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Eight Limbs XVII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Sitthichai Fairtex (ranked 4624 p4p, 6381 weight class) and Luan Mabunda (ranked 196 p4p, 219 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sitthichai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luan Mabunda!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mabunda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mabunda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fairtex works Mabunda's body with a nice hook.
Fairtex tests Mabunda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mabunda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the body
and Mabunda counters by moving into the clinch.
Mabunda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fairtex blocks it with crossed arms.
Mabunda trying to land knees to the body.
Mabunda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now.
Mabunda misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Mabunda is blocking nicely.
Fairtex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex trying to control the position but instead, Mabunda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairtex into the ropes.
Mabunda effectively controlling the action here.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Mabunda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mabunda.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
Mabunda tries a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks it.
A body shot lands from Fairtex.
Mabunda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairtex tries to stall but Mabunda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fairtex misses with a looping right.
Mabunda only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mabunda throws a head kick but Fairtex moves out of range.
Fairtex lands a leg kick that knocks Mabunda off balance momentarily.
Mabunda misses with a straight left.
Fairtex throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mabunda counters with a good low kick that Fairtex was not able to check.
Nice shot by Fairtex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabunda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fairtex.
Mabunda was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
Mabunda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fairtex is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mabunda throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex misses with a body shot
and Mabunda counters with a big head kick but Fairtex shrugs it off.
Mabunda misses with a low kick.
Jab by Fairtex.
Mabunda slips a jab from Fairtex.
Mabunda has Fairtex up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mabunda misses with a knee to the head.
Mabunda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mabunda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Mabunda looking to throw knees to the head but Fairtex is blocking nicely.
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 Sitthichai Fairtex will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fairtex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mabunda steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mabunda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fairtex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mabunda throws a front kick aimed at Fairtex's knee but Fairtex avoids it well.
Good work by Fairtex as he checks the leg kick.
Mabunda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fairtex.
Fairtex cracks Mabunda with an open hand slap.
Mabunda throws a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mabunda back to the ropes. Fairtex follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sitthichai Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabunda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fairtex throws out the jab.
Fairtex throws a body punch but Mabunda moves out of range.
Fairtex is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mabunda can do to turn this around?
Fairtex swings for the body but Mabunda moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabunda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mabunda walks into a jab.
Mabunda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fairtex.
Fairtex moves out of range of the leg kick from Mabunda.
Mabunda scoring well with a low kick there.
Mabunda misses with a leg kick.
Fairtex scores with a head kick.
Mabunda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairtex.
Mabunda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mabunda is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick lands for Mabunda.
Fairtex lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mabunda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fairtex.
Mabunda throws a fast counter high kick but Fairtex manages to duck under it in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Mabunda is avoiding it.
Mabunda thuds his shin into the meat of Fairtex's side.
Mabunda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mabunda misses with a body kick.
Fairtex throws a looping overhand right but Mabunda ducks down to avoid it.
Fairtex lands a head kick!
Mabunda tries a head kick but it misses.
Mabunda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fairtex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mabunda managing to block the knees to the body from Fairtex.
Mabunda manages to break the clinch.
Mabunda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sitthichai Fairtex dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mabunda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mabunda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fairtex throws out a leg kick but Mabunda moves out of range and Fairtex only half commits.
Mabunda is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mabunda connects with a leg kick.
Fairtex fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mabunda is out of range.
Mabunda walks into a jab.
Fairtex lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mabunda's sensitive parts.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but Mabunda is just out of range.
Mabunda misses with a body kick.
Fairtex jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Fairtex misses.
Fairtex scores with a nice head shot.
Fairtex ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mabunda moves away.
A shot to the liver by Fairtex. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabunda darts in and clinches Fairtex up against the ropes.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Mabunda controls his hands.
Mabunda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fairtex.
Mabunda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now.
Mabunda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
Mabunda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairtex avoids it.
Mabunda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mabunda obliges.
Fairtex throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mabunda.
Mabunda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fairtex blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mabunda misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luan Mabunda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitthichai Fairtex is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabunda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mabunda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fairtex has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mabunda blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Mabunda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mabunda holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Fairtex lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mabunda backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabunda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mabunda misses with a knee strike.
