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The Island Season 13, 145 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Cracker (ranked 1108 p4p, 152 weight class) and Richard Hall (ranked 129 p4p, 24 weight class). King Cracker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Cracker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Hall!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
Cracker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cracker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cracker uses from the top position.
Cracker has gone for a leg lock! Hall slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cracker's guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Cracker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cracker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cracker looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall passes Cracker's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cracker is staying active underneath Hall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cracker actively working from the bottom here.
Cracker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Hall content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cracker is trying to control but Hall passes into side control!
Cracker prevents Hall from improving position.
Hall is looking to take a break and control but Cracker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cracker tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hall presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cracker tries to control the position but Hall now has his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cracker trying to control the action but Hall just sinks the hooks in.
Hall trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cracker doesn't escape.
Cracker trying to control but not successfully.
Cracker is keeping busy.
Hall has one arm under Cracker 's neck. Cracker is controlling the other arm well. He's just looking to survive right now. Hall manages to get his arm free though and Cracker is in a world of trouble! Hall sinks in the hooks and squeezes! Cracker turns purple and then goes limp. The referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Venegas (ranked 448 p4p, 1044 weight class) and Marie Pier Houle (ranked 55 p4p, 121 weight class). Marie Pier Houle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frankie Venegas '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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankie Venegas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marie Pier Houle!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venegas dives in for a single leg takedown but Houle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Houle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Houle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Houle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Houle on the inside.
Houle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Houle lands with a left to the head.
Houle tries to throw a body punch but Venegas avoids it by throwing Houle back against the cage.
Houle works on Venegas 's body with a couple of short punches.
Houle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Venegas s head.
Venegas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Houle misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Houle.
Houle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Houle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Houle presses Venegas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Venegas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Houle just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Venegas . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houle is pressed up against the cage. Venegas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Houle down to the mat. Houle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Venegas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Houle counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houle moves into the clinch successfully.
Venegas jumps guard and drags Houle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Houle 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.
Houle content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Venegas has locked up a guillotine! Venegas 's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Houle is holding on here and Venegas must be using up a lot of energy. Houle has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Venegas gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frankie Venegas !
A determined Frankie Venegas didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jetmir Erminus (ranked 2116 p4p, 797 weight class) and Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 221 p4p, 93 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jetmir Erminus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erminus avoids the body shot from Tomonaga.
Tomonaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Erminus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tomonaga sprawls well initially but Erminus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Erminus is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tomonaga wants to control but Erminus is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Erminus is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomonaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tomonaga regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Erminus.
Erminus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tomonaga controlling the position.
That's two 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.
Erminus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erminus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomonaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erminus moves in looking to clinch but Tomonaga pushes him off.
Tomonaga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erminus moves away.
Tomonaga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomonaga lands a nice looking body shot.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomonaga takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Erminus misses.
Tomonaga jabs Erminus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Erminus missing with a left hand there. Tomonaga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomonaga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tomonaga thuds a left hand into Erminus's body.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erminus.
Erminus throws out a loose jab but Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Erminus throws a body shot but no joy.
Erminus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erminus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tomonaga to score with a decent uppercut.
Erminus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erminus takes one to the side of the head.
Erminus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Erminus looks for a takedown but Tomonaga sprawls well.
Tomonaga takes a swing at Erminus's ribcage but misses.
Erminus throws a shot from downtown. Tomonaga moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Tomonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Erminus.
Erminus thows a leg kick but Tomonaga checks it
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shinichiro Tomonaga will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Erminus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Erminus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomonaga uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Erminus throws a looping overhand right but Tomonaga ducks down to avoid it.
Tomonaga scores with a decent looking hook.
Tomonaga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomonaga defending well as Erminus loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erminus manages to avoid it.
Erminus throwing a counter right hand but Tomonaga manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erminus fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erminus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomonaga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erminus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomonaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erminus.
Nice uppercut there from Erminus.
Tomonaga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Erminus throws a right hand that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomonaga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Erminus.
Erminus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tomonaga just manages to avoid it.
Tomonaga connects with a body shot.
Tomonaga lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Erminus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
 Erminus is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomonaga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Erminus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomonaga lands a body shot.
