his feet.
Troy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Troy trying to keep a closed guard but Bryan is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Troy is trying to control the position but Bryan postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bryan tries for a takedown but Troy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looked like Troy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troy is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bryan wants to slow Troy down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, jab by Troy - just one landing.
It looks like Daniel Bryan has been cut.
Troy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bryan checks a leg kick.
Hektor Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Troy as he connects with a hook.
Bryan lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bryan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Troy circles away.
Hektor Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Bryan.
Bryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Troy misses with a hook.
Troy lands a front kick.
Bryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Troy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Bryan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Troy cracks Bryan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bryan is looking to land body kicks.
Bryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bryan thuds a left hand into Troy's body.
An inside leg kick from Troy misses.
Bryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bryan shoots in and gets a takedown into Troy's guard.
Troy is trying to hold Bryan in close to prevent damage but Bryan has managed to pass into half guard.
Troy is looking to get back to is feet but Bryan passes into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Troy is trying to control Bryan's posture but Bryan avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy tries to improve position but can't.
Troy throws Bryan to one side and escapes!
Troy connects with an inside leg kick.
Bryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Troy throws a hook to the side of Bryan's head but Bryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Troy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Troy connects with a single shot there.
Troy leaves Bryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Troy as he connects with a hook.
Troy cracks Bryan with an open hand slap.
Hektor Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy blocks a low kick nicely.
Bryan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Troy rather than just go for the knockout.
Troy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bryan in his tracks.
Bryan fails with the takedown.
Bryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Troy throws out the jab.
Bryan throws a body kick that misses
and Troy counters with a nice leg kick.
Bryan lands a right hook to the body.
Troy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense.
Hektor Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Bryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Troy's waist but Troy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bryan off to one side.
Troy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Troy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Troy thuds his shin into the meat of Bryan's side.
Troy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bryan momentarily.
Bryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Troy throws a nice head kick!
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Bryan lands.
Bryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniel Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troy jabs Bryan right on the nose. Bryan blinks but takes it well.
Bryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Troy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryan throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Troy cracks Bryan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Troy lands a glancing blow to the side of Bryan's head.
Bryan blocks a head kick by Troy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Troy throws a looping overhand right but Bryan ducks down to avoid it.
Bryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Troy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bryan.
Troy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryan moves away.
Troy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bryan.
Troy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryan can do to turn this around?
Troy punishes Bryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Troy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bryan.
Nice body punch from Bryan.
Bryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Troy throwing a counter right hand but Bryan manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan thows a leg kick but Troy checks it
and Troy counters with a straight right hand.
Bryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Troy counters with a good low kick that Bryan was not able to check.
Hektor Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Bryan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bryan.
Troy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Troy throws a shot to the body.
Bryan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bryan misses with a leg kick
and Troy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Troy blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Troy's waist but Troy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bryan off to one side.
Good exchange - Troy coming out on top.
Decent striking displayed by Troy there.
Bryan is rocked!
Bryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Troy finish him?
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troy scores with a nice head shot.
Troy scores with a punch to the head.
Bryan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Troy gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hektor Troy!
Hektor Troy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Daniel Bryan stepped up to the mic, saying 'NO! NO! NO! NO!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apaga mas năo bate. Rave has chosen What Happened? as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
43 - 33 - 1, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Rave!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rave changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Maier looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maier is looking for a sweep.
Rave tries to score with some ground and pound. Maier controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rave thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Maier tries to improve position but can't.
Maier defending against the ground and pound.
Maier tries to bench press Rave off him but Rave keeps the position.
Rave working the head and body with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Maier's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rave is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rave lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rave fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maier is looking to regain half guard here but Rave keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rave looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maier manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rave is looking to improve his position.
Maier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rave is pressing down on Maier's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rave working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rave is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rave has escaped and now he's on top!
Rave seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maier keeping full guard, as Rave tries to pass.
Rave working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rave lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maier working for a triangle but Rave defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rave content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rave is sitting in close to Maier's body. Maier has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rave is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rave is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Maier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sepp Maier!
Sepp Maier managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartman comes to the cage accompanied by All Within My Hands. Marcus Fenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fenix is looking to land body kicks.
Cartman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fenix has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cartman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eric Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fenix throws a good cross that connects.
Fenix throws the kick towards the body but Cartman avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cartman blocks a jab.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fenix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cartman on the side of the head.
Cartman gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fenix.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fenix.
Cartman lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
Cartman scores with a shot to the side of Fenix's head.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fenix lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartman can't find room to land a body shot as Fenix controls the action.