Mabunda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now.
Mabunda prevents Fairtex from breaking the clinch.
Mabunda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Luan Mabunda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mabunda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mabunda blocking some punches.
Mabunda breaks from the clinch.
Mabunda misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luan Mabunda.
I think Fairtex has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sitthichai Fairtex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Barney Rumble (ranked 3650 p4p, 22858 weight class) and Litticius Nugetio (ranked 371 p4p, 612 weight class). Rumble comes to the ring accompanied by Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Litticius Nugetio!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble misses with an uppercut.
Rumble swings for the body but Nugetio moves out of range.
Nugetio throws a right hand that misses
and Rumble counters with a stiff right hand.
Rumble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nugetio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rumble moves away from the strike by Nugetio.
Rumble takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good leg kick by Rumble.
Rumble throws a front kick aimed at Nugetio's knee but Nugetio avoids it well.
Rumble missing with a left hand there. Nugetio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugetio staying out of range there.
Rumble swings widly with a right hand
and Nugetio counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Nugetio - just one landing.
Rumble attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rumble takes a swing at Nugetio's ribcage but misses.
Nugetio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumble misses the target.
Rumble misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nugetio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nugetio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nugetio misses with a straight left.
Nugetio connects with a right hand. Rumble shakes it off.
Rumble has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rumble there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rumble staying out of range there.
Rumble misses with a body kick.
Nugetio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nugetio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rumble throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nugetio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Nugetio misses.
Rumble has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Marijuana Gardens in the buildup to the fight.
Rumble keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nugetio.
Nugetio slips under a jab from Rumble.
Nugetio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Nugetio. That snapped Rumble's head back.
Rumble misses the shot to the body.
Rumble throws a low kick but Nugetio avoids it.
Nugetio throws an overhand right that lands on Rumble's shoulder, as Rumble tries to avoid the shot.
Nugetio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumble was well out of range. Poor timing from Nugetio.
Rumble was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rumble throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nugetio on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nugetio manages to avoid it.
Nugetio lands a really nice looking cross but Rumble seems unphased.
Nugetio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nugetio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rumble's sensitive parts.
Nugetio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rumble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumble just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rumble.
Nugetio missing with a left hand there. Rumble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugetio throws a hook but Rumble blocks it.
Rumble defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
Rumble tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nugetio was well out of range. Poor timing from Rumble.
As Rumble backs off Nugetio throws a huge counter combo but Rumble manages to avoid it all.
Rumble forces Nugetio back against the ropes and clinches.
Nugetio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
Nugetio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rumble wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nugetio throws out a loose jab but Rumble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rumble throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nugetio counters with a stiff right hand.
Nugetio digs a good body shot into Rumble's ribs.
Rumble attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left lands for Nugetio.
Rumble throws a front kick aimed at Nugetio's knee but Nugetio avoids it well.
Rumble throws a head kick that misses.
Rumble connects with a body shot that sends Nugetio's belly button to the back.
Nugetio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rumble has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nugetio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rumble's head backwards.
Rumble throws a low kick but Nugetio moves out of range easily.
Rumble throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumble. Nugetio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nugetio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nugetio checks a low kick from Rumble.
A jab from Rumble does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nugetio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rumble.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rumble.
Nugetio scores with a jab. Rumble acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nugetio lands a head shot.
Good work by Nugetio as he checks the leg kick.
Nugetio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rumble throws a hook to the side of Nugetio's head but Nugetio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nugetio looks to land a left hand but Rumble moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Nugetio.
Nugetio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rumble uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nugetio.
Rumble walks into a stiff left hand from Nugetio.
Rumble is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nugetio.
Nugetio clobbers Rumble with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Rumble.
Nugetio blocks a head kick by Rumble.
Nugetio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rumble defending well as Nugetio loads up on a big left hand.
Rumble swings for the body but Nugetio moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugetio avoids the head kick by Rumble.
Rumble jabs at Nugetio's body.
Rumble lands with a straight right. Nugetio didn't see that one coming.
Nugetio lands with a hook. Rumble tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nugetio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rumble takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nugetio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumble sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rumble connects with a right hand. Nugetio shakes it off.
Nugetio connects with a single shot there.
