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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chumani Adofo (ranked 2761 p4p, 3838 weight class) and Richard Laithwaite (ranked 275 p4p, 351 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chumani Adofo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Laithwaite!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adofo darts in and clinches Laithwaite up against the cage.
Adofo pushes Laithwaite back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Laithwaite tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adofo smiles and moves away.
Adofo throws a body shot but no joy.
Laithwaite throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laithwaite dives in for a single leg takedown but Adofo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Laithwaite gets tackled into the cage by Adofo. Adofo maintains the clinch.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Laithwaite 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.
Adofo throws a head punch that misses.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adofo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laithwaite.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laithwaite's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Adofo.
Adofo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adofo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laithwaite backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adofo lands a shoulder strike.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Laithwaite.
Adofo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adofo gets through Laithwaite's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Laithwaite is rocked!
Adofo working aggressively here.
Laithwaite is still on wobbly legs! Can Adofo finish him?
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Laithwaite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laithwaite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laithwaite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Laithwaite.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laithwaite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laithwaite blocks an uppercut.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chumani Adofo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Laithwaite.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laithwaite.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laithwaite.
Adofo working aggressively here.
Laithwaite blocks an uppercut.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laithwaite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Laithwaite.
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!
Adofo working aggressively here.
Adofo misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laithwaite.
Adofo misses with the head strike.
Laithwaite blocks an uppercut.
Adofo throws a punch but it's blocked by Laithwaite.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Adofo fails to land.
Adofo misses with a punch on the inside.
Adofo misses with some punches.
Laithwaite seems to have recovered his senses.
Adofo swings wildly with an uppercut but Laithwaite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laithwaite blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laithwaite goes for a takedown attempt but Adofo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adofo rushes Laithwaite and presses him up against the cage.
Adofo lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adofo.
Adofo tries a body shot but Laithwaite blocks it.
Adofo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laithwaite wants a takedown.
Adofo tries to throw a body punch but Laithwaite avoids it by throwing Adofo back against the cage.
Adofo cracks Laithwaite with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Adofo.
Adofo presses Laithwaite against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Adofo.
Adofo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adofo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laithwaite's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adofo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laithwaite or not.
Adofo scores with a hook to the body.
Laithwaite looks winded!
Adofo lands a big right hand that drops Laithwaite! The killer instinct kicks in and Adofo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Adofo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chumani Adofo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Lourenco (ranked 2921 p4p, 2911 weight class) and Brian Kingman (ranked 293 p4p, 291 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Lourenco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Kingman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lourenco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kingman.
Lourenco darts in and clinches Kingman up against the cage.
Lourenco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lourenco.
Lourenco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kingman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Kingman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lourenco doesn't seem phased though.
Kingman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kingman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kingman steps in with a hook that catches Lourenco right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Kingman follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lourenco looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Kingman!
Brian Kingman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Slice (ranked 3022 p4p, 2098 weight class) and Iago Pacheco (ranked 333 p4p, 257 weight class). Bartholomew Slice could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Iago Pacheco's chin.
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165
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Iago Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pacheco misses with a looping right.
Pacheco wants to clinch.
Slice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Slice is trying to push Pacheco away but Pacheco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pacheco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pacheco has Slice pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Pacheco pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Slice tumbling to the mat - Pacheco dives into Slice's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacheco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco content to stall in guard here.
Pacheco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco wants to control from the top but Slice keeps moving.
Pacheco advances to half guard.
Pacheco is looking to advance position but Slice won't allow it.
Pacheco is working for a submission of some sort.
Pacheco content to control rather than advance.
Pacheco working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Slice's thigh. Slice counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pacheco trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slice is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pacheco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Slice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slice can't keep his opponent in guard - Pacheco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice pushes Pacheco off looking to stand but Pacheco dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacheco is looking for a kimura but Slice is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pacheco to get the leverage.
Pacheco controlling the action here.
Slice wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pacheco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Slice works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacheco.
Slice scores with a jab.
Pacheco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slice takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Pacheco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pacheco under the eye.
Slice misses with a hook.
Pacheco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slice's sensitive parts.
Pacheco throws a leg kick which misses Slice's front leg but catches the back leg as Slice tries to avoid it.
Pacheco throws a hook but Slice blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Pacheco tries to clinch up.
Pacheco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pacheco slips a straight right by Slice.
Pacheco looks to score with a jab to the body but Slice is just out of range.
Pacheco slips a straight right by Slice.
Decent striking displayed by Slice there.