Cartman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartman.
Fenix blocking some punches.
Cartman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fenix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Fenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman tries to work over Fenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fenix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cartman tries a knee to the head but Fenix blocks it.
Cartman misses with a knee strike.
Fenix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cartman blocks an uppercut.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix lands an uppercut.
Fenix tries to work over Cartman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fenix misses with a takedown attempt - Cartman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Fenix misses.
Fenix throws a body punch but Cartman moves out of range.
Fenix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fenix there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cartman loads up on a big right hand but Fenix slips the punch.
Cartman tries to clinch but Fenix is having none of it.
Fenix lands with an uppercut that bounces Cartman off the cage and back into range.
Cartman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fenix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Fenix misses.
Cartman misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix looks to land a body kick but Cartman moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fenix lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cartman will feel that in the morning.
Cartman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fenix under the eye.
Fenix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cartman.
Fenix scores with a shot to the body.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fenix swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cartman tries to clinch but Fenix is having none of it.
Fenix throws a right hand that misses
and Cartman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartman ducks under a wild hook from Fenix.
Cartman tries to clinch up.
Eric Cartman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fenix throws a front kick aimed at Cartman's knee but Cartman avoids it well.
Cartman moves into the clinch.
Fenix scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fenix is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartman's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Fenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman manages to break the clinch.
Cartman moves out of range of the body kick.
Fenix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fenix manages to avoid it.
Cartman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fenix replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cartman blocks it well.
Fenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartman.
Fenix scores with a hook.
Cartman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cartman throws a looping overhand right but Fenix ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman tries to clinch but Fenix is having none of it.
Fenix looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fenix lands a slapping body shot.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Fenix circles away and keeps his distance.
Cartman scores with a decent looking hook.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Fenix circles away and keeps his distance.
Fenix keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartman throws a nice head kick!
Fenix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cartman throws out the jab.
Fenix misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cartman tries to clinch up but Fenix circles away and keeps his distance.
Fenix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartman doesn't manage to clinch there - Fenix circles away.
Cartman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cartman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fenix is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cartman is keeping busy.
Fenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cartman tries to clinch but Fenix moves out of range.
Cartman doesn't manage to clinch there - Fenix circles away.
Cartman tries to clinch up.
Fenix moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fenix was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.
Fenix misses with a body shot.
Fenix loads up on a big right hand but Cartman slips the punch.
A big left from Cartman misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Fenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Fenix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cartman clinches up against the cage.
Fenix throws a head punch that misses.
Cartman breaks the clinch.
Cartman staying out of range there.
Cartman closes the distance but Fenix moves to the side
and Fenix counters with a solid body kick.
Fenix throws a head kick but Cartman moves out of range.
Cartman attempts a counter takedown but Fenix avoids it well and moves away.
Cartman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fenix.
Fenix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cartman has time to react.
Fenix lands a jab to the head.
Cartman throws a series of punches but Fenix moves out of range.
Cartman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cartman misses the body punch
and Fenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartman rushes Fenix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenix scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Fenix.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Fenix.
Fenix manages to break the clinch.
Fenix wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cartman to score with a decent uppercut.
Fenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cartman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fenix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Fenix.
Cartman forces Fenix back against the cage and clinches.
Fenix is leaning against Cartman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cartman.
Cartman blocks an uppercut.
Fenix is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cartman is defending well.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartman lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartman lands an elbow that stopped Fenix in his tracks for a moment.
Cartman misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartman lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fenix backwards.
Good body shot from Fenix.
Fenix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fenix misses with some punches.
Fenix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cartman lands an uppercut.
Cartman lands a left hand.
Fenix breaks from the clinch.
Fenix misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Fenix slams his shin into Cartman's torso.
Marcus Fenix seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fenix misses with a looping left.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fenix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cartman moves into range and clinches up with Fenix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cartman trying to land knees to the body.
Cartman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cartman fails to land.
Cartman gets through Fenix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cartman working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cartman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fenix's brow.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Fenix.
Cartman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cartman misses with an elbow strike.
Cartman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fenix avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fenix.
Cartman misses with an elbow over the top.
Cartman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Fenix.
Cartman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenix is trying to push Cartman away but Cartman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cartman throws a punch but it's blocked by Fenix.
Fenix being controlled against the cage.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fenix fails to land.
Fenix is stalling here.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Fenix.
Cartman misses with an elbow strike.
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartman prevents Fenix from breaking the clinch.
Cartman misses with an elbow over the top.
