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KFC 24: Steve vs Huang PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jade Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varg Churchburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jade Steve has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jade Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Varg Churchburn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Churchburn.
Steve scores with a shot to the body.
Churchburn misses with a double jab.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Churchburn's shoulder, as Churchburn tries to avoid the shot.
Steve slips under a jab from Churchburn.
Steve throws a series of punches but Churchburn moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Churchburn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Churchburn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Steve quickly recovers to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Churchburn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Churchburn works his way into side control.
Steve wants to control but Churchburn postures up.
Churchburn controls the position.
Churchburn has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Steve is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Churchburn yanks on the arm and Steve is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Churchburn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Varg Churchburn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Szyx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Bobo Nielsen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bobo Nielsen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Szyx!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szyx tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nielsen counters with a straight right hand.
Nielsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nielsen has managed to clinch.
Nielsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Nielsen digs a right hand underneath Szyx's ribcage. Szyx let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nielsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nielsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nielsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A bit of stalling here from Nielsen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szyx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nielsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nielsen lands a left hand.
Szyx is trying to force a seperation but Nielsen has the dominant position.
Nielsen lands a hook that snaps the head of Szyx backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Nielsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Nielsen.
Szyx wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nielsen lands a right hand.
Nielsen gets through Szyx's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nielsen.
Nielsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Szyx is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Nielsen.
Szyx is still on wobbly legs! Can Nielsen finish him?
Nielsen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Szyx seems to have recovered his senses.
Nielsen has Szyx pushed against the cage.
Szyx's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Szyx goes for a takedown attempt but Nielsen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Szyx looks winded!
Szyx wants to stay close but Nielsen steps back to make room for something. Szyx seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Nielsen and Szyx drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bobo Nielsen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Portis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Temby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temby has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lewis Temby acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Portis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Temby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Portis has Temby up against the cage in a clinch.
Portis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Portis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Temby is defending well for now.
Portis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good body shot from Portis.
Portis leaning against his opponent.
Portis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Temby tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis lands a hook that snaps the head of Temby backwards.
Portis lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Portis.
Portis has Temby pressed against the cage.
Portis throws a punch but it's blocked by Temby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temby tries to stall but Portis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Temby.
Portis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Temby misses with a punch to the body.
Temby is looking for a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Portis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Portis misses with some punches.
Portis lands an uppercut.
Portis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Temby lands with a light punch inside.
Portis presses Temby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Portis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Portis'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 two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Portis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Temby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Temby is trying to break the clinch but Portis has him pressed against the cage.
Portis avoiding damage as Temby throws knees to the body.
Portis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Portis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Portis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Portis misses with a punch to the body.
Temby jumps guard but Portis stands there with Temby around his waist. Temby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson Portis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Temby.
Portis misses with the head strike.
Temby working aggressively here.
Temby looking to slow down the pace here.
Temby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Portis after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Portis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Temby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Portis smiles and moves away.
Temby looks up at the clock. Bad move! Portis lands a right hand from hell, dropping Temby. Portis pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Portis!
Jackson Portis made sure to mention his sponsor, Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Derozan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Omega told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Derozan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Omega!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derozan connects with a looping right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Omega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Derozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derozan tried to score with a low kick but Omega checks it.
Nice cross by Omega.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Derozan.
Derozan swings for the body but Omega moves out of range.
Omega slips a jab from Derozan.
Derozan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Omega to counter with a crisp jab.
Derozan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Derozan.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Omega 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Derozan misses the target.
Omega gets caught napping as Derozan dives in and scores a takedown. Omega manages to retain guard.
Derozan is standing up over Omega. Omega looks to escape but Derozan dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derozan is working Omega over with some ground and pound from side control.
Derozan working the ground and pound but Omega is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Omega's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Omega can do anything to dispel that myth.
Derozan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Omega is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Derozan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Omega struggling a bit here.
Omega is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Derozan slows the pace down.
Derozan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derozan grinds an elbow into Omega's temple.
