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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Morya (ranked 7811 p4p, 302 weight class) and Dirty Thrower (ranked 7652 p4p, 297 weight class). Dirty Thrower 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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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alberto Morya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirty Thrower!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morya.
Morya has his takedown stuffed
and Thrower moves into the clinch.
Morya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thrower lands a knee to the head.
Thrower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morya fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Morya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morya dives in and grabs Thrower's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thrower pushes down on Morya's head and hops out.
Thrower steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Morya.
Morya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thrower.
Morya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thrower cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrower scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thrower has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Morya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Thrower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morya 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morya throws a strike but Thrower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrower stands up over Morya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thrower trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thrower lands a couple of elbows.
Morya is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morya lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thrower looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Thrower has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Morya has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Morya jumps into guard, dragging Thrower to the mat.
Morya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thrower doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Morya is tightening it up a little... Thrower has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Thrower reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Thrower taps out! Nice BJJ there by Morya!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alberto Morya!
Alberto Morya took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AfterLife Clothing Co. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monson Gleaves (ranked 8042 p4p, 657 weight class) and Mass Hitta (ranked 24626 p4p, 716 weight class). Gleaves comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody I Used To Know. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monson Gleaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mass Hitta!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleaves fails with a takedown attempt.
Hitta throws a head kick that misses.
Hitta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gleaves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gleaves is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hitta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gleaves is staying tight to Hitta's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Gleaves trying to control the position but Hitta is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitta tries to improve position but can't.
Gleaves goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hitta has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gleaves but great work by Hitta.
Gleaves manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hitta's best efforts.
Gleaves wants to improve his position but Hitta is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleaves is pressing down on Hitta's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitta stopping the sweep attempt from Gleaves.
Hitta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hitta wants to stand but Gleaves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hitta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hitta won't allow Gleaves to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gleaves is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gleaves trying to control the position from guard on top but Hitta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hitta is working an open guard so Gleaves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hitta gets caught napping as Gleaves dives in and scores a takedown. Hitta manages to retain guard.
Gleaves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleaves stands up over Hitta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gleaves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hitta gets back to full guard.
Hitta is trying to keep Gleaves in close.
Hitta has momentary wrist control but Gleaves slips an elbow through the middle.
Gleaves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hitta has momentary wrist control but Gleaves slips an elbow through the middle.
Gleaves wants to pass the guard but Hitta is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleaves passes Hitta's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gleaves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hitta keeps working.
Gleaves slips a nice elbow through Hitta's hands, connecting with Hitta's forehead.
Gleaves wants to work for an arm triangle but Hitta is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Gleaves there.
Gleaves is looking for a kimura but Hitta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gleaves to get the leverage.
Gleaves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hitta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gleaves.
Hitta is looking for a sweep. Gleaves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gleaves.
Gleaves winds up and cracks Hitta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gleaves is trying to work for a kimura but Hitta is defending well.
Nice strikes from Gleaves there.
Gleaves is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hitta is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Monson Gleaves!
Monson Gleaves gave a mention to Free Bands inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palbociclib Ibrance (ranked 4045 p4p, 459 weight class) and Maicom Andrade (ranked 3713 p4p, 427 weight class). Palbociclib Ibrance had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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 Montreal, Palbociclib Ibrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maicom Andrade!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibrance connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Andrade covering up! Ibrance comes in with a big uppercut and Andrade goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Palbociclib Ibrance!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Baxter (ranked 4693 p4p, 501 weight class) and Jimmy Fazzone (ranked 5209 p4p, 541 weight class). Fazzone has chosen Jump Around as his entrance music. Jimmy Fazzone struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Rocky Baxter !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Fazzone!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter cracks a nice hook into Fazzone's ribs.
Fazzone throws a head kick that misses.
Fazzone throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease.
Baxter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fazzone with a poor takedown
and Baxter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fazzone looks winded!
Baxter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fazzone at a distance.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Baxter digs a good hook to Fazzone's body.
Baxter misses with the combination.
Fazzone tries to clinch but Baxter moves away
and Baxter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baxter works Fazzone's body with a nice hook.
Fazzone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fazzone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fazzone blocks a head kick by Baxter .
Fazzone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jimmy Fazzone has been cut.
Baxter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Baxter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fazzone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baxter counters with a crisp one two that drops Fazzone! Baxter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fazzone to his feet! Fazzone is in big trouble!
