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UNFC77: Shanks Vs Nicolosi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Lipsky Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duke Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Lipsky Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lipsky Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Lipsky Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Datsik rushes Lipsky Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Datsik lands with a light punch inside.
Datsik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lipsky Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Datsik blocks the elbow strike.
Datsik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lipsky Jr trying to control the position but instead, Datsik has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lipsky Jr into the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky Jr throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Datsik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky Jr throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Datsik.
Datsik blocks an elbow strike from Lipsky Jr.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lipsky Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Datsik's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lipsky Jr throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr looking to stall.
Lipsky Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lipsky Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lipsky Jr is stalling here.
Lipsky Jr misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lipsky Jr.
Lipsky Jr lands an elbow that stopped Datsik in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Duke Datsik has been cut.
Datsik lands a body punch in the clinch.
Datsik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lipsky Jr.
Datsik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lipsky Jr's elbow.
Lipsky Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Datsik seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lipsky Jr can turn it around.
A short right from Datsik.
Datsik lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lipsky Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Datsik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lipsky Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Datsik breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik tries a low kick but Lipsky Jr avoids it.
We've been hearing reports that Datsik has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Datsik misses with a head kick.
Lipsky Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Lipsky Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lipsky Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Datsik lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lipsky Jr backwards.
Lipsky Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Lipsky Jr is trying to drag Datsik to the mat but Datsik just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Come on Lipsky Jr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right handed body shot lands from Lipsky Jr.
Datsik lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Datsik.
Lipsky Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lipsky Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Datsik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lipsky Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Datsik lands a hook that snaps the head of Lipsky Jr backwards.
Lipsky Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Datsik taking a breather.
Datsik blocks an elbow strike.
Datsik is pressed up against the cage. Lipsky Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Datsik down to the mat. Datsik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lipsky Jr lunges at Datsik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Datsik's hand.
Datsik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lipsky Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Datsik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Datsik motions for Lipsky Jr to come forward. Datsik throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lipsky Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Datsik throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lipsky Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lipsky Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipsky Jr leaning against his opponent.
Datsik dodges an elbow strike from Lipsky Jr.
Lipsky Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lipsky Jr 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.
Datsik lands a nice shot to the body.
Lipsky Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Datsik scores with a shot to the side of Lipsky Jr's head.
Datsik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lipsky Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Datsik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lipsky Jr moves in looking to clinch but Datsik pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Datsik misses its target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Datsik. Lipsky Jr shrugs it off though.
Datsik scores with a sloppy right hand. Lipsky Jr should have avoided that one.
Lipsky Jr is rocked!
Lipsky Jr gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Datsik points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Lipsky Jr wakes up just in time to hear Datsik thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Datsik!
Duke Datsik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Matthew Lipsky Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'It's no big deal, he was just better and caught me on an off day. Just a bump in the road.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy LeBeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big J Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smiles's choice of entrance music: Smile Like You Mean It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Remy LeBeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big J Smiles!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from LeBeau misses the target.
LeBeau looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smiles is fending him off so far but LeBeau persists. Nope, Smiles circles away and we're back to standing.
LeBeau works over Smiles's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Big J Smiles has been cut.
Smiles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
LeBeau is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
LeBeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smiles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smiles drives through and clinches with LeBeau against the cage.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LeBeau.
LeBeau takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Remy LeBeau has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Smiles on the inside.
Smiles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LeBeau.
A knee to the head by Smiles.
LeBeau tries to break free but Smiles pushes him back against the cage.
LeBeau is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smiles missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBeau is looking to break free of the clinch but Smiles has double underhooks.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
LeBeau is trying to push Smiles away but Smiles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smiles trying to land knees to the body.
LeBeau tries to break the clinch but Smiles is controlling the position.
LeBeau wants to take the fight to the mat but Smiles manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
LeBeau taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
LeBeau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smiles backwards.
LeBeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LeBeau backwards.
LeBeau digs a right hand into Smiles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smiles's gas tank.
Smiles with a knee to the head.
Smiles landing knees to the body.
Smiles keeps control of LeBeau as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
LeBeau is trying to force a seperation but Smiles has the dominant position.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Smiles - that landed with a thud.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LeBeau avoids it.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on LeBeau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smiles is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Remy LeBeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but LeBeau blocks it.
I was talking to LeBeau's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
Smiles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smiles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smiles crunches a lovely knee into LeBeau's ribcage.
LeBeau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smiles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
LeBeau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smiles tries to clinch but LeBeau is having none of it.
LeBeau punishes Smiles's body with a nice straight punch.
LeBeau throws a lazy right hand but Smiles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LeBeau throws a series of punches but Smiles moves out of range.
Smiles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smiles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LeBeau is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiles prevents LeBeau from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Smiles.
Smiles misses with a knee strike.
LeBeau tries for a takedown but Smiles manages to get underhooks.
Smiles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smiles tries a body shot but LeBeau blocks it.
Smiles keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LeBeau's efforts to push away.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
LeBeau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
LeBeau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LeBeau swats away the attempt to clinch by Smiles.
Donk. LeBeau catches Smiles right on the button with a cross.
Smiles moves into the clinch.
Smiles taking a breather.
Smiles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles tries a knee to the head but LeBeau blocks it.
Smiles misses with a knee to the head.
LeBeau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smiles tries to land knees in the clinch but LeBeau avoids the damage to the body.
Smiles has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. LeBeau seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smiles can turn it around.
LeBeau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LeBeau misses with a looping left.
Smiles tries to clinch but fails miserably
and LeBeau counters with a left and a right... And another left! Smiles is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy LeBeau!
Remy LeBeau took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Bear Nutrition 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk has chosen FreeBird as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hawk has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Garcia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Hawk misses with a low kick.
Hawk moves out of range of the strikes.
Hawk moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Hawk throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
A solid body kick from Hawk.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Hawk
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawk, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a leg kick.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Garcia sees it coming and moves out of range.
A low kick from Hawk misses
and Garcia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garcia.
Garcia leaning against his opponent.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Hawk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawk is looking to break free of the clinch but Garcia has double underhooks.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Hawk.
Hawk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hawk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garcia's elbow.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia is pushing Hawk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Hawk.