Derozan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Omega's shoulder. That is not cool.
Omega takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Derozan lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Derozan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Derozan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega wants to control but Derozan postures up.
Derozan lands a nice forearm strike.
Derozan landing strikes.
Derozan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Omega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derozan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Derozan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Omega is avoiding damage well.
Derozan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Derozan misses with the ground and pound.
Omega takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Derozan staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega can't do much from the bottom here.
Derozan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Omega is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Derozan has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Derozan happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan 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.
Derozan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Omega looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Derozan 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.
Derozan lands a nice forearm strike.
Omega takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derozan happy to just control the position for now.
Derozan throws an elbow but Omega slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derozan working the head and body with strikes.
Omega takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Omega is trying to control Derozan's posture but Derozan avoids it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Derozan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Omega some visible discomfort.
Omega tries to buck Derozan off but Derozan is having none of it.
Derozan is chipping away with strikes.
Derozan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Derozan landing a few strikes.
Omega wants to control but Derozan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega taking a bit of punishment here - Derozan scoring with strikes.
Derozan controlling the position.
Derozan lands some shots froms side control.
Derozan happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derozan trying to control the action but Omega is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Derozan stalls from top position.
Omega takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Derozan lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Derozan crashes against the mat.
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.
Derozan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Derozan working the ground and pound but Omega is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derozan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Derozan grinds an elbow into Omega's temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Derozan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Omega is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Derozan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Derozan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Derozan punishes Omega's body with a nice straight punch.
Derozan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Omega is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Omega tries to clinch but Derozan moves out of range.
Derozan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Omega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derozan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derozan feinted with a counter takedown.
Derozan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Omega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Omega lands with a nice body punch.
Derozan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Derozan scores with a leg kick.
Omega is looking to clinch.
Donk. Omega catches Derozan right on the button with a cross.
Omega moves into the clinch successfully.
Omega being controlled against the cage.
Omega throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Derozan blocks it with crossed arms.
Omega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Derozan backwards.
Derozan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derozan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derozan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Derozan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Derozan blocking some punches.
Derozan tries to throw a body punch but Omega avoids it by throwing Derozan back against the cage.
Omega misses with a punch on the inside.
Omega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derozan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Derozan stalling the fight.
Omega working aggressively here.
Derozan blocking some punches.
Omega has a couple of punches blocked by Derozan.
Omega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derozan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Omega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Derozan tenderised Omega's leg. Omega is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega has taken the fight to the clinch.
Derozan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Derozan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omega.
Come on Derozan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omega.
Derozan effectively controlling the action here.
Omega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Derozan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Derozan has Omega pushed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derozan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Omega tries to clinch up.
Derozan keeps the fight on the outside.
Derozan tries to counter with a takedown but Omega is quick to defend against it.
Derozan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derozan takes a swing at Omega's ribcage but misses.
Omega steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Derozan.
Derozan swats away the attempt to clinch by Omega.
Derozan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Omega doesn't manage to clinch there - Derozan circles away.
Jimmy Derozan is winning the standup battle so far.
Omega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Derozan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Derozan throws a body punch but Omega moves out of range.
Derozan looks to throw a body kick
and Omega counters with a nice uppercut.
Omega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Omega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Derozan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Omega. That did some damage!
Omega wants to clinch up but Derozan keeps it at a distance.
Derozan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Omega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derozan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derozan feinted with a counter takedown.
Derozan throws a push kick but Omega slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Derozan.
Omega tries to clinch there but Derozan circles away.
Omega moves in looking to clinch but Derozan pushes him off.
Derozan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omega can do to turn this around?
Derozan keeps the fight on the outside.
Omega looks to clinch
and Derozan counters with a shoot takedown. Omega fights it but they end up in guard.
Omega wants to get back to his feet but Derozan passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Derozan working over Omega with some ground and pound. Omega looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ryan Omega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Omega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Derozan controlling the pace.