Rocky Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fazzone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baxter cracks Fazzone with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Baxter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fazzone to stand back up!
Fazzone is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fazzone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fazzone is still on wobbly legs! Can Baxter finish him?
Baxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Fazzone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jimmy Fazzone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fazzone leaves his chin hanging out and Baxter seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fazzone crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Baxter !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jansen Harumafuji (ranked 3765 p4p, 437 weight class) and Gennady Golovkin (ranked 4128 p4p, 460 weight class). Jansen Harumafuji could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gennady Golovkin's chin.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jansen Harumafuji!
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, Gennady Golovkin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harumafuji gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harumafuji gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Golovkin scores with a punch to the head.
Harumafuji on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Golovkin's coach down at CHRISTOPHERS MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Golovkin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Golovkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Golovkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harumafuji with a poor takedown
and Golovkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Golovkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harumafuji.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Harumafuji shoots in for a double leg but Golovkin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harumafuji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Golovkin.
Harumafuji tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Golovkin defends well and Harumafuji ends up having to push Golovkin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jansen Harumafuji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harumafuji closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Golovkin's guard.
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!
Harumafuji content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Golovkin wants to sweep but no luck.
Golovkin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Harumafuji has picked Golovkin up and slammed him! Golovkin can't keep hold of the triangle and Harumafuji manages to pass to side control!
Harumafuji is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harumafuji is working Golovkin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Harumafuji landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harumafuji prevents Golovkin from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harumafuji looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Golovkin is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Harumafuji is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Harumafuji in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Golovkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harumafuji. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harumafuji lands a nice shot to the head.
Harumafuji connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Harumafuji controlling from mount.
Harumafuji is landing with some decent strikes but Golovkin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harumafuji 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harumafuji avoids the attempt from Golovkin to control.
Harumafuji landing strikes from the mount and Golovkin is in trouble!
Harumafuji trying to control but Golovkin is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Golovkin is looking to get to half guard.
Golovkin tries to improve his position but Harumafuji has taken his back! Harumafuji has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Golovkin tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Harumafuji pushes Golovkin away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jansen Harumafuji!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Titus Branch (ranked 6556 p4p, 603 weight class) and Joshua Moore (ranked 5712 p4p, 579 weight class). Moore has chosen The SHOW Must Go On as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titus Branch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Moore!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore shoots for a double leg takedown but Branch sprawls well. He's pushed Moore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Moore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Branch to the mat! Branch manages to get full guard.
Moore wants to control from the top but Branch keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore won't allow Branch to get back to his feet.
Moore stands up over Branch, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Branch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moore's guard.
Moore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Branch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Branch wants to stand but Moore has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Moore is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore pulls Branch in close to prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at Iron Fist Gym inform us that Moore has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Branch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore looking for a guillotine here but Branch defends easily.
Moore has control of Branch's left arm, preventing Branch from doing any damage.
Branch wants to stand but Moore is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moore managing to control the position.
Branch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Branch is aware though and is defending well.
Moore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moore looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Branch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moore has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Branch has managed to get both his arms back between Moore's legs - danger averted.
Moore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Branch controls the pace.
Branch would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branch stands up and waves to Moore to follow him.
Branch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Moore tries to pull guard but Branch won't allow it.
Branch is trying to force a seperation but Moore has the dominant position.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Branch has him pressed against the cage.
Titus Branch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Moore.
Moore wants to take the fight to the mat but Branch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A knee to the head by Branch.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Branch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Branch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Branch to keep the fight standing.
Moore tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Branch smiles and moves away.
Branch clinches up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Branch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Branch 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.
Branch shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moore makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Moore is defended easily by Branch.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Branch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Joshua Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branch shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Moore eats them both and turns towards Branch to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Moore has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Branch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Moore or perhaps it was just good defense by Branch, which made it look bad.
Branch wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Branch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Branch scores with a three punch combo!
Moore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Branch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Branch was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Branch.
Moore shapes to counter with a head kick.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Branch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Branch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
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!
Moore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Branch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Titus Branch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Moore.
Branch manages to break the clinch.
Branch throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Branch.
Branch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Branch misses its target.
Moore has Branch up against the cage in a clinch.
Branch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Moore scores with a decent looking hook.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Branch went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Branch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Branch throws a leg kick
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Moore fails with the takedown
and Branch counters by clinching up.
