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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aramis Knox (ranked 1569 p4p, 2057 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 215 p4p, 262 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Foley's choice of entrance music: Beverly Hills Cop Theme. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aramis Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley slips under a jab from Knox.
Knox avoids the body shot from Foley.
Knox wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knox misses the shot to the body.
Knox rushes Foley and presses him up against the cage.
A short left from Foley.
Knox keeps control of Foley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knox fails to pull guard.
Foley pushes Knox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Foley.
Knox misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox tries to pull guard but Foley won't allow it.
Knox jumps guard but Foley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aramis Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox takes a knee right on the jaw!
 It looks like Aramis Knox has been cut.
Knox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foley with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley tries to work over Knox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley working Knox over with knees to the body.
Knox pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Knox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foley looking to pass the guard.
Foley is looking to stand up but Knox won't let him.
Foley won't allow Knox to sweep him here.
Knox is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Foley defends well.
Knox trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Knox 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.
Knox looking to control.
Foley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Foley content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Knox has locked up a guillotine! Knox's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Foley is holding on here and Knox must be using up a lot of energy. Foley has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Knox gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aramis Knox!
A relieved looking Aramis Knox thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Neves (ranked 1981 p4p, 2064 weight class) and Peter Beardsley (ranked 243 p4p, 251 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Beardsley!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neves scores with a takedown into Beardsley's guard.
Beardsley trying to control the position here.
Neves postures up.
Beardsley is looking to cinch up a triangle. Neves throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Beardsley's body to avoid the submission. Beardsley has instead reached around Neves's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Beardsley arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Peter Beardsley!
Peter Beardsley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mordechai Kowalczyk (ranked 1179 p4p, 1333 weight class) and Dingleberry Jones (ranked 124 p4p, 143 weight class). Kowalczyk comes to the cage accompanied by Nocturne op. 9 no.2- Frederic Chopin. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Hell Yeah. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mordechai Kowalczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dingleberry Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kowalczyk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kowalczyk checks a leg kick nicely.
Kowalczyk walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Kowalczyk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones thuds a left hand into Kowalczyk's body.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalczyk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Kowalczyk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kowalczyk.
Jones throws a hook but Kowalczyk avoids it easily.
Jones drives through with a takedown into Kowalczyk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Kowalczyk 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.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kowalczyk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kowalczyk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Kowalczyk blocks nicely.
Kowalczyk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Kowalczyk 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.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kowalczyk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowalczyk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kowalczyk, not yet.
Kowalczyk working a defensive guard here.
Kowalczyk controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kowalczyk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Kowalczyk blocks nicely.
Kowalczyk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Kowalczyk blocks nicely.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kowalczyk is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kowalczyk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kowalczyk wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones is thwarting Kowalczyk's attempts to control the position.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones with the ground and pound but Kowalczyk uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones has gone for a leg lock! Kowalczyk slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jones's guard.
Jones striking off his back but it's not causing Kowalczyk any problems.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to keep Kowalczyk in close.
Kowalczyk wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Kowalczyk postures up.
Kowalczyk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kowalczyk defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kowalczyk has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Kowalczyk manages to pass to side control!
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dingleberry Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kowalczyk with the inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Kowalczyk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kowalczyk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kowalczyk throws a low kick but Jones moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kowalczyk. That snapped Jones's head back.
Kowalczyk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kowalczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalczyk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kowalczyk.
Nice defenses there by Kowalczyk.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kowalczyk manages to avoid it.
Jones throws the left hand but Kowalczyk avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones drives through and clinches with Kowalczyk against the cage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kowalczyk controls the action.
Kowalczyk misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to control Kowalczyk's arms but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Kowalczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mordechai Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kowalczyk wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kowalczyk as he jumps to the side.
Kowalczyk misses with a low kick.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalczyk jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kowalczyk lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalczyk tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Kowalczyk back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kowalczyk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Jones.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Kowalczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Kowalczyk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kowalczyk struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kowalczyk up against the cage.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalczyk manages to break the clinch.
Kowalczyk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones 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.
Kowalczyk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Kowalczyk lands a head shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones wants to clinch up but Kowalczyk keeps it at a distance.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping left.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Kowalczyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kowalczyk cracks Jones with a good jab.
Kowalczyk wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kowalczyk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kowalczyk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Kowalczyk.