Slice checks a low kick from Pacheco.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Pacheco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Pacheco moved out of range.
Pacheco looks to land a body kick but Slice moved away.
Slice moves out of range of the body kick from Pacheco.
Slice misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Slice scores with a jab.
A low kick lands for Pacheco.
Slice misses with a body shot.
Pacheco tries to land a front kick but Slice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Iago Pacheco will probably get the nod.
That's time! Slice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Slice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacheco sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pacheco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bartholomew Slice is winning the standup battle so far.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Pacheco misses the shot to the body.
Pacheco tries to land a front kick but Slice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slice is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Slice looks to throw the jab but Pacheco is out of range.
Slice connects with a nice looking jab.
Slice misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacheco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slice moves away.
We've been told by Slice's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pacheco fakes the leg kick and cracks Slice in the body.
Pacheco slips under a jab.
Slice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacheco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slice checks it well.
Pacheco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slice rather than just go for the knockout.
Pacheco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Slice.
Slice misses with a hook.
Slice displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacheco throws out the jab.
A cross from Slice lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Pacheco.
Pacheco tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice misses with an uppercut. Pacheco saw that one coming.
Slice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pacheco.
Pacheco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Slice misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pacheco pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pacheco ducks under a wild hook from Slice.
Pacheco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Slice as he connects with a hook.
Pacheco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Slice misses.
Pacheco staying out of range there.
Pacheco defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
Slice throws a shot from downtown. Pacheco moves away and avoids it.
Slice lands with a shot to the body.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Slice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco tries to clinch but Slice is having none of it.
Pacheco slips a jab from Slice.
Slice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pacheco.
Pacheco defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacheco throws a front kick that sends Slice stumbling back into the cage.
Pacheco doesn't manage to clinch there - Slice circles away.
Slice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pacheco throws a body shot but no joy.
Slice moves out of range of the body kick.
Pacheco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slice.
Pacheco defending well as Slice loads up on a big left hand.
Slice throws a hook to the side of Pacheco's head but Pacheco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacheco tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pacheco throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Slice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pacheco walks into a straight right hand from Slice.
Pacheco misses with a low kick.
Slice just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacheco walks into a jab.
Slice bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slice tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pacheco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slice.
Pacheco will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pacheco has closed the distance and engaged Slice in a clinch.
Slice blocks the elbow strike.
Slice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Slice misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throws a hook to the side of Slice's head but Slice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pacheco tries to land a leg kick but Slice saw it coming and moves away.
Pacheco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pacheco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Slice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacheco tries to land a front kick but Slice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut lands for Slice. That snapped Pacheco's head back.
Pacheco tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Slice tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacheco fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
Slice misses with a looping right.
Slice misses with a hook.
Pacheco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slice.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco misses with a body kick.
Slice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pacheco keeps Slice at a distance using the push kick.
Slice has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pacheco.
Slice throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pacheco on the side of the head.
Pacheco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slice.
A jab from Pacheco misses.
Slice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Slice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Pacheco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pacheco swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Slice slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco scores with a leg kick.
Pacheco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slice, pushing him back against the cage.
Slice lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slice fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Slice pushes Pacheco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slice misses with a looping left.
Slice misses the jab.
Pacheco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slice's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacheco. Slice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slice slips a jab from Pacheco.
Slice throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco feints a counter leg kick.
Pacheco checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slice swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacheco.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pacheco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacheco with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pacheco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slice.
Slice throws a lazy right hand but Pacheco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bartholomew Slice will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Slice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pacheco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pacheco appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slice slips a straight right by Pacheco.
Slice swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pacheco moves out of range as Slice strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pacheco! But no joy.
Slice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pacheco eats them both and turns towards Slice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pacheco scores with a jab.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Slice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slice misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Slice.
Pacheco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slice throws a jab when Pacheco was well out of range.
Pacheco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pacheco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slice moves away.
A swing and a miss from Slice.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pacheco.
Pacheco wants to land a leg kick but Slice is out of range.
Slice appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Slice takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles 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!
Pacheco does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Slice swinging wildly here.
Pacheco throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Slice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Slice ducked under it nicely.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacheco clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pacheco.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pacheco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Slice's brow.
Slice escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Pacheco moved out of range.
Pacheco throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Pacheco.
Slice throws a jab but it's blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Slice misses the target.
Pacheco misses with a body kick.
It looked like Slice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Slice throws a hook but Pacheco blocks it.
Slice looks to land a right hand but Pacheco moved out of range.
