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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 3138 p4p, 289 weight class) and Uriah Barnes (ranked 6441 p4p, 475 weight class). Barnes has chosen Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Kravichenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kravichenko.
Barnes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes throws a nice looking combination but Kravichenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Oleg Kravichenko has been cut.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kravichenko misses.
Kravichenko shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnes's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kravichenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kravichenko prevents Barnes from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kravichenko drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kravichenko seems to have locked his on tight now - Barnes screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kravichenko, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Oleg Kravichenko!
Our winner, Oleg Kravichenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 2190 p4p, 226 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 3274 p4p, 313 weight class). Jax Thomas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Beliy counters with a nice uppercut.
Beliy tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've been hearing reports that Beliy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beliy.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beliy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beliy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beliy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas throws a push kick but Beliy slaps the foot to one side.
Beliy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliy misses with a wild combination.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Beliy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
Jax Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas throws a hook but Beliy blocks it.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Beliy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Beliy slips under a jab.
Beliy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Thomas works Beliy's body with a nice hook.
Beliy clinches.
Beliy misses with some punches.
Beliy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Beliy has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beliy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Beliy moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Beliy lands with a two punch combination before moving 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!
Thomas sizes up Beliy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beliy moves out of range of the strikes.
Beliy ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Beliy takes the fight into the clinch.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Beliy smiles and moves away.
Thomas lands a nice looking body shot.
Beliy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beliy misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy tries to land a front kick but Thomas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Beliy throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beliy has time to react.
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Beliy backs away looking to recover.
Beliy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Beliy closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beliy or not.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beliy misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Beliy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Thomas.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Beliy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beliy misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Beliy.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Beliy lands a left hand.
Beliy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beliy doesn't seem phased though.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beliy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beliy connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beliy has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Beliy controls the action.
Beliy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jax Thomas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Beliy clinches up against the cage.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
A short right from Beliy on the inside.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Beliy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sasha Beliy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beliy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
Thomas wants to break free but Beliy has control.
Beliy has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Beliy working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Beliy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliy misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beliy's elbow.
Beliy misses with some punches.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beliy missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Beliy sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! Beliy avoids it this time.
Beliy throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas lands a nice uppercut.
Beliy lands a hook that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas lands with a left to the head.
Thomas lands a right hand.
Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beliy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Beliy moved out of range.
A slow jab from Beliy misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Beliy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Jax Thomas has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beliy throws a body shot but no joy.
Beliy sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! Beliy avoids it this time.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Beliy saw that one coming.
Beliy scores with a nice head shot.
Thomas is rocked!
Beliy moves out of range as Thomas strikes.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Beliy finish him?
Beliy misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Beliy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Beliy misses with a hook.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Beliy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas connects with a single shot there.
Beliy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Beliy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beliy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beliy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas forces Beliy back against the cage and clinches.
Beliy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Beliy.
Thomas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beliy backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Beliy fails to land.
Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Beliy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beliy struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beliy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas jumps into guard, dragging Beliy to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Beliy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Beliy wants to stand but Thomas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Beliy controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Beliy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Beliy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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 Sasha Beliy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jax Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beliy.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Beliy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Beliy tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Beliy sets himself, and Thomas steps forward looking for the clinch! Beliy avoids it this time.
Beliy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beliy.
Thomas tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beliy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beliy lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Beliy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Beliy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beliy is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Beliy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas lands a really nice looking cross but Beliy seems unphased.
Thomas connects with the punch.
Beliy keeps Thomas at a distance using the push kick.
Beliy scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Beliy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beliy avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Beliy throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beliy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Beliy's head but Beliy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beliy throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas misses with a hook. Beliy ducked under it nicely.
Beliy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beliy's head.
No joy there for Beliy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beliy lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beliy cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Beliy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thomas scores with a jab to the head.
Thomas throws a hook but Beliy avoids it easily.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Beliy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beliy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beliy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas stalks Beliy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Beliy's face. Beliy staggers backwards, shaken.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Beliy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beliy misses with a straight right.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beliy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beliy is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beliy lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Beliy counters with a right hand to the body.
Thomas works the jab nicely.
Thomas misses with a shot to the body
and Beliy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beliy wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Beliy.