Jones looks for a takedown but Kowalczyk sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kowalczyk.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalczyk is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a hook.
Kowalczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kowalczyk connects with a looping right hand.
Kowalczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kowalczyk ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones wants to clinch but Kowalczyk slips to the side
and Kowalczyk counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalczyk is just out of range.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild body shot.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands with an overhand left.
Kowalczyk lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mordechai Kowalczyk dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kowalczyk.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
As Jones backs away, Kowalczyk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jones misses the jab.
Kowalczyk throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
letting Kowalczyk counter with a right hand.
Kowalczyk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Kowalczyk misses its intended target.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Kowalczyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mordechai Kowalczyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Kowalczyk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kowalczyk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kowalczyk throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk slips under a jab from Jones.
Kowalczyk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kowalczyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalczyk moves away.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Kowalczyk moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
A jab from Kowalczyk misses.
Kowalczyk scores with a leg kick.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kowalczyk.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kowalczyk takes a shot to the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Kowalczyk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
A short left from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk breaks the clinch.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Kowalczyk.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kowalczyk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kowalczyk counters with a nice uppercut.
Kowalczyk lands a head shot.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Kowalczyk with an uppercut!
Kowalczyk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kowalczyk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Kowalczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalczyk slips a jab from Jones.
Kowalczyk jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Jones tries to clinch up but Kowalczyk circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Kowalczyk.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kowalczyk to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kowalczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kowalczyk can pounce on him.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Jones tries to counter it with a takedown but Kowalczyk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kowalczyk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kowalczyk tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kowalczyk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
As Jones backs away, Kowalczyk returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Kowalczyk with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk motions for Jones to come forward. Kowalczyk throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kowalczyk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kowalczyk loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kowalczyk is just out of range.
Kowalczyk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Kowalczyk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kowalczyk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kowalczyk defends it well.
Kowalczyk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters circling - Kowalczyk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kowalczyk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones throws a body punch but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kowalczyk 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Kowalczyk's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mordechai Kowalczyk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kowalczyk 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mordechai Kowalczyk!
During a confident post fight interview, Mordechai Kowalczyk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Greene (ranked 1193 p4p, 1014 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 126 p4p, 107 weight class). Greene kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Im Shipping Up To Boston. The crowd seem to be enjoying Hackett's choice of entrance music: Foe Tha Love of Money. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene moves away from the strike by Hackett.
Hackett misses with a looping right.
Hackett's coach down at LAFC Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hackett's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hackett swings widly with a right hand
and Greene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hackett looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Greene lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Hackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Greene lands a leg kick that knocks Hackett off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Greene.
Greene throwing a counter right hand but Hackett manages to avoid it.
James Hackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hackett misses with a looping right.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Greene thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Greene tenderised Hackett's leg. Hackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Greene's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hackett connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Greene scrambles back to his feet.
Greene clobbers Hackett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hackett misses with a hook. Greene ducked under it nicely.
Greene fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hackett.
Greene moves away from the strike by Hackett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Greene.
Hackett throws an off balance right hand
and Greene counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hackett thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Hackett misses the target.
Hackett throws a looping overhand right but Greene ducks down to avoid it.
Greene throwing a counter right hand but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Hackett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Paulie Greene has been cut.
Hackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
Greene smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Greene.
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene scores with a leg kick.
Greene drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Greene scores with a nice strike.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Greene lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett connects with a single shot there.
Greene lands a jab to the head.
Greene fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hackett misses the jab.
Hackett misses with a looping left.
Greene swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Greene counters with a body kick that stops Hackett in his tracks momentarily.
Hackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Greene.
Greene lands with a kick to the ribs.
Greene throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hackett looks to land a right hand but Greene moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hackett.
Hackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Hackett checks a low kick from Greene.
Greene moves away from the strike by Hackett.
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackett misses with an uppercut.
Greene blocks a jab.
Greene slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Greene on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hackett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greene counters with a good low kick that Hackett was not able to check.
Greene uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Hackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene counters with a low kick, right behind Hackett 's knee.
Hackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hackett needs to keep his hands up - Greene had a free shot at his head there.
Hackett misses with a looping right.
Hackett misses with an uppercut.
Hackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Greene.
Hackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hackett misses with a left hand
and Greene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Greene lands an overhand right.
Greene is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Greene, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hackett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Greene cracks Hackett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greene.
