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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Lejonstolt (ranked 3715 p4p, 348 weight class) and Jada Mbaa (ranked 2681 p4p, 253 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Lejonstolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jada Mbaa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbaa darts in trying to clinch
and Lejonstolt counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Mbaa misses.
Lejonstolt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mbaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lejonstolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mbaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mbaa clinches with his opponent.
Mbaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lejonstolt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mbaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mbaa.
Lejonstolt misses with some punches.
Lejonstolt takes a shot to the head.
Mbaa working aggressively here.
Lejonstolt misses with some punches.
Mbaa blocking some punches.
Lejonstolt lands a shot to the body.
Lejonstolt lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mbaa breaks the clinch.
Lejonstolt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Lejonstolt misses.
Mbaa tries to score with a low kick but Lejonstolt moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbaa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Lars Lejonstolt has been cut.
Jada Mbaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lejonstolt looks to land a right hand but Mbaa moved out of range.
It seemed like Mbaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lejonstolt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mbaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lejonstolt.
Lejonstolt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mbaa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mbaa lands with a light punch inside.
Lejonstolt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mbaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lejonstolt misses with a straight left.
Lejonstolt backing away here, and Mbaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lejonstolt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mbaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mbaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lejonstolt misses with an uppercut.
Mbaa tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Lejonstolt does it's job there.
Lejonstolt misses with a hook.
Mbaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lejonstolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mbaa.
Mbaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lejonstolt moves away.
Lejonstolt punishes Mbaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Mbaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Lejonstolt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mbaa backwards.
Lejonstolt throws a punch but it's blocked by Mbaa.
Mbaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lejonstolt backwards.
A short body shot lands from Mbaa as the two fighters clinch.
Lejonstolt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lejonstolt working aggressively here.
Mbaa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mbaa has a couple of punches blocked by Lejonstolt.
Mbaa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lejonstolt fails to land.
Mbaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Mbaa breaks from the clinch.
Mbaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lejonstolt swings for the body but Mbaa moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lejonstolt.
Mbaa misses with a right hand
and Lejonstolt counters with a straight right hand.
Mbaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mbaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Lejonstolt's head.
Mbaa drops his hands momentarily and Lejonstolt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mbaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lejonstolt loads up on a big right hand but Mbaa slips the punch.
A cross from Mbaa lands.
Mbaa misses with a left hand
and Lejonstolt counters with a stiff right hand.
Mbaa throws a head kick but Lejonstolt moves out of range.
Lejonstolt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mbaa misses with a two punch combination.
Lejonstolt throws a big counter combination but Mbaa scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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!
Mbaa defending well as Lejonstolt loads up on a big left hand.
Mbaa cracks Lejonstolt with a good jab.
Mbaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lejonstolt is out of range.
Mbaa throws a hook but Lejonstolt blocks it.
Lejonstolt throws an overhand right that lands on Mbaa's shoulder, as Mbaa tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbaa moves out of range as Lejonstolt strikes.
Lejonstolt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lejonstolt cracks Mbaa with a good jab.
Mbaa is rocked!
Mbaa is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Lejonstolt doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Mbaa crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Mbaa's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lars Lejonstolt!
An out of breath Lars Lejonstolt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Kannberg (ranked 2902 p4p, 140 weight class) and Nigel Nobody (ranked 2603 p4p, 125 weight class). Kannberg's entrance music is Pavement: 'Date with IKEA'. A fine choice. Nobody is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Red - Same Disease. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Kannberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel Nobody!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannberg closes the distance and pushes Nobody back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nobody takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nobody tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kannberg lands an elbow inside.
Kannberg looking to throw knees to the head but Nobody is blocking nicely.
Nobody lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kannberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nobody tries to work over Kannberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Nobody.
Nobody can't break the clinch.
Kannberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kannberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Nobody controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobody lands a hook that snaps the head of Kannberg backwards.
Nobody lands an uppercut.
Kannberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nobody dodges an elbow strike from Kannberg.
Kannberg manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nobody tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nobody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nobody fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kannberg sprawls well initially but Nobody persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kannberg kicks off Nobody and gets to his feet.
Kannberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nobody circles away quickly and effectively.
Scott Kannberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannberg takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nobody wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kannberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kannberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Nobody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nobody shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kannberg manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nobody stands and throws Kannberg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kannberg sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nobody cracks Kannberg with a big right hand but Kannberg just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nobody is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kannberg will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nobody trying to control the action but Kannberg is working from the bottom.
