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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Preston Schmidli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC_Z-EPSVaI&playnext=1&videos=gXE_R26bAm8. Schmidli has chosen Swimming with Dolphins - Fast Car as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jordan Graham is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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151 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Preston Schmidli!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graham throws a series of punches but Schmidli avoids them all with ease.
Graham clinches up with Schmidli and pushes him back against the cage.
Graham really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schmidli is pressed up against the cage. Graham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schmidli down to the mat. Schmidli avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Graham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Schmidli blocks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Schmidli has his takedown stuffed
and Graham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graham.
Schmidli is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graham defends well.
Schmidli throws his legs up looking for a submission but Graham uses it to pass to side control.
Graham remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Schmidli is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schmidli taking a bit of punishment here - Graham scoring with strikes.
Schmidli tries to bench press Graham off him but Graham keeps the position.
Schmidli is not content to let Graham control the position.
Schmidli is trying to get back to half guard.
Graham is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Graham trying to control the action but Schmidli is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Graham darts in and clinches Schmidli up against the cage.
Graham is looking to break free of the clinch but Schmidli has double underhooks.
Schmidli manages to pull guard.
Schmidli has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graham has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Schmidli to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Graham is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Schmidli pulls down on the head and he's put Graham to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Preston Schmidli!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between paul bocalan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Oznola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). paul bocalan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Alonzo Oznola acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, paul bocalan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alonzo Oznola!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bocalan dives in and grabs Oznola's left leg, looking for a takedown. Oznola pushes down on bocalan's head and hops out.
Oznola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Oznola is looking to take a break and control but bocalan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oznola stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oznola trying to control the action but bocalan is working from the bottom.
Oznola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oznola is looking for a kimura here.
bocalan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oznola lands with a punch from half guard.
bocalan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oznola is working away from the top position though.
Oznola is looking to take a break and control but bocalan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oznola missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oznola working the head and body with strikes.
Oznola thows a huge punch but bocalan dodges it nicely.
Oznola takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
bocalan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
bocalan is breathing heavily.
Oznola is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bocalan wants to control the action here but instead Oznola manages to pass to full mount!
Oznola working bocalan over with strikes here.
Oznola working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
bocalan wants to hold on but Oznola pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oznola is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But bocalan has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from bocalan!
bocalan controlling from the top position.
bocalan is fighting to break Oznola's control of his arms but Oznola is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Oznola keeping moving, preventing bocalan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oznola wants to stand but bocalan is controlling the position.
bocalan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
bocalan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oznola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oznola pushes bocalan off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bocalan with a poor takedown
and Oznola counters with a shoot takedown. bocalan fights it but they end up in guard.
Oznola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oznola trying to control but bocalan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Oznola dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oznola with a lazy takedown attempt
and bocalan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
bocalan taking a breather.
Oznola is looking for a takedown up against the cage. bocalan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oznola goes for a takedown in the clinch but bocalan prevents it.
paul bocalan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonzo Oznola.
Oznola misses with the head strike.
bocalan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Oznola just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oznola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oznola keeps the fight in the clinch, despite bocalan's efforts to push away.
Oznola pulls guard successfully.
bocalan being controlled here momentarily.
bocalan wants to pass the guard but Oznola is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bocalan prevents Oznola from getting back to his feet.
Oznola is trying to control the position from the bottom.
bocalan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oznola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oznola wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
bocalan moves into range and clinches up with Oznola.
Oznola lands a right hand.
Oznola drops down looking for an ankle pick but bocalan pulls his leg out and moves away.
bocalan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Oznola is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
bocalan with good strikes from the mount here!
bocalan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oznola tries to buck bocalan off but bocalan takes his back!
bocalan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Oznola doesn't escape.
Oznola controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Oznola trying to control the hands but bocalan won't let him.
Oznola tries to break free.
That's four 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.
bocalan is landing with strikes from the back.
Oznola trying to control the hands but bocalan breaks the grip.
bocalan looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bocalan missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
paul bocalan dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oznola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and bocalan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oznola's guard now.
bocalan wants to stand and escape but instead Oznola has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Oznola landing some decent shots from guard.
