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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Huang (ranked 2242 p4p, 3296 weight class) and Jhonny Sparks (ranked 235 p4p, 320 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Huang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jhonny Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huang avoids it really well and circles away.
Sparks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Huang trying to control from the bottom.
Huang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparks on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks controlling the pace.
Huang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparks wants to work for an arm triangle but Huang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sparks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparks stalling.
Sparks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sparks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sparks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huang controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Huang is trying to maintain the position but Sparks is very close to passing his half guard.
Sparks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Huang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sparks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sparks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Huang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks is controlling the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A low kick lands for Huang.
Sparks throws out a loose jab but Huang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparks fails with the takedown
and Huang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Sparks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sparks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Jhonny Sparks has been cut.
Huang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Huang is defending well.
Lee Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jhonny Sparks.
Huang lands an elbow inside that Sparks shrugs off.
Huang lands an elbow inside.
 Sparks is rocked!
Huang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sparks with a big uppercut! Sparks tries to clinch up but Huang pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sparks to the mat! Sparks covers up and Huang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lee Huang!
Our winner, Lee Huang, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucia Del Paco (ranked 3352 p4p, 2130 weight class) and Alexis Machine (ranked 449 p4p, 308 weight class). Machine is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Satan Is Real. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucia Del Paco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexis Machine!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Paco moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Del Paco to work.
Del Paco taking a breather.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Del Paco blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Del Paco avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Nice elbow from Machine.
 It looks like Lucia Del Paco has been cut.
Del Paco misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Machine.
Del Paco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machine's elbow.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Del Paco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Paco blocks an elbow strike.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Del Paco blocks the elbow strike.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Paco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Del Paco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machine's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Paco is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Del Paco dodges an elbow strike from Machine.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters up against the cage, Del Paco throws an elbow but misses.
Del Paco is looking to control Machine's arms but Machine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Del Paco has his back to the cage.
Machine pushes off an throws an elbow but Del Paco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Del Paco seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Machine can turn it around.
Machine lands an elbow that stopped Del Paco in his tracks for a moment.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Del Paco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Del Paco pushes off an throws an elbow but Machine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Del Paco takes an elbow to the temple.
Del Paco blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Del Paco throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine blocks a body shot from Del Paco.
Del Paco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Del Paco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machine lands an elbow inside that Del Paco shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Paco blocks an elbow strike.
Del Paco throws an elbow that misses.
Machine misses with an elbow over the top.
Machine throws an elbow that misses.
Machine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machine misses with an elbow strike.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Del Paco presses Machine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Machine lands an elbow just above Del Paco 's eye.
Lucia Del Paco's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machine throws an elbow but misses.
Machine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Del Paco avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machine takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Alexis Machine has been cut.
Machine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Del Paco blocks an elbow strike.
Del Paco misses with an elbow over the top.
Del Paco stalling the fight.
Del Paco avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Del Paco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Del Paco is trying to maintain a safe position but Machine gets an underhook and turns Del Paco into the cage.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine blocks the elbow strike.
Del Paco blocks an elbow strike from Machine.
Del Paco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Machine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Paco avoids the elbow strike from Machine, against the cage.
Machine lands an elbow just above Del Paco 's eye.
Del Paco blocks an elbow strike.
Del Paco pushes off an throws an elbow but Machine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Paco has Machine pushed against the cage.
Machine throws an elbow but it misses.
Del Paco trying to control the position but instead, Machine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Del Paco into the cage.
Machine lands an elbow just above Del Paco 's eye.
Lucia Del Paco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Machine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Del Paco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machine's elbow.
Machine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Del Paco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machine lands an elbow just above Del Paco 's eye.
Del Paco avoids a wild elbow strike from Machine.
Machine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Del Paco's defenses.
Jeez, Lucia Del Paco's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lucia Del Paco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexis Machine!
Post fight, Alexis Machine took to the microphone: 'Well, well, well, feed me crack and call me a bitch!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attila Hun (ranked 2016 p4p, 2465 weight class) and Duncan Shepard (ranked 270 p4p, 327 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Attila Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Shepard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shepard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Shepard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hun comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shepard under the eye.