Slice shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pacheco but Pacheco pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice uppercut lands for Slice. That snapped Pacheco's head back.
Pacheco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Slice throws out the jab.
Slice backing away here, and Pacheco unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco throws a low kick but Slice moves out of range easily.
Pacheco misses with a low kick.
Pacheco throws a body punch but Slice moves out of range.
Slice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Pacheco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pacheco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Slice walks away with a smile on his face. Pacheco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacheco tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacheco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slice was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacheco.
Slice swings for the body but Pacheco moves out of range.
Pacheco wants to counter with a clinch but Slice pushes him away.
Pacheco keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Slice misses with an uppercut.
Pacheco steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Slice.
Slice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacheco connects with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pacheco 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 Slice has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slice and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Slice throws an overhand right that lands on Pacheco's shoulder, as Pacheco tries to avoid the shot.
Pacheco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacheco is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Slice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slice thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacheco slips under a jab.
Slice throws a big shot that misses.
Pacheco misses with a hook. Slice ducked under it nicely.
Slice throwing a counter right hand but Pacheco manages to avoid it.
Pacheco swings for the body but Slice moves out of range.
Slice misses with a hook. Pacheco ducked under it nicely.
Slice looks to throw the jab but Pacheco is out of range.
Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slice.
Pacheco avoids the head kick by Slice.
Pacheco tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Pacheco tries to clinch there but Slice circles away.
Slice blocks the body kick.
Pacheco staying out of range there.
Slice rushes Pacheco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Slice is trying to break the clinch but Pacheco is controlling him.
Slice manages to break the clinch.
Slice ducks under a wild hook from Pacheco.
Pacheco moves out of range as Slice strikes.
Slice moves into the clinch.
Slice dodges an elbow strike from Pacheco.
Slice avoids the elbow strike from Pacheco, against the cage.
Pacheco is leaning against Slice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slice throws a hook but Pacheco avoids it easily.
Slice scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slice has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slice there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pacheco is looking to clinch.
Slice is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pacheco's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Slice throws a right and a left that both miss.
Slice sizes up Pacheco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Slice misses.
Pacheco is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Slice with a body shot.
Slice checks a leg kick.
Slice closes the distance and clinches.
Pacheco is leaning against Slice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pacheco is trying to pull guard but Slice has him pressed against the cage.
Slice avoids the elbow strike from Pacheco, against the cage.
Slice wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pacheco jumps guard but Slice turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bartholomew Slice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iago Pacheco.
Slice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slice takes an elbow to the temple.
Slice breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pacheco tries to close the distance and clinch but Slice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacheco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bartholomew Slice.
I think Slice 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bartholomew Slice!
Bartholomew Slice decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 1775 p4p, 2642 weight class) and Clin Cartwright (ranked 193 p4p, 268 weight class). Cartwright is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cirice. Nakachi Tadageru could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clin Cartwright's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nakachi Tadageru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clin Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tadageru closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cartwright quickly recovers to half guard.
Tadageru missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cartwright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tadageru.
Cartwright keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cartwright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tadageru.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tadageru connects with a nice short shot to Cartwright's temple.
Cartwright is controlling Tadageru's trapped leg to prevent Tadageru from advancing to side control.
Tadageru looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cartwright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tadageru drops an elbow to the side of Cartwright's head.
Tadageru trying to control from half guard but Cartwright is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cartwright defending well though.
Cartwright is trying to get back to full guard.
Tadageru throwing shots but Cartwright is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Tadageru.
Tadageru thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cartwright's head.
Cartwright is trying to control but can't.
Cartwright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tadageru sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cartwright defending well though.
Tadageru working over Cartwright with some ground and pound. Cartwright looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tadageru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tadageru sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tadageru.
Tadageru tries to pass to full mount but Cartwright defends it.
Tadageru is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cartwright wants to improve his position but Tadageru is controlling well.
Tadageru is just content to waste time from the top position. Cartwright takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tadageru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tadageru throwing strikes from guard but Cartwright blocks nicely.
Tadageru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru throwing strikes from guard but Cartwright blocks nicely.
Tadageru trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cartwright is on top in guard.
Cartwright won't allow Tadageru to sweep him here.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Tadageru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright postures up.
Tadageru working a defensive guard but Cartwright passes into half guard.
Tadageru is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cartwright's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cartwright's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright turns into Tadageru and is now in his guard.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Tadageru trying to control the position.
Tadageru wants to sweep but no luck.