Beliy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beliy misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas is leaning against Beliy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Beliy.
Beliy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Beliy throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas manages to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Beliy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beliy throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Jab by Beliy.
Beliy closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Beliy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beliy working aggressively here.
Thomas digs a right hand into Beliy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beliy's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beliy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
Beliy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Thomas - that landed with a thud.
Beliy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beliy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beliy working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Beliy tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Beliy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Beliy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beliy avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Beliy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beliy clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Beliy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas breaks the clinch.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beliy.
Thomas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beliy drops his hands momentarily and Thomas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
Beliy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beliy misses with a wild body shot.
Beliy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beliy lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Beliy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thomas checks a leg kick.
Beliy lands a nice hook to Thomas's body. Thomas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thomas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thomas lands with a straight right. Beliy didn't see that one coming.
Thomas throws a looping overhand right but Beliy ducks down to avoid it.
Beliy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Beliy moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Beliy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beliy, pushing him back against the cage.
Beliy misses with the head strike.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beliy.
Thomas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Beliy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Beliy is controlling him.
Thomas lands an uppercut.
A short left from Beliy.
Beliy lands with a short shot to the head.
Beliy lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beliy.
Beliy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beliy can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Beliy throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Beliy misses with a body punch.
Beliy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beliy wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Beliy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thomas tests Beliy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Beliy.
Thomas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beliy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Beliy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Beliy had his way with Jax Thomas in that round.
The cut man is working on Jax Thomas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thomas throws a body punch but Beliy moves out of range.
Thomas misses the jab.
Thomas drops his hands momentarily and Beliy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sasha Beliy is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas wants to clinch
and Beliy counters with a big right hand! Oh Thomas is in trouble here! Beliy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Beliy!
Sasha Beliy retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Martinez (ranked 2449 p4p, 289 weight class) and Remy Valentine (ranked 4505 p4p, 478 weight class). Martinez comes to the cage accompanied by MEYHEM LAUREN & DJ MUGGS - Murder Rap. Valentine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Man with the Harmonica by Ennio Morricone. Remy Valentine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leonard Martinez's chin.
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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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez slips a jab from Valentine.
Valentine slips a straight right by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a kick to the body.
Martinez tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Martinez.
Valentine throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Valentine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martinez is able to avoid easily.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martinez. That did some damage!
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Martinez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentine on the side of the head.
Martinez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martinez taking a breather here.
Martinez scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Valentine down.
Martinez is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Valentine will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Valentine really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martinez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valentine pushes Martinez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Martinez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Martinez tries to move to mount but Valentine blocks the move with his legs.
Martinez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Martinez prevents Valentine from escaping the position.
Martinez in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Valentine is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Martinez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Martinez tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to escape but Martinez is in control.
Martinez scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Martinez wants to control but Valentine is keeping him busy.
Valentine is pushing Martinez's head away, looking to escape. Martinez manages to hold on to the position though.
Martinez throws a strike aimed at the side of Valentine's head but Valentine avoids it well.
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Valentine is working to avoid the ground and pound but Martinez connects with a decent elbow.
Martinez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Martinez tries for a kimura but Valentine is defending well.
Valentine defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valentine tries to escape but Martinez is in control.
Martinez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valentine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martinez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Valentine is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martinez looks up at the clock and then as Valentine takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Martinez smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Valentine is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Martinez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ground and pound from Martinez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Valentine is not content to let Martinez control the position.
Valentine throws Martinez to one side and escapes!
Valentine avoids the head kick by Martinez.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Martinez lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Valentine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Valentine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Remy Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martinez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Valentine swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Valentine connects with a solid leg kick.
Martinez throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Valentine throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martinez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martinez closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Valentine.
Martinez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Valentine tries a body shot but Martinez blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Martinez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Martinez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Martinez tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez checks a leg kick.
Valentine misses with a right hand
and Martinez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Valentine had a free shot at his head there.
Valentine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martinez.
Valentine misses the jab.
Valentine just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMartinez.
Valentine sends Martinez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Valentine is motioning to the referee to let Martinez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martinez is looking to land body kicks.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Remy Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Valentine is looking to slow Martinez down with leg kicks.
Valentine tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Valentine swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a shot from downtown. Valentine moves away and avoids it.