Moore ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moore no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Moore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Moore trying to control the position.
Moore is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branch stands up and waves to Moore to follow him.
Branch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore darts in looking for a takedown but Branch gets double underhooks and turns Moore into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branch looking to score a takedown here. Moore is defending well but Branch drives through and ends up in Moore's guard.
Moore is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Branch defends well.
Branch gets to his feet - Moore follows without any prompting.
Branch scores with a one two! Moore had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titus Branch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Branch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Branch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Branch scores with a jab.
Moore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Branch to score with a decent uppercut.
Branch works over Moore's head and body with a nice combination.
Branch throws a shot to the body.
Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore fails to pull guard.
Moore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Branch just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore drags the fight down to the ground.
Branch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Moore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Branch stands up from Moore's guard - Branch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Branch slips the punch.
Branch tries to counter by clinching up but Moore breaks away and moves out of range.
Moore misses with a takedown
and Branch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Titus Branch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Moore.
Branch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Branch misses with a series of wild punches.
Titus Branch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to clinch but Branch is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Branch misses.
Moore throws a one two combo.
Branch takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore shoots in and drives through. Branch sprawls well.
A quick step to the side and Branch tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Branch defends it nicely.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Branch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to clinch.
No joy there for Branch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Branch defends it well.
Branch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Branch tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Branch to the ground. Branch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Branch is looking to wear down Moore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Branch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Moore is out of range and Branch settles back down.
Branch swinging wildly here.
As Branch backs off Moore throws a huge counter combo but Branch manages to avoid it all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Branch defends it nicely.
Moore fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Branch avoids it really well and circles away.
Branch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Joshua Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titus Branch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Branch moves into range and clinches up with Moore.
And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Branch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Branch, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Titus Branch!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Titus Branch!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Titus Branch!
Titus Branch wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Titus Branch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Joshua Moore stepped up to the mic, saying 'Tough fight, not the best Gym work and energy balance, next fight MUCH better !!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Spiagnu (ranked 7520 p4p, 511 weight class) and Steven Bonner (ranked 4835 p4p, 391 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bonner's choice of entrance music: Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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149 lbs
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Spiagnu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Bonner!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiagnu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonner.
Spiagnu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bonner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Brian Spiagnu has been cut.
Bonner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spiagnu misses with a hook.
A lazy left from Bonner finds it's target.
Bonner checks a low kick from Spiagnu.
Spiagnu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bonner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bonner misses the shot to the body.
Spiagnu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bonner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spiagnu. Spiagnu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonner lands a lovely overhand right.
Spiagnu is rocked!
Spiagnu throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonner counters with a nice body shot.
Spiagnu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bonner's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonner. Spiagnu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Spiagnu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spiagnu gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bonner gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Bonner!
A relieved looking Steven Bonner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Brian Spiagnu stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is my last fight in MMA, GG WPed'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baron Von Duesche (ranked 3911 p4p, 188 weight class) and Eric Lunsford (ranked 4665 p4p, 212 weight class). Lunsford has chosen Dhal Jaun Main-Akshay Kumar & Ileana D'cruz as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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136 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baron Von Duesche!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Lunsford!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Lunsford as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Von Duesche is predictable there
and Lunsford counters with a nice uppercut.
Von Duesche misses with a series of wild punches.
Lunsford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Von Duesche does no damage.
Lunsford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lunsford ducks under a wild hook from Von Duesche.
Lunsford misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Lunsford misses.
Lunsford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Von Duesche scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunsford missing with a left hand there. Von Duesche was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lunsford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Von Duesche slips under a jab from Lunsford.
Von Duesche fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Duesche lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lunsford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Duesche sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunsford ducks under a wild hook from Von Duesche.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Duesche misses the target.
Jab, jab by Lunsford - just one landing.
Lunsford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lunsford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Von Duesche throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lunsford lands with a good body shot.
Lunsford misses the shot to the body.
Von Duesche gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lunsford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Duesche swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lunsford counters with a stiff right hand.
Lunsford ducks under a wild hook from Von Duesche.
Lunsford slaps away a takedown attempt from Von Duesche, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lunsford throws the left hand but Von Duesche avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Lunsford catches Von Duesche right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lunsford misses its intended target.
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!