Some bone on bone action there as Hackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hackett misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackett.
Greene swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hackett.
Hackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greene moves away from the strike by Hackett.
Hackett ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Hackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greene.
Greene lands a nice looking body shot.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hackett throws out the jab.
Hackett drops his hands momentarily and Greene takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Hackett ducks right into an uppercut from Greene.
Hackett 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.
Hackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Greene is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Greene scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene slips under a jab from Hackett.
Hackett throws a big shot that misses.
Hackett throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Greene dips to his left and cracks Hackett with an uppercut!
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulie Greene will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paulie Greene's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Greene connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Hackett finds it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hackett in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A swing and a miss from Hackett.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackett.
Hackett misses with a hook.
Greene is looking to counter punch.
Hackett moves out of range as Greene throws a body kick.
Greene blocks a jab.
It appears Greene was looking to counter with a kick there.
Hackett lands with a straight right. Greene didn't see that one coming.
Greene cracks Hackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greene connects with an inside leg kick.
Hackett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hackett misses with a two punch combination.
Greene is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hackett cracks Greene with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hackett looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Greene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackett.
Greene slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hackett misses with an uppercut
and Greene counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hackett.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
Greene takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Greene lands a body shot.
Hackett misses with an uppercut
and Greene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hackett loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Greene scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hackett walks into a stiff left hand from Greene.
Greene scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hackett throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
Greene lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hackett throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greene. Greene obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Greene counters with a good low kick that Hackett was not able to check.
Hackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Greene.
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Hackett.
Greene moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hackett throws a big shot that misses.
Greene fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hackett just manages to avoid it.
Greene misses with a low kick as Hackett jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Hackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Greene moves out of range as Hackett strikes.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Greene lands a right hook to the body.
Greene throws a leg kick which misses Hackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Hackett tries to avoid it.
Greene scores with a jab. Hackett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Greene connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Greene.
Greene defending well as Hackett loads up on a big left hand.
Greene throwing a counter right hand but Hackett manages to avoid it.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Paulie Greene is winning the standup battle so far.
Hackett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett misses with a left hand
and Greene counters with a straight right hand.
Greene takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Hackett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Greene has got the better of the exchanges.
Hackett misses with a straight left.
Greene slips a jab from Hackett.
Greene is looking to slow Hackett down with leg kicks.
Greene slips a jab from Hackett.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Greene lands a jab.
Greene staying out of range there.
Hackett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hackett is breathing heavily.
Hackett throws a big shot that misses.
Hackett lands a jab.
Greene connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Greene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greene uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hackett has time to react.
 Hackett is rocked!
Greene circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hackett drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Greene follows Hackett to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulie Greene!
Paulie Greene 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 1440 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Vinicius Verreira (ranked 195 p4p, 158 weight class). Lester comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back - Ludacris. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinicius Verreira!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verreira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Verreira throws a right hand that misses
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lester avoids the body shot from Verreira.
Vinicius Verreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verreira throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Verreira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lester's half guard.
Lester moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Verreira throwing strikes but missing.
Lester is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Verreira is holding on to half guard well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Verreira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Verreira tries to get to full guard but Lester has control of the leg.
Verreira is looking to control Lester's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Verreira avoid being mounted?
Verreira is pressing down on Lester's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Verreira 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lester got a little sloppy there for a moment and Verreira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lester has managed to get both his arms back between Verreira's legs - danger averted.
Lester stopping the sweep attempt from Verreira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lester looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Verreira holds on and takes a little breather.
Verreira wants to sweep but no luck.
Verreira working a defensive guard here.
Lester preventing the sweep.
Verreira is trying to keep Lester in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lester throwing strikes from guard but Verreira blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verreira tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Verreira throws a shot to the body.
Verreira misses with a combination
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Verreira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Verreira throws a combination that misses
and Lester counters with a right hand to the body.
Lester pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Lester does no damage.
Verreira shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lester as he avoids it easily.
Lester misses with a looping left.
Lester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lester swings for the body but Verreira moves out of range.
Verreira steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lester.
Lester moves out of range of the strikes.
Verreira shoots for a double leg takedown but Lester sprawls well. He's pushed Verreira's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've been told by Lester's head coaches at The Nonce Hunters that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moe Lester has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Verreira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Verreira.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Verreira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Lester misses.
Verreira throws a counter combo.