Kannberg tries to bench press Nobody off him but Nobody keeps the position.
Nobody lands a few punches from side control.
Nobody tries to advance to mount but can't.
Nobody is looking to take a break and control but Kannberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg tries to improve position but can't.
Nobody is chipping away with strikes.
Nobody wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kannberg keeps working.
Nobody scores with punches from side control.
Nobody grinds an elbow into Kannberg's temple.
Nobody in side control, throwing shots but Kannberg defends.
Kannberg is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nobody's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kannberg on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nobody is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nobody not doing much here.
Nobody throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nobody is stalling here. Kannberg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Nobody seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kannberg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kannberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nobody keeps working.
Nobody gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kannberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nigel Nobody will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nobody moves out of range of the leg kick from Kannberg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nobody.
Nobody throws a head kick but Kannberg moves out of range.
As Nobody looks to move away, Kannberg throws a big counter combo but Nobody just gets out of the way.
Nobody scores with a hook to the body. Kannberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nobody jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nobody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kannberg.
A jab from Nobody misses.
Kannberg tries to clinch but Nobody moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannberg lands a head shot.
Nobody looks to land a left hand but Kannberg moved out of range nicely.
Kannberg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nobody manages to circle out of the way.
Kannberg throws a leg kick but Nobody sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kannberg blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannberg lands a leg kick that knocks Nobody off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Kannberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kannberg feints and as Nobody raises his hands in defense, Kannberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kannberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nobody is keeping the position for now.
Kannberg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nobody looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kannberg is one step ahead there.
Kannberg is fighting to break Nobody's control of his arms but Nobody is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nobody is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kannberg preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobody keeping moving, preventing Kannberg from controlling successfully.
Kannberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kannberg has gone for a leg lock! Nobody slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kannberg's guard.
Nobody works over Kannberg with some ground and pound from guard.
Nobody looking to sit in guard and control but Kannberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kannberg preventing the sweep.
Nobody wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kannberg is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobody is trying to get back to full guard.
Nobody is still trying to improve position.
Nobody is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kannberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kannberg's back!
Nobody lands strikes to the head.
Nobody biding his time, controlling Kannberg.
Kannberg is keeping busy.
Nobody doesn't have the hooks in and Kannberg manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg throws a big elbow that misses.
Nobody bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kannberg's guard.
Nobody won't allow Kannberg to sweep him here.
Nobody must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nobody wants to control from the top but Kannberg keeps moving.
Nobody is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kannberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kannberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Nobody working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kannberg wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nigel Nobody will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kannberg throws a leg kick
and Nobody counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nobody is controlling the pace.
Kannberg is staying active underneath Nobody, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nobody lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nobody is trying to control. Kannberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kannberg slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nobody's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kannberg pulls Nobody in to control the position.
Nobody won't allow Kannberg to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobody tries to free his leg and advance position but Kannberg is retaining full guard.
Nobody trying to control the position from guard on top but Kannberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nobody loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kannberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Kannberg, not yet.
Nobody stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kannberg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kannberg keeping moving, preventing Nobody from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nobody not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott Kannberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Kannberg has Nobody up against the cage in a clinch.
Nobody has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kannberg after a bit of a struggle.
Kannberg is leaning against Nobody and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nobody dodges an elbow strike from Kannberg.
Kannberg wants to stall.
Nobody manages to break the clinch.
Kannberg scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kannberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kannberg misses with a left hand
and Nobody counters with a shoot takedown. Kannberg fights it but they end up in guard.
Nobody landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nobody is one step ahead there.
Nobody controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nigel Nobody is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kannberg keeping moving, preventing Nobody from controlling successfully.
Nobody controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nobody lands a couple of digs.
Nobody showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kannberg controls Nobody momentarily but Nobody frees himself.
Nobody chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nobody is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nobody's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Nobody comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nobody winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Nobody!
A victorious Nigel Nobody 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Keyser Soze (ranked 1290 p4p, 133 weight class) and Agustin Benitez (ranked 4489 p4p, 369 weight class). 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keyser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez forces Soze back against the cage and clinches.
Benitez jumps guard but Soze turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Benitez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Soze backwards.
Good body shot from Soze.
Soze struggles to land a body shot inside as Benitez controls his hands.
Benitez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Soze is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Soze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Soze.
Benitez drops his hands momentarily and Soze takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benitez is defended easily by Soze.