Tadageru is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tadageru is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tadageru's head.
Tadageru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright throws a big right hand that misses.
Tadageru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cartwright is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cartwright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tadageru defends it nicely.
Tadageru shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nakachi Tadageru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartwright trying to control but Tadageru postures up.
Cartwright on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tadageru 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cartwright to regain full guard.
Cartwright looking for a sweep. Not yet Cartwright, not yet.
Cartwright has momentary wrist control but Tadageru slips an elbow through the middle.
Tadageru throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cartwright has Tadageru pulled in close to control his posture.
Tadageru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tadageru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tadageru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartwright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tadageru trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Cartwright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tadageru.
Cartwright is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tadageru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartwright is keeping the position for now.
Tadageru makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright has control of Tadageru's left arm, preventing Tadageru from doing any damage.
Tadageru is working Cartwright over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tadageru trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Tadageru is looking to work some ground and pound but Cartwright has wrist control.
Tadageru working some strikes from top position.
Tadageru throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartwright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright is trying to control the position but Tadageru postures up.
Tadageru is looking to advance position but Cartwright has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tadageru is desperately trying to improve his position but Cartwright has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cartwright working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Tadageru manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tadageru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cartwright is nestled in close to Tadageru, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cartwright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cartwright is thwarting Tadageru's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tadageru manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tadageru keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright preventing the sweep.
Tadageru working a defensive guard but Cartwright manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cartwright in the domination position with Tadageru hanging on.
Tadageru dodges the ground and pound from Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru sneaks back into half guard.
Cartwright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tadageru has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tadageru makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tadageru.
Cartwright won't allow Tadageru to sweep him here.
Tadageru wants to improve his position but instead Cartwright has moved into half guard.
Cartwright is looking for a kimura here.
Cartwright takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tadageru tries to roll over but Cartwright keeps him under control.
Cartwright not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cartwright lands with a nice body punch.
Cartwright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tadageru was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartwright.
Tadageru lands a really nice looking cross but Cartwright seems unphased.
Tadageru looks for a takedown but Cartwright sprawls well.
Cartwright instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tadageru as Cartwright tries to tie him up.
Cartwright prevents the takedown attempt.
Tadageru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tadageru wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakachi Tadageru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tadageru is working Cartwright over against the cage.
Tadageru is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cartwright is defending well.
Tadageru is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright lands an uppercut.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Tadageru.
Cartwright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tadageru's elbow.
Tadageru tries to score a body lock takedown but Cartwright shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tadageru has clasped his hands together around Cartwright's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tadageru throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cartwright works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cartwright tries to roll over but Tadageru keeps him under control.
Tadageru seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tadageru slips a nice elbow through Cartwright's hands, connecting with Cartwright's forehead.
Tadageru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cartwright taking some punishment here, with Tadageru in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru is looking to take a break and control but Cartwright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tadageru misses with a head shot. Cartwright uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tadageru postures up and lands a big shot to Cartwright's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru won't allow Cartwright to sweep him here.
Tadageru is looking to work some ground and pound but Cartwright has wrist control.
Tadageru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright pulls Tadageru in close to prevent any damage.
Cartwright has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tadageru is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Tadageru is trying to drag Cartwright to the mat but Cartwright just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cartwright misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tadageru drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cartwright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tadageru leaves Cartwright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clin Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tadageru. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tadageru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tadageru shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cartwright napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tadageru taking a breather here.
Tadageru working the head with strikes.
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!
Tadageru working the strikes but Cartwright uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tadageru trying to control from half guard but Cartwright is working away.
Tadageru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tadageru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clin Cartwright.
I think Tadageru 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakachi Tadageru!
A victorious Nakachi Tadageru thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Carter (ranked 2027 p4p, 2611 weight class) and Razor Ramano (ranked 248 p4p, 306 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Razor Ramano!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter pushes Ramano up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter is working Ramano over against the cage.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ramano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Ramano throws a head kick that misses.
Carter is looking to counter the offense by Ramano and move into the clinch.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramano is just out of range.
Ramano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramano looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Ramano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Ramano throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramano looking to stall.
Ramano swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramano circles away.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carter tries to clinch
and Ramano counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramano is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ramano.
Ramano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter is looking to clinch but Ramano is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramano blocks a jab.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramano missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Ramano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramano throws a good cross that connects.
Ramano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter lands a head shot.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramano throws out the jab.
Carter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ramano manages to circle out of the way.