Oznola pushes down on bocalan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oznola seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but bocalan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oznola throwing shots but bocalan is blocking nicely.
Oznola is trying to control. bocalan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bocalan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
bocalan controls Oznola momentarily but Oznola frees himself.
Oznola controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
bocalan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
bocalan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oznola puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
bocalan is looking for a sweep. Oznola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oznola sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Oznola slips a nice elbow through bocalan's hands, connecting with bocalan's forehead.
bocalan tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Oznola has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Oznola scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish bocalan?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bocalan is squirming around, avoiding Oznola's attempts to control the action.
Oznola looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oznola controlling from the full mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Alonzo Oznola just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bocalan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oznola counters with a single leg into guard. bocalan didn't expect that.
bocalan is trying to control the position but Oznola postures up.
bocalan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
bocalan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oznola trying to control the position from guard on top but bocalan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oznola won't allow bocalan to sweep him here.
bocalan is trying to keep Oznola in close.
Oznola wants to control from the top but bocalan keeps moving.
Oznola tries to free his leg and advance position but bocalan is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oznola has his takedown stuffed
and bocalan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by bocalan.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to paul bocalan.
I think bocalan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... paul bocalan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Deluna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shaidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deluna's entrance music is King Without a Crown. A fine choice. Jake Shaidell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Deluna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Shaidell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaidell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shaidell scores with a shot to the body.
Jake Shaidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deluna takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shaidell misses with the combination.
Deluna avoids the head kick by Shaidell.
Deluna is looking to clinch.
Shaidell misses with a body kick.
Shaidell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deluna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shaidell - that will leave a mark!
Deluna is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaidell forces Deluna back against the cage and clinches.
Shaidell tries to circle away but Deluna has him pinned against the cage.
Shaidell tries to circle away but Deluna has him pinned against the cage.
Shaidell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Deluna gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaidell successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaidell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Deluna!
Shaidell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Shaidell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shaidell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shaidell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaidell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shaidell tries to control but Deluna wriggling away.
Deluna squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Shaidell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaidell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Deluna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Deluna's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Shaidell trying to control but Deluna is having none of it.
Shaidell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Deluna can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Deluna is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Shaidell throws a sloppy strike and Deluna uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Deluna has ended up in Shaidell's guard.
Deluna stopping the sweep attempt from Shaidell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaidell is trying to control the position but Deluna postures up.
Deluna trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shaidell's guard.
Shaidell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Deluna gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Deluna wanted to stand there but Shaidell had control of the position.
Shaidell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deluna manages to get himself to full guard.
Shaidell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deluna is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shaidell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaidell trying to control the position from guard on top but Deluna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaidell prevents Deluna from getting back to his feet.
Deluna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deluna is looking to stand up but Shaidell isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaidell is looking to work some ground and pound but Deluna has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Shaidell 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.
Shaidell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shaidell lands a jab to the nose.
Deluna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deluna checks a leg kick.
Deluna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Shaidell misses.
Deluna blocks a low kick nicely.
Deluna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shaidell.
Chris Deluna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deluna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shaidell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shaidell.
Deluna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shaidell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deluna landing knees to the head.
Deluna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shaidell fails to pull guard.
Shaidell is breathing heavily.
Deluna prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaidell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deluna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deluna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaidell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deluna lands a damaging elbow.
Deluna using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaidell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shaidell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chris Deluna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Shaidell.
Shaidell can't get the takedown.
Deluna tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deluna connects with a knee to the head.
Deluna putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shaidell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Deluna.
Deluna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shaidell's defenses.
Deluna landing knees to the head.
Shaidell is rocked!
Shaidell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Deluna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shaidell is still on wobbly legs! Can Deluna finish him?
Shaidell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deluna is pressed up against the cage. Shaidell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deluna down to the mat. Deluna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deluna closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deluna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Deluna.
Deluna working the clinch nicely. Shaidell is working for position but Deluna cracks him with a big knee to the head! Shaidell crumples up against the cage and Deluna lands two more shots before the ref can save Shaidell! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Chris Deluna!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crash Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bandicoot comes to the cage accompanied by Crash Bandicoot: Jungle Rollers Remix. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crash Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Mars!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars tries to clinch up but Bandicoot circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandicoot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mars's waist but Mars gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bandicoot off to one side.