Hawk has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garcia is trying to push Hawk away but Hawk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawk blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hawk is trying to keep an underhook but Garcia manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Garcia will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia is looking for a kimura here.
Hawk is concentrating on defense, preventing Garcia from advancing position.
Hawk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is pressing down on Hawk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawk is holding on for now.
Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hawk sees it coming and defends easily.
Hawk won't allow Garcia to pass to mount.
Hawk tries to kick Garcia off but Garcia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Garcia is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hawk is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gabriel Garcia!
An out of breath Gabriel Garcia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Ruxpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Hanak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hanak's choice of entrance music: Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal. On his way into the cage it seems that Theodore Ruxpin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Theodore Ruxpin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Ruxpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Hanak!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruxpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruxpin rushes Hanak and presses him up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hanak.
Hanak avoiding damage as Ruxpin throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hanak.
Hanak has had enough of the clinch but Ruxpin keeps him there for the moment.
Hanak throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruxpin.
A head punch on the inside from Ruxpin fails to land.
Hanak trying to stall but Ruxpin improves his position.
Ruxpin misses with the head strike.
Ruxpin lands with a right to the head.
Ruxpin misses with a body punch.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruxpin tries a knee to the head but Hanak blocks it.
Hanak manages to break the clinch.
Hanak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruxpin.
Ruxpin is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanak misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak scores with a jab.
Hanak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanak scores with a one two! Ruxpin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hanak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruxpin.
Hanak throws an off balance right hand
and Ruxpin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruxpin throws a right hand that Hanak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanak also avoids with ease.
Hanak is trying to counter with his kicks.
Ruxpin has closed the distance and engaged Hanak in a clinch.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruxpin blocking some punches.
Hanak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanak pushes Ruxpin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ruxpin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ruxpin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ruxpin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hanak backwards.
Hanak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanak blocks an uppercut.
Hanak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanak takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ruxpin misses with some punches.
Hanak scores with a shot to the side of Ruxpin's head.
Hanak misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanak manages to break the clinch.
Hanak connects with a high kick.
Ruxpin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hanak but Hanak pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruxpin moves away.
Ruxpin looks to land a left hand but Hanak moved out of range nicely.
Hanak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanak throws a head kick that half lands.
Ruxpin is rocked!
Ruxpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanak is just out of range.
Oh Ruxpin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruxpin tries to clinch but Hanak is having none of it.
Hanak misses with a kick to the body.
Ruxpin seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruxpin ducks under a wild hook from Hanak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hanak as he checks the leg kick.
Ruxpin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hanak misses with a hook
and Ruxpin counters by clinching up.
Ruxpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruxpin.
Hanak scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruxpin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruxpin misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin missing with knees to the body.
Hanak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ruxpin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hanak can turn it around.
Ruxpin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruxpin tries a body shot but Hanak blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanak.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruxpin prevents a body shot from Hanak.
Ruxpin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Ruxpin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hanak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ruxpin tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanak staying out of range there.
Lukas Hanak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hanak swings for the body but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Hanak fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruxpin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Hanak.
Hanak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruxpin at a distance.
Hanak misses with an uppercut.
Hanak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruxpin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanak throws a body punch but Ruxpin moves out of range.
Ruxpin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruxpin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ruxpin finds it's way round the side to connect with Hanak's head.
Ruxpin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruxpin tries to clinch but Hanak moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Hanak dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ruxpin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hanak has time to react.
Hanak getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hanak tried to score with a low kick but Ruxpin checks it.
Ruxpin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hanak checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Ruxpin misses.
Hanak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ruxpin.
Ruxpin misses with an uppercut
and Hanak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruxpin takes one to the side of the head.
Ruxpin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanak lands with a hook. Ruxpin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ruxpin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruxpin shoots in and drives through. Hanak sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Hanak's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanak throws a right hand that misses
letting Ruxpin counter with a right hand.
Lukas Hanak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruxpin moves away.
Hanak swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruxpin.
Hanak misses with a body shot.
Hanak wants to land a leg kick but Ruxpin is out of range.
Hanak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanak cracks the inside of Ruxpin's front leg.
Hanak looks to land a body kick but Ruxpin moved away.
Hanak lands with a nice body punch.
Hanak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruxpin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanak takes a shot to the head.
Hanak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanak scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanak's elbow.
Hanak blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanak breaks from the clinch.
Ruxpin 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.
Hanak misses with a head kick.
Ruxpin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lukas Hanak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanak looks to throw the jab but Ruxpin is out of range.
Hanak fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruxpin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hanak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanak misses with a body shot
and Ruxpin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hanak lands a right hook to the body.
Ruxpin misses the shot to the body.
Hanak slips a jab and a cross from Ruxpin.
Hanak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanak blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ruxpin is looking to counter punch.
Hanak gets tackled into the cage by Ruxpin. Ruxpin maintains the clinch.
Ruxpin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanak is defending well for now.
Ruxpin misses with a punch to the body.
Ruxpin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanak misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hanak.
Ruxpin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ruxpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruxpin prevents a body shot from Hanak.
Hanak tries a body shot but Ruxpin blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ruxpin throws a punch but it's blocked by Hanak.
Ruxpin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Hanak - that landed with a thud.
Hanak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ruxpin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Theodore Ruxpin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruxpin has a couple of punches blocked by Hanak.
A shot in the inside from Hanak.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanak blocks an uppercut.
Ruxpin looking to stall.
Hanak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circle, before Hanak throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Ruxpin's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Hanak lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Lukas Hanak!
After winning the bout, Lukas Hanak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Dy No Mite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Dy No Mite!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dy No Mite rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Page moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dy No Mite slips under a jab from Page.
Dy No Mite is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Page with a body shot.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DJ Dy No Mite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page swings for the body but Dy No Mite moves out of range.
Dy No Mite lands a leg kick that knocks Page off balance momentarily.
Dy No Mite pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Dy No Mite settles back down.
Dy No Mite throws a head kick but Page moves out of range.
Page with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Page slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dy No Mite buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
No luck for Page with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dy No Mite's guard.
Page throwing strikes from guard but Dy No Mite blocks nicely.