Rumble throws a one two combo.
Nugetio jabs at Rumble's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumble takes one on the button.
Rumble looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nugetio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumble on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nugetio. Nugetio obviously looking to wear him down.
Nugetio staying out of range there.
Nugetio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Litticius Nugetio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Rumble tries to land a leg kick but Nugetio saw it coming and moves away.
Nugetio misses with a hook.
Nugetio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nugetio throws a jab when Rumble was well out of range.
Rumble throws a looping overhand right but Nugetio ducks down to avoid it.
Nugetio lands with a nice body punch.
Nugetio digs a good hook to Rumble's body.
Rumble throws a right hand that misses
and Nugetio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rumble lands a really nice looking cross but Nugetio seems unphased.
Barney Rumble has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nugetio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rumble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nugetio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nugetio ducks under a wild hook from Rumble.
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!
Rumble throws an off balance right hand
and Nugetio counters with a left to the body.
Rumble slips under a jab.
Nugetio blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble misses with a straight right.
Nugetio throws out a counter right but Rumble avoids it with no problem.
Nugetio moves out of range of the body kick.
Nugetio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nugetio moves away from the strike by Rumble.
Litticius Nugetio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rumble moves forwards but Nugetio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nugetio scores with a body shot.
Rumble thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nugetio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rumble.
Nugetio connects with a solid leg kick.
Rumble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nugetio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rumble takes one on the button.
Rumble throws a sloppy head kick
and Nugetio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rumble throws a sloppy head kick and Nugetio moves out of range easily.
That kick from Nugetio tenderised Rumble's leg. Rumble is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nugetio cracks Rumble with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
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!
Nugetio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rumble throws a hook but Nugetio blocks it.
Rumble wants to slow Nugetio down by chopping away at his legs.
Nugetio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumble looks to score with a jab to the body but Nugetio is just out of range.
Rumble throws out a leg kick but Nugetio moves out of range and Rumble only half commits.
Nugetio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nugetio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nugetio cracks Rumble with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rumble misses with a left hand
and Nugetio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rumble scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nugetio throws a looping overhand right but Rumble ducks down to avoid it.
Rumble throws a lazy body kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Nugetio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rumble misses with a shot to the body
and Rumble takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nugetio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nugetio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rumble.
Rumble throws a leg kick
and Nugetio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Litticius Nugetio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nugetio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Litticius Nugetio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Damien OQuinn (ranked 5396 p4p, 4865 weight class) and Magudo Ahmswe (ranked 599 p4p, 578 weight class). OQuinn comes to the ring accompanied by King Von Ft Lil Durk - All These N**gas. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magudo Ahmswe!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmswe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling OQuinn to score with a decent uppercut.
 It looks like Magudo Ahmswe has been cut.
No joy there for OQuinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahmswe throws a big counter head kick but OQuinn avoids it with no problem.
Ahmswe plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like Damien OQuinn has been cut.
OQuinn checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab from OQuinn.
OQuinn checks a leg kick.
OQuinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahmswe under the eye.
OQuinn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
OQuinn lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahmswe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
OQuinn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahmswe tries a head kick but it misses.
OQuinn lands a nice hook to Ahmswe's body. Ahmswe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahmswe throws a head kick but OQuinn moves out of range.
Damien OQuinn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from OQuinn lands.
Ahmswe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OQuinn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ahmswe scrambles back to his feet.
Ahmswe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OQuinn.
OQuinn scores with a jab. Ahmswe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Ahmswe is rocked!
OQuinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahmswe is still on wobbly legs! Can OQuinn finish him?
OQuinn lands with a hook. Ahmswe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn digs a good body shot into Ahmswe's ribs.
OQuinn cracks Ahmswe with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Ahmswe is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Ahmswe is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Ahmswe could not beat the count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Damien OQuinn!
After winning the bout, Damien OQuinn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Chai Son Fue Re (ranked 6387 p4p, 3680 weight class) and Dominic Cinimod (ranked 220 p4p, 167 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chai Son Fue Re!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Cinimod!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fue Re is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fue Re takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fue Re tries to clinch up
and Cinimod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cinimod scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cinimod lands a head shot.