Martinez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Martinez moved away.
Valentine just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMartinez.
Valentine lands a big uppercut and Martinez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Martinez looks OK. Valentine waves Martinez back to his feet!
Martinez is rocked!
Leonard Martinez's cut is getting worse.
Valentine circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Martinez tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Valentine wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remy Valentine!
Remy Valentine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Yoshida (ranked 1625 p4p, 80 weight class) and Felix Rodrigo (ranked 3386 p4p, 169 weight class). The key to victory for Takashi Yoshida has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Takashi Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Rodrigo !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodrigo manages to avoid it.
Yoshida scores with a hook.
Rodrigo gets a clinch.
Yoshida pushes Rodrigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigo struggles to land a body shot inside as Yoshida controls his hands.
Rodrigo blocks an uppercut.
Rodrigo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodrigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigo jumps guard but Yoshida turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yoshida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodrigo .
Yoshida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yoshida pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rodrigo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yoshida throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshida.
Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodrigo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodrigo slips a straight right by Yoshida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodrigo shoots in and drives through. Yoshida sprawls well.
Takashi Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Rodrigo .
Rodrigo misses with an uppercut
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodrigo moves into the clinch.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodrigo has Yoshida pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yoshida manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yoshida pushes Rodrigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rodrigo 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.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodrigo working aggressively here.
Rodrigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodrigo tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.
Rodrigo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yoshida to keep the fight standing.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodrigo 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshida works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigo .
Rodrigo tries for a takedown but Yoshida manages to get underhooks.
Yoshida lands with a left to the head.
Yoshida prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Yoshida.
Rodrigo looking for a takedown.
Rodrigo decides to pull guard.
Rodrigo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Yoshida has passed into half guard!
Yoshida content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yoshida looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rodrigo is pressing down on Yoshida's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rodrigo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodrigo has his foot on Yoshida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshida works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshida decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodrigo , up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodrigo tries to clinch but Yoshida moves out of range.
Rodrigo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Takashi Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodrigo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yoshida throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Yoshida.
Yoshida throws out a loose jab but Rodrigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigo fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshida.
Rodrigo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
A punch lands to the side of Rodrigo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodrigo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Yoshida counter with a right hand.
Yoshida cracks Rodrigo with an open hand slap.
Rodrigo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yoshida wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yoshida defends well and Rodrigo ends up having to push Yoshida into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rodrigo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodrigo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yoshida defends it nicely.
Takashi Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Rodrigo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to sprawl but Rodrigo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rodrigo prevents Yoshida from improving his position.
Rodrigo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodrigo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida is trying to maintain the position but Rodrigo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo throwing shots but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Rodrigo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yoshida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yoshida keeping hold of Rodrigo 's head, controlling as best he can.
Rodrigo is trying to control. Yoshida wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rodrigo passes to full mount!
Rodrigo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rodrigo misses with a head shot.
Yoshida blocking the ground and pound.
Yoshida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodrigo can do to turn this around?
Rodrigo throws a sloppy strike and Yoshida uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Yoshida has ended up in Rodrigo 's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is working an open guard so Yoshida takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodrigo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoshida to score with a decent uppercut.
Rodrigo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoshida.
A jab from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigo .
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigo looks for a takedown but Yoshida sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Yoshida throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch lands to the side of Rodrigo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a really nice looking cross but Rodrigo seems unphased.
Yoshida gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yoshida has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rodrigo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yoshida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida misses with the head strike.
Rodrigo misses with an elbow strike.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodrigo tries to pull guard but Yoshida won't allow it.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Rodrigo .
Yoshida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodrigo backwards.
Rodrigo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yoshida's elbow.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodrigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodrigo pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yoshida gets a clinch.
Yoshida lands a shoulder strike.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigo trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
A shot in the inside from Yoshida.
Rodrigo wants a takedown.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodrigo backwards.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yoshida tries to throw a body punch but Rodrigo avoids it by throwing Yoshida back against the cage.
Yoshida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodrigo backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshida blocks a body shot from Rodrigo .
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodrigo gets control of Yoshida's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodrigo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rodrigo is looking for a triangle here but Yoshida uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo is looking for a sweep.
Yoshida just content to control the position.