It looks like Duncan Shepard has been cut.
A jab from Shepard misses.
Hun is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've been told by Hun's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shepard misses with a combination
enabling Hun to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepard misses the shot to the body.
Shepard sizes up Hun with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hun throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shepard scores with a nice right hand.
Shepard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shepard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hun.
Shepard 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.
Shepard throws a series of punches but Hun avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Hun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shepard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shepard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hun misses with a body shot.
Hun scores with a nice head shot.
Shepard throws an off balance right hand
and Hun counters with a nice right hand that sends Shepard toppling to the canvas! Shepard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hun finish him?!
Shepard is rocked!
That has opened up Duncan Shepard's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shepard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A quick step to the side and Hun tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shepard is still on wobbly legs! Can Hun finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Hun on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hun lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Shepard - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Attila Hun!
A victorious Attila Hun 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvaldo Cosme (ranked 1236 p4p, 2592 weight class) and Einar Ryhein (ranked 172 p4p, 348 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edvaldo Cosme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Einar Ryhein!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosme shoots in for a takedown but Ryhein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryhein throws a head kick but Cosme moves out of range.
Cosme appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ryhein 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.
Cosme takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Ryhein.
Cosme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ryhein is fending him off so far but Cosme persists. Nope, Ryhein circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Edvaldo Cosme has been cut.
Ryhein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cosme on the side of the head.
Ryhein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cosme.
Ryhein flicks out a counter leg kick but Cosme steps away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edvaldo Cosme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryhein.
Ryhein swings for the body but Cosme moves out of range.
Cosme half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryhein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cosme.
Ryhein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ryhein uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cosme has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosme shoots in but Ryhein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ryhein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cosme with a body shot.
Cosme fails with a takedown attempt.
Cosme shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Ryhein counter with a right hand.
Cosme gets tackled into the cage by Ryhein. Ryhein maintains the clinch.
Ryhein breaks the clinch.
Ryhein throws a head kick but Cosme moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosme darts in looking for a takedown but Ryhein gets double underhooks and turns Cosme into the cage.
Ryhein raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ryhein effectively controlling the action here.
Cosme is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryhein gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Ryhein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ryhein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Ryhein.
Cosme gets tackled into the cage by Ryhein. Ryhein maintains the clinch.
Ryhein lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryhein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryhein stuffs the takedown.
Ryhein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ryhein jabs at Cosme's body.
Ryhein throws a leg kick
and Cosme counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosme is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryhein is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ryhein wants to get back to full guard.
Cosme is trying to work for a kimura but Ryhein is defending well.
Ryhein is controlling Cosme's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ryhein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cosme is working away from the top position though.
Cosme seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ryhein does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryhein is looking to improve his position.
Ryhein is controlling Cosme's trapped leg to prevent Cosme from advancing to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einar Ryhein dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edvaldo Cosme's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cosme takes one to the side of the head.
Ryhein has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cosme is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ryhein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cosme shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryhein sprawls well. Ryhein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cosme gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosme checks a leg kick.
Ryhein tries a head kick but it misses.
Edvaldo Cosme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosme fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryhein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryhein scores with a jab. Cosme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ryhein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cosme. That did some damage!
Ryhein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cosme. Cosme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cosme tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ryhein swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edvaldo Cosme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Ryhein.
Ryhein throws a low kick but Cosme moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosme changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ryhein tries to avoid it but Cosme manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ryhein to the ground. Ryhein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cosme tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ryhein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cosme somewhat.
Cosme backing away here, and Ryhein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ryhein scores with the left hand. Cosme knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryhein. Cosme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosme half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryhein lands a head shot.
Cosme fails to land the takedown.
Ryhein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Ryhein catches Cosme right on the button with a cross.
Cosme doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ryhein counters with a crisp right that sends Cosme to the canvas! Ryhein follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einar Ryhein!
An out of breath Einar Ryhein 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Harlan (ranked 818 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 118 p4p, 168 weight class). Spicoli has chosen Money Buy Drugs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josiah Harlan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlan misses with a body shot.
Harlan throws a looping overhand right but Spicoli ducks down to avoid it.