Derozan slips a nice elbow through Omega's hands, connecting with Omega's forehead.
Jimmy Derozan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Derozan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Derozan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Derozan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Derozan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Derozan!
After the fight, Jimmy Derozan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terence Mckenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corban Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terence Mckenna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corban Storm!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm cracks Mckenna with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Mckenna does no damage.
Mckenna blocks a head kick by Storm.
Terence Mckenna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm connects with a leg kick. Mckenna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mckenna.
Storm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick
and Mckenna counters with a series of strikes. Storm will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mckenna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Storm throws out the jab.
Mckenna doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Mckenna tries to close the distance and clinch but Storm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mckenna fails to land with a series of punches.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Storm coming out on top.
Mckenna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mckenna misses with a double jab.
Storm throws a big counter head kick but Mckenna avoids it with no problem.
Nice takedown defense from Mckenna. No joy for Storm on that attempt.
We've been told by Mckenna's head coaches at Red Tri-Angle Gym. 15 Coaches/13 Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Storm lands a head kick!
Mckenna moves out of range of the body kick from Storm.
Mckenna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm scores with a jab. Mckenna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mckenna misses with a double jab.
Terence Mckenna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mckenna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Storm.
Storm has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mckenna tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Storm looks to score with a jab to the body but Mckenna is just out of range.
Good exchange - Mckenna coming out on top.
Storm tries to keep at a distance but Mckenna has taken the fight into the clinch.
Storm breaks from the clinch.
Mckenna pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Storm back to the cage. Mckenna follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mckenna closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckenna swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mckenna pulls his leg out and moves away.
Terence Mckenna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corban Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckenna pushes Storm up against the cage in a clinch.
Storm dodges an elbow strike from Mckenna.
Mckenna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Storms head.
Storm has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mckenna is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Storm tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mckenna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mckenna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Storm throws a head kick but Mckenna moves out of range.
Mckenna closes the distance and pushes Storm back into the cage.
Storm tries to score a body lock takedown but Mckenna shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mckenna holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mckenna looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Storm tries to free his leg and advance position but Mckenna is retaining full guard.
Storm distracts Mckenna with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Storm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Storm connects with a couple of short punches.
Storm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mckenna keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Storm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Storm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mckenna working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckenna keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Storm scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Storm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Storm landing with the ground and pound.
Storm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mckenna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mckenna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Storm landing some decent shots from guard.
Storm is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corban Storm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Storm. That snapped Mckenna's head back.
Storm lunges at Mckenna with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mckenna's hand.
Mckenna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mckenna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mckenna crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Storm - the referee stops the clock and Mckenna gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Storm. Mckenna manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A combination from Mckenna does no damage.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Mckenna tries to clinch but Storm moves out of range.
Storm counters with a body kick.
Storm cracks Mckenna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mckenna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Storm circles away quickly and effectively.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mckenna's jab looks to have found its range, popping Storm under the eye.
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!
Mckenna moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
Mckenna misses with a double jab
and Storm counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mckenna misses with a body shot.
And Storm tries to counter it with a takedown but Mckenna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Terence Mckenna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Storm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckenna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Storm.
Storm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mckenna wants to clinch but Storm slips to the side
and Storm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mckenna walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mckenna swinging wildly here.
Storm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mckenna. That did some damage!
Storm lands a nice shot that snaps Mckenna's head back.
Storm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mckenna is looking to clinch but Storm is avoiding it.
Mckenna tries to clinch up but Storm circles away and keeps his distance.
Storm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mckenna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Corban Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mckenna avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mckenna misses.
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!
Mckenna with a nice cross.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mckenna throws out the jab.
Storm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Storm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Storm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mckenna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Storm fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mckenna.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Mckenna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Storm misses with a hook.
Mckenna shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mckenna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mckenna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Storm shapes to counter with a head kick.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Mckenna.
Storm feints the counter takedown.