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to pass the guard but Dy No Mite is keeping the position.
Page postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dy No Mite is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Page, into his guard.
Dy No Mite's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Page working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dy No Mite avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dy No Mite must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Page has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dy No Mite can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Dy No Mite stays in close to Page's body and controls the position.
Page trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dy No Mite feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Page's calf.
A jab lands there for Dy No Mite.
Page thuds a left hand into Dy No Mite's body.
Dy No Mite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Page misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dy No Mite counters with a good low kick that Page was not able to check.
Dy No Mite throws a head kick that misses.
Page drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dy No Mite sprawls and moves away.
Dy No Mite throws a chopping leg kick but Page manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Page misses with a body shot.
Dy No Mite takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dy No Mite scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Page shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dy No Mite eats them both and turns towards Page to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dy No Mite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Page lands a nice shot that snaps Dy No Mite's head back.
Dy No Mite misses with a series of wild punches.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dy No Mite moves away.
Dy No Mite doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dy No Mite throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Page shoots in but no luck this time.
Dy No Mite swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Page lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Page misses the jab.
Dy No Mite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dy No Mite dodges the punch combination from Page.
Page backing away here, and Dy No Mite unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dy No Mite connects with a crisp jab.
Page throws a front kick aimed at Dy No Mite's knee but Dy No Mite avoids it well.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Dy No Mite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dy No Mite ducks under a wild hook from Page.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page wants to slow Dy No Mite down by chopping away at his legs.
Dy No Mite misses with a straight right.
Page throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dy No Mite on the side of the head.
Page lands a right hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Page.
Page avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dy No Mite misses the jab.
Dy No Mite throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dy No Mite takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Page thuds a left hand into Dy No Mite's body.
Dy No Mite lands with a straight right. Page didn't see that one coming.
Dy No Mite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dy No Mite checks a leg kick nicely.
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 Scott Page will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Page shoots in but no luck this time.
Page throws a shot from downtown. Dy No Mite moves away and avoids it.
Dy No Mite looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dy No Mite jabs Page to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dy No Mite throws out a loose jab but Page uses good head movement to avoid it.
Page lands a nice shot that snaps Dy No Mite's head back.
Jab from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite throws a body shot but no joy.
Page avoids the head kick by Dy No Mite.
Page drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dy No Mite sprawls and moves away.
Dy No Mite throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Dy No Mite misses
and Page counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Page is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dy No Mite tries to roll over but Page keeps him under control.
Page is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page wants to work for an arm triangle but Dy No Mite is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dy No Mite gets back to full guard.
Page is looking to work some ground and pound but Dy No Mite has wrist control.
Page trying to control but Dy No Mite is working from the bottom.
Dy No Mite wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dy No Mite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Dy No Mite takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Page.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Page. Dy No Mite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dy No Mite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dy No Mite waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Page.
Dy No Mite swings for the body but Page moves out of range.
Page walks into a left hand.
DJ Dy No Mite seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Page fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Page backs off Dy No Mite throws a huge counter combo but Page manages to avoid it all.
Dy No Mite connects with a crisp jab.
Dy No Mite checks a low kick from Page.
Page tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Page lands with a kick to the temple. Dy No Mite shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dy No Mite avoids the body shot from Page.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dy No Mite! But no joy.
Dy No Mite throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dy No Mite. Page does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite tries to land a leg kick but Page saw it coming and moves away.
Page is looking to wear down Dy No Mite with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Page throws the left hand but Dy No Mite avoids the punch easily.
Dy No Mite scores with the left hand. Page knows he should have avoided that one.
Dy No Mite feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dy No Mite misses the shot to the body.
Dy No Mite lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Dy No Mite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Good standup being displayed there by Dy No Mite as he connects with a hook.
Page looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Page throws a chopping leg kick but Dy No Mite manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dy No Mite throws a right and a left that Page avoids nicely.
Page gets a double leg takedown into Dy No Mite's guard.
Page wants to control from the top but Dy No Mite keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Dy No Mite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dy No Mite is keeping the position for now.
Page prevents Dy No Mite from getting back to his feet.
Dy No Mite bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Page's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dy No Mite trying to control the position from guard on top but Page is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dy No Mite turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Page walks into a stiff left hand from Dy No Mite.
Dy No Mite checks a low kick from Page.
Dy No Mite thuds his shin into the meat of Page's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DJ Dy No Mite will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Page moves forwards but Dy No Mite connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dy No Mite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page feinted with a counter takedown.
Dy No Mite tries to land a body kick
and Page decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dy No Mite's guard.
Page trying to control the position from guard on top but Dy No Mite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dy No Mite looking to hit a scissor sweep but Page is one step ahead there.
Page is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page looking to sit in guard and control but Dy No Mite gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Page not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dy No Mite's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Page 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dy No Mite is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dy No Mite misses with an uppercut.
Donk. Dy No Mite catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dy No Mite!
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dy No Mite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Page throws out the jab.
Dy No Mite looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Page avoids the body shot from Dy No Mite.
Page with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dy No Mite.
Page ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dy No Mite moves away.
The crowd cheers as Dy No Mite lands an impressive looking overhand right. Page doesn't seem phased though.
Page throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page misses with a left hand
and Dy No Mite counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DJ Dy No Mite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dy No Mite tries to sprawl but Page drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dy No Mite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Page.
Page thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dy No Mite's head.
Page scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dy No Mite is trying is best to control the position here.
Page trying to control from half guard but Dy No Mite is working away.
Page controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Page throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Page looks to land a left hand but Dy No Mite moved out of range nicely.
Dy No Mite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page blocks a low kick nicely.
Page checks the leg kick.
Page throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dy No Mite tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Dy No Mite.
Page drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dy No Mite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Page's sensitive parts.
Dy No Mite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dy No Mite fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dy No Mite swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dy No Mite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Page throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dy No Mite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dy No Mite misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Page walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dy No Mite.
Page takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dy No Mite misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Dy No Mite punishes Page's body with a nice straight punch.
Dy No Mite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dy No Mite sizes up Page with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Page looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dy No Mite 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.
Page trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Dy No Mite comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dy No Mite 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Dy No Mite!