Rodrigo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Yoshida's best efforts.
Yoshida controlling the action here.
Yoshida has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodrigo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida controlling his opponent.
Rodrigo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rodrigo keeps trying to improve his position.
Yoshida tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yoshida continues to stall.
Rodrigo tries to lock up and control but Yoshida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yoshida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rodrigo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is trying to escape the mount.
Yoshida controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshida trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yoshida controlling from the full mount.
Yoshida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rodrigo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yoshida content just to control the position here.
Rodrigo tries to hold on but Yoshida postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodrigo tries to reverse the position but Yoshida maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yoshida lands a nice looking body shot.
Yoshida closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takashi Yoshida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodrigo jumps guard.
Takashi Yoshida overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodrigo looking for subs off his back but Yoshida has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yoshida trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Rodrigo circles away.
Rodrigo with the counter takedown but Yoshida avoids it easily.
Rodrigo throws a hook but Yoshida blocks it.
Yoshida looks to land a combination but Rodrigo avoids it well.
Yoshida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rodrigo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodrigo defending well as Yoshida loads up on a big left hand.
Takashi Yoshida is winning the standup battle so far.
Rodrigo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodrigo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodrigo is trying to pull guard but Yoshida has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshida swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yoshida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshida.
Rodrigo blocking some punches.
Rodrigo tries to score a body lock takedown but Yoshida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yoshida to keep the fight standing.
Takashi Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Rodrigo .
Rodrigo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodrigo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Yoshida misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoshida lands a body punch.
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!
Yoshida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodrigo s head.
A short left from Yoshida.
Rodrigo blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida throws a punch but it's blocked by Rodrigo .
Rodrigo misses with the head strike.
Yoshida lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodrigo backwards.
Yoshida pushes Rodrigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodrigo s head.
Rodrigo fails to pull guard.
Rodrigo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigo pulls guard.
Rodrigo is working an open guard so Yoshida takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yoshida lands with a right hand.
Yoshida is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yoshida on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yoshida tries to get out of the position.
Rodrigo throws a big right hand that misses.
Yoshida has control of Rodrigo 's left arm, preventing Rodrigo from doing any damage.
Yoshida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodrigo has gone for a leg lock! Yoshida slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rodrigo 's guard.
Rodrigo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rodrigo is trying to keep Yoshida in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshida doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshida manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rodrigo has his foot on Yoshida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshida works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshida controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rodrigo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodrigo trying to keep a closed guard but Yoshida is proving a slippery customer.
Yoshida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Yoshida had his way with Felix Rodrigo in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good shot there by Yoshida.
Rodrigo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodrigo feints the counter takedown.
Rodrigo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yoshida kicks Rodrigo off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigo slips a jab from Yoshida.
Yoshida is looking to slow Rodrigo down with leg kicks.
Yoshida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodrigo .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo misses with a body shot
and Yoshida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoshida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodrigo lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoshida's head.
Yoshida tries to clinch there but Rodrigo circles away.
Rodrigo shoots in and drives through. Yoshida sprawls well.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yoshida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rodrigo dives in for a single leg takedown but Yoshida sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yoshida scores with a punch to the head.
Rodrigo is rocked!
Rodrigo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yoshida defends well and Rodrigo ends up having to push Yoshida into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Felix Rodrigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takashi Yoshida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Rodrigo .
Rodrigo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida throws an overhand right that lands on Rodrigo 's shoulder, as Rodrigo tries to avoid the shot.
Yoshida lands the left hand.
Rodrigo is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigo with a poor takedown
and Yoshida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yoshida counters with a crisp right that sends Rodrigo to the canvas! Yoshida follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickey Spillane (ranked 1667 p4p, 195 weight class) and Magestico Garuntasticos (ranked 2728 p4p, 314 weight class). Spillane comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew . Nickey Spillane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nickey Spillane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magestico Garuntasticos !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garuntasticos walks straight into a right hand from Spillane - that's dropped him! Spillane jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Garuntasticos from any more punishment! Garuntasticos complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nickey Spillane!
Nickey Spillane was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenith Jenova (ranked 711 p4p, 100 weight class) and Kim Il Sung (ranked 2022 p4p, 263 weight class). Il Sung has chosen Death in Vegas- Dirt as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenith Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Il Sung!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Il Sung feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenova keeping moving, preventing Il Sung from controlling successfully.