Verreira throws a big shot that misses.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Lester's jab looks to have found its range, popping Verreira under the eye.
Lester throws a series of punches but Verreira avoids them all with ease.
Lester looks to land a combination but Verreira avoids it well.
A punch combination from Verreira misses.
Verreira throws a combination that misses
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
Verreira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Verreira with a poor takedown
and Lester counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Verreira is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Verreira misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Verreira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces Verreira off the cage and back into range.
Verreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him?
Lester misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verreira. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Verreira does it's job there.
Lester darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Verreira's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Lester before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moe Lester!
A relieved looking Moe Lester thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 881 p4p, 790 weight class) and Akara Kongsangchai (ranked 124 p4p, 117 weight class). Crenshaw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akara Kongsangchai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crenshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Kongsangchai counters with a one-two to the body.
Kongsangchai walks into a left hand.
Kongsangchai lands with a right hand.
Kongsangchai scores with a nice head shot.
Kongsangchai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kongsangchai scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crenshaw misses with a straight right.
Crenshaw bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kongsangchai lands a nice shot that snaps Crenshaw's head back.
 Crenshaw is rocked!
Kongsangchai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Crenshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crenshaw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kongsangchai takes the fight into the clinch.
Kongsangchai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kongsangchai throws an elbow but misses.
Crenshaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Kongsangchai avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Crenshaw takes an elbow to the temple.
Crenshaw lands a left hand.
Crenshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crenshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crenshaw lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongsangchai pushes off an throws an elbow but Crenshaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A hook to the body from Crenshaw.
A short right from Kongsangchai on the inside.
Kongsangchai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crenshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kongsangchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crenshaw is defending well for now.
Crenshaw lands a right hand.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kongsangchai blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Crenshaw as the two fighters clinch.
Kongsangchai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crenshaw lands with a left to the head.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Kongsangchai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crenshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch to the body.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Kongsangchai digs a right hand into Crenshaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crenshaw's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A nice left hand lands by Crenshaw.
Kongsangchai throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw blocks an uppercut.
Kongsangchai throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kongsangchai fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kongsangchai backwards.
Kongsangchai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crenshaw takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crenshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
Crenshaw pushes Kongsangchai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crenshaw blocks the elbow strike.
Crenshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw blocking some punches.
Crenshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Kongsangchai misses with the head strike.
Kongsangchai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kongsangchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kongsangchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crenshaw lands a shot to the body.
Kongsangchai lands an elbow that stopped Crenshaw in his tracks for a moment.
Kongsangchai working aggressively here.
Crenshaw breaks the clinch.
Crenshaw misses with a left hand
and Kongsangchai counters with an inside leg kick.
Kongsangchai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kongsangchai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kongsangchai slips a straight right by Crenshaw.
Kongsangchai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crenshaw.
Kongsangchai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kongsangchai cracks Crenshaw with a good jab.
Kongsangchai throws a big shot that misses.
Crenshaw is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw misses with a straight left.
Crenshaw throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kongsangchai.
Kongsangchai is rocked!
Kongsangchai misses with a looping right.
Kongsangchai is still on wobbly legs! Can Crenshaw finish him?
Crenshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kongsangchai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kongsangchai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kongsangchai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kongsangchai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crenshaw feints a jab and as Kongsangchai dips his head, Crenshaw unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kongsangchai right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kongsangchai falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Crenshaw smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 428 p4p, 408 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 70 p4p, 64 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 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theorist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Theorist.
Ho Joy misses with a straight left.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Theorist scores with a jab to the head.
Theorist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Theorist gets tackled into the cage by Ho Joy. Ho Joy maintains the clinch.
Theorist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Ho Joy.
Theorist is working Ho Joy over against the cage.
Ho Joy scores with a hook to the body.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy lands with a left to the head.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Joy looking to stall.
Theorist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Theorist fails to land.
Theorist prevents a body shot from Ho Joy.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Theorist digs a right hand underneath Ho Joy's ribcage. Ho Joy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Theorist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theorist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Theorist tries to work over Ho Joy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy blocking some punches.
Ho Joy takes a shot to the head.
Theorist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy misses with some punches.
Ho Joy looking to slow down the pace here.
Theorist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy tries to stall but Theorist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Theorist.
Ho Joy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Theorist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Theorist misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ho Joy.
Theorist swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theorist swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Theorist controls the action.