DJ Dy No Mite thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Staunton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, AG Pennypacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Staunton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staunton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pennypacker wants to clinch up but Staunton keeps it at a distance.
Staunton tries to clinch up but Pennypacker circles away and keeps his distance.
Pennypacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennypacker misses with a body kick.
Pennypacker seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pennypacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staunton moves away.
Staunton 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.
Staunton has managed to clinch.
Staunton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staunton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Staunton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pennypacker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennypacker keeps control of Staunton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pennypacker blocks a body shot from Staunton.
Pennypacker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pennypacker blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker scores with a shot to the side of Staunton's head.
Staunton can't break the clinch.
Staunton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Staunton tries to pull guard but Pennypacker holds him up against the cage and eventually Staunton drops back down to his feet.
Pennypacker tries a body shot but Staunton blocks it.
Staunton working aggressively here.
Staunton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Staunton misses with some punches.
Staunton working aggressively here.
Staunton misses with a body punch.
Pennypacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staunton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staunton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Staunton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennypacker.
A shot in the inside from Pennypacker.
Staunton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pennypacker.
Staunton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staunton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staunton misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Staunton fails to land.
Staunton manages to break the clinch.
Staunton connects with a body shot.
Staunton throws a nice looking combination but Pennypacker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennypacker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pennypacker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Staunton is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staunton dives in for a single leg takedown but Pennypacker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pennypacker is looking to counter the offense by Staunton and move into the clinch.
Pennypacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Staunton feints the counter takedown.
Pennypacker clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Staunton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Staunton misses with a body punch.
Staunton jumps guard but Pennypacker stands there with Staunton around his waist. Staunton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
AG Pennypacker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Staunton.
Staunton jumps guard but Pennypacker stands there with Staunton around his waist. Staunton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Staunton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Staunton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Staunton digs a right hand into Pennypacker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pennypacker's gas tank.
Staunton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Staunton lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker blocks a body shot from Staunton.
Staunton has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
Staunton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staunton.
Staunton misses with a punch to the body.
Staunton prevents a body shot from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker tries to throw a body punch but Staunton avoids it by throwing Pennypacker back against the cage.
Staunton scores with a shoulder strike.
Staunton breaks from the clinch.
Pennypacker moves out of range as Staunton strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staunton drops Pennypacker with a beautiful combination! Pennypacker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Staunton is looking for the KO!
Pennypacker is rocked!
Pennypacker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Pennypacker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pennypacker closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Staunton dominated that round.
That's time! Pennypacker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pennypacker walks into a jab.
Staunton catches Pennypacker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Staunton clinches with his opponent.
Staunton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staunton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Staunton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pennypacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker seems to have got his legs back now.
Staunton works on Pennypacker's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Pennypacker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Staunton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staunton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staunton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennypacker blocking some punches.
Staunton tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve Staunton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Staunton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Staunton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staunton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pennypacker up against the cage.
Pennypacker blocking some punches.
Staunton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Staunton.
Pennypacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staunton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staunton is working Pennypacker over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staunton prevents a body shot from Pennypacker.
Staunton has had enough of the clinch but Pennypacker keeps him there for the moment.
Staunton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staunton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staunton breaks from the clinch.
Pennypacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staunton misses with a straight left.
Staunton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pennypacker backs up against the cage.
Pennypacker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staunton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pennypacker pinned against the cage. Pennypacker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pennypacker feints and then cracks Staunton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Staunton down.
Steve Staunton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker checks a leg kick.
Pennypacker tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Staunton manages to circle out of the way.
Pennypacker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Staunton drops Pennypacker with a beautiful combination! Pennypacker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Staunton is looking for the KO!
Staunton digs a good body shot into Pennypacker's ribs.
Staunton misses with a series of wild punches.
Pennypacker slips under a jab from Staunton.
As Staunton tries to get set, Pennypacker tries to push him back and clinch up but Staunton manages to avoid the attempt.
Staunton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pennypacker takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staunton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staunton can't find room to land a body shot as Pennypacker controls the action.
Staunton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Staunton tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Staunton misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Staunton throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennypacker.
Staunton can't find room to land a body shot as Pennypacker controls the action.
Pennypacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staunton tries to break free but Pennypacker pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Staunton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Staunton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Staunton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Staunton struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennypacker controls his hands.
Staunton tries to work over Pennypacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Staunton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Staunton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Staunton lands with a nice body punch.
Pennypacker tries to clinch up but Staunton circles away and keeps his distance.
Staunton misses with a hook. Pennypacker ducked under it nicely.
Staunton moves away from the strike by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staunton looks to land a right hand but Pennypacker moved out of range.
Staunton throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Pennypacker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Staunton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pennypacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Staunton moves away.
Staunton avoids the body shot from Pennypacker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennypacker moves in looking to clinch but Staunton pushes him off.
Pennypacker is looking to slow Staunton down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Staunton.
Staunton slips under a jab.
Pennypacker works Staunton's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staunton lands with an overhand left.
Staunton cracks Pennypacker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pennypacker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pennypacker scores with a push kick.
Staunton moves out of range of the body kick from Pennypacker.
Staunton cracks Pennypacker with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Staunton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pennypacker to stand back up!
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!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Staunton has cracked Pennypacker with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Staunton lands another huge swinging hook and Pennypacker tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Pennypacker, before Staunton can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Staunton!
During a confident post fight interview, Steve Staunton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Kraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Kraken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hound!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound jabs at Kraken's body.
Kraken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hound's head.
Kraken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hound.
Hound lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hound checks a leg kick.
Hound closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kraken is not content to let Hound control the position.
Hound thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hound looking to control but instead Kraken has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraken wants to get back to full guard.
Hound wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kraken keeps working.
Hound stalling away here and it's allowed Kraken to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound wants to pass the guard but Kraken is keeping the position.
Kraken working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hound doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hound manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kraken seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hound looking to pass the guard.
Kraken looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kraken is on top in guard.
Hound looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kraken is one step ahead there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hound trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice jab there from Hound.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hound has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hound misses with a left hand
and Kraken counters with a nice body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hound.
Hound closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kraken's guard.