Fue Re tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cinimod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fue Re pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fue Re avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chai Son Fue Re seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fue Re tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cinimod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Cinimod was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cinimod has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cinimod lands with a nice body punch.
Cinimod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fue Re is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fue Re throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cinimod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cinimod slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Fue Re is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fue Re tries to clinch there but Cinimod circles away.
Fue Re lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cinimod connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Fue Re's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Fue Re - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dominic Cinimod!
Dominic Cinimod opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ben Irie (ranked 3862 p4p, 5682 weight class) and Raymond Mboya (ranked 393 p4p, 480 weight class). Irie comes into the arena with Stevie Wonder Superstition blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Irie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Mboya!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mboya with a jab.
Irie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mboya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Irie misses with a combination
and Mboya counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ben Irie has been cut.
Mboya connects with a jab.
Irie misses with a two punch combination.
Mboya thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Irie if he has to take too many more of those.
Ben Irie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mboya scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Irie is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Mboya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mboya.
Oh Irie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BAM! Mboya delivers a spinning backfist that drops Irie like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Raymond Mboya!
During a confident post fight interview, Raymond Mboya thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ben Irie spoke after the fight, saying 'You can't win em all I'll try harder next time.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Paavo Potku (ranked 19376 p4p, 4499 weight class) and Jed Knight (ranked 728 p4p, 556 weight class). Knight comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Linkin Park - In The End (NPT Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jed Knight 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paavo Potku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jed Knight!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potku shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knight eats them both and turns towards Potku to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Knight cracks Potku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Potku slips a jab from Knight.
Potku has been working on his boxing with his coaches at UnderGround Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Potku moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Knight 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.
Potku throws a leg kick but Knight sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Potku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knight is able to avoid easily.
Knight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Potku with a body shot.
Knight connects with a right hand. Potku shakes it off.
Potku looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Potku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Potku. That's going to slow Knight down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Potku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Potku gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Potku swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knight! But no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Potku.
Paavo Potku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight misses with a hook.
Knight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Potku throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Potku throws a combination that misses
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knight scores with a nice strike.
Potku moves away from the strike by Knight.
Knight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Potku in his tracks.
Potku is rocked!
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
Oh Potku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knight moves into the clinch.
Knight lands with a light punch inside.
Knight prevents Potku from breaking the clinch.
Knight breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Potku with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Potku looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Potku get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jed Knight!
Jed Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jared Conors (ranked 23833 p4p, 22859 weight class) and Zacharias Kassicus (ranked 611 p4p, 565 weight class). Jared Conors is staring across the ring 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jared Conors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zacharias Kassicus!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conors moves in looking to clinch but Kassicus pushes him off.
Conors throws a sloppy head kick
and Kassicus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zacharias Kassicus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conors tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kassicus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kassicus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conors tries to clinch but Kassicus is having none of it.
Conors looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Conors.
Conors shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kassicus eats them both and turns towards Conors to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Zacharias Kassicus has been cut.
Kassicus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conors at a distance.
Kassicus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kassicus lands a nice shot to the body.
Conors tries to land a body kick
and Kassicus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch but Kassicus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kassicus throws a shot from downtown. Conors moves away and avoids it.
Kassicus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kassicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conors tries to clinch but Kassicus is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conors looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kassicus looks to score with a jab to the body but Conors is just out of range.
Kassicus scores with a decent looking hook.
Kassicus works the jab nicely.
Kassicus throws a poor cross that misses
and Conors counters with a three punch combo that has Kassicus backing up. Kassicus nods at Conors to acknowledge the strikes.
Conors misses with an uppercut.
Conors tries to clinch but Kassicus is having none of it.
Conors lands a nice looking body shot.
Kassicus cracks a nice hook into Conors's ribs.
Kassicus moves out of range of the body kick.
Conors tries to clinch up.
Kassicus throws an overhand right that lands on Conors's shoulder, as Conors tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Kassicus 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!
Conors is looking to clinch but Kassicus is avoiding it.
Kassicus moves out of range of the body kick from Conors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kassicus, as that shot connected.
Kassicus slips under a jab.
Kassicus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kassicus misses with a hook. Conors ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conors.
Kassicus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conors is looking to clinch.