Razor Ramano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramano slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter cracks Ramano with an open hand slap.
Carter tests Ramano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to clinch.
Ramano lands an overhand right.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Ramano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramano circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ramano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramano 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.
Ramano thows a body kick. Carter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Ramano slips the punch.
Ramano throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Ramano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Ramano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramano controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Ramano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramano blocking some punches.
Ramano has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter working aggressively here.
Ramano misses with the head strike.
Ramano manages to break the clinch.
Carter slips a jab from Ramano.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ramano.
Carter tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ramano manages to circle out of the way.
Carter tries to clinch but Ramano moves out of range.
Ramano throws a head kick that misses.
Carter checks the leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ramano lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Carter dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramano tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramano ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Ramano misses its intended target.
Ramano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Carter.
Ramano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Carter moves away from the strike by Ramano.
Carter closes the distance and pushes Ramano back into the cage.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramano controls his hands.
Ramano prevents a body shot from Carter.
Ramano is trying to break free.
Ramano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramano breaks the clinch.
Carter swings for the body but Ramano moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ramano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramano misses with a body shot
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramano misses with a punch to the body.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter working aggressively here.
Ramano prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ramano cracks Carter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Razor Ramano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ramano counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Ramano pushes him off.
Ramano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Carter moves away from the strike by Ramano.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramano's hands.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Ramano's shoulder, as Ramano tries to avoid the shot.
Ramano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Ramano counters with a straight right hand.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Ramano's head but Ramano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Ramano.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramano.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramano tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the cage.
Ramano can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramano is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.
Ramano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramano tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramano wants to get back to striking at distance but Carter won't allow it.
Ramano has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Ramano pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Ramano slips under a jab.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramano is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carter blocks the body kick.
Carter wants to clinch.
Ramano steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramano is just out of range.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramano, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Ramano scores with a hook to the body.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramano controls his hands.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramano manages to break the clinch.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramano.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Carter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ramano lands a jab to the head.
Nice body kick there by Ramano.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramano as he jumps to the side.
Ramano let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ramano slips under a jab.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Ramano.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramano throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Ramano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ramano momentarily.
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter gets through Ramano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramano is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a body shot.
Ramano has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Ramano lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
Ramano scores with a hook.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramano connects with a crisp jab.
Ramano keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramano.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
Ramano has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ramano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carter misses with a looping left.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Ramano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Razor Ramano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter misses with a hook. Ramano ducked under it nicely.
Ramano throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Ramano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ramano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramano tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Crunch! Ramano slams his shin into Carter's torso.
Ramano 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.
Ramano misses with a two punch combination.
Ramano connects with a right hand. Carter shakes it off.
Ramano 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.
Ramano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Ramano is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carter.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Ramano. No joy for Carter on that attempt.
Carter tries to clinch there but Ramano circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramano throws out the jab.
Carter wants to clinch up but Ramano keeps it at a distance.
Carter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ramano fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramano gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Carter pushes Ramano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ramano is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramano's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramano prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Ramano.
Ramano blocking some punches.
Ramano blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramano can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Ramano's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
James Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter pushes Ramano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramano manages to break the clinch.
Carter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter avoids the head kick by Ramano.
Carter is looking to clinch but Ramano is avoiding it.
Ramano doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carter rushes Ramano and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Carter.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Carter!
James Carter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Vovchanchyn (ranked 986 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Junqueiro Santo Amaro (ranked 132 p4p, 154 weight class). Santo Amaro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by From Lima. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junqueiro Santo Amaro!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Santo Amaro.
Vovchanchyn with a jab.
Santo Amaro throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook. Vovchanchyn ducked under it nicely.
Santo Amaro misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vovchanchyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santo Amaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vovchanchyn.
Santo Amaro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Santo Amaro misses.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot.
Santo Amaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn avoids the body shot from Santo Amaro.
Vovchanchyn throwing a counter right hand but Santo Amaro manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SSJ Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Santo Amaro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn throws a low kick, looking for Santo Amaro's leg but Santo Amaro calmly moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn cracks Santo Amaro with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Vovchanchyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vovchanchyn jabs Santo Amaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Vovchanchyn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vovchanchyn lands a really nice looking cross but Santo Amaro seems unphased.
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!
Santo Amaro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vovchanchyn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy head kick
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Vovchanchyn misses.
Santo Amaro throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Vovchanchyn there.