Kraken pushes a forearm under Hound's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Hound is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Kraken!
Post fight, Jack Kraken stared into the camera and said 'You tried in the past and failed. History repeated itself. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Nada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen Joe Jackson- I'm the Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell jabs Nada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nada throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Nada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Nada moves into the clinch.
Nada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Nada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nada throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nada.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell cracks Nada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nada is looking to clinch.
Nada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nada slips a jab from Mitchell.
Nada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nada.
Mitchell ducks straight into an uppercut from Nada and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mitchell manages to regain guard straight away.
Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Nada from controlling successfully.
Mitchell is still in real trouble! Can Nada finish him?
Nada throws a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell controls Nada momentarily but Nada frees himself.
Nada cracks Mitchell with a solid left hand.
Nada won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
Nada advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nada tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mitchell tries to buck Nada off but Nada is having none of it.
Nada grinds an elbow into Mitchell's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell stops Nada from passing to mount.
Mitchell is not content to let Nada control the position.
Nada advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada looking to ground and pound but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Nada throws a sloppy strike and Mitchell uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Mitchell has ended up in Nada's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nada slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nada misses with a double jab.
Nada scores with a punch to the head.
Nada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Nada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Nada saw that one coming.
Mitchell sizes up Nada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nada drops his shoulder and cracks Mitchell with a huge uppercut! Mitchell goes down! Can Nada finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nada is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.
Nada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nada trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell pulls Nada in to control the position.
Nada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mitchell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nada postures up in Mitchell's guard and throws a big left but Mitchell blocks it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nada dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nada throws a body shot but no joy.
Nada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Nada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nada misses with a few strikes there.
Nada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Nada.
Nada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nada.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nada at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nada misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nada throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Nada moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nada digs a right hand into Mitchell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchell's gas tank.
Mitchell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nada has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Nada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Nada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nada avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Nada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell digs a right hand underneath Nada's ribcage. Nada let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Nada controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nada misses with some punches.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Nada misses with the head strike.
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nada pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nada misses with a body punch.
A short left from Mitchell.
Nada avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
Mitchell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nada.
Nada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Nada.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nada.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell tries to work over Nada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nada tries for a takedown but Mitchell manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nada's elbow.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Nada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Mitchell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nada throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nada.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nada.
Malcolm Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell sizes up Nada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mitchell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nada misses with the combination.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nada.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nada.
Nada tries to keep at a distance but Mitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
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!
Nada lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nada working aggressively here.
Mitchell is leaning against Nada and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nadas head.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Nada.
Nada misses with a body punch.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Nada blocks with his arms.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Nada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malcolm Mitchell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nada misses with a looping left.
Nada misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Nada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Nada is out of range.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nada.
Mitchell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nada half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nada tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Nada moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Nada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nada throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nada misses the shot to the body.
Nada misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Mitchell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nada misses with a wild body shot.
Nada walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Nada saw that one coming.
Nada walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nada looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Frank Nada is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nada.
Sloppy strikes from Nada. Those never looked like landing.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nada throws out the jab.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Nada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nada throws a shot to the body.
Nada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nada lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Nada wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell moves in looking to clinch but Nada pushes him off.
Nada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Nada 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nada is rocked!
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Nada is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nada throws an overhand right that drops Mitchell like a sack of potatoes! Nada dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Nada!
Frank Nada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sun-Tzu, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Malcolm Mitchell had this to say: 'Gettin sick of these counter striking pussies, grow a dick!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Thumbhisbum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larusso comes to the cage accompanied by Glory of love. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thumbhisbum moves out of range as Larusso throws a body kick.
Larusso connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thumbhisbum tries to land a front kick but Larusso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Larusso seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Larusso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso looks to throw the jab but Thumbhisbum is out of range.
Thumbhisbum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
Larusso tries to land a front kick but Thumbhisbum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thumbhisbum jabs Larusso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larusso tries to land a body kick
and Thumbhisbum counters with a stiff right hand.
Larusso throws a chopping leg kick but Thumbhisbum manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thumbhisbum throws a looping overhand right but Larusso ducks down to avoid it.
Larusso drops his hands momentarily and Thumbhisbum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larusso throws a head kick but Thumbhisbum moves out of range.
A big left from Larusso misses.
Larusso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick that Larusso semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larusso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Larusso throws a solid leg kick but Thumbhisbum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Larusso.
Thumbhisbum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thumbhisbum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Larusso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thumbhisbum scores with a jab to the body.
Larusso misses with a left hand
and Thumbhisbum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses
enabling Thumbhisbum to counter with a crisp jab.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Thumbhisbum feints a counter leg kick.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a combination but Larusso avoids it well.
We've been informed that Thumbhisbum 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.
Larusso blocks a low kick nicely.
Larusso cracks the inside of Thumbhisbum's front leg.
Larusso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thumbhisbum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larusso scrambles back to his feet.
Larusso avoids the head kick by Thumbhisbum.
Larusso looks to throw a body kick
letting Thumbhisbum counter with a right hand.
Larusso 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.
Thumbhisbum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Larusso's head.
Thumbhisbum blocks a head kick by Larusso.
Larusso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Thumbhisbum misses with a looping left.
Thumbhisbum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
Larusso avoids a kick to the body.
Thumbhisbum staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Thumbhisbum misses.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso staying out of range there.
Larusso throwing a counter right hand but Thumbhisbum manages to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Larusso misses
and Thumbhisbum counters with a straight right hand.
Larusso moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Thumbhisbum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thumbhisbum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Larusso lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larusso misses with a straight left.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum checks it.
Thumbhisbum is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Larusso had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Larusso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thumbhisbum scores with a hook.
Thumbhisbum scoring well with a low kick there.
Larusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Larusso tries to clinch but Thumbhisbum is having none of it.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Thumbhisbum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larusso connects with a solid leg kick.
Thumbhisbum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Larusso. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larusso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thumbhisbum avoids a kick to the body.
Larusso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Larusso works the jab nicely.
Larusso throws a nice looking combination but Thumbhisbum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larusso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Larusso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larusso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Larusso is looking to land body kicks.