Cartman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fenix drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cartman has a couple of punches blocked by Fenix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Fenix's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Cartman misses.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fenix throws a shot from downtown. Cartman moves away and avoids it.
Cartman thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fenix throws a leg kick but Cartman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cartman throws a push kick but Fenix slaps the foot to one side.
Cartman darts in and clinches Fenix up against the cage.
Cartman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cartman misses with a punch to the body.
Fenix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fenix takes one on the button.
Cartman swings for the body but Fenix moves out of range.
Fenix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cartman.
Cartman wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix digs a good hook to Cartman's body.
Cartman blocks a jab.
Fenix cracks a nice hook into Cartman's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartman wants to clinch.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartman throws a sloppy head kick and Fenix moves out of range easily.
Cartman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartman is looking to clinch but Fenix is avoiding it.
Cartman misses the shot to the body.
Fenix clobbers Cartman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fenix misses with a straight left.
Fenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cartman was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenix.
Cartman tries to clinch but Fenix moves out of range.
A nice side step and Fenix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cartman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fenix is just out of range.
Fenix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fenix.
Fenix looks to land a left hand but Cartman moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fenix sizes up Cartman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cartman keeps Fenix at a distance using the push kick.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartman has Fenix up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartman misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartman swings wildly with an uppercut but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cartman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartman controls his hands.
Fenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eric Cartman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cartman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fenix takes an elbow to the temple.
Fenix has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cartman regains guard immediately.
Fenix trying to control but Cartman is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fenix's guard.
Cartman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartman distracts Fenix with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fenix is pulling down on Cartman's head. It's preventing any offense from Cartman, at least for the moment.
Fenix working for a triangle but Cartman defends it easily.
Fenix working for a triangle but Cartman defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartman is looking to work some ground and pound but Fenix has wrist control.
Cartman throws a strike but Fenix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fenix lands a couple of elbows.
Fenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartman looking to control.
Fenix stands up over Cartman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Fenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fenix has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Fenix!
Marcus Fenix very nearly forgot to thank Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ender Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen Muse: MK Ultra as his entrance music. James Holmes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 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
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ender Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggin just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Ender Wiggin has been cut.
Wiggin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holmes punishes Wiggin's body with a nice straight punch.
Holmes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wiggin doesn't manage to clinch there - Holmes circles away.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Wiggin moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes dodges an elbow strike from Wiggin.
Our sources have told us that Wiggin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmes throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Wiggin has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Wiggin lands an elbow just above Holmes 's eye.
Wiggin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes takes a shot to the head.
Wiggin scores a nice knee to the body.
Wiggin blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a short shot to the head.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wiggin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holmes pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiggin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice body punch from Holmes.
Holmes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wiggin up against the cage.
Holmes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmes tries to throw a body punch but Wiggin avoids it by throwing Holmes back against the cage.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wiggin scores with a shot to the side of Holmes's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes effectively controlling the action here.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
Holmes working aggressively here.
Wiggin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Wiggin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holmes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Wiggin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin lands a shoulder strike.
Wiggin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wiggin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holmes's defenses.
It looks like James Holmes has been cut.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
Wiggin works on Holmes's body with a couple of short punches.
Holmes looks winded!
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wiggin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Holmes is defending well.
Wiggin tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes digs a right hand underneath Wiggin's ribcage. Wiggin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes working aggressively here.
Holmes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Holmes lands a body punch.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wiggin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holmes can turn it around.
Holmes lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Wiggin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wiggin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiggin.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiggin lands a body shot.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Wiggin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wiggin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiggin lands an uppercut.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holmes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holmes misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ender Wiggin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Holmes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiggin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Wiggin.
Holmes trying to stall but Wiggin improves his position.
Wiggin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wiggin misses with a knee to the head.
Wiggin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiggin looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Wiggin throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Still in the clinch, Wiggin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wiggin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holmes can do to turn this around?
Wiggin avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Wiggin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
Holmes lands a left hand.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside that Holmes shrugs off.
Wiggin blocks an uppercut.
Holmes trying to stall but Wiggin improves his position.
Wiggin dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wiggin crunches a lovely knee into Holmes's ribcage.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up James Holmes's cut even more.
Wiggin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Wiggin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Wiggin lands a damaging elbow.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
Wiggin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wiggin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wiggin lands a right hand.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The cut above James Holmes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holmes blocks a body shot from Wiggin.
Wiggin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wiggin pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wiggin blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Wiggin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Wiggin.