Kassicus throws an overhand right that lands on Conors's shoulder, as Conors tries to avoid the shot.
As Kassicus tries to get set, Conors tries to push him back and clinch up but Kassicus manages to avoid the attempt.
Conors throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conors throws a body punch but Kassicus moves out of range.
Conors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conors avoids the body shot from Kassicus.
Conors tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kassicus manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kassicus avoids the head kick by Conors.
Conors motions for Kassicus to come forward. Conors throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kassicus misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharias Kassicus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Conors wants to clinch.
Kassicus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot by Kassicus.
Jared Conors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kassicus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conors scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Conors misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kassicus! But no joy.
Conors pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conors fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kassicus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zacharias Kassicus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Kassicus.
Kassicus throws a body punch but Conors moves out of range.
Conors displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kassicus throws out the jab.
Conors closes the distance but Kassicus moves to the side
and Conors takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kassicus misses the target.
Conors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conors swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Conors slips a straight right by Kassicus.
A jab lands there for Kassicus.
Conors punishes Kassicus's body with a nice straight punch.
Conors misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Kassicus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kassicus blocks the body kick.
Conors tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kassicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kassicus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conors tries to work over Kassicus's front leg with a kick but Kassicus checks it.
Kassicus looks to throw the jab but Conors is out of range.
Conors uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kassicus.
Conors on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassicus blocks a head kick by Conors.
It seemed like Kassicus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kassicus walks into a straight right hand from Conors.
Conors misses with a series of wild punches.
Kassicus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conors has time to react.
Kassicus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kassicus digs a good body shot into Conors's ribs.
Conors tries to clinch there but Kassicus circles away.
Conors throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Conors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kassicus.
Conors is looking to wear down Kassicus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Conors. Kassicus shrugs it off though.
Conors throws a lazy body kick
and Kassicus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conors tries a low kick but Kassicus avoids it.
Kassicus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conors sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zacharias Kassicus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zacharias Kassicus's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kassicus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conors's hands.
Kassicus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kassicus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conors was well out of range. Poor timing from Kassicus.
A big left from Kassicus misses.
Conors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kassicus.
Kassicus circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Kassicus does no damage.
Kassicus misses with a left hand
and Conors counters with a series of strikes. Kassicus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kassicus misses with a wild body shot.
Conors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kassicus.
Conors wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conors with the inside leg kick.
Conors ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Kassicus just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromConors.
Nice shot by Kassicus.
Kassicus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conors.
Conors misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Kassicus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassicus throws a good cross that connects.
Conors uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kassicus.
Kassicus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Conors.
Conors moves in looking to clinch but Kassicus pushes him off.
Kassicus lands a jab.
Conors tries to clinch
and Kassicus counters with a straight right hand.
Conors ducks right into an uppercut from Kassicus.
Conors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kassicus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kassicus throws a hook but Conors blocks it.
Kassicus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kassicus scores with the left hand. Conors knows he should have avoided that one.
Conors staying out of range there.
Conors tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kassicus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kassicus throws out a loose jab but Conors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kassicus keeps the fight on the outside.
Conors looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kassicus throws a hook to the side of Conors's head but Conors sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conors tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kassicus manages to circle out of the way.
Conors is looking to clinch.
Conors tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kassicus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conors ducks under a wild hook from Kassicus.
Conors takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kassicus looks to land a combination. Conors sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Conors tries to clinch but Kassicus moves out of range.
Kassicus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conors takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kassicus scores with a three punch combo!
Jared Conors has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conors tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zacharias Kassicus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kassicus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zacharias Kassicus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 4372 p4p, 7222 weight class) and Serious Dark (ranked 466 p4p, 591 weight class). Dark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Beat on the beat- The Ramones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Carlton Adesanya 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Serious Dark!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Adesanya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adesanya slips under a jab from Dark.
Dark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adesanya thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dark slips a straight right by Adesanya.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
Dark lands a right hook to the body.
Dark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dark looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark throws a hook to the side of Adesanya's head but Adesanya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adesanya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dark throws a combination that misses
and Adesanya counters with a straight right hand.
Dark avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Dark throws out a counter right but Adesanya avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya clinches up with Dark and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adesanya's face.