Larusso throws a hook but Thumbhisbum avoids it easily.
A jab from Thumbhisbum misses.
Larusso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larusso throws an overhand right that lands on Thumbhisbum's shoulder, as Thumbhisbum tries to avoid the shot.
Larusso ducks right into an uppercut from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum digs a good hook to Larusso's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thumbhisbum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thumbhisbum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Larusso takes one to the chin there.
Larusso drops his hands momentarily and Thumbhisbum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thumbhisbum throws a right and a left that Larusso avoids nicely.
Larusso is looking to counter punch.
Thumbhisbum throws a sloppy head kick and Larusso moves out of range easily.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Thumbhisbum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Thumbhisbum.
Larusso missing with a left hand there. Thumbhisbum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Thumbhisbum.
The fighters circling - Larusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thumbhisbum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thumbhisbum checks a leg kick.
Thumbhisbum scores with a hook to the body. Larusso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thumbhisbum looks to throw the jab but Larusso is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thumbhisbum takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thumbhisbum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larusso's sensitive parts.
A combination from Larusso does no damage.
Thumbhisbum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Larusso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum scores with a jab.
Larusso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Larusso moves away from the strike by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thumbhisbum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thumbhisbum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Larusso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Larusso tries to bum rush Thumbhisbum with a series of wild strikes but Thumbhisbum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thumbhisbum lands with a nice combination. Larusso backs away looking to recover.
A left lands for Thumbhisbum.
A leg kick checked by Larusso.
Larusso is looking to slow Thumbhisbum down with leg kicks.
Thumbhisbum thuds his shin into the meat of Larusso's side.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Larusso might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Larusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larusso throws a lazy uppercut
letting Thumbhisbum counter with a right hand.
Donk. Thumbhisbum catches Larusso right on the button with a cross.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Thumbhisbum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Larusso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thumbhisbum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larusso moves away.
Larusso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thumbhisbum doesn't seem bothered though.
Larusso slips under a jab from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Larusso.
Thumbhisbum slips under a jab.
Larusso backing away here, and Thumbhisbum unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Larusso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larusso with a nice cross.
Thumbhisbum misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Thumbhisbum.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larusso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thumbhisbum lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick by Larusso misses
and Thumbhisbum counters with a straight right hand.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso tries to score with a low kick but Thumbhisbum moves his leg out of the way.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thumbhisbum in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Larusso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thumbhisbum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Thumbhisbum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
A big left from Larusso misses.
Thumbhisbum misses with a wild body shot.
Larusso thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thumbhisbum checks the leg kick.
Thumbhisbum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larusso's sensitive parts.
Thumbhisbum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thumbhisbum.
Larusso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum lands a jab-cross combination.
Larusso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thumbhisbum misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Larusso misses with a looping right.
Thumbhisbum looks to land a right hand but Larusso moved out of range.
Larusso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thumbhisbum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Thumbhisbum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Larusso's calf.
Larusso misses with a left hand
and Thumbhisbum counters with a series of strikes. Larusso will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thumbhisbum keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Thumbhisbum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Larusso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Thumbhisbum - just one landing.
Thumbhisbum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thumbhisbum. That did some damage!
Thumbhisbum checks a leg kick.
Larusso is looking to land body kicks.
Larusso swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thumbhisbum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Larusso is defended easily by Thumbhisbum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Thumbhisbum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thumbhisbum. Larusso shrugs it off though.
Thumbhisbum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larusso takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Larusso attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thumbhisbum lands a really nice looking cross but Larusso seems unphased.
Thumbhisbum lands a leg kick that knocks Larusso off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Larusso.
Thumbhisbum wants to land a leg kick but Larusso is out of range.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thumbhisbum scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum gets caught napping as Larusso dives in and scores a takedown. Thumbhisbum manages to retain guard.
Larusso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Thumbhisbum is proving hard to escape from.
Thumbhisbum wants to sweep here but Larusso controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Larusso throws out a loose jab but Thumbhisbum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larusso slips a jab from Thumbhisbum.
Larusso feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A big right from Larusso misses.
The crowd cheers as Thumbhisbum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larusso doesn't seem phased though.
Larusso has managed to clinch.
Larusso missing with knees to the body.
Larusso stalling in the clinch but Thumbhisbum improves position.
Thumbhisbum prevents a body shot from Larusso.
Thumbhisbum lands with a left to the head.
Thumbhisbum working aggressively here.
Larusso manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Larusso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Larusso thumps Thumbhisbum with a low kick.
Larusso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Larusso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thumbhisbum scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Thumbhisbum blocks the leg kick.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larusso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thumbhisbums jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thumbhisbum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thumbhisbum misses with a looping right.
Larusso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Thumbhisbum just manages to avoid it.
Thumbhisbum 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.
Thumbhisbum bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thumbhisbum misses with a two punch combination.
Thumbhisbum slips under a jab from Larusso.
Thumbhisbum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thumbhisbum throws a series of punches but Larusso avoids them all with ease.
Larusso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larusso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thumbhisbum finds it's way round the side to connect with Larusso's head.
A low kick from Larusso is predictable there
letting Thumbhisbum counter with a right hand.
Larusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Larusso misses
and Thumbhisbum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thumbhisbum blocks a jab.
Larusso looks to score with a jab to the body but Thumbhisbum is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso misses with a body shot
and Thumbhisbum counters with a nice uppercut.
Thumbhisbum throws a head kick but Larusso moves out of range.
Larusso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thumbhisbum throws a right and a left that Larusso avoids nicely.
Larusso misses with a looping right.
Thumbhisbum throws out a powerful jab.
Larusso uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Larusso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thumbhisbum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thumbhisbum lands with a hook. Larusso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thumbhisbum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Larusso slips a jab from Thumbhisbum.
Thumbhisbum missing with a left hand there. Larusso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larusso scores with a nice head shot.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Thumbhisbum sees coming a mile off.
Thumbhisbum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Thumbhisbum. That snapped Larusso's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thumbhisbum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thumbhisbum tried to score with a low kick but Larusso checks it.
Thumbhisbum closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thumbhisbum throws a lazy right hand but Larusso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larusso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thumbhisbum circles away.
Nice cross by Larusso.
Larusso is looking to land body kicks.