Harlan scores with a jab.
Harlan blocks a head kick by Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a series of wild punches.
Spicoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spicoli misses with a straight right.
Spicoli misses with a double jab
and Harlan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spicoli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spicoli throws an overhand right that lands on Harlan's shoulder, as Harlan tries to avoid the shot.
Harlan connects with a jab.
Spicoli throws an off balance right hand
and Harlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli works Harlan's body with a nice hook.
Harlan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Spicoli moves away from the strike by Harlan.
Spicoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Harlan misses its target.
A big left from Spicoli misses.
Josiah Harlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spicoli misses with a left hand
and Harlan counters with a stiff right hand.
Harlan looks to throw the jab but Spicoli is out of range.
Harlan misses with a shot to the body
letting Spicoli counter with a right hand.
Spicoli swings widly with a right hand
and Harlan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spicoli throws out a loose jab but Harlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harlan looks to throw the jab but Spicoli is out of range.
A jab from Harlan misses.
Spicoli tries a quick counter leg kick but Harlan is wise to it.
Harlan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Spicoli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harlan scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Josiah Harlan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spicoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spicoli blocks a jab.
Harlan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spicoli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Harlan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spicoli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harlan lands with a shot to the body.
Harlan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harlan lands a slapping body shot.
Spicoli is looking to clinch but Harlan is avoiding it.
Spicoli ducks right into an uppercut from Harlan.
Spicoli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harlan.
A jab from Spicoli misses.
Harlan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spicoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a shot to the body
and Harlan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harlan throws a shot from downtown. Spicoli moves away and avoids it.
Harlan throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Harlan tests Spicoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spicoli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harlan.
Harlan throws a body shot but no joy.
Spicoli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harlan moves away.
Harlan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicoli moves out of range as Harlan strikes.
Spicoli flicks out a counter leg kick but Harlan steps away.
Harlan throws a combination that misses
and Spicoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spicoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spicoli.
Harlan lands a nice hook to Spicoli's body. Spicoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Spicoli.
Harlan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Harlan digs a good body shot into Spicoli's ribs.
Harlan throws the left hand but Spicoli avoids the punch easily.
Harlan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harlan scores with a nice strike.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Spicoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spicoli looks to land a combination but Harlan avoids it well.
Harlan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harlan misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Harlan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josiah Harlan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spicoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harlan.
Spicoli slips a jab and a cross from Harlan.
Spicoli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harlan misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Spicoli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harlan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spicoli.
Harlan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harlan checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli throws out a leg kick but Harlan moves out of range and Spicoli only half commits.
Harlan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spicoli counters with a three punch combo that has Harlan backing up. Harlan nods at Spicoli to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Spicoli misses.
Harlan slips a straight right by Spicoli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a body punch
and Harlan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Harlan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spicoli can do to turn this around?
Spicoli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Spicoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harlan.
Harlan misses the jab.
Josiah Harlan is winning the standup battle so far.
Spicoli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harlan tests Spicoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spicoli walks into a left hand.
Spicoli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harlan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harlan. Spicoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spicoli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harlan misses with a hook. Spicoli ducked under it nicely.
Spicoli throws out a counter right but Harlan avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spicoli.
Spicoli lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlan misses with a body shot.
Spicoli throws a looping overhand right but Harlan ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Spicoli.
Harlan jabs Spicoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Spicoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harlan cracks Spicoli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spicoli takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli misses with a shot to the body
letting Harlan counter with a right hand.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spicoli.
Spicoli looks to land a left hand but Harlan moved out of range nicely.
Harlan slips under a jab from Spicoli.
Spicoli throws a looping overhand right but Harlan ducks down to avoid it.
Harlan takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Harlan.
Harlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harlan jabs at Spicoli's body.
Harlan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spicoli on the side of the head.
Harlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Spicoli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spicoli throws a hook but Harlan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Spicoli - just one landing.
Spicoli drops his hands momentarily and Harlan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Harlan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spicoli! But no joy.
Harlan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harlan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spicoli throws a right hand that misses
and Harlan counters with a right hand to the body.
Spicoli scores with a hook to the body. Harlan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spicoli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harlan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harlan is looking to counter punch.
Harlan misses with a body shot.