Santo Amaro misses the jab.
Santo Amaro thuds his right hand into Vovchanchyn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro swings for the body but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Santo Amaro blocks a jab.
Vovchanchyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab-cross combination.
 It looks like Junqueiro Santo Amaro has been cut.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but Santo Amaro checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the nose.
Vovchanchyn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick by Vovchanchyn misses
and Santo Amaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santo Amaro misses with a hook
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Vovchanchyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vovchanchyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santo Amaro throws out the jab.
Santo Amaro just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a right hand
enabling Santo Amaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn lands an overhand right.
Vovchanchyn misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junqueiro Santo Amaro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santo Amaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Vovchanchyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice body punch.
Vovchanchyn slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Fedor Vovchanchyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Santo Amaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santo Amaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vovchanchyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovchanchyn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vovchanchyn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santo Amaro can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Vovchanchyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santo Amaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook
and Vovchanchyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Santo Amaro counters with a nice body shot.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Santo Amaro is just out of range.
A lazy body kick from Vovchanchyn
letting Santo Amaro counter with a right hand.
Santo Amaro swings widly with a right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Vovchanchyn.
Santo Amaro lands a jab to Vovchanchyn's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vovchanchyn counters with a straight right hand.
Santo Amaro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vovchanchyn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santo Amaro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vovchanchyn finds it's way round the side to connect with Santo Amaro's head.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range.
Vovchanchyn tried to counter with a leg kick but Santo Amaro avoided it.
Santo Amaro misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santo Amaro. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santo Amaro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Santo Amaro might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vovchanchyn has got the better of the exchanges.
Santo Amaro misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vovchanchyn throws a head kick that misses
and Santo Amaro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A cross from Vovchanchyn lands.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santo Amaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vovchanchyn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a looping overhand right but Santo Amaro ducks down to avoid it.
Santo Amaro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Santo Amaro looks to land a right hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range.
Santo Amaro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab when Santo Amaro was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Santo Amaro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
Santo Amaro needs to keep his hands up - Vovchanchyn had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Nice body punch from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.
Santo Amaro misses with an uppercut
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro lands with a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro throws a lazy uppercut
and Vovchanchyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fedor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junqueiro Santo Amaro'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!
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santo Amaro looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santo Amaro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vovchanchyn throws a head kick but Santo Amaro moves out of range.
Santo Amaro stuns Vovchanchyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santo Amaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
As Santo Amaro backs away, Vovchanchyn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Santo Amaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Vovchanchyn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Santo Amaro.
Santo Amaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Amaro slips a jab and a cross from Vovchanchyn.
Santo Amaro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for a 1-2. Vovchanchyn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santo Amaro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vovchanchyn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vovchanchyn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santo Amaro throws a shot to the body.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Santo Amaro throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn catches Santo Amaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Santo Amaro throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santo Amaro. Santo Amaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab right on the kisser.
 It looks like Fedor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Vovchanchyn coming out on top.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vovchanchyn.
Santo Amaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fedor Vovchanchyn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santo Amaro looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
Santo Amaro throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santo Amaro misses with a looping left.
Vovchanchyn swings widly with a right hand
and Santo Amaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Santo Amaro tries to move into range but Vovchanchyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice body kick.
Vovchanchyn misses the shot to the body.
Santo Amaro misses with a left hand
and Santo Amaro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Santo Amaro misses.
Vovchanchyn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vovchanchyn misses.
Santo Amaro misses with a hook
and Vovchanchyn counters with a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn slips a jab from Santo Amaro.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
Santo Amaro throws the left hand but Vovchanchyn avoids the punch easily.
Vovchanchyn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Santo Amaro if he has to take too many more of those.
Santo Amaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santo Amaro misses with a body shot.
Junqueiro Santo Amaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Santo Amaro throws a poor cross that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Vovchanchyn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vovchanchyn 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Vovchanchyn!
A victorious Fedor Vovchanchyn 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nuufo Seanoa (ranked 701 p4p, 865 weight class) and Douglas Sampson (ranked 18 p4p, 25 weight class). Sampson has chosen Sunshine (ft. Anthony Hamilton) - Twista as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nuufo Seanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Douglas Sampson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seanoa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sampson slips under a jab.
Sampson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seanoa counters with a straight right hand.
Sampson works the jab nicely.
It looks like Nuufo Seanoa has been cut.
Seanoa cracks Sampson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sampson connects with a right hand. Seanoa shakes it off.