Il Sung controls from within his opponent's guard.
Il Sung drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jenova manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Il Sung has Jenova in his guard.
Il Sung wants to sweep but no luck.
Il Sung wants to improve his position but instead Jenova has moved into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Il Sung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jenova is working away from the top position though.
Jenova is nestled in close to Il Sung, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Jenova connects with a nice short shot to Il Sung's temple.
Jenova performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Il Sung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jenova pulls his head out easily.
Jenova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Il Sung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jenova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Il Sung's head.
Il Sung is refusing to be controlled, as Jenova sits in half guard.
Il Sung is trying to get back to full guard.
Jenova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Il Sung keeps working.
Il Sung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jenova pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Il Sung gets back to full guard.
Jenova wants to control from the top but Il Sung keeps moving.
Jenova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jenova is looking to work some ground and pound but Il Sung has wrist control.
Jenova trying to control but Il Sung is working from the bottom.
Il Sung wants to control but Jenova passes easily into half guard.
Il Sung manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jenova slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Il Sung looking for a guillotine here but Jenova defends easily.
Jenova postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jenova trying to control but Il Sung is working from the bottom.
Jenova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jenova wants to control from the top but Il Sung keeps moving.
Il Sung has momentary wrist control but Jenova slips an elbow through the middle.
Jenova trying to control the position from guard on top but Il Sung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Il Sung has a closed guard, preventing Jenova from standing up.
Il Sung can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jenova controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Il Sung keeping moving, preventing Jenova from controlling successfully.
Jenova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Il Sung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jenova has managed to get both his arms back between Il Sung's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenith Jenova dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenova. Il Sung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Il Sung darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Il Sung looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jenova is in trouble now - Il Sung has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenova is looking to improve his position but Il Sung isn't that keen on the idea.
Jenova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Il Sung takes Jenova's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Jenova is in trouble.
Il Sung is persistently looking for the submission but Jenova is defending it well.
Il Sung working for a choke but Jenova is defending well.
Il Sung is hanging on to Jenova's back as he tries to escape.
Well, with Il Sung on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Jenova is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jenova is working hard here to advance position.
Kim Il Sung has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jenova has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Il Sung controlling well, preventing Jenova from escaping the position.
Il Sung working for a choke but Jenova is defending well.
Il Sung trying to control momentarily.
Il Sung has managed to slip his arm under Jenova's chin. This could be all over... yep, Jenova is tapping out! Submission win for Il Sung.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kim Il Sung!
During a confident post fight interview, Kim Il Sung thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 529 p4p, 78 weight class) and Hannibal Rose (ranked 1299 p4p, 181 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Locke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to What Makes a Good Man. 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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Rose!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose tries to close the distance and clinch but Locke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Locke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rose throws a lazy head kick
and Locke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rose connects with a leg kick. Locke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Locke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Locke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rose avoids the body shot from Locke.
Locke misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Locke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Locke moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with some punches.
Locke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rose scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Locke.
Rose looks winded!
Rose tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Locke is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Locke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Locke cracks Rose with a right hand to the side of the head.
Locke drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Rose working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Locke tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rose misses with a body punch.
Locke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Locke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locke.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Locke lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Locke lands a hook that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Rose scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke lands an uppercut.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Locke.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Locke connects with a right hand. Rose shakes it off.
It looks like Hannibal Rose has been cut.
Locke clinches up against the cage.
Locke lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke works on Rose's body with a couple of short punches.
Locke manages to break the clinch.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Locke lands with a nice body punch.
Locke lands a nice hook to Rose's body. Rose takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Rose chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Locke can pounce on him.
Rose tries to keep at a distance but Locke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Locke lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Locke scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Locke.
A shot in the inside from Locke.
Locke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Locke.
Locke pushes Rose back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Locke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Locke.
Nice body punch from Locke - that landed with a thud.
Locke lands with a left to the head.
Rose is rocked!
Locke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Locke finish him?
A short right from Locke on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Locke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Nice body punch from Locke.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Locke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rose circles away quickly and effectively.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Locke! Rose is out on his feet! Locke rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rose is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rose is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke!
