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ROV 52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ferrell Berbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mubaracus Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrell Berbick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mubaracus Carwin's chin.
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225 lbs
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188 cm
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245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ferrell Berbick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mubaracus Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Berbick counters with a thumping low kick.
Mubaracus Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Berbick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Berbick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Berbick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Berbick lands a leg kick that knocks Carwin off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. Berbick does a little dance to reset his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carwin 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.
Berbick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berbick counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Carwin misses
and Berbick counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin scores with a one two! Berbick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berbick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berbick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Berbick.
Berbick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carwin throws out the jab.
Berbick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carwin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Berbick thinks about countering with a body kick.
Carwin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carwin with the ground and pound but Berbick regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Berbick on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Berbick tries to roll over but Carwin keeps him under control.
Berbick is looking to control Carwin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berbick avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a strike but Berbick avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carwin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carwin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carwin throws an elbow that misses. Berbick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carwin's guard. Nice move by Berbick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin keeping full guard, as Berbick tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Berbick preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carwin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carwin is trying to keep Berbick in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin 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.
Carwin controlling the position.
Carwin wants to control but Berbick passes easily into half guard.
Carwin tries to get to full guard but Berbick has control of the leg.
Carwin is trying to control but Berbick passes into side control!
Carwin can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is looking for a sweep.
Berbick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carwin keeps working.
Carwin is looking to reverse the position.
Berbick trying to control the position but Carwin is working away.
Carwin is looking to reverse the position.
Carwin is trying to control Berbick's posture but Berbick avoids it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferrell Berbick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berbick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Berbick quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Carwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berbick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berbick throws a big counter combination but Carwin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Berbick moves out of range of the leg kick from Carwin.
Carwin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Carwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berbick feints and then cracks Carwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carwin down.
Carwin throws a combination that misses
and Berbick counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ferrell Berbick is winning the standup battle so far.
Carwin throws the left hand but Berbick avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Carwin is predictable there
and Berbick counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carwin's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Berbick lands a nice shot that snaps Carwin's head back.
Berbick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carwin.
Carwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Berbick.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Berbick moves out of range.
Carwin fails to land with a series of punches.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carwin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Carwin misses with a left hand
and Berbick counters with a body kick that stops Carwin in his tracks momentarily.
Carwin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferrell Berbick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berbick looks to score with a jab to the body but Carwin is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Berbick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Berbick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berbick clinches with his opponent.
Carwin is trying to force a seperation but Berbick has the dominant position.
Berbick is looking to control Carwin's arms but Carwin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berbick has his back to the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Berbick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carwin tries to score a body lock takedown but Berbick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Berbick lands with a left to the head.
Berbick is trying to break the clinch but Carwin has him pressed against the ropes.
Carwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Berbick backwards.
Berbick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carwin's elbow.
Berbick misses with the head strike.
Carwin can't find room to land a body shot as Berbick controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berbick throws a punch but it's blocked by Carwin.
Berbick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carwin lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carwin as Berbick tries to tie him up.
Carwin tries to work over Berbick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carwin prevents Berbick from breaking the clinch.
Carwin can't break the clinch.
Carwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carwin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Berbick blocks a body shot from Carwin.
Berbick working hard to break the clinch.
Berbick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carwin has him pressed against the ropes.
Berbick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Carwin.
Carwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berbick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carwin.
Berbick keeps control of Carwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carwin lands an uppercut.
Berbick misses with some punches.
Berbick is trying to break free.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Berbick keeps him there for the moment.
Carwin tries to circle away but Berbick has him pinned against the ropes.
Carwin tries to break free but Berbick pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Berbick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carwin takes a swing at Berbick's ribcage but misses.
Carwin misses with a left hand
and Berbick counters with a straight right hand.
Berbick misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferrell Berbick dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carwin shoots for a double leg takedown but Berbick sprawls well. He's pushed Carwin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carwin throws a poor cross that misses
and Berbick finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carwin misses with a combination
and Berbick makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berbick throws a sloppy body shot
and Carwin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berbick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berbick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berbick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carwin takes a swing at Berbick's ribcage but misses.
As Carwin looks to move away, Berbick throws a big counter combo bu Carwin just gets out of the way.
Carwin swings for the body but Berbick moves out of range.