It looks like Carlton Adesanya has been cut.
Dark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Adesanya's face.
Adesanya is rocked!
Dark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dark.
Dark lands with a right to the head.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dark has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dark missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dark.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dark.
Dark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Dark.
Dark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dark lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dark.
Dark misses with some punches.
Dark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dark misses with some punches.
Adesanya is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dark lands a nice knee to the body.
Dark lands a body shot.
Adesanya is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dark lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serious Dark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dark throws an overhand right that lands on Adesanya's shoulder, as Adesanya tries to avoid the shot.
Dark lands a nice looking body shot.
Dark tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adesanya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dark throws a body shot but no joy.
Dark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Dark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dark misses with a shot to the body
and Adesanya moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adesanya avoids it.
Dark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adesanya is defending well for now.
Dark can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
Dark lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya breaks from the clinch.
Dark tries to bum rush Adesanya with a series of wild strikes but Adesanya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adesanya tries to keep at a distance but Dark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dark managing to block the knees to the body from Adesanya.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch but Dark keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adesanya.
Dark tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Dark goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Adesanya.
Dark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark working Adesanya over with knees to the body.
Adesanya content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Adesanya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dark misses with a punch on the inside.
Dark connects with a knee to the head.
Dark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Dark scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adesanya blocks it with crossed arms.
Dark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya managing to block the knees to the body from Dark.
Adesanya is trying to maintain a safe position but Dark gets an underhook and turns Adesanya into the ropes.
Dark tries a knee to the head but Adesanya blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serious Dark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlton Adesanya'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. This is the final round!
Adesanya scores with a kick to the body.
Dark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Dark.
Dark is looking to clinch.
Adesanya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adesanya lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dark backs up against the ropes.
Dark loads up on a big right hand but Adesanya slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dark throws a hook but Adesanya blocks it.
Serious Dark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adesanya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adesanya lands a head kick that sends Dark down! Dark is flopping around the mat trying to get back up, leaving the referee no choice but to wave off the fight! Adesanya is victorious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Carlton Adesanya!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jari Bull (ranked 2605 p4p, 24063 weight class) and Chubby Noel (ranked 277 p4p, 579 weight class). Noel has chosen the fat boys fat boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jari Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chubby Noel!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel is looking to clinch.
Bull is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Noel misses with a kick to the body
and Bull counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bull looks to land a left hand but Noel moved out of range nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Noel connects with the punch.
It looks like Jari Bull has been cut.
Noel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bull throws a body punch but Noel moves out of range.
Noel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bull.
Bull looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bull sizes up Noel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Noel.
A combination from Noel does no damage.
Bull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bull paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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!
Bull lands the left hand.
Bull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Noel throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
Bull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Noel throws out the jab.
Noel moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
Noel walks into a stiff left hand from Bull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bull is looking to counter punch.
Bull lands a front kick to the face, that drops Noel to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Noel is rocked!
Bull connects with a quick right hand that sends Noel tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Jari Bull!
A victorious Jari Bull 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 welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Shiny Aoki (ranked 1752 p4p, 7208 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 222 p4p, 665 weight class). Aoki comes to the ring accompanied by Big Scoob - Bitch Please Ft B - Legit , E- 40. Lowell has chosen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline as his entrance music. Aaron Lowell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiny Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Lowell is predictable there
and Aoki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Lowell moves away and avoids it.
Lowell throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowell slips a straight right by Aoki.
Lowell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lowell throws a sloppy head kick and Aoki moves out of range easily.
Aoki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aoki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lowell throws a jab when Aoki was well out of range.
Aaron Lowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowell wants to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowell.
Lowell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Aoki misses its intended target.
Lowell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lowell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lowell misses.
Lowell just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAoki.
Aoki has managed to clinch.
Lowell lands with a left to the head.
Aoki throws a head punch that misses.
Lowell is trying to maintain a safe position but Aoki gets an underhook and turns Lowell into the ropes.
Lowell pushes Aoki back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aoki is working Lowell over against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowell.
Aoki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoki's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Aoki.
A nice left hand lands by Lowell.
Aoki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lowell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoki backwards.
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!
Aoki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aoki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowell's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowell.