Erminus seems to have got his legs back now.
Erminus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Erminus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Erminus tries to clinch up.
Erminus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomonaga swings for the body but Erminus moves out of range.
Erminus is looking for a counter combo.
Tomonaga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erminus is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomonaga.
Erminus throws a poor cross that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Erminus or perhaps it was just good defense by Tomonaga, which made it look bad.
Tomonaga loads up on a big right hand but Erminus slips the punch.
Erminus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
It seemed like Tomonaga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erminus throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomonaga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Erminus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tomonaga counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga misses the shot to the body.
Erminus is looking to counter punch.
Shinichiro Tomonaga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomonaga throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomonaga listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erminus moves away.
Erminus misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
Erminus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tomonaga quickly recovers to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tomonaga is concentrating on defense, preventing Erminus from advancing position.
Erminus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinichiro Tomonaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tomonaga gets caught napping as Erminus dives in and scores a takedown. Tomonaga manages to retain guard.
Tomonaga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tomonaga has Erminus pulled in close to control his posture.
Tomonaga controls Erminus momentarily but Erminus frees himself.
Tomonaga controlling Erminus's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomonaga wants to control the position but Erminus says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erminus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Erminus is pressing down on Tomonaga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tomonaga is holding on for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Erminus staying out of range there.
Erminus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tomonaga scores with a nice strike.
Tomonaga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Erminus.
Erminus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Erminus throws a combination that misses
and Tomonaga counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomonaga misses with an uppercut
and Erminus counters with a two punch combo.
Tomonaga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erminus moves away.
Erminus misses with a hook
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomonaga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomonaga misses with a left hand
and Erminus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tomonaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Tomonaga misses
and Erminus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tomonaga.
Tomonaga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erminus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus misses with an uppercut. Tomonaga saw that one coming.
Erminus misses with a two punch combination.
Tomonaga misses with a body shot.
Tomonaga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Erminus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tomonaga misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Erminus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tomonaga missing with a left hand there. Erminus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomonaga misses with a wild body shot.
Shinichiro Tomonaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erminus misses with a double jab.
Erminus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tomonaga as he jumps to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tomonaga! But no joy.
Erminus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomonaga.
Tomonaga connects with a right hand. Erminus shakes it off.
Erminus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomonaga moves away.
Tomonaga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tomonaga scores with a jab to the head.
Tomonaga scores with a jab to the head.
Jetmir Erminus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erminus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tomonaga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinichiro Tomonaga.
I've got Tomonaga 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Shinichiro Tomonaga!
Shinichiro Tomonaga wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Hall (ranked 115 p4p, 1970 weight class) and Kip Thorne (ranked 19 p4p, 210 weight class). Hall comes into the arena with Andy Shauf: The Magician blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kip Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall ducks right into an uppercut from Thorne.
Thorne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Hall is looking to counter the offense by Thorne and move into the clinch.
Hall moves out of range as Thorne strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorne. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Thorne is quick to defend against it.
Thorne misses with an uppercut.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Thorne blocks the leg kick.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thorne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hall rushes Thorne and presses him up against the cage.
Hall manages to pull guard.
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thorne defends well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Thorne content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thorne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Hall working for submissions but it's allowed Thorne to get to half guard.
Thorne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall wants to get back to full guard.
Thorne controlling the action here.
Thorne trying to advance position but Hall counters by regaining guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thorne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kip Thorne will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Thorne throws a body shot but no joy.
Thorne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hall rather than just go for the knockout.
Thorne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Hall.
A big right from Thorne misses.
Hall tries to counter by clinching up but Thorne breaks away and moves out of range.
Thorne throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Thorne tries to get set, Hall tries to push him back and clinch up but Thorne manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Thorne can't break the clinch.
Thorne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall pulls guard effortlessly.
Thorne trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thorne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Thorne is proving a slippery customer.
Hall has his foot on Thorne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thorne works his way back into a safe position though.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
Thorne trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Thorne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thorne is aware though and is defending well.
Thorne is sitting in close to Hall's body. Hall has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Thorne is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Thorne is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hall.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robbie Hall!
Robbie Hall 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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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
26% |
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