Ho Joy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Ho Joy working aggressively here.
Ho Joy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
Theorist swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy blocks a body shot from Theorist.
Ho Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Theorist tries a body shot but Ho Joy blocks it.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Theorist lands with a right to the head.
Theorist has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theorist.
Ho Joy swings wildly with an uppercut but Theorist uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ho Joy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ho Joy misses with some punches.
Ho Joy lands with a right to the head.
Ho Joy is trying to maintain a safe position but Theorist gets an underhook and turns Ho Joy into the cage.
Theorist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Ho Joy fails to land.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
A short right from Theorist.
Theorist misses with a punch on the inside.
Theorist working aggressively here.
Theorist misses with a punch on the inside.
Ho Joy stalls.
Theorist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Theorist.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ho Joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy prevents a body shot from Theorist.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Theorist working aggressively here.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Theorist lands with a left to the head.
Ho Joy digs a right hand into Theorist's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Theorist's gas tank.
Ho Joy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Theorist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Theorist misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Joy lands a nice uppercut.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Theorist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Joy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Theorist.
Theorist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Theorist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Joy lands a body shot.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conspiracy Theorist dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Theorist looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
Ho Joy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ho Joy.
Theorist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up but Theorist circles away and keeps his distance.
Theorist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Joy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ho Joy jabs at Theorist's body.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Theorist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Joy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Joy is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Theorist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ho Joy throws a jab but it's blocked by Theorist.
Theorist fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho Joy on the side of the head.
Ho Joy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Theorist stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ho Joy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theorist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Joy moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Joy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy.
Theorist looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Joy is just out of range.
Theorist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Ho Joy catches Theorist right on the button with a cross.
Theorist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ho Joy.
Ho Joy clinches.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Theorist throws a head punch that misses.
Theorist lands a shoulder strike.
Theorist blocks an uppercut.
Theorist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Theorist controls the action.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Theorist fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Theorist.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Theorist fails to land.
Theorist pushes Ho Joy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Theorist controls the action.
Ho Joy looking to slow down the pace here.
Ho Joy pushes Theorist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ho Joy is trying to stall.
Theorist throws a head punch that misses.
Theorist tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Theorist back against the cage.
Theorist tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Theorist back against the cage.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ho Joy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Theorist tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Joy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Theorist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Theorist blocks it.
Theorist lands a hook that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Ho Joy tries to work over Theorist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy pushes Theorist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Theorist.
Ho Joy lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Theorist.
Theorist tries to work over Ho Joy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy scores with a hook to the body.
Theorist has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Joy can't find room to land a body shot as Theorist controls the action.
Theorist lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ho Joy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Joy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Joy struggles to land a body shot inside as Theorist controls his hands.
Theorist's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Ho Joy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
Theorist misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Theorist.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theorist tries a body shot but Ho Joy blocks it.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
Theorist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theorist lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ho Joy is trying to maintain a safe position but Theorist gets an underhook and turns Ho Joy into the cage.
A body shot lands from Theorist.
Ho Joy misses with a body punch.
Theorist tries a body shot but Ho Joy blocks it.
Theorist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ho Joy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho Joy is working Theorist over against the cage.
Theorist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theorist has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Theorist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Conspiracy Theorist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
The crowd cheers as Ho Joy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Theorist doesn't seem phased though.
Theorist walks into a left hand.
Theorist takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ho Joy lands with a cross.
Theorist just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Theorist there.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Theorist throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Theorist.
Ho Joy moves to clinch but Theorist breaks away
and Theorist counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Joy clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ho Joy stalling in the clinch.
Theorist lands with a light punch inside.
Theorist throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Theorist is working Ho Joy over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Theorist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy tries to work over Theorist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Joy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Theorist throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy prevents a body shot from Theorist.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy gets through Theorist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Theorist.
A hook to the body from Theorist.
Ho Joy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Joy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Joy stalling in the clinch.
Ho Joy blocking some punches.
Ho Joy works on Theorist's body with a couple of short punches.
Theorist has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Theorist digs a right hand into Ho Joy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ho Joy's gas tank.
Ho Joy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Theorist or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
Theorist misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theorist's elbow.
Ho Joy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist lands a left hand.
Ho Joy tries to stall but Theorist uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Theorist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Theorist working aggressively here.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ho Joy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Ho Joy.
Theorist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Joy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ho Joy trying to stall but Theorist improves his position.