Lowell lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aoki.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowell can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Aoki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Lowell fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Aoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aoki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lowells head.
Lowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aoki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowell backwards.
Aoki wants to stall.
Aoki lands a right hand.
Aoki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell has a couple of punches blocked by Aoki.
Lowell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aoki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Aoki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
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 Shiny Aoki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aoki throws a series of punches but Lowell avoids them all with ease.
Lowell is looking for the big counter here.
Lowell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aoki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lowell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lowell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowell tries to move into range but Aoki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Lowell blocks the leg kick.
Lowell tries to land a leg kick but Aoki saw it coming and moves away.
Lowell scores with a jab. Aoki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Lowell blocks a jab.
Lowell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lowell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Aoki throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Aoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki slips a jab from Lowell.
Aoki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowell throws out the jab.
Aoki scores with the left hand. Lowell knows he should have avoided that one.
Aoki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lowell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Aoki tries to work over Lowell's front leg with a kick but Lowell checks it.
Lowell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lowell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowell.
Lowell lands a glancing blow to the side of Aoki's head.
A nice leg kick from Lowell, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aoki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lowell lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowell connects with a leg kick.
Aaron Lowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Lowell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a hook.
Lowell walks into a jab.
Aoki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lowell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aoki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aoki wants to clinch.
Lowell connects with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Lowell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowell moves away.
Lowell scores with a jab.
Lowell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell lands a head shot.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aoki is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lowell misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Lowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lowell defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Lowell throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Lowell flicks out a counter leg kick but Aoki steps away.
Aoki throws a body punch but Lowell moves out of range.
Lowell is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.
Lowell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lowell misses with a body kick.
Lowell throws a poor cross that misses
and Lowell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowell misses the target.
Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowell manages to avoid it.
And Lowell responds with a good body kick, but Aoki manages to step out the way in time.
Lowell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lowell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aoki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lowell scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowell misses with a low kick.
Lowell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aoki on the side of the head.
A jab from Aoki misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lowell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell tries to land a front kick but Aoki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lowell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lowell throws a push kick but Aoki slaps the foot to one side.
Lowell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lowell tries to move into range but Aoki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lowell throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Lowell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Lowell misses.
Aoki swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aoki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki slips a jab from Lowell.
Aoki tries to bum rush Lowell with a series of wild strikes but Lowell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aoki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lowell throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Lowell staying out of range there.
Aoki lands with an uppercut that bounces Lowell off the ropes and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lowell looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki throws a shot from downtown. Lowell moves away and avoids it.
Aoki connects with a nice looking jab.
Aoki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lowell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowell moves away.
Aoki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowell misses the shot to the body.
Aoki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowell.
Lowell throws a jab when Aoki was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Aoki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowell.
Aoki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowell tries to land a leg kick but Aoki saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Aaron Lowell just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Aoki.
Lowell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aoki. Aoki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from Lowell misses the target.
Lowell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lowell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Lowell.
Lowell tries to land a leg kick but Aoki saw it coming and moves away.
Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Lowell throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki is looking to counter punch.
Lowell blocks a jab.
Aoki digs a good hook to Lowell's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Lowell saw that one coming.
Aoki lands the left hand.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Lowell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Lowell.
Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Aoki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell scores with a nice right hand.
Aoki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lowell backs up against the ropes.
Lowell slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
A little jabbing left from Lowell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lowell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aoki on the side of the head.
Aoki misses with a looping right.
Aoki jabs Lowell right on the nose. Lowell blinks but takes it well.
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Lowell saw that one coming.
Lowell throws a hook but Aoki avoids it easily.
Aoki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lowell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lowell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aoki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lowell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aoki needs to keep his hands up - Lowell had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Aoki finds it's way through Lowell's defenses.
Lowell is rocked!
Aoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lowell. Lowell obviously looking to wear him down.
Lowell is still on wobbly legs! Can Aoki finish him?
Aoki walks into a straight right hand from Lowell.
Aoki connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Lowell's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Lowell - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Shiny Aoki!
Shiny Aoki is the new welterweight champion!
Shiny Aoki looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'll be around from time to time to KO or be KO'ed'.
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
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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FIGHT
RATING
91% |
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