Keyser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agustin Benitez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soze circles away.
Soze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horrible takedown attempt by Benitez or perhaps it was just good defense by Soze, which made it look bad.
Soze half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benitez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benitez with a poor takedown
and Soze counters with a nice uppercut.
Benitez looks winded!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Soze.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soze.
Soze scores with a kick to the midsection.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benitez.
Soze scores with a sloppy right hand. Benitez should have avoided that one.
Soze plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soze connects with a leg kick. Benitez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benitez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soze. Soze obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soze cracks the inside of Benitez's front leg.
Benitez darts in and clinches Soze up against the cage.
Benitez blocks a body shot from Soze.
Soze lands a body punch.
Benitez tries to throw a body punch but Soze avoids it by throwing Benitez back against the cage.
Soze lands a body shot in the clinch.
Soze misses with a body punch.
Benitez lands a nice elbow.
Benitez misses with the head strike.
Soze stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soze.
Soze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soze manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Soze as Benitez shoots in.
Soze digs a good hook to Benitez's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Soze.
Soze lands with a nice body kick.
Benitez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Benitez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Keyser Soze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soze scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Soze.
Benitez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Soze scores with the left hand. Benitez knows he should have avoided that one.
Soze scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez tries to clinch but Soze moves away
and Soze counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benitez takes a step back to recover.
Soze tests Benitez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benitez is rocked!
A lazy left from Soze finds it's target.
Benitez is still on wobbly legs! Can Soze finish him?
Soze connects with an inside leg kick.
Benitez seems to have recovered his senses.
Soze's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Jab by Soze.
Benitez shoots for a double leg takedown but Soze sprawls well. He's pushed Benitez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice body kick there by Soze.
Soze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soze lands a jab to Benitez's midsection.
Soze throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keyser Soze dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benitez fails with the takedown
and Soze counters with a stiff right hand.
Soze works Benitez's body with a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Soze - that will leave a mark!
Soze scoring well with a low kick there.
Soze misses with a body kick.
Soze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benitez can do to turn this around?
Benitez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Soze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Soze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benitez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling a little - Soze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soze.
Benitez is breathing heavily.
Benitez fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keyser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agustin Benitez.
Soze scores with a nice body kick.
Benitez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soze. Soze obviously looking to wear him down.
Soze scores with a hook.
Benitez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soze thuds his shin into the meat of Benitez's side.
Benitez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soze defends it nicely.
Soze feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That kick from Soze tenderised Benitez's leg. Benitez is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze keeps the fight on the outside.
Soze quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Agustin Benitez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benitez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benitez misses with a takedown
and Soze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benitez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soze scores with a spinning back kick!
Soze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soze circles away from the clinch attempt
and Soze counters with a body kick that stops Benitez in his tracks momentarily.
Benitez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benitez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Soze tries to avoid it but Benitez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Soze to the ground. Soze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crunch! Soze slams his shin into Benitez's torso.
Benitez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Soze.
Soze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch lands to the side of Benitez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benitez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soze.
Soze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benitez.
Soze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benitez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soze as he jumps to the side.
Soze throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Soze lands a leg kick that knocks Benitez off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez closes the distance but Soze moves to the side
and Soze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benitez.
A quick step to the side and Soze tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soze lands a head shot.
Soze lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soze. That's going to slow Benitez down.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soze connects with an inside leg kick.
Benitez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soze swivels and escapes.
Soze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keyser Soze dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Soze connects with a solid leg kick.
Soze scores with a nice body kick.
Soze lands a nice looking body shot.
Benitez misses with a takedown
and Soze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soze explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soze throws a leg kick which misses Benitez's front leg but catches the back leg as Benitez tries to avoid it.
Soze lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze throws out a powerful jab.
Benitez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Soze lands with a kick to the ribs.
Keyser Soze is winning the standup battle so far.
Benitez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soze counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soze lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Soze.
Soze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soze delivers a nice body kick.
Soze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benitez misses with a takedown attempt
and Soze finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Keyser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agustin Benitez.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Soze.
Soze goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Soze.
Soze connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Soze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Soze.
Soze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soze scores with a leg kick.
Benitez tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Soze keeps the fight on the outside.
Benitez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soze counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Benitez wants to clinch up but Soze keeps it at a distance.
Benitez walks into a jab.
Benitez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benitez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soze.
Soze bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benitez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Soze.