Theorist scores with a shoulder strike.
Theorist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Ho Joy prevents a body shot from Theorist.
Ho Joy stalling in the clinch but Theorist improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Theorist.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theorist.
Stalling in the clinch from Ho Joy.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy lands a hook that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
Ho Joy throws a punch but it's blocked by Theorist.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ho Joy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Theorist swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Joy tries a body shot but Theorist blocks it.
Theorist is working Ho Joy over against the cage.
Theorist swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Theorist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Theorist blocking some punches.
Ho Joy lands a hook that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
Theorist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
Theorist throws a head punch that misses.
Ho Joy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Theorist misses with some punches.
Ho Joy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Theorist misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Theorist presses Ho Joy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ho Joy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theorist.
Ho Joy struggles to land a body shot inside as Theorist controls his hands.
Theorist scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho Joy tries to work over Theorist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Do Ho Joy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theorist lands with a right to the head.
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 Do Ho Joy.
I think Theorist has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conspiracy Theorist!
An out of breath Conspiracy Theorist thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Do Ho Joy was interviewed post fight and said 'Thats it for me. Thank you all!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Aarnio (ranked 379 p4p, 363 weight class) and Felix Inarritu (ranked 62 p4p, 58 weight class). Inarritu has chosen Vulcano as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Apollo Aarnio has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Apollo Aarnio seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Aarnio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inarritu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aarnio. Aarnio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aarnio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Inarritu's hands.
Inarritu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Aarnio blocks the low kick.
Aarnio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Inarritu throws a jab but it's blocked by Aarnio.
Inarritu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aarnio throws a lazy right hand but Inarritu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aarnio cracks a nice hook into Inarritu's ribs.
Aarnio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inarritu counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Apollo Aarnio has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Inarritu misses.
Aarnio misses the jab.
Inarritu's corner calls for a 1-2. Inarritu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aarnio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inarritu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aarnio lands a nice hook to Inarritu's body. Inarritu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aarnio feints and then cracks Inarritu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inarritu down.
Inarritu slips a straight right by Aarnio.
Inarritu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Inarritu lands a leg kick that knocks Aarnio off balance momentarily.
Inarritu 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.
Inarritu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inarritu slips under a jab.
Inarritu 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Aarnio misses the target.
A low kick from Aarnio misses
and Inarritu counters with a thumping low kick.
Inarritu throws a lazy uppercut
and Aarnio counters with a nice uppercut.
Aarnio misses with a looping right.
Inarritu tests Aarnio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu scores with the left hand. Aarnio knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inarritu throws an off balance right hand
and Aarnio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Aarnio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inarritu throws a front kick aimed at Aarnio's knee but Aarnio avoids it well.
Inarritu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aarnio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Inarritu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aarnio connects with an inside leg kick.
Aarnio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inarritu.
Aarnio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aarnio jabs at Inarritu's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio misses with a low kick.
Aarnio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Inarritu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Inarritu tries to work over Aarnio's front leg with a kick but Aarnio checks it.
It looked like Aarnio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Inarritu.
Inarritu throws a front kick that sends Aarnio stumbling back into the cage.
Inarritu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Aarnio.
Inarritu scores with a punch to the head.
Nice shot lands for Aarnio.
Aarnio throws a hook to the side of Inarritu's head but Inarritu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aarnio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Apollo Aarnio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Inarritu finds it's way through Aarnio's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inarritu throws a jab when Aarnio was well out of range.
Inarritu throws a body punch but Aarnio moves out of range.
Aarnio misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Inarritu misses.
Inarritu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aarnio is out of range.
Aarnio throws a leg kick
and Inarritu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inarritu checks a leg kick.
Aarnio swings for the body but Inarritu moves out of range.
Inarritu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Inarritu cracks Aarnio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aarnio feints and then cracks Inarritu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inarritu down.
Inarritu tries a head kick but it misses.
Inarritu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Inarritu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Apollo Aarnio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Inarritu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aarnio to score with a decent uppercut.
Aarnio with the inside leg kick.
Inarritu moves away from the strike by Aarnio.
Inarritu throws a lazy uppercut
and Aarnio counters with a left to the body.
Aarnio throws a right hand that Inarritu ducks under and follows up with a left that Inarritu also avoids with ease.
Aarnio needs to keep his hands up - Inarritu had a free shot at his head there.
Inarritu blocks a head kick by Aarnio.