Spicoli throws a big shot that misses.
Harlan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Harlan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josiah Harlan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harlan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Spicoli has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Harlan lands with a right hand.
A jab from Harlan does it's job there.
Spicoli moves into the clinch successfully.
Harlan breaks from the clinch.
Spicoli misses with a hook
enabling Harlan to counter with a crisp jab.
Harlan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harlan throws a big shot that misses.
Spicoli walks into a straight right hand from Harlan.
Spicoli misses with a jab to the body
and Harlan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spicoli throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spicoli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab from Harlan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlan looks to score with a jab to the body but Spicoli is just out of range.
Harlan scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Harlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlan misses the jab.
Harlan with a nice cross.
Harlan throws a lazy right hand but Spicoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spicoli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harlan with a body shot.
Spicoli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spicoli jabs Harlan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harlan cracks a nice hook into Spicoli's ribs.
Harlan digs a good hook to Spicoli's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a body shot.
Harlan throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Spicoli misses.
Harlan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlan misses with a body shot
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Harlan slips a jab from Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a head kick.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Harlan.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
Spicoli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spicoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harlan.
Spicoli throws a sloppy head kick
and Harlan counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlan throws a right hand that misses
and Spicoli counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Harlan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spicoli. Harlan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlan throws a lazy right hand but Spicoli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harlan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harlan sizes up Spicoli with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spicoli misses with a hook
and Harlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Harlan.
Spicoli staying out of range there.
Harlan misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut. Harlan saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Harlan misses the target.
Spicoli loads up on a big right hand but Harlan slips the punch.
Harlan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spicoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Harlan.
Spicoli throws a head kick that misses.
Harlan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Harlan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Harlan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlan misses with a two punch combination.
Harlan ducks under a wild hook from Spicoli.
Harlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
Spicoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Harlan misses with an uppercut.
Harlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spicoli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Harlan clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Josiah Harlan's cut.
That's time! Harlan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harlan missing with a left hand there. Spicoli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spicoli throws a head kick but Harlan moves out of range.
Harlan throws a hook to the side of Spicoli's head but Spicoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Spicoli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harlan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Spicoli counters with a nice uppercut.
Spicoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spicoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Harlan just misses with a punch to the body.
Harlan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut.
Spicoli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harlan.
Spicoli misses with a hook
and Harlan counters with a nice uppercut.
Harlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli throws an overhand right that lands on Harlan's shoulder, as Harlan tries to avoid the shot.
Harlan scores with a jab to the head.
Harlan throws a good cross that connects.
Spicoli avoids the body shot from Harlan.
Spicoli flicks out a counter leg kick but Harlan steps away.
Spicoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harlan counters with a left to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harlan.
A big right from Harlan misses.
Spicoli slips a straight right by Harlan.
Spicoli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harlan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spicoli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Spicoli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spicoli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harlan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Harlan digs a good hook to Spicoli's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spicoli moves to clinch but Harlan breaks away
and Harlan counters with a three punch combo that has Spicoli backing up. Spicoli nods at Harlan to acknowledge the strikes.
Harlan throws a hook to the side of Spicoli's head but Spicoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spicoli dodges the punch combination from Harlan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlan misses with a wild body shot.
A nice combination there by Spicoli.
Spicoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harlan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spicoli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spicoli misses the body punch
and Harlan counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Spicoli misses the target.
Spicoli throws a sloppy body shot
and Harlan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harlan slips a straight right by Spicoli.
Spicoli throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Harlan does it's job there.
Spicoli throws a sloppy head kick
and Harlan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spicoli moves away from the strike by Harlan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harlan misses with a hook.
Harlan digs a good body shot into Spicoli's ribs.
Spicoli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Harlan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spicoli looks to score with a jab to the body but Harlan is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Spicoli. Those never looked like landing.
Spicoli is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spicoli throws a poor cross that misses
and Harlan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlan blocks a jab.
Spicoli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harlan looks to land a right hand but Spicoli moved out of range.
Harlan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spicoli manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josiah Harlan had his way with Jeff Spicoli in that round.
The cut man is working on Josiah Harlan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harlan tests Spicoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spicoli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spicoli tries to clinch up but Harlan circles away and keeps his distance.