Bandicoot darts in trying to clinch
and Mars counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bandicoot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mars is working away from the top position though.
Mars is pressing down on Bandicoot's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bandicoot is holding on for now.
Bandicoot pushes Mars off looking to stand but Mars dives back in and keeps control.
Bandicoot actively working from the bottom here.
Bandicoot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mars is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mars is pressing down on Bandicoot's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bandicoot is holding on for now.
Mars is working for a submission of some sort.
Mars is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars passes to full mount!
Bandicoot wants to hold on but Mars pushes him away.
Bandicoot is looking to improve his position but Mars isn't that keen on the idea.
Bandicoot holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mars tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bandicoot is looking to improve his position but Mars isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mars scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bandicoot?
It looks like Crash Bandicoot has been cut.
Bandicoot tries to control the position but Mars now has his back.
Bandicoot manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mars's guard. Nice work there by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot trying to control the position from guard on top but Mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mars is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bandicoot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mars is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bandicoot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bandicoot is breathing heavily.
Mars is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars seems to be working for a kimura but Bandicoot defends the submission attempt.
Mars wants to take a breather but Bandicoot is having none of it.
Bandicoot is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Bandicoot looking for submissions off his back.
Bandicoot is not content to let Mars control the position.
Mars seems to be working for a kimura but Bandicoot defends the submission attempt.
Bandicoot missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bandicoot is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mars pulls his head out easily.
Mars not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bandicoot wants to clinch
and Mars counters with a shoot takedown. Bandicoot fights it but they end up in guard.
Mars throwing strikes but missing.
Bandicoot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mars defends it easily.
Mars wants to stand but Bandicoot is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mars pushing down on Bandicoot's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Mars dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crash Bandicoot's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mars circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mars counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bandicoot won't be happy with that.
Bandicoot is trying to get back to half guard.
Mars taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Mars seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bandicoot can't do much from the bottom here.
Mars tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mars working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars wants to control but Bandicoot is keeping him busy.
Bandicoot tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Mars is trying to get an arm triangle but Bandicoot is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mars working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mars working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mars misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bandicoot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mars is controlling him well.
Mars tries for a kimura but Bandicoot is defending well.
Bandicoot tries to buck Mars off but Mars is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot struggling a bit here.
Mars is trying to get an arm triangle but Bandicoot is defending well.
Bandicoot is trying to control Mars's posture but Mars avoids it.
Bandicoot manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mars is defending against the submission attempts here by Bandicoot.
Mars gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mars is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mars has escaped and now he's on top!
Bandicoot keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Bandicoot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mars gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mars passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bandicoot managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mars.
Mars trying to control the position but Bandicoot is working away.
Bandicoot manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars works his way into side control.
Bandicoot is trying to improve his position.
Mars working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mars wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bandicoot, who protects the arm well.
Mars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandicoot keeps working.
Mars working the ground and pound but Bandicoot is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Mars showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Crash Bandicoot's cut.
That's time! Bandicoot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bandicoot misses with a takedown attempt
and Mars counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mars.
Mars trying to stall but Bandicoot improves his position.
Mars takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mars is trying to drag Bandicoot to the mat but Bandicoot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bandicoot utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bandicoot misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mars.
Mars avoiding damage as Bandicoot throws knees to the body.
Mars tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bandicoot smiles and moves away.
Mars chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bandicoot can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mars closes the distance and clinches.
Bandicoot tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mars avoids it.
Bandicoot missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bandicoot trying to control the position from guard on top but Mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bandicoot manages to get himself to full guard.
Mars stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mars closes the distance but Bandicoot moves to the side
and Bandicoot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mars jumps into guard, dragging Bandicoot to the mat.
Bandicoot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mars keeping moving, preventing Bandicoot from controlling successfully.
Mars lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bandicoot!
Bandicoot is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mars.