Jumping up and down and very excited, John Locke waved his t-shirt featuring King of Clothes's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Iceberg (ranked 1154 p4p, 129 weight class) and Randall Couture (ranked 2724 p4p, 312 weight class). Iceberg comes into the arena with Manowar - Hail and Kill blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards 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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tor Iceberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Couture!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Iceberg.
Iceberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Couture to see if he's OK.
Iceberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Iceberg 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.
Iceberg working the ground and pound from side control.
Iceberg looks up at the clock and then as Couture takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Iceberg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Couture tries to bench press Iceberg off him but Iceberg keeps the position.
Iceberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Iceberg 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.
Couture taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iceberg scoring with punches from side control.
Iceberg landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on Iceberg's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Iceberg landing a few strikes.
Couture is rocked!
Iceberg lands a huge shot from side control! Couture is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tor Iceberg!
A victorious Tor Iceberg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vulcahn Dravezesdi (ranked 1649 p4p, 221 weight class) and Vladimir Rurik (ranked 2247 p4p, 292 weight class). Vladimir Rurik will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Rurik!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dravezesdi connects with a crisp jab.
Rurik cracks Dravezesdi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rurik has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dravezesdi to stand back up!
Rurik staying out of range there.
Dravezesdi throws a jab when Rurik was well out of range.
Dravezesdi moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rurik avoids the body shot from Dravezesdi.
Rurik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dravezesdi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rurik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dravezesdi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dravezesdi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rurik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rurik wants to stand but Dravezesdi is controlling the position.
Dravezesdi pushing down on Rurik's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rurik is looking to escape.
Dravezesdi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rurik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rurik is trying to stand.
Dravezesdi thows a huge punch but Rurik dodges it nicely.
Rurik wants to get back to his feet.
Rurik taking some punishment here, with Dravezesdi in his half guard.
Dravezesdi thows a huge punch but Rurik dodges it nicely.
Dravezesdi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rurik is trying to stand.
Rurik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dravezesdi drops an elbow to the side of Rurik's head.
Rurik is rocked!
Rurik felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dravezesdi drops an elbow to the side of Rurik's head.
Rurik is still in real trouble! Can Dravezesdi finish him?
Dravezesdi trying to pass the guard but Rurik defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dravezesdi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rurik defends it well.
Rurik seems to have recovered his senses.
Dravezesdi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dravezesdi lands strikes from half guard.
Dravezesdi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rurik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dravezesdi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dravezesdi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rurik's head.
Dravezesdi lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Rurik! More strikes land and this one is all over! Dravezesdi jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vulcahn Dravezesdi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Antonio (ranked 359 p4p, 44 weight class) and Zdravko Dren (ranked 980 p4p, 105 weight class). Dren has chosen GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eugenio Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Dren as he connects with a hook.
Dren throws a looping overhand right but Antonio ducks down to avoid it.
Antonio is looking for a counter combo.
Jab, jab by Antonio - just one landing.
Antonio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dren swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonio takes a swing at Dren's ribcage but misses.
Dren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antonio is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dren.
Antonio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antonio throws a body punch but Dren moves out of range.
Antonio misses with a wild combination.
Antonio throws a shot from downtown. Dren moves away and avoids it.
Dren gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dren plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dren cracks Antonio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antonio clinches with his opponent.
Dren landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
I was talking to Antonio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dren throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Antonio as Dren tries to tie him up.
Dren just leaning against Antonio, taking a breather.
Dren has a couple of punches blocked by Antonio.
Dren scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio keeps control of Dren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Antonio as the two fighters clinch.
Antonio is working Dren over against the cage.
Dren lands a right hand.
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio misses with some punches.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonio tries to work over Dren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dren is looking to break free of the clinch but Antonio has double underhooks.
Dren can't break the clinch.
Antonio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Antonio on the inside.
Dren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antonio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dren slips a straight right by Antonio.
Dren takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antonio throws out a loose jab but Dren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Antonio lands an uppercut.
Dren is rocked!
Dren throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonio.
Dren is still on wobbly legs! Can Antonio finish him?
Antonio lands a big right hand that drops Dren! The killer instinct kicks in and Antonio finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Antonio!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugenio Antonio!
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A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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