Spicoli throws a sloppy head kick and Harlan moves out of range easily.
Spicoli takes one on the button.
Harlan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spicoli throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spicoli misses with a jab to the body
and Harlan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harlan lands with a straight right. Spicoli didn't see that one coming.
Spicoli throws a hook but Harlan blocks it.
Harlan tries to move into range but Spicoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harlan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harlan blocks a head kick by Spicoli.
Harlan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Harlan lands a head shot.
Spicoli swings for the body but Harlan moves out of range.
Harlan throws a hook but Spicoli avoids it easily.
Spicoli slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Spicoli.
Spicoli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jab, jab by Harlan - just one landing.
Harlan tries to bum rush Spicoli with a series of wild strikes but Spicoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlan misses with a right hand
and Spicoli counters with a straight right hand.
Spicoli connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlan throws a right hand that misses
and Spicoli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harlan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spicoli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Spicoli with a jab.
Harlan looks to throw the jab but Spicoli is out of range.
Josiah Harlan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spicoli throws the left hand but Harlan avoids the punch easily.
Spicoli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harlan's head backwards.
Spicoli throws a hook but Harlan avoids it easily.
Harlan misses with a body shot.
Spicoli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spicoli works Harlan's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with an uppercut
and Harlan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spicoli throws a sloppy head kick and Harlan moves out of range easily.
Harlan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spicoli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
Jeff Spicoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harlan slips a straight right by Spicoli.
Harlan lands a body shot.
Spicoli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Harlan misses its intended target.
Spicoli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harlan throws out the jab.
Harlan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spicoli's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harlan lands with a shot to the body.
Spicoli ducks under a wild hook from Harlan.
Spicoli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spicoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Harlan.
Harlan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spicoli tries to counter with a clinch but Harlan shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Harlan misses.
Harlan thuds a left hand into Spicoli's body.
Harlan misses with a hook.
Harlan connects with a looping right hand.
Spicoli slips under a jab from Harlan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josiah Harlan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harlan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josiah Harlan!
Josiah Harlan retains his light heavyweight title!
Josiah Harlan 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.
Jeff Spicoli spoke after the fight, saying 'Wait a minute, there’s no birthday party for me here!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jehu Christ (ranked 1586 p4p, 1226 weight class) and Boryenka Stepanov (ranked 217 p4p, 171 weight class). Stepanov has chosen Положение (2 Remix) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jehu Christ has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jehu Christ!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryenka Stepanov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Stepanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stepanov scoring with punches from side control.
Stepanov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Christ's coaches at Zero Tolerance have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Christ wants to get back to his feet.
Christ prevents Stepanov from improving position.
Christ wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Christ parries the strikes from Stepanov easily there. Stepanov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Christ to escape.
Stepanov tries to advance to mount but Christ denies him.
Stepanov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Christ is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stepanov is controlling him well.
Stepanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stepanov cracks Christ with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stepanov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Christ is trying to buck Stepanov off.
Christ stops Stepanov from passing to mount.
Stepanov lands some shots froms side control.
Stepanov prevents Christ from escaping the position.
Stepanov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Christ's legs.
Stepanov misses with the ground and pound.
Stepanov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stepanov tries to move to mount but Christ blocks the move with his legs.
Stepanov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stepanov scores with punches from side control.
Christ wants to get back to his feet but Stepanov drags him back down.
Christ gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Christ is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov lands a big shot there that rocks Christ but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stepanov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Christ because Stepanov loaded up on that one.
Stepanov won't let Christ get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanov with shots to the head and body - Christ looks very uncomfortable down there.
Christ trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stepanov throwing strikes here but Christ is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Christ trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stepanov with the ground and pound from mount.
Christ wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stepanov.
Stepanov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Stepanov with a couple of short strikes.
Stepanov landing strikes from the mount.
Stepanov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Christ is in a horrible position here. Stepanov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Christ trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Christ is bucking up trying to escape but Stepanov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Christ in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 Christ is rocked!
Stepanov postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Christ bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Stepanov and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boryenka Stepanov!
Boryenka Stepanov is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Boryenka Stepanov 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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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
58% |
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