As Carwin looks to move away, Berbick throws a big counter combo bu Carwin just gets out of the way.
Berbick dodges the punch combination from Carwin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Berbick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carwin throws a strike aimed at the side of Berbick's head but Berbick avoids it well.
Carwin landing strikes.
Carwin with the ground and pound but Berbick regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Carwin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Berbick's head.
Carwin with the ground and pound but Berbick uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mubaracus Carwin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carwin looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Berbick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carwin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carwin throwing strikes but missing.
Carwin throwing strikes from guard but Berbick blocks nicely.
Carwin postures up.
Berbick is really struggling to control Carwin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berbick counters with a body kick that stops Carwin in his tracks momentarily.
Berbick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Berbick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carwin's calf.
Nice shot by Carwin.
Berbick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berbick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Berbick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Berbick scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Nice sprawl there from Berbick as Carwin shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berbick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carwin, as that shot connected.
Carwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Carwin or perhaps it was just good defense by Berbick, which made it look bad.
Ferrell Berbick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mubaracus Carwin.
Berbick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Berbick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carwin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berbick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Carwin misses the target.
Berbick is looking to counter punch.
Carwin misses with a leg kick
and Berbick counters with a good, hard body kick but Carwin shrugs it off.
Berbick feints and then cracks Carwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carwin down.
Berbick is looking to slow Carwin down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferrell Berbick clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carwin misses with a series of wild punches.
It appears Berbick was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carwin loads up on a big right hand but Berbick slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Carwin.
Carwin looks to land a left hand but Berbick moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berbick.
That kick from Berbick tenderised Carwin's leg. Carwin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carwin lands with a nice combination. Berbick backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carwin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Carwin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carwin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Carwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Berbick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a lunging right hand
and Carwin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carwin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carwin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Carwin is trying to ground and pound but Berbick uses the momentary lack of control by Carwin to regain half guard.
Berbick tries to roll over but Carwin keeps him under control.
Carwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berbick moves into full guard.
Berbick keeping moving, preventing Carwin from controlling successfully.
Berbick looking to control.
Carwin postures up in Berbick's guard and throws a big left but Berbick blocks it.
Carwin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Carwin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berbick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berbick. That's going to slow Carwin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berbick's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carwin under the eye.
Berbick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
Carwin throws a lazy uppercut
and Berbick counters with a body kick that stops Carwin in his tracks momentarily.
Carwin throws a hook to the side of Berbick's head but Berbick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carwin scores with a shot to the body.
Berbick takes one to the side of the head.
Berbick moves out of range as Carwin strikes.
Berbick throws a low kick but Carwin moves out of range easily.
Carwin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Berbick.
Berbick misses with a right hand
and Carwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berbick moves away.
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berbick was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
It appears Berbick was looking to counter with a kick there.
Berbick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berbick tests Carwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berbick lands with a straight right. Carwin didn't see that one coming.
Berbick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berbick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carwin! But no joy.
Carwin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Berbick!
Carwin scoring with punches from side control.
Berbick is rocked!
Berbick regains half guard, as Carwin was trying to land strikes.
Berbick works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Mubaracus Carwin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Berbick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carwin.
Berbick quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Berbick tries to score with a low kick but Carwin moves his leg out of the way.
Some bone on bone action there as Berbick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mubaracus Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin misses with a right hand
and Berbick counters with a series of strikes. Carwin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carwin throws a body punch but Berbick moves out of range.
Berbick half committed to a counter leg kick.
Carwin looks to land a combination but Berbick avoids it well.
Carwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berbick swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. Berbick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berbick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berbick is looking to take a break and control but Carwin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carwin tries to get to full guard but Berbick has control of the leg.
Carwin trying to control but Berbick postures up.
Carwin has his hands clasped together around Berbick's back. He's all about the action.
Berbick prevents Carwin from improving his position.
Mubaracus Carwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carwin is not content to let Berbick control the position.
Carwin wants to control but Berbick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Berbick seems content to control.
Carwin wants to get back to full guard.
Berbick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carwin trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice combo by Carwin! Oh, that's hurt him - Berbick falls to the canvas and Carwin follows him into side control.
Oh Berbick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carwin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carwin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Carwin just content to control the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A big shot lands for Carwin! That's hurt Berbick! Will he recover? Carwin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mubaracus Carwin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michal Rowinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Finch's choice of entrance music: Go Fight Win. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Rowinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Finch!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch closes the distance and clinches.