Mars mounts Bandicoot! Really nice guard pass there!
Mars breaks from Bandicoot's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bandicoot wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mars.
Bandicoot is trying desperately to improve position.
Bandicoot is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mars takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mars is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bandicoot can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot can't escape the position.
Mars putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bandicoot is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Mars has taken his back!
Mars has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Bandicoot! Can he survive? No! He's out! Mars gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ethan Mars!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takezzo Manto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Takezzo Manto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takezzo Manto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manto.
Malik is looking to clinch but Manto is avoiding it.
Malik lands a big head kick that sends Manto tumbling to the mat! Malik takes a step backwards and waves Manto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Takezzo Manto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malik rushes Manto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Malik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malik has had enough of the clinch but Manto keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Malik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Manto is controlling him.
Malik breaks the clinch.
Malik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manto.
Malik throws a sloppy head kick and Manto moves out of range easily.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Malik throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Manto crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Waleed Malik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Weak Knees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabari Okoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okoro has chosen Creepin by Chamillionaire feat. Ludacris as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Weak Knees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Okoro!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okoro is looking to clinch.
Okoro tries to clinch but Knees is having none of it.
Knees misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okoro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knees paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Okoro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knees wants to clinch
and Okoro counters with a good low kick that Knees was not able to check.
Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees lands an uppercut.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okoro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees has Okoro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Okoro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Okoro lands a shot to the body.
Knees wants a takedown.
Okoro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knees.
Knees using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Okoro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Okoro prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weak Knees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Okoro.
Knees working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knees looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Knees's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Okoro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okoro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knees.
Knees has a couple of punches blocked by Okoro.
Knees goes for a takedown attempt but Okoro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Knees falls off balance throwing a combination
and Okoro counters by moving into the clinch.
Knees is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees can't get the takedown.
Okoro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knees blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees manages to break the clinch.
Okoro moves into the clinch successfully.
Okoro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okoro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Okoro is pressed up against the cage. Knees has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Okoro down to the mat. Okoro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knees tries to clinch up
and Okoro moves into the clinch.
Knees wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okoro has him pressed against the cage.
Okoro lands an elbow inside that Knees shrugs off.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Okoro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Okoro scores with a knee to the head.
Okoro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Knees is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Okoro to the mat. Okoro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Okoro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Knees off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Okoro. Knees shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okoro closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Knees backwards.
Knees tries to score a body lock takedown but Okoro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okoro taking a breather.
Okoro lands an elbow inside.
Knees tries to circle away but Okoro has him pinned against the cage.
Okoro trying to stall but Knees improves his position.
Okoro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knees is defending well for now.
Okoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Knees avoids the damage to the body.
Okoro trying to control the position but instead, Knees has worked for underhooks and has pushed Okoro into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jabari Okoro.
Knees closes the distance but Okoro moves to the side
and Okoro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knees throws a sloppy head kick
and Okoro moves into the clinch.
Knees is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Okoro misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Knees's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Okoro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees is trying to break the clinch but Okoro has him pressed against the cage.
Okoro misses with a knee to the head.
Knees escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Okoro.
Okoro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knees, pushing him back against the cage.
Okoro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees is trying to break the clinch but Okoro is controlling him.
Knees wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okoro has him pressed against the cage.
Okoro blocks an uppercut.
Okoro slowing the pace effectively.
Okoro lands a nice uppercut.
Okoro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees has had enough of the clinch but Okoro keeps him there for the moment.
Knees has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Okoro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Okoro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okoro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Okoro stalls.
A knee to the head by Okoro.
Okoro trying to land knees to the body.
Okoro throws an elbow but it misses.
Okoro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Okoro.
Okoro has Knees pressed against the cage, preventing Knees from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Okoro.
Okoro lands a knee to the body.
Okoro scores a nice knee to the body.
Okoro has Knees pressed against the cage.
Knees goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okoro prevents it.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knees avoids it.
Okoro landing knees to the head.
Okoro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knees blocks it with crossed arms.
Okoro stalling in the clinch but Knees improves position.
Knees is trying to force a seperation but Okoro has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees tries to score a body lock takedown but Okoro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okoro stalls.
Okoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Knees avoids the damage to the body.
Okoro stalling in the clinch but Knees improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabari Okoro 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.
Okoro doesn't manage to clinch there - Knees circles away.
Okoro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okoro.
Okoro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knees pushes Okoro up against the cage in a clinch.
Okoro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knees tries to circle away but Okoro has him pinned against the cage.
Knees is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the head but Knees blocks with his arms.
Okoro with a knee to the head.
Knees working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Knees scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees can't break the clinch.
Okoro has Knees pressed against the cage, preventing Knees from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees wants to break the clinch but can't.
Okoro tries a knee to the head but Knees blocks it.
Okoro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees doesn't manage to clinch there - Okoro circles away.
Knees misses with a takedown attempt - Okoro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Okoro is looking to clinch.
Okoro tries to close the distance and clinch but Knees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knees shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weak Knees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro tries to clinch up.
Okoro shoots for a double leg takedown but Knees sprawls well. He's pushed Okoro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Okoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weak Knees is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Knees.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okoro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knees's face.
Okoro missing with knees to the body.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the head but Knees blocks with his arms.
Knees blocks an elbow strike from Okoro.
Okoro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees working aggressively here.
Okoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okoro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees wants a takedown but no success here.
Okoro has Knees pressed against the cage, preventing Knees from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Okoro looking to throw knees to the head but Knees is blocking nicely.
Okoro trying to stall but Knees improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Knees.
Knees tries to score a body lock takedown but Okoro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okoro keeps control of Knees as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okoro is stalling here.
Okoro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Okoro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okoro.
Knees breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Okoro is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Knees misses.
Knees throws a predictable looking body shot
and Okoro counters with a head kick. That will keep Knees thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Okoro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knees has his takedown stuffed
and Okoro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Okoro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okoro trying to stall but Knees improves his position.
Knees has hold of one of Okoro's legs. Okoro is fighting the takedown attempt but Knees gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Okoro is trying to keep Knees in close.
Okoro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Knees is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okoro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Knees can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knees stands and steps away. Okoro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Knees swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knees scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Okoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knees.
Okoro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Okoro tries a knee to the head but Knees blocks it.
Knees goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okoro prevents it.
Okoro scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Okoro lands with a kick to the temple. Knees shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knees throws a lazy head kick
and Okoro counters by moving into the clinch.
Okoro misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees tries to break the clinch but Okoro is controlling the position.
Knees tries to score a body lock takedown but Okoro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okoro lands a nice knee to the body.
Okoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Knees backwards.
Okoro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees is trying to force a seperation but Okoro has the dominant position.
Knees lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees managing to block the knees to the body from Okoro.
Okoro has Knees pressed against the cage, preventing Knees from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jabari Okoro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Okoro.
Knees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knees lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okoro circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Knees.
Knees circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okoro tries to clinch but Knees moves out of range.
Knees misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Weak Knees will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Okoro tries to close the distance and clinch but Knees swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Okoro tries to clinch up but Knees circles away and keeps his distance.
Knees swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knees looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knees fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okoro pushes Knees up against the cage in a clinch.
Okoro looking to throw knees to the head but Knees is blocking nicely.
Okoro scores with a knee to the head.
Okoro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Knees.
Knees avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
Okoro lands a good knee to the midsection. Knees won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Okoro.
Knees takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okoro lands an elbow that stopped Knees in his tracks for a moment.
Okoro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Okoro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Okoro slows down the pace here.
Okoro stalling in the clinch but Knees improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knees avoids it.
Knees on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okoro has him pressed against the cage.
Okoro tries to land knees in the clinch but Knees avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Okoro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees has Okoro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Okoro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Weak Knees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Okoro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knees.
Nice elbow from Okoro.
Okoro working Knees over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Okoro.
Okoro missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees drops down looking for an ankle pick but Okoro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knees circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Okoro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knees shoots in looking for a takedown. Okoro tries to sprawl out of it but Knees keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Okoro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Okoro clinches with his opponent.