Seanoa blocks a low kick nicely.
Seanoa slips a straight right by Sampson.
Seanoa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sampson's hands.
A big right from Sampson misses.
Seanoa is looking to counter punch.
Seanoa throws a sloppy body shot
and Sampson counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson feints and then cracks Seanoa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seanoa down.
Sampson misses with a wild body shot.
Sampson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A low kick from Seanoa is predictable there
and Sampson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seanoa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Seanoa throws an off balance right hand
and Sampson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sampson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seanoa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seanoa avoids the body shot from Sampson.
Seanoa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sampson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sampson scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampson jabs at Seanoa's body.
Sampson drops Seanoa with a beautiful combination! Seanoa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sampson is looking for the KO!
 Seanoa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seanoa misses with a hook
and Sampson counters with a nice leg kick.
Sampson lands a nice shot to the body.
Seanoa checks a low kick from Sampson.
Seanoa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sampson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good work by Seanoa as he checks the leg kick.
Seanoa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sampson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seanoa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sampson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sampson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seanoa's sensitive parts.
Seanoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sampson.
Sampson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Seanoa moves out of range as Sampson strikes.
Sampson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seanoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sampson throws a hook but Seanoa avoids it easily.
Seanoa throws out a loose jab but Sampson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seanoa misses with a hook
and Sampson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sampson misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seanoa was well out of range. Poor timing from Sampson.
Seanoa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sampson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nuufo Seanoa's cut is getting worse.
A lazy body kick from Seanoa
and Sampson counters with a nice right hand that sends Seanoa toppling to the canvas! Seanoa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Sampson finish him?!
Oh Seanoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seanoa clinches.
Seanoa seems to have got his legs back now.
Sampson breaks from the clinch.
Sampson throws a leg kick but Seanoa moved away.
Seanoa swings widly with a right hand
and Sampson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seanoa throws the left hand but Sampson avoids the punch easily.
Sampson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seanoa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Sampson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nuufo Seanoa's cut.
That's time! Seanoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Seanoa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seanoa throws a poor cross that misses
and Sampson counters with a nice uppercut.
Seanoa moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sampson.
Seanoa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seanoa tries a body shot but Sampson blocks it.
Seanoa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sampson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sampson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seanoa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seanoa misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seanoa takes a swing at Sampson's ribcage but misses.
Sampson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seanoa on the side of the head.
Seanoa throws a leg kick but Sampson moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seanoa scores with a leg kick.
Seanoa throws an off balance right hand
and Sampson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Sampson. Beautiful body shot.
Sampson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seanoa ducks under a wild hook from Sampson.
Seanoa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sampson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Douglas Sampson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Seanoa is predictable there
and Sampson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sampson jabs Seanoa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sampson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sampson scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seanoa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sampson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Seanoa! Sampson lets Seanoa back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Seanoa's defenses. It connects perfectly with Seanoa's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Douglas Sampson!
Our winner, Douglas Sampson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pate Mfer (ranked 885 p4p, 2363 weight class) and Paddy Murphy (ranked 142 p4p, 328 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Murphy's choice of entrance music: Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paddy Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Mfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Pate Mfer has been cut.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Mfer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murphy on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Murphy forces Mfer back against the cage and clinches.
Mfer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy looks to clinch
and Mfer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Mfer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mfer cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Murphy blocks the leg kick.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Murphy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mfer cracks a nice hook into Murphy's ribs.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mfer.
Murphy connects with a high kick.
Murphy throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy is rocked!
Mfer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Murphy square on the jaw! Damn, Murphy is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pate Mfer!
A very excited looking Pate Mfer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Douglas (ranked 507 p4p, 1467 weight class) and Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 12 p4p, 52 weight class). Arthur Douglas 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Rozhkov with that takedown attempt.
Rozhkov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rozhkov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Douglas defending against the ground and pound.
Douglas is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Douglas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Douglas tries to get out of the position.
Rozhkov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Douglas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Douglas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rozhkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rozhkov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov working the head and body with strikes.
Douglas manages to get back to half guard.
Douglas trying to control here.
Rozhkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Douglas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rozhkov throwing shots but Douglas is blocking nicely.
Rozhkov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Douglas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rozhkov on the ground.
Douglas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rozhkov stalling.
Douglas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is defending against the submission attempts here by Rozhkov.
Rozhkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Douglas's head.
Rozhkov works his way into full mount!
Rozhkov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rozhkov misses with a head shot.
Rozhkov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rozhkov wants to finish this one by submission but Douglas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rozhkov.