Mckenna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Storm on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckenna is looking to clinch.
Storm changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Storm slips a jab and a cross from Mckenna.
Mckenna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mckenna tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mckenna wants to clinch.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mckenna misses with a two punch combination.
Storm moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mckenna takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good leg kick by Storm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mckenna tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Mckenna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Storm's corner calls for a 1-2. Storm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm lands a right hook to the body.
Storm cracks Mckenna with a good jab.
Mckenna takes one to the chin there.
Donk. Storm catches Mckenna right on the button with a cross.
Mckenna has closed the distance and engaged Storm in a clinch.
Storm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mckenna pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Storm has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mckenna avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Terence Mckenna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corban Storm.
Storm avoids a wild elbow strike from Mckenna.
Mckenna misses with a body punch.
Storm is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mckenna can't fight it off and eventually Storm manages to take the fight to the floor. Mckenna looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corban Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Storm finds it's way through Mckenna's defenses.
Mckenna avoids the head kick by Storm.
Mckenna half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mckenna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Storm.
Mckenna wants to clinch.
Storm throws a fast counter high kick but Mckenna manages to duck under it in time.
Mckenna moves out of range of the body kick.
Mckenna appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mckenna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mckenna was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Mckenna doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Storm throws a sloppy head kick and Mckenna moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckenna looks to land a combination but Storm avoids it well.
Storm fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Storm lands with a kick to the temple. Mckenna shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Storm clobbers Mckenna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mckenna moves in looking to clinch but Storm pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm fails with a takedown attempt.
Storm throws a front kick that sends Mckenna stumbling back into the cage.
Mckenna rushes Storm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Storm changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mckenna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mckenna scores with a sloppy right hand. Storm should have avoided that one.
Storm goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mckenna scores with a body shot.
Mckenna tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Storm tries to counter it with a takedown but Mckenna pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mckenna throws a one two combo.
Mckenna scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckenna throws a left and a right that both miss
so Storm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckenna keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Mckenna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Storm with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Storm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm is in close to Mckenna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Storm's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Storm chips away with some ground and pound.
Corban Storm has got the better of the ground game so far.
Storm scoring with some ground and pound.
Storm stands up over Mckenna, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Corban Storm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm stays in close to Mckenna's body and controls the position.
Storm is continuing to stall.
Mckenna wants to control the position but Storm says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Storm scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Storm moves nicely into side control.
Storm is working Mckenna over with some ground and pound from side control.
Storm 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Storm's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Storm controlling the position.
Terence Mckenna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mckenna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Storm on the ground.
Storm in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Storm working the ground and pound from side control.
Storm is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mckenna's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corban Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Storm winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corban Storm!
A relieved looking Corban Storm thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lake Dutchman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Djagoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasili Djagoev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lake Dutchman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasili Djagoev!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djagoev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Djagoev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dutchman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Djagoev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dutchman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Djagoev on the side of the head.
Dutchman misses with a jab to the body
and Djagoev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dutchman misses with a hook
and Djagoev counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Lake Dutchman has been cut.
Dutchman avoids the body shot from Djagoev.
Djagoev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Djagoev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dutchman momentarily.
Djagoev uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dutchman has time to react.
Dutchman is rocked!
Dutchman misses with a hook
and Djagoev counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Dutchman out cold! What a finish! Djagoev is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vasili Djagoev!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Booty Booty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jochi Khan I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Booty might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Love The Booty by Tim Wilson. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Montreal, Booty Booty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jochi Khan I!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan I lands with an uppercut that bounces Booty off the cage and back into range.
Booty fails with a takedown attempt.
Booty throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan I counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Booty thinking.
Khan I scores with a punch to the head.
Khan I lands with an overhand left.
Booty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Khan I lands with a nice body punch.
A left and a right from Khan I both land. Nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Khan I counters with a nice body shot.
Khan I looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Booty tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booty definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan I stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Booty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice shot lands for Khan I.