Rowinski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Rowinski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Finch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Finch struggles to land a body shot inside as Rowinski controls his hands.
Rowinski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Finch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rowinski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Finch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Rowinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Finch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Finch is trying to maintain a safe position but Rowinski gets an underhook and turns Finch into the ropes.
Rowinski tries to pull guard but Finch won't allow it.
Finch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rowinski backwards.
Finch scores with a hook to the body.
Finch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Finch.
I was talking to Rowinski's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch crunches a lovely knee into Rowinski's ribcage.
Finch lands a good knee to the midsection. Rowinski won't want to take too many of those.
Finch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finch working Rowinski over with knees to the body.
Finch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finch.
Finch working Rowinski over with knees to the body.
Finch lands a hook that snaps the head of Rowinski backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowinski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Finch.
Finch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rowinski's defenses.
Rowinski is rocked!
Finch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Rowinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finch is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rowinski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Finch lands a right hand.
Finch unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rowinski! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Finch is unloading with more strikes now! Rowinski drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Finch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scooter Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trash has chosen Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Scooter Trash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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166 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scooter Trash!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left lands for Trash.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Trash scores with a leg kick.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a jab.
Trash wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Trash.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trash misses with a wild body shot.
Trash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trash lands a nice looking body kick.
Trash throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trash throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trash doesn't seem bothered though.
Trash looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trash throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Trash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trash misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trash doesn't seem phased though.
Trash misses with a body kick.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trash tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lands with an uppercut that bounces Trash off the ropes and back into range.
Trash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trash is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a hook. Trash ducked under it nicely.
Trash looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trash wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trash.
Johnson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trash misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Trash lands but Johnson takes it in his stride.
Trash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Trash ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Trash throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Trash throws a head kick that misses.
Trash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Trash tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throwing a counter right hand but Trash manages to avoid it.
Trash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnson's calf.
Trash wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Trash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Trash didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Trash.
Trash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trash tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Trash wants to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Johnson lands a jab to the head.
Trash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Trash avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Trash is trying to counter with his kicks.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Trash's ribs.
Trash cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Trash lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trash is looking to clinch.
Trash tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trash misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson clobbers Trash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson tries to bum rush Trash with a series of wild strikes but Trash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Trash tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson with a hook.
Trash's coach down at Brutal Force Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Trash's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Trash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson works Trash's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Trash tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scooter Trash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trash in his tracks.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trash moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johnson clobbers Trash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Trash ducks down to avoid it.
Trash takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trash!
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Trash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Trash's defenses.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Trash.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson is rocked!
Trash lands a big head kick that sends Johnson to the canvas! Trash follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scooter Trash!
During a confident post fight interview, Scooter Trash 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brock Heyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brock Heyman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heyman lands an overhand right.
Heyman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sagdiyev!
Sagdiyev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sagdiyev wants to control but Heyman postures up.
Heyman trying to control the action but Sagdiyev is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Heyman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sloppy strikes there by Heyman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyman trying to control the action but Sagdiyev is working from the bottom.
Heyman working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sagdiyev wants to get back to his feet.
Heyman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sagdiyev tries to get to full guard but Heyman has control of the leg.
Sagdiyev is trying to stand back up but Heyman is controlling him
We've been hearing good reports from Heyman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Heyman is keen to just control but Sagdiyev is a slippery customer.
Heyman controlling the action here.
Heyman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sagdiyev keeps working.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Sagdiyev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Heyman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Heyman there.
Sagdiyev is staying active underneath Heyman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Heyman controlling the action here.
Sagdiyev slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sagdiyev controls Heyman momentarily but Heyman frees himself.
Heyman wants to control from the top but Sagdiyev keeps moving.
Sagdiyev is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heyman controls the pace.
Heyman trying to control but Sagdiyev is working from the bottom.
Heyman postures up.
Heyman wants to control from the top but Sagdiyev keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sagdiyev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sagdiyev slips under a jab.
Sagdiyev tries to clinch up but Heyman circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Heyman gets tackled into the ropes by Sagdiyev. Sagdiyev maintains the clinch.
Sagdiyev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Heyman after a bit of a struggle.