Von Duesche misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lunsford clobbers Von Duesche with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Von Duesche moves away from the strike by Lunsford.
Lunsford cracks Von Duesche with an open hand slap.
Von Duesche moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Duesche attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Von Duesche, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lunsford throws out a counter right but Von Duesche avoids it with no problem.
Von Duesche misses with a looping left.
Lunsford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Von Duesche looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baron Von Duesche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Duesche misses with a wild combination.
Lunsford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Von Duesche misses with the combination.
Lunsford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunsford avoids the body shot from Von Duesche.
Von Duesche swinging wildly here.
Lunsford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Von Duesche throws a combination that misses
and Lunsford counters with a right hand to the body.
Von Duesche scores with the left hand. Lunsford knows he should have avoided that one.
Von Duesche throws a leg kick but Lunsford moved away.
Lunsford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Von Duesche misses with a hook
and Lunsford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lunsford scores with a body shot.
Von Duesche gets a takedown into half guard.
Lunsford tries to kick Von Duesche off in order to stand up. Von Duesche Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lunsford holding on.
Von Duesche is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lunsford is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Duesche wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lunsford keeps working.
Von Duesche is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lunsford is trying to escape and Von Duesche transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lunsford is forced to tap! Nice work there by Von Duesche! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Baron Von Duesche!
In his post fight interview, Baron Von Duesche started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makonouchi Ippo (ranked 1743 p4p, 162 weight class) and Blayze Sommer (ranked 3101 p4p, 296 weight class). Ippo comes to the cage accompanied by Zenbonzakura. Makonouchi Ippo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makonouchi Ippo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blayze Sommer!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sommer clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Ippo on the inside.
Sommer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ippo tries to throw a body punch but Sommer avoids it by throwing Ippo back against the cage.
Ippo misses with the head strike.
Ippo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sommer lands a right hand.
Ippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sommer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sommer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sommer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sommer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ippo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sommer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sommer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ippo or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sommer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ippo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ippo.
A right hand to the body from Sommer.
Ippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sommer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sommer swings wildly with an uppercut but Ippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sommer lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sommer fails to land.
Sommer has a couple of punches blocked by Ippo.
Sommer is pressed up against the cage. Ippo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sommer down to the mat. Sommer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sommer moves out of range of the body kick from Ippo.
Ippo works over Sommer's head and body with a nice combination.
Sommer looks to land a left hand but Ippo moved out of range nicely.
Ippo avoids the body shot from Sommer.
Sommer throws a body punch but Ippo moves out of range.
Sommer lands a lovely overhand right.
Sommer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ippo moves away.
Sommer digs a good hook to Ippo's body.
Ippo cracks Sommer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sommer swings for the body but Ippo moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Ippo misses the target.
Sommer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sommer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sommer wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ippo dodges the punch combination from Sommer.
Ippo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sommer on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Sommer as he connects with a hook.
Sommer misses with a shot to the body
and Ippo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blayze Sommer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ippo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sommer drops Ippo with a big left hand! Ippo is injured, injured bad! Sommer jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blayze Sommer!
Blayze Sommer is the new lightweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Blayze Sommer made sure he mentioned Fanatic Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Stephenson (ranked 3283 p4p, 294 weight class) and Damen Mayer (ranked 1349 p4p, 144 weight class). Stephenson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ricky Steamboat Theme Song. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Stephenson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damen Mayer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mayer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stephenson is just riding it out for now. Mayer eventually gives up the hold.
Mayer is thwarting Stephenson's attempts to control the position.
Mayer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stephenson defends it well.
Mayer is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephenson is in trouble now - Mayer has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayer wants to finish this one by submission but Stephenson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mayer.
Mayer wants to take his opponent's back but Stephenson doesn't allow it.
Mayer wants to finish this one by submission but Stephenson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mayer.
Stephenson is looking to improve his position but Mayer isn't that keen on the idea.
Stephenson is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stephenson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mayer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Stephenson has worked his arm free - good work by Stephenson!
Mayer is trying to get an arm triangle but Stephenson is defending well.
Stephenson prevents Mayer from improving position.
Stephenson 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.
Mayer advances nicely into full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayer takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayer is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Stephenson with him. Stephenson is trying to defend but Mayer has an arm under the chin now! Stephenson grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damen Mayer!
Damen Mayer is the new featherweight champion!
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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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