Booty lands a body shot.
Booty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Booty there.
Khan I really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Booty connects with a nice short shot to Khan I's temple.
Booty working Khan I over with strikes.
Booty lands with a punch from half guard.
Khan I looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan I tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Khan I misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Booty scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booty uses his free foot to push down on Khan I's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Khan I.
Booty lands a big elbow.
Booty takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Booty lands a couple of good shots and Khan I has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Khan I is rocked!
Booty is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Khan I is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Booty Booty!
Booty Booty made sure to mention his sponsor, Juggernaut And Gladiators in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badir Housasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Housasi has chosen Eminem - Berzerk as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Badir Housasi enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Badir Housasi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Housasi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Richards finds it's way through Housasi's defenses.
Richards misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Housasi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richards throws a big shot that misses.
Housasi swinging wildly here.
Housasi slips under a jab from Richards.
Sloppy strikes from Housasi. Those never looked like landing.
Richards is looking to counter punch.
Richards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Richards throws a lazy uppercut
and Housasi counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Richards thuds his right hand into Housasi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richards throws a shot to the body.
Housasi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Housasi defending well as Richards loads up on a big left hand.
Housasi unleashes a big counter combination but Richards bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Richards as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Housasi loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch.
Richards misses with a hook.
Housasi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Housasi manages to avoid it.
Housasi walks into a jab.
A jab from Housasi misses.
Andre Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards sends Housasi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Richards is motioning to the referee to let Housasi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Richards sends Housasi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Richards is motioning to the referee to let Housasi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Housasi is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Richards misses.
A combination from Housasi does no damage.
Richards lands a left and a right that send Housasi crashing to the mat, dazed. Richards thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Housasi is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
Richards scores with a shot to the body.
Housasi looks winded!
Richards throws a pinpoint strike between Housasi's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Housasi crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Richards scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Richards!
After the fight, Andre Richards was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo San Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angelo San Diego has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Paine's chin.
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143 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo San Diego!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
San Diego looks to throw the jab but Paine is out of range.
San Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paine at a distance.
San Diego misses with a shot to the body
and Paine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paine lands with an overhand left.
Paine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paine throws a right and a left that San Diego avoids nicely.
San Diego takes a swing at Paine's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Paine misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paine lands a jab to San Diego's midsection.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Diego.
Paine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as San Diego throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
San Diego defending well as Paine loads up on a big left hand.
San Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from San Diego misses.
Paine misses with a right hand
and San Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck San Diego on the side of the head.
Paine moves into range and connects with a jab.
San Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paine was well out of range. Poor timing from San Diego.
Paine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
San Diego has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
San Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paine throws out the jab.
San Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws an overhand right that lands on San Diego's shoulder, as San Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Paine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paine misses with a wild body shot.
San Diego misses with a left hand
letting Paine counter with a right hand.
Paine connects with a crisp jab.
Paine falls off balance throwing a combination
and San Diego makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Diego. Paine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and San Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Paine throws a series of punches but San Diego avoids them all with ease.
Paine throws a series of punches but San Diego moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine 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.
Paine looks to score with a jab to the body but San Diego is just out of range.
Paine throws a right and a left that San Diego avoids nicely.
San Diego misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Paine.
Paine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San Diego.
Paine throws a body shot but no joy.
San Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paine misses with a body shot.
Paine looks to throw the jab but San Diego is out of range.
It seemed like San Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
San Diego lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Diego with a hook.
San Diego takes a swing at Paine's ribcage but misses.
Paine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
San Diego throws a body punch but Paine moves out of range.
Paine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits San Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paine scores with a jab. San Diego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
San Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paine looks to score with a jab to the body but San Diego is just out of range.
Paine misses with a looping right.
San Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Paine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
San Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Paine.
Paine throws a good cross that connects.
Paine misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and San Diego releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Michael Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine avoids the body shot from San Diego.