Heyman tightens his grip and picks Sagdiyev up, before dumping him to the ground. Sagdiyev manages to land in guard.
Sagdiyev keeping moving, preventing Heyman from controlling successfully.
Heyman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagdiyev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagdiyev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Heyman is aware though and is defending well.
Sagdiyev keeping moving, preventing Heyman from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heyman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Heyman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sagdiyev shoots for a double leg takedown but Heyman sprawls well. He's pushed Sagdiyev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Heyman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev walks into a stiff left hand from Heyman.
Heyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Sagdiyev tries to close the distance and clinch but Heyman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyman gets a double leg takedown into Sagdiyev's guard.
Sagdiyev looking to control.
Heyman looking to pass the guard.
Heyman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sagdiyev can do to turn this around?
Heyman trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagdiyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Heyman controls the pace.
Heyman wants to control from the top but Sagdiyev keeps moving.
Sagdiyev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Heyman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sagdiyev is looking for a triangle but Heyman pushes his legs off easily.
Heyman wants to control from the top but Sagdiyev keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heyman is stalling in the full guard.
Sagdiyev working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sagdiyev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Heyman passes into side control.
Heyman working the ground and pound from side control.
Heyman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sagdiyev is not content to let Heyman control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev tries to bench press Heyman off him but Heyman keeps the position.
Heyman tries for a kimura but Sagdiyev is defending well.
Heyman scoring with punches and elbows.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Heyman is looking to take a break and control but Sagdiyev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Heyman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sagdiyev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sagdiyev stops Heyman from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heyman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sagdiyev, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Heyman dominated that second 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.
Heyman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sagdiyev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Heyman cracks the inside of Sagdiyev's front leg.
Brock Heyman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heyman works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sagdiyev counters with a shoot takedown. Heyman fights it but they end up in guard.
Heyman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Heyman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sagdiyev defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyman is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sagdiyev throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Heyman's body to avoid the submission. Heyman has instead reached around Sagdiyev's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Heyman arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brock Heyman!
Brock Heyman is the new lightweight champion!
Brock Heyman decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrick Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drugi Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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255 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrick Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Drugi Box!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a series of punches but Box avoids them all with ease.
Box avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Box lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Box's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Box duly obliges.
It looks like Harrick Lewis has been cut.
Box cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Box scores with a decent looking hook.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Box was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Box throws a head kick that half lands.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Box wants to get back to his feet.
Lewis decides to return to a standing position.
A nice combination there by Box.
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Box enables Lewis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Box manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis stands up and waves to Box to follow him.
Box misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis rushes Box and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Box has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Box wants to get back to striking at distance but Lewis won't allow it.
Box breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis drives through with a takedown into Box's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lewis stands up and waves to Box to follow him.
Box shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lewis eats them both and turns towards Box to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Box has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lewis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a big right hand that sends Box crashing to the mat! Lewis stays standing though and waves Box back to his feet!
Box is rocked!
It looks like Drugi Box has been cut.
Drugi Box seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis is stalking Box. Box circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lewis, and it's lights out! Box really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harrick Lewis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolores Doremus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddy Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dolores Doremus!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doremus clinches.
Edwards lands a right hand.
Edwards trying to land knees to the body.
Edwards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doremus tries to pull guard but Edwards won't allow it.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Edwards tries to throw a body punch but Doremus avoids it by throwing Edwards back against the ropes.
Doremus blocks an elbow strike.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doremus is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doremus jumps guard but Edwards stands there with Doremus around his waist. Doremus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from Edwards.
Edwards has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Doremus is trying to keep an underhook but Edwards manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doremus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Doremus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doremus is trying to keep Edwards in close.
Edwards avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Doremus wants to improve his position but instead Edwards has moved into half guard.
Doremus actively working from the bottom here.
Edwards seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards prevents Doremus from improving his position.
Doremus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Edwards stopping the sweep attempt from Doremus.
Doremus keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Doremus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doremus is trying to control the position but Edwards postures up.
Edwards throws a big elbow that misses.
Doremus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Edwards lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doremus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doremus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doremus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Edwards is aware though and is defending well.
Edwards stands up over Doremus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edwards postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Edwards keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doremus's head.
Doremus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Edwards defends well.
Edwards lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doremus trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doremus keeping moving, preventing Edwards from controlling successfully.