Good leg kick by Soze there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benitez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soze keeps Benitez at a distance using the push kick.
Benitez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soze.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soze.
Soze scores with a jab to the jaw.
Soze works Benitez's body with a nice hook.
Benitez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benitez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benitez closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benitez.
Agustin Benitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benitez looking for a takedown.
Benitez working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soze.
Soze pushes Benitez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benitez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soze smiles and moves away.
Soze scores with a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benitez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soze - the referee stops the clock and Benitez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soze. Benitez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benitez misses with a jab to the body
and Soze counters with an outside leg kick.
Benitez misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keyser Soze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Soze has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keyser Soze!
As Keyser Soze got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I may not have deserved this shot; but I damn sure made the most of it. Hiroshi Ekaku; you took my undefeated record, I'm coming to take your belt!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Dennis (ranked 2231 p4p, 298 weight class) and Trametinib Mekinist (ranked 3278 p4p, 393 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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30
170 lbs
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22
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kareem Dennis !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trametinib Mekinist!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mekinist drops Dennis with a right and a left! Mekinist comes rushing in but Dennis regains his composure and manages to keep Mekinist in guard.
Dennis is rocked!
Mekinist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh Dennis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dennis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dennis looking for a guillotine here but Mekinist defends easily.
Dennis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dennis working for a triangle but Mekinist defends it easily.
Dennis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mekinist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dennis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mekinist has managed to get both his arms back between Dennis 's legs - danger averted.
Dennis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mekinist defends well.
Dennis is looking for a triangle but Mekinist pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Mekinist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dennis is looking for a triangle but Mekinist pushes his legs off easily.
Dennis seems to have got his legs back now.
Mekinist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dennis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mekinist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dennis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mekinist has managed to get both his arms back between Dennis 's legs - danger averted.
Dennis has his foot on Mekinist's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mekinist works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis pulls Mekinist in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis working for a triangle but Mekinist defends it easily.
Dennis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mekinist is aware though and is defending well.
Dennis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mekinist defends well.
Dennis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dennis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mekinist doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mekinist manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis looking for subs off his back but Mekinist has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dennis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mekinist is working away from the top position though.
Mekinist tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dennis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mekinist is trying to control the action in half guard but Dennis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mekinist looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dennis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis has his hands clasped together around Mekinist's back. He's all about the action.
Mekinist wants to pass the guard but Dennis is defending well.
Dennis is staying active underneath Mekinist, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mekinist perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mekinist prevents Dennis from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mekinist is working away from the top position though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dennis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dennis wants to control but Mekinist is keeping busy.
Mekinist wants to pass to mount but Dennis is defending the position.
Dennis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dennis looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trametinib Mekinist dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mekinist throws a looping overhand right but Dennis ducks down to avoid it.
Mekinist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mekinist misses with a few strikes there.
Dennis tries to counter with a takedown but Mekinist is quick to defend against it.
Mekinist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dennis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dennis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dennis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A swing and a miss from Mekinist.
Dennis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mekinist tries to clinch but Dennis moves away
and Dennis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mekinist trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dennis 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dennis landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dennis chips away with some ground and pound.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis lands a couple of elbows.
Mekinist controls Dennis momentarily but Dennis frees himself.
Dennis advances to half guard.
Dennis thows a huge punch but Mekinist dodges it nicely.
Mekinist is defending against the submission attempts here by Dennis .
Dennis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dennis is working for a kimura but Mekinist is defending it quite comfortably.
Dennis seems to be working for a kimura but Mekinist defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dennis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mekinist taking some punishment here, with Dennis in his half guard.
Mekinist has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Dennis maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mekinist could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dennis has cracked it and Mekinist is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dennis !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kareem Dennis !
Kareem Dennis spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Brahms (ranked 1562 p4p, 165 weight class) and Esteban San Pedro (ranked 1156 p4p, 115 weight class). Brahms comes to the cage accompanied by Hungarian Dance. San Pedro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gunman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Esteban San Pedro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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147 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johannes Brahms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Esteban San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brahms checks a leg kick nicely.
Brahms scores with a sloppy right hand. San Pedro should have avoided that one.
Brahms takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johannes Brahms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brahms fakes high and swings low for a body shot but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
Brahms throws a looping overhand right but San Pedro ducks down to avoid it.
San Pedro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
San Pedro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brahms shoots for a takedown but San Pedro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
San Pedro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms throws an overhand right that lands on San Pedro's shoulder, as San Pedro tries to avoid the shot.