Thumbhisbum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larusso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thumbhisbum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thumbhisbum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick there by Larusso.
Thumbhisbum looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range.
Larusso blocks the body kick.
Larusso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benjamin Thumbhisbum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thumbhisbum will feel that in the morning.
Thumbhisbum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thumbhisbum checks the leg kick.
Larusso dodges the punch combination from Thumbhisbum.
Larusso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thumbhisbum tries to land a leg kick but Larusso saw it coming and moves away.
Larusso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thumbhisbum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thumbhisbum has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thumbhisbum there as he acknowledges the shot.
Daniel Larusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larusso looks to score with a jab to the body but Thumbhisbum is just out of range.
Good exchange - Larusso coming out on top.
A clash of legs there as Thumbhisbum blocks the low kick.
Larusso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thumbhisbum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thumbhisbum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Larusso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thumbhisbum thows a leg kick but Larusso checks it
and Larusso counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Larusso.
Thumbhisbum breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Thumbhisbum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thumbhisbum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Thumbhisbum!
After winning the bout, Benjamin Thumbhisbum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nicolosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolosi has chosen A Fistful Of Dollars by Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mickey Shanks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Nicolosi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shanks blocks a head kick by Nicolosi.
Shanks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicolosi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nicolosi blocks a leg kick.
Nicolosi flicks out a counter leg kick but Shanks steps away.
Shanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shanks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolosi misses with a wild combination.
Shanks lands a jab.
Nicolosi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi scores with a leg kick.
Shanks misses with a body kick.
Nicolosi swats away the attempt to clinch by Shanks.
Despite the aggression on Nicolosi's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mickey Shanks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks blocks a low kick nicely.
Shanks throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nicolosi avoids it.
A punch combination from Nicolosi misses.
Shanks has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sali in the buildup to the fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Nicolosi as he connects with a hook.
Nicolosi throws a head kick that misses.
Shanks feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nicolosis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nicolosi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicolosi looks for the body kick but Shanks saw that one coming.
Shanks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Shanks tenderised Nicolosi's leg. Nicolosi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicolosi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shanks checks it well.
Shanks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Shanks misses with a body shot.
Shanks lands a jab to Nicolosi's midsection.
Nicolosi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shanks lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Nicolosi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nicolosi staying out of range there.
Nicolosi throws out a counter right but Shanks avoids it with no problem.
Nicolosi misses with an uppercut. Shanks saw that one coming.
Shanks lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Shanks.
Nicolosi thuds a left hand into Shanks's body.
Nicolosi misses with a body kick.
Shanks is looking to counter the offense by Nicolosi and move into the clinch.
Shanks lands a right hook to the body.
Nicolosi misses with a hook.
Shanks tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolosi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nicolosi connects with a high kick.
Nicolosi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nicolosi.
Shanks is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nicolosi lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Shanks tenderised Nicolosi's leg. Nicolosi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick but Shanks moved away.
Nicolosi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicolosi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolosi. Shanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nicolosi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicolosi lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nicolosi!
Shanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolosi.
Shanks tries to clinch up but Nicolosi circles away and keeps his distance.
Nicolosi throws a shot from downtown. Shanks moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicolosi.
Shanks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nicolosi counters with a good low kick that Shanks was not able to check.
Nicolosi scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nicolosi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shanks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nicolosi takes a swing at Shanks's ribcage but misses.
Shanks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shanks throws a wild body kick that Nicolosi sees coming a mile off.
Shanks misses with a body kick.
Nicolosi throws a big counter head kick but Shanks avoids it with no problem.
Nicolosi 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.
Nicolosi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shanks manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Nicolosi misses its intended target.
Nicolosi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shanks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolosi. Shanks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shanks avoids the head kick by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shanks throws a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicolosi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Frank Nicolosi has been cut.
A combination from Nicolosi does no damage.
Shanks is looking to counter punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shanks, right into the meat.
Nicolosi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shanks looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolosi is just out of range.
Nicolosi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shanks moves away.
Shanks with a nice cross.
Nicolosi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shanks looks to land a combination but Nicolosi avoids it well.
Shanks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nicolosi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shanks.
Nicolosi moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shanks throws a leg kick but Nicolosi checks it.
Nicolosi feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shanks throws a front kick aimed at Nicolosi's knee but Nicolosi avoids it well.
Shanks tries to clinch but Nicolosi is having none of it.
Nicolosi moves out of range of the body kick from Shanks.
Nicolosi tries to clinch but Shanks is having none of it.
Nice shot by Nicolosi.
Shanks blocks a head kick by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shanks rather than just go for the knockout.
Shanks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nicolosi is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shanks.
Nicolosi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shanks defending well as Nicolosi loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Shanks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shanks shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicolosi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nicolosi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shanks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks looks for the body kick but Nicolosi saw that one coming.
Nicolosi fakes the leg kick and cracks Shanks in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nicolosi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shanks connects with a right hand. Nicolosi shakes it off.
Nicolosi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicolosi lands a nice looking body shot.
Shanks walks into a straight right hand from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nicolosi just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicolosi. That's going to slow Shanks down.
Nicolosi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicolosi throws a front kick aimed at Shanks's knee but Shanks avoids it well.
Shanks checks a leg kick.
Nicolosi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick but Shanks checks it.
A punch lands to the side of Shanks 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nicolosi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shanks.
Shanks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicolosi throws a nice looking combination but Shanks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shanks throws a jab but it's blocked by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shanks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicolosi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nicolosi throws an elbow but it misses.
Nicolosi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolosi's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Nicolosi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shanks misses with a body punch.
A short right from Nicolosi on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nicolosi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shanks avoids it.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolosi controls his hands.
A short right from Shanks.
Nicolosi blocking some punches.
Nicolosi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shanks tries to throw a body punch but Nicolosi avoids it by throwing Shanks back against the cage.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolosi's elbow.
Nicolosi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shanks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nicolosi.
Shanks lands a two punch combo.
Nicolosi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicolosi tries to land a front kick but Shanks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shanks half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Nicolosi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
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.
Shanks throws a sloppy body shot
and Nicolosi counters with a body kick.
Nicolosi scores with a shot to the body.