Edwards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edwards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edwards throwing strikes but missing.
Edwards is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edwards distracts Doremus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edwards scoring with punches to the head and body.
Edwards is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Edwards makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doremus is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Edwards's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doremus is still in real trouble! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Doremus covers up, he's hurt! Edwards keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Edwards and the ref steps in to end the fight! Edwards can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddy Edwards!
Eddy Edwards decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Rigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiei Kin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cliff Rigano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taiei Kin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rigano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rigano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rigano will feel that in the morning.
Kin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rigano counters with a nice leg kick.
Rigano misses with an uppercut. Kin saw that one coming.
Kin slips a jab from Rigano.
Kin blocks a jab.
Rigano throws an overhand right that lands on Kin's shoulder, as Kin tries to avoid the shot.
We've been told by Rigano's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kin lands a front kick.
Kin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rigano lands a right hook to the body.
Kin has closed the distance and engaged Rigano in a clinch.
Rigano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rigano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rigano blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin missing with knees to the body.
Rigano is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Rigano fails to land.
Rigano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kin tries to stall but Rigano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kin connects with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rigano as Kin tries to tie him up.
A short right from Kin.
Kin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rigano up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Rigano.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rigano as Kin tries to tie him up.
Kin lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin tries a knee to the head but Rigano blocks it.
Rigano wants to stall.
Rigano misses with a knee to the head.
Kin lands a knee to the body.
Kin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rigano.
Kin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kin trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kin.
Rigano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rigano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kin tries to land knees in the clinch but Rigano avoids the damage to the body.
Rigano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rigano scores with a shot to the side of Kin's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rigano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rigano backwards.
Rigano trying to control the position but instead, Kin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rigano into the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kin.
Kin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rigano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rigano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rigano backwards.
Rigano is trying to push Kin away but Kin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kin can't find room to land a body shot as Rigano controls the action.
Rigano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kin pushes Rigano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rigano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rigano.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kin obliges.
Kin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kin prevents Rigano from breaking the clinch.
Rigano tries a body shot but Kin blocks it.
Kin tries a body shot but Rigano blocks it.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Kin lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kin.
Rigano is breathing heavily.
Kin managing to block the knees to the body from Rigano.
Kin landing knees to the body.
Kin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kin working Rigano over with knees to the body.
Kin stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rigano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kin to score with a decent uppercut.
Rigano's corner calls for a 1-2. Rigano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kin throws a looping overhand right but Rigano ducks down to avoid it.
Rigano misses with a kick to the body.
Kin throws a body kick that misses.
Rigano tried to score with a low kick but Kin checks it.
A nice side step and Kin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rigano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kin counters with a head kick that drops Rigano to the mat! Rigano scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Rigano is rocked!
Kin tries to land a front kick but Rigano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kin is looking to chop away at Rigano's legs.
Rigano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rigano was well out of range. Poor timing from Kin.
Rigano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kin is out of range and Rigano settles back down.
Kin moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin looking to stall.
Rigano wants to get back to striking at distance but Kin won't allow it.
Rigano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rigano lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rigano takes a shot to the head.
Kin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kin lands a left hand.
Kin stalling in the clinch.
Kin tries to stall but Rigano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kin scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kin.
Kin just leaning against Rigano, taking a breather.
Rigano takes a shot to the head.
Rigano throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
A short left from Kin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rigano or not.
Rigano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rigano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kin avoids it.
Kin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rigano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rigano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kin trying to control the position but instead, Rigano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kin into the ropes.
Kin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kin is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kin is trying to maintain a safe position but Rigano gets an underhook and turns Kin into the ropes.
Rigano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rigano is trying to maintain a safe position but Kin gets an underhook and turns Rigano into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kin looking to throw knees to the head but Rigano is blocking nicely.
Kin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rigano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rigano or not.
Kin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kin has Rigano pressed against the ropes, preventing Rigano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rigano throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
Kin scores with a knee to the head.
Kin controlling the action here for a moment.
Rigano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kin missing with knees to the body.
Rigano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rigano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rigano blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigano stalling in the clinch but Kin improves position.
Kin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kin tries to land a knee to the head but Rigano blocks with his arms.
Kin taking a breather.
Kin landing knees to the body.
Kin lands an uppercut.
Rigano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kin up against the ropes.