San Pedro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brahms misses with a lunging right hand
and San Pedro counters with a right hand to the body.
San Pedro connects with a body shot.
San Pedro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brahms stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms is trying hard to land a takedown here. San Pedro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
San Pedro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
San Pedro misses with a body punch
letting Brahms counter with a right hand.
San Pedro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brahms throws a hook but San Pedro avoids it easily.
Brahms misses with a hook
and San Pedro counters with a stiff right hand.
San Pedro looks to throw the jab but Brahms is out of range.
San Pedro looks to throw the jab but Brahms is out of range.
Brahms throwing a counter right hand but San Pedro manages to avoid it.
Brahms slips a jab from San Pedro.
Nice uppercut lands for Brahms. That snapped San Pedro's head back.
San Pedro lands the left hand.
It looks like Johannes Brahms has been cut.
San Pedro scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro misses with a hook
and Brahms counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brahms bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Brahms's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
San Pedro is looking for a sweep.
Brahms just content to control the position.
San Pedro wants to control but Brahms postures up.
San Pedro is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Brahms is staying active.
San Pedro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brahms wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brahms trying to control the position but San Pedro is working away.
Brahms tries to move to full mount but San Pedro actually manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms not landing any meaningful shots this time.
San Pedro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brahms.
Brahms winds up and cracks San Pedro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
San Pedro taking some punishment here, with Brahms in his half guard.
San Pedro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brahms.
Brahms trying to control the action but San Pedro is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San Pedro is holding on to half guard well.
Let's hope that San Pedro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brahms is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro is doing well to control the position and prevent Brahms from advancing to side control.
San Pedro is staying active underneath Brahms, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
San Pedro won't allow Brahms to pass to mount.
San Pedro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brahms is working away from the top position though.
San Pedro keeping control of the position.
San Pedro's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johannes Brahms will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johannes Brahms'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.
Brahms throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a nice leg kick.
San Pedro cracks Brahms with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brahms looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brahms avoids the body shot from San Pedro.
Brahms looks for a takedown but San Pedro sprawls well.
San Pedro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but Brahms moved out of range nicely.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Brahms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms connects with a solid leg kick.
Brahms slips under a jab from San Pedro.
The fighters circling - Brahms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brahms shoots and misses
and Brahms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brahms throws a shot from downtown. San Pedro moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by San Pedro - just one landing.
Brahms moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
San Pedro is looking to slow Brahms down with leg kicks.
Brahms swings for the body but San Pedro moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as San Pedro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brahms doesn't seem phased though.
San Pedro moves away from the strike by Brahms.
Esteban San Pedro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brahms throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
San Pedro lands with an uppercut that bounces Brahms off the cage and back into range.
Brahms closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming San Pedro to the mat! San Pedro manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brahms's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brahms trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
San Pedro trying to control the position here.
Brahms postures up in San Pedro's guard and throws a big left but San Pedro blocks it.
San Pedro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
San Pedro keeping full guard, as Brahms tries to pass.
San Pedro trying to keep a closed guard but Brahms is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brahms trying to control the position from guard on top but San Pedro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
San Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brahms postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brahms 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.
San Pedro has Brahms pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brahms throws a head kick that misses.
Brahms looks to land a right hand but San Pedro moved out of range.
San Pedro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from San Pedro misses.
San Pedro misses with an uppercut. Brahms saw that one coming.
San Pedro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brahms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
San Pedro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brahms throws out the jab.
San Pedro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Brahms.
A nice side step and San Pedro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brahms throws an ugly left hook that misses
and San Pedro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
San Pedro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brahms pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
San Pedro misses with a straight left.
Brahms misses with a body shot.
San Pedro loads up on a big right hand but Brahms slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esteban San Pedro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johannes Brahms's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Brahms misses the shot to the body.
Brahms throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brahms scores with a jab to the head.
Brahms throws a body punch but San Pedro moves out of range.
San Pedro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brahms throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
San Pedro moves out of range of the strikes.
Brahms looks to land a right hand but San Pedro moved out of range.
San Pedro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brahms tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and San Pedro is able to avoid easily.
San Pedro throws a jab but it's blocked by Brahms.
A punch combination from San Pedro misses.
Brahms feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
San Pedro drives through and clinches with Brahms against the cage.
Brahms lands an uppercut.