Wiggin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holmes lands a nice uppercut.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiggin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wiggin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
Ender Wiggin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wiggin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wiggin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wiggin lands a nice knee to the body.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggin's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holmes blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wiggin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wiggin throws an elbow but misses.
Wiggin swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Wiggin lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wiggin struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes controls his hands.
Wiggin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggin's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiggin.
Wiggin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ender Wiggin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Holmes moves into the clinch.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Wiggin avoids the elbow strike from Holmes, against the cage.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Wiggin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiggin.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiggin's defenses.
Wiggin is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holmes scores with a shoulder strike.
Wiggin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiggin lands a knee to the body.
Holmes misses with the head strike.
Wiggin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Wiggin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Wiggin.
Holmes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes tries to work over Wiggin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Wiggin missing with knees to the body.
Holmes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wiggin backwards.
Holmes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wiggin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wiggin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wiggin lands with a light punch inside.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holmes's face.
Holmes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wiggin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggin has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes lands with a right to the head.
Wiggin lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggin blocks an elbow strike from Holmes.
Wiggin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holmes or not.
Holmes is struggling to control the position.
James Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ender Wiggin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes lands with a left to the head.
Holmes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holmes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggin.
A head punch on the inside from Holmes fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wiggin's brow.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.
Holmes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes struggles to land a body shot inside as Wiggin controls his hands.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wiggin's defenses.
Wiggin lands an elbow inside.
Holmes misses with some punches.
Holmes throws an elbow that misses.
Holmes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wiggin.
Holmes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holmes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmes cracks Wiggin with a nice body shot.
Wiggin misses with the head strike.
Holmes cracks Wiggin with a nice body shot.
Wiggin dodges an elbow strike from Holmes.
Wiggin pushes off an throws an elbow but Holmes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggin.
A right hand to the body from Holmes.
Wiggin takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Holmes.
I think Wiggin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ender Wiggin!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ender Wiggin made sure he mentioned GREEN!160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lan Mandragoran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jt Colossus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lan Mandragoran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jt Colossus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandragoran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandragoran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Colossus does no damage.
Mandragoran swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Colossus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandragoran misses the target.
Colossus moves in looking to clinch but Mandragoran pushes him off.
Mandragoran throws a wild body kick that Colossus sees coming a mile off.
Colossus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mandragoran throws a hook but Colossus avoids it easily.
Mandragoran scoring well with a low kick there.
Colossus moves out of range as Mandragoran strikes.
Colossus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mandragoran on the side of the head.
Colossus misses with a straight right.
Colossus cracks Mandragoran with a good jab.
Colossus scores with a nice right hand.
Colossus misses with a hook. Mandragoran ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandragoran tries to land a leg kick but Colossus saw it coming and moves away.
Mandragoran misses with an uppercut.
Colossus takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colossus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colossus throws a head punch that misses.
Mandragoran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Colossus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandragoran tries to work over Colossus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandragoran tries to work over Colossus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mandragoran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Mandragoran.
Colossus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Colossus as the two fighters clinch.
Mandragoran lands a body punch.
Mandragoran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mandragoran lands a body shot.
Mandragoran takes a shot to the head.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colossus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Colossus misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Colossus has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandragoran stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mandragoran.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colossus tries to work over Mandragoran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Mandragoran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Colossus.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Stalling in the clinch from Mandragoran.
Mandragoran wants to stall.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mandragoran tries to throw a body punch but Colossus avoids it by throwing Mandragoran back against the cage.
Colossus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colossus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mandragoran manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Colossus fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Colossus.
Mandragoran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mandragoran stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mandragoran.
Colossus swings wildly with an uppercut but Mandragoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mandragoran leaning against his opponent.
Colossus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Colossus on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Mandragoran.
Colossus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Colossus lands with a left to the head.
Colossus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colossus misses with the head strike.
Colossus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mandragoran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mandragoran.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Mandragoran.
Mandragoran tries to work over Colossus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colossus misses with a punch on the inside.
Mandragoran struggles to land a body shot inside as Colossus controls his hands.
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!
Colossus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mandragoran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colossus's elbow.
Colossus lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colossus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mandragoran is rocked!
A body shot lands from Colossus.
Oh Mandragoran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colossus unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mandragoran! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Colossus is unloading with more strikes now! Mandragoran drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jt Colossus!
Jt Colossus is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jt Colossus waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hong has chosen Hong Entrance Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kris Hong!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry avoids the head kick by Hong.
Curry defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Curry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Hong misses.
Hong lands a head shot.