Kin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rigano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kin trying to control the position but instead, Rigano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kin into the ropes.
Kin being controlled against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kin thumps Rigano with a low kick.
Kin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kin - that will leave a mark!
Rigano checks a leg kick.
Kin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rigano's calf.
Rigano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kin misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Rigano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Kin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rigano doesn't seem phased though.
Kin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taiei Kin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rigano misses with a wild body shot.
Kin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rigano is out of range.
Rigano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigano moves out of range of the body kick.
And Rigano counters with a quick kick to the body but Kin blocks it.
Rigano with a nice cross.
Kin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rigano in his tracks.
Kin misses with a body kick.
Rigano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kin's hands.
Kin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kin closes the distance and pushes Rigano back into the ropes.
Kin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rigano backwards.
Rigano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rigano avoids it.
Kin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kin scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rigano is trying to push Kin away but Kin has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kin gets through Rigano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rigano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kin lands a body punch.
Kin lands with a light punch inside.
Rigano swings wildly with an uppercut but Kin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rigano.
Kin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kin with a knee to the head.
Kin is trying to stall.
Rigano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rigano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Rigano misses.
Rigano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kin. Kin obviously looking to wear him down.
Rigano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rigano misses the jab.
Kin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rigano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rigano tries to keep at a distance but Kin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rigano throws a punch but it's blocked by Kin.
Rigano throws a head punch that misses.
Rigano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kin.
Kin scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kin.
Kin lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin lands a right hand.
Kin scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Rigano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kin has Rigano pressed against the ropes, preventing Rigano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rigano seems to have got his legs back now.
Kin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rigano in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rigano.
Rigano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kin tries to throw a body punch but Rigano avoids it by throwing Kin back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiei Kin really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Kin.
Kin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rigano.
Rigano thows a leg kick but Kin checks it
and Kin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rigano looks to land a right hand but Kin moved out of range.
Rigano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kin ducks under a wild hook from Rigano.
Kin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A good leg kick by Kin.
Rigano throws a combination. Kin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cliff Rigano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kin lands a really nice looking cross but Rigano seems unphased.
Kin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rigano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kin manages to avoid it.
Rigano looks to land a right hand but Kin moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rigano blocks a head kick by Kin.
Kin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rigano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rigano.
Kin looks to score with a jab to the body but Rigano is just out of range.
Rigano checks the leg kick.
Kin is looking to land body kicks.
Kin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rigano.
Kin moves forwards but Rigano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kin moves into the clinch.
Kin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rigano is defending well for now.
Kin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rigano.
Rigano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kin managing to block the knees to the body from Rigano.
Kin working Rigano over with knees to the body.
Rigano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rigano trying to control the position but instead, Kin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rigano into the ropes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rigano presses Kin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kin works on Rigano's body with a couple of short punches.
Kin lands a good knee to the midsection. Rigano won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rigano is keeping busy.
Rigano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rigano misses with a punch on the inside.
Kin crunches a lovely knee into Rigano's ribcage.
Kin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rigano avoiding damage as Kin throws knees to the body.
Kin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rigano tries to work over Kin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Rigano fails to land.
Kin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rigano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kin misses.
Rigano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rigano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kin.
Rigano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kin. Kin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kin moves out of range as Rigano strikes.
Kin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rigano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut lands for Rigano. That snapped Kin's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rigano misses with a hook. Kin ducked under it nicely.
Rigano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rigano throws a hook to the side of Kin's head but Kin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rigano feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kin's calf.
A swing and a miss from Kin.
A jab from Rigano does it's job there.
Kin tries to close the distance and clinch but Rigano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kin misses with a hook.
Rigano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kin is out of range and Rigano settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Taiei Kin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Rigano cracks Kin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rigano throws a right and a left that Kin avoids nicely.
Rigano lands the left hand.
Rigano lands a really nice looking cross but Kin seems unphased.
Rigano misses with a low kick.
Kin wants to counter the offense by Rigano and move into the clinch position.
Rigano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kin can pounce on him.
Rigano's corner calls for a 1-2. Rigano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rigano misses the shot to the body.
Kin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kin is rocked!
Kin leaves his chin hanging out and Rigano seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kin crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cliff Rigano!
A very excited looking Cliff Rigano made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kick Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Coolidge Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kick Boxer had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kick Boxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Butch Coolidge Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer connects with a looping right hand.