Okoro prevents Knees from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Okoro.
Okoro with a knee to the head.
Okoro keeps control of Knees as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Okoro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Knees is keeping busy.
Okoro lands a knee to the head.
Knees blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Knees.
Okoro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Knees's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees tries to break the clinch but Okoro is controlling the position.
Okoro trying to land knees to the body.
Knees lands with a light punch inside.
Knees is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Okoro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Okoro.
Knees takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okoro taking a breather.
Knees avoiding damage as Okoro throws knees to the body.
Knees breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Okoro moves out of range as Knees strikes.
Knees shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okoro but Okoro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Okoro wants to clinch up but Knees keeps it at a distance.
Knees fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Okoro has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Okoro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Okoro has him pressed against the cage.
Okoro landing knees to the body.
Okoro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Okoro misses with a knee to the head.
Knees is looking to break free of the clinch but Okoro has double underhooks.
Okoro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Knees avoids it.
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.
A short uppercut from Knees.
Knees lands with a short shot to the head.
Okoro takes a shot to the head.
Okoro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knees's efforts to push away.
Okoro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees drags the fight down to the ground.
Knees seems keen to control Okoro's posture.
Okoro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Knees is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Knees will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Okoro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Okoro wanted to stand there but Knees had control of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Knees is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabari Okoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Okoro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jabari Okoro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Padraig Keane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gunnar Johnsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Padraig Keane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson throws the left hand but Keane avoids the punch easily.
Keane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnsson looks to land a left hand but Keane moved out of range nicely.
Keane staying out of range there.
Johnsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keane throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnsson misses with a looping right.
Keane tries to bum rush Johnsson with a series of wild strikes but Johnsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Nice uppercut there from Johnsson.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
Keane scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnsson should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keane moves away from the strike by Johnsson.
Johnsson throws an overhand right that lands on Keane's shoulder, as Keane tries to avoid the shot.
Keane misses with the combination.
Johnsson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keane's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Johnsson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Johnsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Keane keeps moving.
Keane wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnsson wants to control from the top but Keane keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnsson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnsson working the head with strikes.
Johnsson throws a strike aimed at the side of Keane's head but Keane avoids it well.
Johnsson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Keane is avoiding damage well.
Johnsson wants to control but Keane is keeping him busy.
Keane tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Keane tries to buck Johnsson off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson avoids the attempt from Keane to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsson looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnsson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Keane is on top in guard.
Johnsson wants to sweep here but Keane controlling him for the moment.
Keane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Johnsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Keane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Johnsson's guard.
Johnsson wants to sweep here but Keane controlling him for the moment.
That's four 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.
Keane postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Keane misses with a few strikes there.
Keane throws a solid leg kick but Johnsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Keane.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
Keane lands a jab to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keane slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Keane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Johnsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnsson.
Johnsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Padraig Keane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Keane.
Keane slips under a jab.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Keane saw that one coming.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
Johnsson scores with a nice strike.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Keane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Keane.
Keane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keane scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keane.
Keane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnsson throws out the jab.
Johnsson slips under a jab from Keane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Johnsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Johnsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Johnsson.
Keane misses with the combination.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keane lands with a nice combination. Johnsson backs away looking to recover.
Keane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnsson.
Johnsson throws the left hand but Keane avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Keane.
Johnsson misses with a low kick.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Keane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
Keane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Keane is trying to control but can't.
Keane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnsson.
Johnsson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Keane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Keane striking from half guard on the bottom.
Johnsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Keane's head.
Johnsson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnsson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Keane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnsson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Keane to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Keane shrugs it off.
Johnsson avoids the attempt from Keane to control.
Johnsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Keane working to try and regain half guard.
Keane wants to control but Johnsson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnsson looking to ground and pound but Keane is blocking nicely.
Johnsson won't let Keane get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Keane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnsson landing strikes from the mount.
Keane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Johnsson lands with some strikes.
Keane is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnsson trying to control but Keane is having none of it.
Keane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Keane tries to lock up and control but Johnsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Johnsson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Keane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnsson throws a hook but Keane avoids it easily.