San Pedro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brahms blocking some punches.
Brahms escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
San Pedro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brahms throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brahms misses with a right hand
and Brahms takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San Pedro loads up on a big right hand but Brahms slips the punch.
Brahms missing with a left hand there. San Pedro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San Pedro checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brahms misses with a looping left.
Brahms throws an off balance right hand
and San Pedro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brahms swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brahms cracks San Pedro with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Pedro throws the left hand but Brahms avoids the punch easily.
Brahms throws a right hand that misses
and San Pedro counters with a series of strikes. Brahms will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brahms is trying hard to land a takedown here. San Pedro sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
San Pedro lands with a thumping leg kick.
San Pedro with a nice cross.
Brahms throws a leg kick
and San Pedro counters with a straight right hand.
Brahms is rocked!
San Pedro throws a right hand that Brahms ducks under and follows up with a left that Brahms also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Brahms cracks San Pedro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brahms moves out of range as San Pedro throws a body kick.
Brahms changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
San Pedro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
San Pedro is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brahms working some strikes from top position.
Brahms wants to control from the top but San Pedro keeps moving.
Johannes Brahms overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brahms throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brahms connects with a couple of short punches.
San Pedro trying to keep a closed guard but Brahms is proving a slippery customer.
San Pedro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brahms.
San Pedro pulls Brahms in close to prevent any damage.
Brahms stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. San Pedro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brahms looking to sit in guard and control but San Pedro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brahms has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but San Pedro has passed into side control.
Brahms is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Esteban San Pedro.
I think San Pedro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Power (ranked 1817 p4p, 83 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 1174 p4p, 57 weight class). Doctore comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Metallica - kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doctore thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doctore thumps Power with a low kick.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Power misses with a looping left.
Doctore tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Power swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Power. That snapped Doctore's head back.
Doctore looks for the body kick but Power saw that one coming.
It looked like Power wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doctore scores with a body shot.
Doctore misses with a low kick.
Doctore tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power throws a jab when Doctore was well out of range.
Doctore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doctore tries to clinch up but Power circles away and keeps his distance.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Power manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore tries to land a front kick but Power steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Power gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Doctore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doctore looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doctore has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doctore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Power went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Power smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doctore is rocked!
It looks like Oenomaus Doctore has been cut.
Power waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doctore.
Power doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doctore. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doctore.
Power looks to land a left hand but Doctore moved out of range nicely.
Doctore misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Doctore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Power scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doctore scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power avoids the head kick by Doctore.
Power loads up on a big right hand but Doctore slips the punch.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Doctore is just out of range.
Doctore lands with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doctore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doctore throws a jab when Power was well out of range.
Power tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doctore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doctore moves out of range of the strikes.
Power backing away here, and Doctore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Doctore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doctore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
Doctore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Power misses the jab.
Doctore throws a sloppy head kick
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Doctore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power misses the jab.
Power looks to throw the jab but Doctore is out of range.
Doctore is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Doctore counters with a straight right hand.
Doctore looks to land a combination but Power avoids it well.
Power throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doctore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doctore.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Doctore.
Doctore scores with a nice right hand.
Doctore cracks Power with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Power misses.
Doctore scores with a hook to the body. Power takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Power throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doctore thuds his right hand into Power's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doctore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Power tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Power throws an overhand right that lands on Doctore's shoulder, as Doctore tries to avoid the shot.
Doctore throws out a powerful jab.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doctore. That's going to slow Power down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Power throws a right hand that misses
and Doctore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doctore staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oenomaus Doctore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oenomaus Doctore's cut.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doctore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Power has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doctore misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Doctore misses with a body shot.
Doctore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Power.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power has managed to clinch.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Doctore.
Doctore misses with the head strike.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Doctore controls the action.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Doctore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the cage.
Doctore misses with some punches.
Doctore digs a right hand underneath Power's ribcage. Power let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doctore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doctore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Doctore tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Doctore back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power is leaning against Doctore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doctore misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Doctore fails to land.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Doctore misses.
Power is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doctore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Power misses with a double jab.
Doctore works Power's body with a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Power.
Power sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Doctore misses with a looping right.
Power takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore.
Doctore was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doctore misses with a body punch
and Power counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power avoids the body shot from Doctore.
Power throwing a counter right hand but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Doctore.
Power takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Doctore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Power stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doctore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doctore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doctore thuds a left hand into Power's body.