Inarritu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Aarnio misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu slips a jab from Aarnio.
Aarnio throws a leg kick
and Inarritu counters with a straight right hand.
Apollo Aarnio's cut is getting worse.
Aarnio lands a nice looking body shot.
Inarritu misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inarritu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Aarnio looks to score with a jab to the body but Inarritu is just out of range.
Inarritu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Inarritu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aarnio.
Aarnio moves out of range of the body kick from Inarritu.
Aarnio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aarnio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inarritu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Aarnio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aarnio scores with a decent looking hook.
Apollo Aarnio is winning the standup battle so far.
Aarnio throws a hook to the side of Inarritu's head but Inarritu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inarritu jabs Aarnio right on the nose. Aarnio blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Aarnio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aarnio.
Inarritu scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inarritu misses with a shot to the body
and Aarnio counters with a stiff right hand.
Aarnio lands a jab to the nose.
Aarnio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Inarritu punishes Aarnio's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inarritu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inarritu scores with a spinning back kick!
Inarritu connects with an inside leg kick.
Inarritu throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Aarnio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aarnio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That kick from Inarritu tenderised Aarnio's leg. Aarnio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Inarritu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Inarritu takes one to the chin there.
Jab, jab by Inarritu - just one landing.
Aarnio tries to land a front kick but Inarritu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aarnio looks to land a right hand but Inarritu moved out of range.
No joy there for Aarnio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inarritu scores with a leg kick.
Aarnio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inarritu scores with a nice right hand.
Apollo Aarnio's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inarritu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aarnio.
Good exchange - Aarnio coming out on top.
Aarnio checks a low kick from Inarritu.
Aarnio 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.
Inarritu just misses with a punch to the body.
Inarritu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aarnio.
Aarnio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inarritu.
Aarnio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Inarritu.
Inarritu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aarnio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Felix Inarritu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Apollo Aarnio's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Inarritu with a jab.
Apollo Aarnio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inarritu looks to throw the jab but Aarnio is out of range.
Aarnio misses with a body kick.
Aarnio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aarnio missing with a left hand there. Inarritu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aarnio ducks under a wild hook from Inarritu.
Aarnio misses with a few strikes there.
Aarnio misses with a wild body shot.
Inarritu flicks out a counter leg kick but Aarnio steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aarnio throws a body kick that misses
and Aarnio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inarritu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Inarritu looks for the body kick but Aarnio saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Aarnio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aarnio scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarnio misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Inarritu.
Inarritu takes a swing at Aarnio's ribcage but misses.
Inarritu connects with a solid leg kick.
Aarnio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Inarritu misses with a body shot.
Inarritu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aarnio in his tracks.
Inarritu blocks a jab.
Aarnio's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Inarritu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aarnio.
Aarnio moves out of range of the strikes.
Aarnio throws a hook but Inarritu avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Inarritu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Inarritu digs a good hook to Aarnio's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inarritu scores with a kick to the body.
Inarritu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inarritu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inarritu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aarnio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aarnio blocks a head kick by Inarritu.
Inarritu lands a nice shot to the body.
Inarritu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aarnio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aarnio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Inarritu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aarnio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inarritu.
A slow jab from Inarritu misses its intended target.
Inarritu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aarnio.
Aarnio throws a push kick but Inarritu slaps the foot to one side.
Inarritu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aarnio staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Aarnio.
Inarritu pushes Aarnio away with a front kick.
Aarnio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aarnio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aarnio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inarritu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Inarritu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aarnio.
Aarnio thinks about countering with a body kick.
Aarnio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Inarritu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu throws a hook but Aarnio blocks it.
Aarnio lands with a good body shot.
Aarnio slips a straight right by Inarritu.
Inarritu lands a really nice looking cross but Aarnio seems unphased.
Jeez, Apollo Aarnio's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aarnio misses the shot to the body.
Aarnio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Inarritu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inarritu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aarnio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Inarritu throws a looping overhand right but Aarnio ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Aarnio misses its target.
Felix Inarritu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Inarritu throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Inarritu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Inarritu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Apollo Aarnio!
Apollo Aarnio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radu Dracul (ranked 82 p4p, 329 weight class) and Wallace Cobb (ranked 16 p4p, 58 weight class). Cobb has chosen Where's Wallace? as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
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30 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radu Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Wallace Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Cobb tries to land a body kick
so Dracul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cobb has Dracul pulled in close to control his posture.