Nicolosi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shanks takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Frank Nicolosi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicolosi.
Nicolosi tests Shanks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicolosi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shanks throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolosi moves out of range easily.
Nicolosi thinks about the counter body kick.
Shanks will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A combination from Nicolosi does no damage.
Nicolosi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shanks doesn't seem bothered though.
Nicolosi throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicolosi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shanks misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi throws a body punch but Shanks moves out of range.
Shanks throws a quick counter kick to the body but Nicolosi avoids it.
Nicolosi lands a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nicolosi. Shanks shrugs it off though.
Nicolosi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nicolosi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shanks tried to score with a low kick but Nicolosi checks it.
Shanks looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicolosi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shanks manages to avoid it.
Shanks gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nicolosi counters with a low kick, right behind Shanks 's knee.
Nicolosi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicolosi jabs at Shanks's body.
Nicolosi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolosi punishes Shanks's body with a nice straight punch.
Nicolosi throws a front kick aimed at Shanks's knee but Shanks avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicolosi delivers a nice body kick.
Shanks avoids the body shot from Nicolosi.
A solid body kick from Nicolosi.
Jab by Nicolosi.
Shanks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nicolosi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shanks throws a head kick but Nicolosi moves out of range.
Shanks throws a wild body kick that Nicolosi sees coming a mile off.
Nicolosi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shanks throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nicolosi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A jab from Nicolosi finds it's way through Shanks's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nicolosi.
Shanks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shanks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nicolosi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nicolosi connects with a nice looking jab.
Nicolosi lands a really nice looking cross but Shanks seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Nicolosi. Those never looked like landing.
Shanks is looking to counter punch.
Nicolosi wants to clinch.
Nicolosi connects with a high kick.
Shanks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks tried to score with a low kick but Nicolosi checks it.
Nicolosi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shanks moves away.
A clash of legs there as Nicolosi blocks the low kick.
Nicolosi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolosi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shanks counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shanks avoids the body shot from Nicolosi.
Shanks is looking to counter punch.
Nicolosi misses with a straight left.
Shanks scores with a head kick. Nicolosi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Shanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shanks misses with a hook. Nicolosi ducked under it nicely.
Shanks misses with a low kick.
Nicolosi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nicolosi really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
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.
Nicolosi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nicolosi throws a leg kick
and Shanks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shanks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicolosi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicolosi moves out of range of the body kick.
Nicolosi lands a nice hook to Shanks's body. Shanks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shanks misses with a straight right.
Shanks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nicolosi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shanks digs a good body shot into Nicolosi's ribs.
Shanks throws out a leg kick but Nicolosi moves out of range and Shanks only half commits.
Shanks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nicolosi tried to score with a low kick but Shanks checks it.
Shanks fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nicolosi just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nicolosi throws a body kick that misses.
Shanks feints and then cracks Nicolosi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nicolosi down.
Shanks takes the fight into the clinch.
Nicolosi has a couple of punches blocked by Shanks.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Nicolosi controls the action.
Shanks blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolosi.
Shanks avoids the elbow strike from Nicolosi, against the cage.
Shanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolosi controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shanks blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shanks.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolosi.
Shanks lands a body punch.
Nicolosi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short right from Shanks on the inside.
Shanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Nicolosi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Shanks - that landed with a thud.
Shanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shanks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good body shot from Shanks.
Nicolosi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shanks.
Shanks avoids a wild elbow strike from Nicolosi.
Shanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Shanks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shanks.
Shanks lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicolosi backwards.
Nicolosi trying to land knees to the body.
Shanks scores with a hook to the body.
Mickey Shanks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shanks has Nicolosi pushed against the cage.
Nicolosi prevents a body shot from Shanks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks presses Nicolosi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nicolosi blocks a body shot from Shanks.
Shanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shanks scores with a shot to the side of Nicolosi's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolosi.
Nicolosi looking to throw knees to the head but Shanks is blocking nicely.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nicolosi prevents a body shot from Shanks.
Nicolosi misses with an elbow over the top.
Shanks has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolosi.
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!
Nicolosi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shanks working aggressively here.
Shanks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicolosi backwards.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
Nicolosi blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Shanks had his way with Frank Nicolosi in that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Nicolosi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shanks keeps Nicolosi at a distance using the push kick.
Shanks blocks a head kick by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nicolosi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shanks misses with a straight left.
Shanks with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shanks throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shanks sizes up Nicolosi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shanks scores with a hook to the body. Nicolosi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolosi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shanks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shanks.
Nicolosi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Shanks rushes Nicolosi and presses him up against the cage.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolosi controls his hands.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolosi throws a head punch that misses.
Nicolosi being controlled against the cage.
Shanks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Nicolosi.
Shanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shanks has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolosi.
A nice left hand lands by Nicolosi.
Shanks misses with some punches.
Shanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shanks tries to work over Nicolosi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Nicolosi controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mickey Shanks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicolosi.
Nicolosi blocks an uppercut.
Nicolosi blocks a body shot from Shanks.
Shanks can't find room to land a body shot as Nicolosi controls the action.
Shanks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shanks misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Shanks.
Nicolosi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shanks blocks it with crossed arms.
Shanks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nicolosi throws an elbow but misses.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicolosi struggles to land a body shot inside as Shanks controls his hands.
Nicolosi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shanks blocking some punches.
Nicolosi trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolosi taking a breather.
You can see that Nicolosi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Shanks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicolosis head.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shanks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shanks tries a body shot but Nicolosi blocks it.
Shanks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Shanks.
Nice body punch from Shanks.
Shanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolosi's elbow.
Shanks misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Shanks.
Shanks tries a body shot but Nicolosi blocks it.
Shanks dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nicolosi backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shanks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolosi controls his hands.
Nicolosi misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Shanks.
Shanks pushes Nicolosi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shanks lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Shanks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shanks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shanks presses Nicolosi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nicolosi blocking some punches.
Nicolosi wants to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Shanks.
Shanks scores with a shot to the side of Nicolosi's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Shanks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nicolosi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Nicolosi!
Frank Nicolosi is the new heavyweight champion!
Frank Nicolosi very nearly forgot to thank Sun-Tzu 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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