Coolidge Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Boxer counters with an inside leg kick.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Coolidge Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boxer.
Coolidge Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boxer counters with a left to the body.
Boxer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Coolidge Jr misses the jab.
Coolidge Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coolidge Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boxer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boxer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Coolidge Jr misses with a combination
and Boxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coolidge Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Boxer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coolidge Jr tries to clinch but Boxer is having none of it.
Boxer digs a good hook to Coolidge Jr's body.
Boxer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coolidge Jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Boxer - that will leave a mark!
Boxer clobbers Coolidge Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coolidge Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxer as he connects with a hook.
Coolidge Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boxer.
Coolidge Jr misses with a left hand
and Boxer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Coolidge Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coolidge Jr misses with a body punch
and Boxer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Boxer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer lands a nice hook to Coolidge Jr's body. Coolidge Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coolidge Jr misses with a left hand
enabling Boxer to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boxer is looking to slow Coolidge Jr down with leg kicks.
Coolidge Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boxer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Coolidge Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Boxer's head.
Boxer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Coolidge Jr misses with an uppercut
and Boxer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Coolidge Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boxer was well out of range. Poor timing from Coolidge Jr.
Coolidge Jr tries to clinch up
and Boxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coolidge Jr misses with a body punch
and Boxer counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coolidge Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Boxer counters with a straight right hand.
Boxer lands a nice hook to Coolidge Jr's body. Coolidge Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coolidge Jr dives in and grabs Boxer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes down on Coolidge Jr's head and hops out.
Boxer lands a nice shot that snaps Coolidge Jr's head back.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coolidge Jr at a distance.
Boxer cracks Coolidge Jr with a good jab.
Boxer lands a nice hook to Coolidge Jr's body. Coolidge Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coolidge Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Coolidge Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Boxer counters with a big right hand! Oh Coolidge Jr is in trouble here! Boxer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kick Boxer!
Kick Boxer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambo Gallardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's entrance music is Method Man - Meth vs. Chef feat. Raekwon The Chef. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lambo Gallardo!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallardo moves into the clinch.
Man with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man tries a body shot but Gallardo blocks it.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gallardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gallardo misses with a double jab
and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Man blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
A shot in the inside from Gallardo.
Gallardo tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallardo misses with the head strike.
Gallardo breaks the clinch.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallardo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Gallardo.
Man swings for the body but Gallardo moves out of range.
Gallardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A combination from Gallardo does no damage.
Gallardo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Man is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gallardo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Method Man has been cut.
Gallardo walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man tries to counter by clinching up but Gallardo breaks away and moves out of range.
Gallardo misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gallardo swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Gallardo. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man gets tackled into the ropes by Gallardo. Gallardo maintains the clinch.
Gallardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallardo backwards.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Gallardo, against the ropes.
Gallardo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gallardo can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Good body shot from Man.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Gallardo, against the ropes.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Gallardo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man digs a right hand into Gallardo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallardo's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Gallardo gets an underhook and turns Man into the ropes.
Gallardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallardo backwards.
Gallardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Gallardo blocks the low kick.
Gallardo missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man is looking to counter the offense by Gallardo and move into the clinch.
Man misses with a straight left.
Gallardo cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Gallardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to throw a body kick
and Gallardo counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallardo moves away from the strike by Man.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallardo checks a leg kick.
Gallardo closes the distance and clinches.
Gallardo can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Gallardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallardo.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Gallardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambo Gallardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jab from Gallardo.
Gallardo works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
Gallardo throws a body shot but no joy.
Gallardo moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Man throws a hook but Gallardo blocks it.
Gallardo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gallardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Gallardo's shoulder, as Gallardo tries to avoid the shot.
Man misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallardo moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Gallardo is looking for the big counter here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallardo.
Gallardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo moves into the clinch.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Gallardo controls the action.
Gallardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallardo.
Gallardo breaks the clinch.
Gallardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallardo.
Gallardo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallardo moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gallardo blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with the head strike.
Gallardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Man.
Gallardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man taking a breather.
Gallardo lands with a left to the head.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Gallardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Gallardo pushes him off.
Gallardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with the combination.
Man connects with a single shot there.
Gallardo closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Gallardo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man, pushing him back against the ropes.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallardo manages to break the clinch.
Gallardo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gallardo is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch.