Cobb trying to control the position.
Dracul trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Cobb controls Dracul momentarily but Dracul frees himself.
We've been hearing that Dracul has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dracul trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dracul trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Dracul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dracul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb looking to control.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dracul sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cobb pulls Dracul in close to his closed guard and prevents Dracul from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cobb is trying to keep Dracul in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses
and Dracul counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dracul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dracul's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dracul works over Cobb with some ground and pound from guard.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing.
Dracul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dracul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dracul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dracul lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dracul.
Dracul working the head with strikes.
Dracul fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dracul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cobb keeps working.
Dracul advances to mount.
Dracul looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cobb tries to lock up and control but Dracul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cobb really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dracul controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb holds on to Dracul as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Dracul trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dracul landing strikes from the mount.
Dracul punching from mount but Cobb doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dracul prevents Cobb from getting the reversal.
Dracul working the ground and pound effectively.
Dracul working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb wants to hold on but Dracul pushes him away.
Dracul can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cobb is looking to escape.
Dracul misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radu Dracul dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cobb is looking to chop away at Dracul's legs.
Dracul tries to counter with a takedown but Cobb is quick to defend against it.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobb has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Dracul counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dracul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Dracul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dracul in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dracul.
Dracul is looking to advance position but Cobb won't allow it.
Cobb is staying active underneath Dracul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Well, if Dracul 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.
Cobb trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
Dracul trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Dracul there.
Dracul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dracul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul wants to take a breather but Cobb is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dracul in particular looking to stall.
Cobb taking some punishment here, with Dracul in his half guard.
Cobb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dracul.
Cobb manages to get to full guard.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dracul is working Cobb over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobb has Dracul pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul works over Cobb with some ground and pound from guard.
Dracul postures up.
Dracul postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dracul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul throws a big elbow that misses.
Cobb pulls Dracul in close to prevent any damage.
Dracul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cobb trying to control the position.
Dracul trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dracul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing.
Dracul is in close to Cobb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cobb trying to keep a closed guard but Dracul is proving a slippery customer.
Dracul landing with the ground and pound.
Dracul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dracul postures up and lands a big shot to Cobb's brow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dracul throwing strikes from guard but Cobb blocks nicely.
Cobb looking to control.
Dracul wants to control from the top but Cobb keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Radu Dracul dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Dracul slips a jab from Cobb.
Dracul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dracul counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dracul grinds an elbow into Cobb's temple.
Dracul is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dracul working the ground and pound but Cobb is defending the strikes.
Radu Dracul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dracul.
Cobb defending against the ground and pound.
Dracul in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cobb is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Dracul are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dracul throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cobb can't do much from the bottom here.
Cobb dodges the ground and pound from Dracul.
Dracul is looking to take a break and control but Cobb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dracul is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cobb is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Wallace Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to improve position but can't.
Dracul scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Cobb holding on.
Dracul avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cobb.
Dracul throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dracul lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cobb down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Dracul stalls from top position.
Dracul grinds an elbow into Cobb's temple.
Dracul is putting a hurting on Cobb here, landing some big shots from side control.
Dracul working the ground and pound but Cobb is defending the strikes.
Dracul connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cobb some visible discomfort.
Cobb is trying to control Dracul's posture but Dracul avoids it.
Cobb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dracul grinds an elbow into Cobb's temple.
Dracul tries to score with some ground and pound. Cobb controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cobb tries to improve position but can't.
Dracul working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dracul trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul working the ground and pound.
Dracul cracks Cobb with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cobb gets back to half guard.
Cobb trying to hold on to Dracul's head to control him but Dracul postures up.
Dracul passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dracul is landing with some decent strikes but Cobb is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dracul scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cobb?
Dracul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cobb's face.
Radu Dracul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cobb is rocked!
Dracul controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radu Dracul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dracul, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radu Dracul!
A very excited looking Radu Dracul 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fuentes (ranked 28 p4p, 95 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). Anderson has chosen Bassically by Tei Shi as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fuentes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fuentes throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Fuentes moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Fuentes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fuentes scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuentes working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fuentes as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fuentes lands a head shot.
 It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Anderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fuentes counters with a big right hand! Oh Anderson is in trouble here! Fuentes follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes retains his heavyweight title!
Pedro Fuentes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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