Hong misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curry.
Curry throws the left hand but Hong avoids the punch easily.
Curry misses with a hook.
Hong thows a leg kick but Curry checks it
and Curry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hong misses with an uppercut. Curry saw that one coming.
Curry is looking for a counter combo.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry.
Curry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Curry checks a leg kick.
Curry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Curry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hong has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Hong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curry is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hong throws a leg kick
and Curry counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Nice jab there from Curry.
Hong throws a jab but it's blocked by Curry.
Curry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Curry. That did some damage!
Curry blocks the body kick.
Curry is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Curry.
Curry blocks the body kick.
Curry thumps Hong with a low kick.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Curry moves his leg out of the way.
Curry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Curry throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Curry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hong. That did some damage!
Hong misses with an uppercut.
And Curry counters with a quick kick to the body but Hong blocks it.
Curry checks the leg kick.
And Curry counters with a quick kick to the body but Hong blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Hong checks a leg kick.
Hong swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Curry can pounce on him.
Hong wants to slow Curry down by chopping away at his legs.
Curry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Curry. That snapped Hong's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Curry throws a push kick but Hong slaps the foot to one side.
Hong is looking to chop away at Curry's legs.
Hong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Curry feints and then cracks Hong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hong down.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it.
Hong lands a lovely overhand right.
Curry misses the jab.
Hong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Curry throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
Hong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Curry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curry with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Curry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Curry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hong.
Hong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Curry counters with an outside leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it.
Hong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hong throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
Curry tries to work over Hong's front leg with a kick but Hong checks it.
Hong lands a head kick. Curry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hong connects with a solid leg kick.
Hong misses with a kick to the body.
Curry thuds a left hand into Hong's body.
A slow jab from Curry misses its intended target.
Curry lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curry blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Curry misses with an uppercut
and Hong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arthur Curry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Curry lands a jab to the head.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong slips a straight right by Curry.
Hong misses with a double jab
and Curry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Curry.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Hong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
It looked like Curry was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Curry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong looks to land a body kick but Curry moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curry is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Curry.
Curry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Hong blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Curry. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Curry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hong throws a push kick but Curry slaps the foot to one side.
Hong throws a hook but Curry blocks it.
Hong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Curry misses with a looping right.
Hong looks for the body kick but Curry saw that one coming.
Hong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curry.
Curry misses with a looping right.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Curry throws a low kick, looking for Hong's leg but Hong calmly moves out of range.
Curry throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curry misses with a body kick.
Curry slips a jab from Hong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hong - that will leave a mark!
Arthur Curry is winning the standup battle so far.
Curry looks to land a left hand but Hong moved out of range nicely.
Curry lands a nice hook to Hong's body. Hong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Curry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Curry throws a body kick that misses.
Hong moves out of range of the leg kick from Curry.
Hong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Curry is able to avoid easily.
Curry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Curry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick from Hong misses.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Hong.
Hong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hong checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Curry.
Curry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Curry defending well as Hong loads up on a big left hand.
Hong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hong clobbers Curry with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Curry throws the kick towards the body but Hong avoids it.
Curry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Curry misses with a wild body shot.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it.
Curry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hong misses the target.
Curry misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hong.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hong blocks the leg kick.
Curry throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Hong takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Curry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hong circles away quickly and effectively.
Hong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Curry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Curry with a nice cross.
Curry throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Curry connects with a solid leg kick.
Curry checks a leg kick nicely.
Curry throws out a loose jab but Hong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong takes a swing at Curry's ribcage but misses.
As Hong looks to move away, Curry throws a big counter combo bu Hong just gets out of the way.
You can see that Hong has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Curry dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice defenses there by Hong.
Curry throws a leg kick but Hong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Curry staying out of range there.
Curry misses with a body shot
and Hong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Curry moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Curry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curry throws out a powerful jab.
Curry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hong.
Curry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Curry throws a low kick but Hong moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Curry half committed to a counter leg kick.
Curry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Curry ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Hong appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hong's sensitive parts.
Curry thumps Hong with a low kick.
Curry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Curry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
Curry connects with a crisp jab.
Curry needs to keep his hands up - Hong had a free shot at his head there.
Curry lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hong throws a leg kick which misses Curry's front leg but catches the back leg as Curry tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Curry 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 Hong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Curry.
Nice uppercut lands for Hong. That snapped Curry's head back.
Hong throws a good cross that connects.
Curry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Curry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Curry missing with a left hand there. Hong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Curry feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Curry throws a wild body kick that Hong sees coming a mile off.