Nice straight punches there by Doctore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doctore.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Power on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doctore misses with a straight right.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
Doctore takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Doctore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore scoring well with a low kick there.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
Doctore tries to counter with a clinch but Power shakes him off and moves away.
Jab by Doctore.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doctore.
Power blocks a low kick nicely.
Doctore jabs Power to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Doctore moves out of range of the strikes.
Power throws out a loose jab but Doctore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Power takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doctore takes the fight into the clinch.
Doctore pushes Power back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doctore lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Doctore fails to land.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doctore lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Power blocking some punches.
Doctore lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Doctore - that landed with a thud.
Doctore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Doctore.
Power throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Power letting Doctore take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oenomaus Doctore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Oenomaus Doctore's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Doctore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Power throwing a counter right hand but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Doctore throws a sloppy head kick and Power moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Power misses the target.
Power looks to land a right hand but Doctore moved out of range.
Doctore only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Power swings widly with a right hand
and Doctore counters with a thumping low kick.
Doctore is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Power stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doctore.
Power is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doctore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doctore. That's going to slow Power down.
Doctore misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power moves out of range as Doctore throws a body kick.
Nice cross by Doctore.
Power scores with the left hand. Doctore knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power moves out of range of the body kick.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Doctore tries to score with a low kick but Power moves his leg out of the way.
Doctore misses with a kick to the body.
Power tries to clinch up.
Doctore appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doctore throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power blocks a head kick by Doctore.
Power lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
Power was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doctore.
Power moves out of range as Doctore strikes.
Doctore misses with a right hand
and Doctore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power misses with a hook. Doctore ducked under it nicely.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a jab.
Doctore is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Doctore defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Doctore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Power checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doctore tries to work over Power's front leg with a kick but Power checks it.
Doctore misses with a body shot
and Power counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws a jab when Doctore was well out of range.
Doctore throws a leg kick
and Power cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Power wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Power moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Doctore! Power continues to tee off on Doctore, landing with a left and a right! Power connects with a right hand that leaves Doctore sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Power!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Power!
A relieved looking Thomas Power thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fray Bentos (ranked 1582 p4p, 169 weight class) and Ryan Pepper (ranked 1218 p4p, 123 weight class). Fray Bentos 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fray Bentos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Pepper!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepper tries to score with a low kick but Bentos moves his leg out of the way.
Bentos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pepper moves away.
Pepper stalks Bentos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bentos's face. Bentos staggers backwards, shaken.
Pepper looks to throw the jab but Bentos is out of range.
Pepper closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Pepper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pepper works on Bentos's body with a couple of short punches.
Pepper tries to throw a body punch but Bentos avoids it by throwing Pepper back against the cage.
Pepper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pepper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pepper misses with a punch to the body.
Bentos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pepper regains guard.
Pepper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bentos is one step ahead there.
Bentos wants to pass the guard but Pepper is keeping the position.
Pepper looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentos preventing the sweep.
Bentos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bentos 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.
Bentos stands and throws Pepper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bentos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pepper keeps working.
Pepper is looking to reverse the position.
Bentos is looking to take a break and control but Pepper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pepper looks to move to half guard but instead Bentos has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is squirming around, avoiding Bentos's attempts to control the action.
Bentos looking to finish with strikes here!
Bentos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pepper tries to hold on but Bentos postures up.
Bentos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bentos raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Pepper really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bentos lands a big elbow.
Bentos looking to finish Pepper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pepper!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pepper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pepper regains half guard.
Bentos throwing shots but Pepper is blocking nicely.
Bentos prevents Pepper from improving his position.
Pepper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bentos slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pepper trying to control but Bentos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentos moves nicely into side control.
Pepper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bentos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bentos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pepper to see if he's OK.
Pepper is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bentos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pepper defending against the ground and pound.
Bentos controlling from side mount.
Pepper wants to get back to his feet but Bentos drags him back down.
Bentos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fray Bentos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pepper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bentos.
A shot to the body from Pepper misses
and Bentos counters with a stiff right hand.
Pepper throws a body shot but no joy.
Pepper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pepper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pepper misses with a right hand
enabling Bentos to counter with a crisp jab.
Pepper is rocked!
Bentos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pepper can do to turn this around?
Pepper walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Pepper limp body while Bentos jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fray Bentos!
An out of breath Fray Bentos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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