Paine moves away from the strike by San Diego.
San Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
San Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Paine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paine throws a body punch but San Diego moves out of range.
San Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine misses with a wild body shot.
San Diego throws a good cross that connects.
Paine just misses with a punch to the body.
San Diego cracks a nice hook into Paine's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine cracks San Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Michael Paine is winning the standup battle so far.
Paine looks to throw the jab but San Diego is out of range.
San Diego throws a lazy right hand but Paine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paine.
Paine misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like San Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paine slips a jab from San Diego.
San Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paine lunges at San Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by San Diego's hand.
Paine throws a poor cross that misses
and San Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
San Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Paine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paine throws a right hand that misses
and San Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine misses with a hook. San Diego ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from San Diego misses its intended target.
Paine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
San Diego misses with a body shot
and Paine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paine misses with a wild body shot.
Paine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that San Diego can do to turn this around?
Paine throws a sloppy body shot
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and San Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paine misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and San Diego releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
San Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Paine misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine cracks San Diego with an open hand slap.
Paine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
San Diego slips a jab from Paine.
A jab from Paine finds it's way through San Diego's defenses.
San Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Paine counters with a left to the body.
San Diego cracks Paine with a right hand to the side of the head.
San Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
San Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paine counters with a nice uppercut.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Diego.
Nice defenses there by San Diego.
San Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Paine coming out on top.
Paine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paine defending well as San Diego loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Paine misses the target.
Paine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paine throws a lazy uppercut
and San Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Paine lands.
San Diego misses with a wild body shot.
San Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Diego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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 Michael Paine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and San Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
San Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paine.
San Diego cracks Paine with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Paine looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can San Diego finish him?
Paine is rocked!
San Diego throws a hook but Paine blocks it.
Oh Paine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
San Diego slips under a jab.
San Diego digs a good hook to Paine's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine misses with an uppercut. San Diego saw that one coming.
San Diego doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Diego.
Paine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from San Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paine misses with a body punch
and San Diego counters with a left to the body.
Paine seems to have got his legs back now.
San Diego feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Paine sprawling to the canvas! Paine rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can San Diego finish him?!
San Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paine.
Paine looks to score with a jab to the body but San Diego is just out of range.
San Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - San Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paine throws out a loose jab but San Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Diego throws a body punch but Paine moves out of range.
Paine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
San Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Paine.
San Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paine manages to avoid it.
Paine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Diego.
Paine misses with a right hand
and San Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paine misses with a hook. San Diego ducked under it nicely.
Paine throws a body punch but San Diego moves out of range.
San Diego doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paine takes a swing at San Diego's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for San Diego.
Paine misses with a lunging right hand
and San Diego counters with a straight right hand.
San Diego connects with a body shot that sends Paine's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine misses with a lunging right hand
and San Diego counters with a nice right hand that sends Paine toppling to the canvas! Paine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can San Diego finish him?!
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
San Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San Diego lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Paine.
San Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
San Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paine counters with a nice uppercut.
Paine throws a hook but San Diego avoids it easily.
Paine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Diego.
Paine is looking to counter punch.
San Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
San Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Paine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Diego counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paine thinking.
San Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Paine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from San Diego.
Paine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. San Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from San Diego does it's job there.
Paine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps San Diego's head backwards.
Paine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Diego makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Paine misses its intended target.
San Diego looks to land a left hand but Paine moved out of range nicely.
Paine misses with a straight left.
San Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paine.
San Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
San Diego misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between San Diego's hands.
San Diego connects with a body shot that sends Paine's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo San Diego really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paine lands a nice looking body shot.
Paine misses with a right hand
and San Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Paine coming out on top.
San Diego avoids the body shot from Paine.
San Diego lands a right hook to the body.
San Diego throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Paine to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Paine misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Diego missing with a left hand there. Paine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paine throws a big shot that misses.
San Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diego lands a jab to Paine's midsection.
San Diego misses with an uppercut. Paine saw that one coming.
San Diego lands with a nice body punch.
San Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from San Diego! But no joy.
Paine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
San Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
San Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Paine.
San Diego scores with a hook to the body. Paine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
San Diego has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from San Diego there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws a hook but San Diego avoids it easily.
San Diego lunges at Paine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paine's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! San Diego has knocked Paine down with a huge combo! San Diego steps away and waves a wobbly Paine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A looping hook to the body misses from San Diego. Paine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
San Diego has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paine throws the left hand but San Diego avoids the punch easily.
San Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
San Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Paine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paine.
Paine throws a lazy uppercut
and San Diego counters with a crisp right hand that drops Paine! San Diego lets Paine back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Diego.
It looked like Paine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
San Diego throws out a loose jab but Paine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paine lands a really nice looking cross but San Diego seems unphased.
Paine thuds a left hand into San Diego's body.
Paine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San Diego closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Paine! San Diego dives in looking to finish! Paine is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo San Diego!
Angelo San Diego is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Angelo San Diego made sure he mentioned Aspire Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Huang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You. Huang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nelly - The Champ. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kevin Huang!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve gets caught flat footed, as Huang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Huang from controlling successfully.
Huang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steve is keeping the position for now.
Huang pushing down on Steve's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steve is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Huang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Huang's back!
Huang rolls, trying to escape but Steve keeps control of the position.
Steve controlling from the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang tries to break free.
Steve biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang is in bad spot here.
Huang looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Steve throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Huang tries to escape but Steve has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Steve knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Huang on the ground.
Huang is keeping busy.
Huang rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huang tries to get to full guard but Steve has control of the leg.
Huang regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steve is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Steve definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Steve wanted to stand there but Huang had control of the position.
Huang wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Steve is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Huang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steve is one step ahead there.
Steve controls from within his opponent's guard.
Steve trying to control the position from guard on top but Huang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Huang working for a triangle but Steve defends it easily.
Steve is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Huang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Huang is looking for a triangle but Steve pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steve controlling from the top position.
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.
Steve avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steve wants to control from the top but Huang keeps moving.
Steve preventing the sweep.
Steve is stalling in the full guard.
Huang keeping moving, preventing Steve from controlling successfully.
Huang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huang wants to pass to mount but Steve is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Huang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from Huang misses
and Steve counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Kevin Huang has been cut.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huang tries for a takedown but Steve sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Huang has his takedown stuffed
enabling Steve to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
George Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steve throws a body punch but Huang moves out of range.
Huang slips a jab and a cross from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve leaves Huang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
George Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Huang.
Huang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Huang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steve knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Steve trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huang is trying to control the action in half guard but Steve is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve is trying to stand back up but Huang is controlling him
Huang wants to free his trapped foot but Steve is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steve tries to get to full guard but Huang has control of the leg.
Huang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steve keeps working.
Steve wants to improve his position but Huang is controlling well.
Huang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steve keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huang can do to turn this around?
Steve swings for the body but Huang moves out of range.
Huang has his takedown stuffed
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steve wants to get back to his feet but Huang passes into half guard.
Kevin Huang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Huang is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Steve defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve is looking to improve his position.
Huang is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Huang trying to control but Steve is having none of it.
Huang is trying to take his opponent's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steve dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Huang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steve takes a swing at Huang's ribcage but misses.
Steve leaves Huang with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Huang looks to move away, Steve throws a big counter combo but Huang just gets out of the way.
Steve lands a left and a right that send Huang crashing to the mat, dazed. Steve thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Huang is rocked!
Steve misses with a jab to the body
and Huang counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve looking to control.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve wants to hit a switch here but Huang passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Steve there!
Huang wants to control the pace but Steve is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huang is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Steve is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Steve flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Huang anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Steve and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Huang slips an arm under Steve chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Huang has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Huang is squeezing on Steve like an anaconda would it's prey. Steve fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Huang!
Kevin Huang is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Kevin Huang started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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