Hong throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Hong throws out a leg kick but Curry moves out of range and Hong only half commits.
Good work by Hong as he checks the leg kick.
Hong throws out a counter right but Curry avoids it with no problem.
Hong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Curry!
A big left from Curry misses.
Hong lands a leg kick that knocks Curry off balance momentarily.
Curry moves out of range of the strikes.
Curry tried to counter with a leg kick but Hong avoided it.
Hong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curry tries a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Hong moves out of range of the body kick from Curry.
Curry shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Hong is looking to slow Curry down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Curry checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Curry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Curry loads up on a big right hand but Hong slips the punch.
Curry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Curry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Curry.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Curry connects with a nice looking jab.
Curry blocks a head kick by Hong.
A little feinted left hand from Curry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Curry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hong misses with an uppercut
and Curry counters with a series of strikes. Hong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hong misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Curry clearly takes 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.
Curry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hong.
Curry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hong.
Hong throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Hong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Curry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Curry connects with an inside leg kick.
Hong throws a leg kick but Curry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Curry moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Curry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong throws a low kick but Curry avoids it.
Hong throws a body kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Hong as he connects with a hook.
Curry misses with a straight right.
Curry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hong can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hong has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Curry.
Hong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong throws a leg kick but Curry moved away.
Curry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hong 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 Curry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Curry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Curry fails to land with a series of punches.
Curry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Curry keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hong tries to score with a low kick but Curry moves his leg out of the way.
Curry tried to score with a low kick but Hong checks it.
Curry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curry throws a chopping leg kick but Hong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Curry with a body shot.
Curry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hong.
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Curry has got the better of the exchanges.
Curry throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Hong.
Hong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong is looking to chop away at Curry's legs.
Curry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hong is out of range and Curry settles back down.
Hong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Curry misses with a kick to the body.
Hong throws a fast counter high kick but Curry manages to duck under it in time.
Curry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry throws a looping overhand right but Hong ducks down to avoid it.
Curry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Curry is out of range and Hong settles back down.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Curry's leg but Curry calmly moves out of range.
Hong blocks a low kick nicely.
Curry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Curry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hong. Hong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Curry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Curry is just out of range.
Curry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Curry.
Hong throws a chopping leg kick but Curry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Curry looks to score with a jab to the body but Hong is just out of range.
A nice side step and Hong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hong takes a step back to recover.
Curry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Curry misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry scores with a nice right hand.
Hong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curry manages to avoid it.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Curry.
Hong throws a low kick, looking for Curry's leg but Curry calmly moves out of range.
Curry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hong.
Hong misses with a leg kick
and Curry counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Curry.
Curry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Curry tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Curry had his way with Kris Hong in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hong.
Curry is looking to chop away at Hong's legs.
Hong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Curry is out of range.
It looked like Curry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hong swings for the body but Curry moves out of range.
Hong avoids a kick to the body.
Hong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Curry's head backwards.
Curry throws a body punch but Hong moves out of range.
Curry connects with a leg kick. Hong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hong throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it.
Curry lands with a straight right. Hong didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Curry.
Hong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Curry.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hong!
Hong punishes Curry's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry with a jab.
Hong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Curry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Curry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Curry throws a leg kick but Hong moved away.
Curry lands with a nice body kick.
Curry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Hong misses with a straight left.
Hong is looking to chop away at Curry's legs.
Curry punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Curry blocks a jab.
Curry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hong only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Curry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kris Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Curry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry misses with the combination.
Curry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Curry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hong feints and then cracks Curry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Curry down.
Curry 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.
Hong let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Curry in his tracks.
Curry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hong blocks a jab.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Curry.
Curry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Curry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Curry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Curry goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Curry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Curry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Curry thumps Hong with a low kick.
Curry throws a low kick but Hong avoids it.
Curry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hong throws a hook to the side of Curry's head but Curry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Curry lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong throws a leg kick
and Curry counters with a nice kick to the body.
Curry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Curry. That's going to slow Hong down.
Hong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Curry.
Curry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hong.
Hong wants to slow Curry down by chopping away at his legs.
Hong connects with a looping right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hong.
Curry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Curry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hong throws a body punch but Curry moves out of range.
Hong checks a leg kick nicely.
Hong lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kris Hong.
Well Curry 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Curry!
Arthur Curry retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Arthur Curry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Kris Hong spoke after the fight, saying 'My apologies. I had a problem with the jet schedule.'.
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