Johnsson throws a jab when Keane was well out of range.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
Johnsson throws a series of punches but Keane moves out of range.
Keane slips a straight right by Johnsson.
Johnsson misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Keane. No joy for Johnsson on that attempt.
Johnsson avoids the body shot from Keane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Keane.
Keane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Keane moved out of range.
Padraig Keane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keane throws a front kick aimed at Johnsson's knee but Johnsson avoids it well.
A low kick from Keane misses
letting Johnsson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keane slips under a jab from Johnsson.
Keane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Johnsson misses.
Keane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Keane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Keane defending well as Johnsson loads up on a big left hand.
Johnsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keane.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnsson working over Keane with some ground and pound. Keane looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Keane trying to control from the bottom.
Keane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane is looking to improve his position.
Johnsson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Keane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnsson throwing shots but Keane is blocking nicely.
Johnsson is keen to just control but Keane is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Keane moves out of range as Johnsson strikes.
Keane sizes up Johnsson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Keane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnsson loads up on a big right hand but Keane slips the punch.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnsson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Johnsson misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Johnsson missing with a left hand there. Keane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnsson misses with a hook.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut. Keane saw that one coming.
Johnsson scores with a jab. Keane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnsson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Johnsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keane fails to land with a series of punches.
Padraig Keane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnsson misses with a looping right.
Johnsson throws a hook but Keane blocks it.
Keane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Keane throws the left hand but Johnsson avoids the punch easily.
Keane slips a straight right by Johnsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keane.
Johnsson connects with a looping right hand.
Keane throws a wild body kick that Johnsson sees coming a mile off.
Keane throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
Keane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keane lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnsson's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
Keane motions for Johnsson to come forward. Keane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Keane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keane.
Johnsson shoots for a double leg takedown but Keane sprawls well. He's pushed Johnsson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Keane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnsson misses with a straight left.
Keane slips a straight right by Johnsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Padraig Keane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Keane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Padraig Keane!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ness Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ness Webster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Webster manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Campbell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Webster looking for a sweep. Not yet Webster, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Webster has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Campbell has managed to get both his arms back between Webster's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Campbell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Campbell preventing the sweep.
Webster can't keep his opponent in guard - Campbell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Campbell throwing shots but Webster is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campbell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Campbell is looking to take a break and control but Webster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campbell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campbell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Webster with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Campbell prevents Webster from improving his position.
Campbell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Campbell seems content to control.
Webster has hold of Campbell's hands but Campbell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Campbell is taking a breather. Webster says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Webster slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Webster 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.
Webster looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Campbell has picked Webster up and slammed him! Webster can't keep hold of the triangle and Campbell manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell controls the position.
Campbell working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell wants to control but Webster is keeping him busy.
Campbell tries for a kimura but Webster is defending well.
Webster manages to work his way to half guard, despite Campbell's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Campbell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Campbell or perhaps it was just good defense by Webster which made him look bad.
Campbell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Webster's waist but Webster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Campbell off to one side.
Ness Webster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Campbell.
Campbell avoids the head kick by Webster.
Campbell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Webster was covering up waiting for the punch and Campbell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Campbell trying to control the position from guard on top but Webster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Webster wants to hit a switch here but Campbell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Webster there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster is in all sorts of trouble here.
Webster is working hard here to advance position.
Campbell controlling the position easily from mount.
Webster is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Campbell controlling from the full mount.
Webster is trying desperately to improve position.
Webster gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Webster.
Campbell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Webster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Webster is retaining full guard.
Campbell preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Campbell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Webster looking for a sweep. Not yet Webster, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Webster throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Webster.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Webster but Webster pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Webster lands a head kick!
Richard Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Webster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ness Webster will probably get the nod.
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.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Webster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Webster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Webster.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Campbell.
Ness Webster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Campbell.
Campbell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Webster tries to buck Campbell off but Campbell is having none of it.
Webster sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Campbell is looking to stall here but Webster recovers full guard.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Webster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Campbell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Webster looking for a sweep. Not yet Webster, not yet.
Webster manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Webster extends the arm and Campbell is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ness Webster!
Ness Webster is the new featherweight champion!
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