Gallardo lands a nice hook to Man's body. Man takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Gallardo misses.
Gallardo scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallardo. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Gallardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Gallardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambo Gallardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
That's time! Man's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Gallardo in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallardo backwards.
Gallardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Gallardo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallardo's elbow.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man lands with a right to the head.
Gallardo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gallardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gallardo takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo misses with a wild combination.
Man tries to counter by clinching up but Gallardo breaks away and moves out of range.
Gallardo takes the fight into the clinch.
Gallardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallardo blocking some punches.
Gallardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Gallardo.
Man landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man is looking to control Gallardo's arms but Gallardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Gallardo misses with the head strike.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallardo backwards.
Gallardo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallardo.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Gallardo takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Gallardo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Man lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man missing with knees to the body.
Gallardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallardo tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gallardo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Gallardo off the ropes and back into range.
Some wild striking there from Gallardo.
Gallardo misses with a double jab
enabling Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Gallardo. That snapped Man's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo rushes Man and presses him up against the ropes.
Gallardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Gallardo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man cracks Gallardo with a nice body shot.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallardo backwards.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Man working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gallardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallardo.
Man throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gallardo avoids it.
A jab from Gallardo misses.
Gallardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Man.
Man wants to clinch up but Gallardo keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallardo tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Gallardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Lambo Gallardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man drives through and clinches with Gallardo against the ropes.
Gallardo can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Gallardo throws an elbow but misses.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man throws a head punch that misses.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man is trying to stall.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallardo backwards.
Gallardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man gets through Gallardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man is trying to maintain a safe position but Gallardo gets an underhook and turns Man into the ropes.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man tries a body shot but Gallardo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
Gallardo lands a right hand.
Gallardo can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
Man stalling in the clinch but Gallardo improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallardo.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
Gallardo working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Gallardo blocks with his arms.
Gallardo lands with a left to the head.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallardo is defending well for now.
Gallardo blocking some punches.
Man blocks an elbow strike from Gallardo.
Man leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Gallardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Gallardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Man's brow.
Man lands a left hand.
Man tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man lands an uppercut.
Gallardo blocking some punches.
Gallardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Man.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gallardo tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Gallardo can't find room to land a body shot as Man controls the action.
A body shot lands from Gallardo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gallardo misses with some punches.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallardo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
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!
Gallardo misses with a wild body shot.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Gallardo has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gallardo.
Gallardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallardo.
Man pushes Gallardo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Gallardo.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambo Gallardo dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Method Man's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gallardo misses with a wild body shot.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Gallardo ducks down to avoid it.
Man rushes Gallardo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallardo.
Man avoids a wild elbow strike from Gallardo.
Gallardo misses with a punch to the body.
Gallardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man throwing a counter right hand but Gallardo manages to avoid it.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gallardo! But no joy.
Gallardo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallardo as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a nice body shot.
Gallardo avoids a kick to the body.
Gallardo throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man lands a head shot.
Man looks to land a right hand but Gallardo moved out of range.
Gallardo throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gallardo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gallardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gallardo misses with a combination
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Method Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gallardo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the ropes.
Gallardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gallardo's sensitive parts.
Man looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gallardo throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gallardo manages to circle out of the way.
Gallardo moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Gallardo digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gallardo is out of range.
Gallardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallardo backwards.
Man lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
Gallardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Gallardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Gallardo is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Gallardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man dodges an elbow strike from Gallardo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gallardo as Man tries to tie him up.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Gallardo avoids it by throwing Man back against the ropes.
Gallardo breaks from the clinch.
Man misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the body shot from Gallardo.
Man throws a body punch but Gallardo moves out of range.
Gallardo swinging wildly here.
Gallardo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Man dodges the punch combination from Gallardo.
As Gallardo tries to get set, Man tries to push him back and clinch up but Gallardo manages to avoid the attempt.
Lambo Gallardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man dodges the punch combination from Gallardo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lambo Gallardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gallardo 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:49
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambo Gallardo!
Lambo Gallardo took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'GIMME TITLE SHOT BOSS!!!! SHIT!!'.
Method Man was interviewed post fight and said 'Patty cake patty cake hey the Method Man
Don't eat Skippy, Jif or Peter Pan
Peanut butter, cuz I'm not butter
In fact I snap back like a rubber
band!'.
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