Douglas wants to control but Rozhkov is having none of it.
Rozhkov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Douglas?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rozhkov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rozhkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rozhkov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Douglas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rozhkov unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov scoring with strikes but Douglas is staying in there.
Douglas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Rozhkov with a couple of short strikes.
Rozhkov looking to finish with strikes here!
Rozhkov with good strikes from the mount here!
Rozhkov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Douglas because Rozhkov loaded up on that one.
Douglas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rozhkov looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Douglas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A big strike lands for Rozhkov! That's really hurt Douglas and he's turned his back - Rozhkov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Rozhkov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Rozhkov!
An out of breath Alexander Rozhkov 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shingen Takeda (ranked 848 p4p, 1099 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 127 p4p, 155 weight class). Takeda kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Now We Are Free. Howlett has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Shingen Takeda has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Howlett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takeda makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Takeda.
Howlett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Howlett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takeda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Howlett has managed to get both his arms back between Takeda's legs - danger averted.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howlett advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda tries to improve position but can't.
Howlett trying to control the position but Takeda is working away.
Howlett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett wants to take a breather but Takeda manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Howlett.
Howlett scoring with some ground and pound.
Howlett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takeda keeping moving, preventing Howlett from controlling successfully.
Howlett postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Takeda is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Howlett, into his guard.
Howlett trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda wants to control from the top but Howlett keeps moving.
Our spies down at at Old School Training inform us that Howlett has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Takeda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Howlett is keeping the position for now.
Takeda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Takeda preventing the sweep.
Howlett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Takeda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Takeda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Takeda trying to control but Howlett is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda slips nicely into half guard.
Howlett wants to improve his position but Takeda is controlling well.
Takeda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Howlett is defending against the submission attempts here by Takeda.
Takeda controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takeda trying to control from half guard but Howlett is working away.
Howlett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Howlett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howlett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Howlett is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takeda keeping full guard, as Howlett tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
That's time! Takeda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Howlett throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Takeda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Howlett is in Takeda's guard.
Howlett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Howlett postures up.
Takeda keeping full guard, as Howlett tries to pass.
Howlett is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Takeda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Takeda has escaped and now he's on top!
Takeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James Howlett has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeda trying to control the position from guard on top but Howlett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howlett looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Takeda puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Howlett is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda wants to control but Howlett is keeping him busy.
Takeda passes to side control.
Takeda trying to control the action but Howlett is working from the bottom.
Howlett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Howlett manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Howlett is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Takeda reverses the position - he's now on top in Howlett's guard.
Takeda engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda wants to pass the guard but Howlett is keeping the position.
Howlett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takeda manages to get himself to full guard.
Howlett slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Howlett is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is refusing to be controlled, as Howlett sits in half guard.
Takeda wants to control but Howlett is keeping busy.
Howlett moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Takeda.
Howlett working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Howlett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Takeda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Takeda regains half guard there - taking advantage of Howlett's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takeda tries to roll over but Howlett keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Howlett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Howlett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Takeda is staying active underneath Howlett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takeda is looking for a sweep. Howlett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Howlett is looking for a kimura here.
Howlett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howlett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Takeda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Takeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Howlett pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howlett is looking for a kimura here.
Howlett wants to take a breather but Takeda is having none of it.
Howlett is trying to work for a kimura but Takeda is defending well.
Howlett wants to work for an arm triangle but Takeda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Howlett is thwarting Takeda's attempts to control the position.
Takeda is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Howlett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takeda keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Howlett defending well as Takeda loads up on a big left hand.
Howlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takeda.
Nice uppercut there from Takeda.
Takeda connects with a jab.
Takeda misses with a straight left.
Howlett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Takeda was covering up waiting for the punch and Howlett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Howlett tries to free his leg and advance position but Takeda is retaining full guard.
Shingen Takeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett trying to control but Takeda is working from the bottom.
Howlett won't allow Takeda to sweep him here.
Howlett trying to control but Takeda is working from the bottom.
Takeda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takeda keeping moving, preventing Howlett from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Howlett goes for a double leg but Takeda avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Takeda continues to drive forward.
Howlett moves into range and clinches up with Takeda.
Howlett tries to pull guard but Takeda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Takeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howlett has him pressed against the cage.
Howlett gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Howlett moves into full mount! Takeda won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takeda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James Howlett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Howlett trying to control but Takeda is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Howlett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Howlett 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Howlett!
Our winner, James Howlett, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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