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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Sitsongrit (ranked 3579 p4p, 3929 weight class) and Medieval Mercenary (ranked 421 p4p, 447 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Magomed Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Medieval Mercenary!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Mercenary avoids it.
Mercenary takes one to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit pushes Mercenary up against the cage in a clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand into Mercenary's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mercenary's gas tank.
Mercenary tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercenary misses with a body punch.
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Mercenary with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Mercenary tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mercenary misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sitsongrit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit managing to block the knees to the body from Mercenary.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercenary misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Mercenary blocks it.
Mercenary unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Mercenary uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercenary or not.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Mercenary working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mercenarys head.
Mercenary swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mercenary has a couple of punches blocked by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Mercenary looks winded!
Mercenary tries a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks it.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mercenary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mercenary backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Mercenary is rocked!
Sitsongrit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercenary is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercenary.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sitsongrit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mercenary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mercenary misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Mercenary's head.
Sitsongrit is leaning against Mercenary and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Sitsongrit.
Mercenary's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mercenary to his knees! Sitsongrit keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magomed Sitsongrit!
A relieved looking Magomed Sitsongrit 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 Darian Cruz (ranked 20496 p4p, 23801 weight class) and Igor Trubitsyn (ranked 547 p4p, 567 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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darian Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Trubitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Trubitsyn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trubitsyn throws a sloppy head kick
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trubitsyn wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cruz seems to be working for a kimura but Trubitsyn defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn pushes Cruz off, looking to escape but Cruz dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Trubitsyn is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darian Cruz!
After winning the bout, Darian Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zima Voin (ranked 3127 p4p, 2400 weight class) and Humphrey Wellington (ranked 435 p4p, 350 weight class). Humphrey Wellington has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zima Voin's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Dangerous knees
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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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zima Voin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voin clinches up against the cage.
Voin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wellington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wellington lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Zima Voin has been cut.
Wellington lands a jab to Voin's midsection.
Voin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voin gets a double leg takedown into Wellington's guard.
Wellington looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Voin puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wellington is looking to control Voin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wellington avoid being mounted?
We've been hearing good reports from Voin's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Wellington trying to get back to full guard but Voin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wellington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington wants to control but Voin is having none of it.
Wellington working to try and regain half guard.
Wellington has given up his back here.
Voin just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Voin keeps control of the position as Wellington tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good control from Voin.
Wellington wants to escape the position.
Voin is riding his opponent, not letting Wellington buck him off.
Wellington is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Voin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Voin is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wellington is really stuck here.
Wellington is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Wellington needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Wellington tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Voin has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Wellington is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zima Voin!
Zima Voin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 2359 p4p, 2148 weight class) and Wesley Shutes (ranked 342 p4p, 314 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Duele El Carazon. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Wesley Shutes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shutes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shutes misses with a straight left.
Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shutes did well to prevent Sanchez getting side control.
Shutes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanchez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Shutes throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sanchez escapes and throws Shutes's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Shutes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanchez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've been hearing good reports from Sanchez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sanchez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shutes!
Sanchez trying to control but Shutes is having none of it.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shutes tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Shutes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Shutes is having none of it.
Shutes can't escape the position.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shutes is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shutes is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Shutes is squirming around nicely.
Shutes is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shutes is looking to escape.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Shutes to control.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shutes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez trying to control but Shutes is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Shutes.
Shutes wants to counter with a clinch but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shutes on his heels. He'll look to pass Shutes's guard now, I'm sure.
Shutes has Sanchez pulled in close to control his posture.
Shutes looking to control.
Sanchez pushing down on Shutes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shutes is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shutes can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shutes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez wants to finish this one by submission but Shutes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to control but Shutes is having none of it.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Sanchez looking to control but Shutes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shutes is desperately trying to improve his position but Sanchez has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but Shutes is having none of it.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shutes tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
Shutes is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Shutes tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shutes is looking to escape.
Shutes holds on for dear life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shutes is looking to escape.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Shutes is now in Sanchez's guard. A big mistake from Sanchez there, giving up the dominant position!
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Shutes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Shutes from controlling successfully.
Shutes gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Shutes.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shutes avoids it really well and circles away.
Shutes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shutes counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shutes. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shutes has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sanchez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shutes can do to turn this around?
Shutes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wesley Shutes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Shutes shows good takedown defense.
Shutes lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Shutes.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Shutes circles away easily
letting Shutes counter with a right hand.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shutes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shutes throws a body kick that misses.
Shutes scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanchez moves forwards but Shutes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Shutes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Shutes does it's job there.
Shutes connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shutes cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and Shutes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shutes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Shutes.
Shutes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jesus Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Shutes tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shutes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shutes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shutes wants it to stay on the feet.
Shutes stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Shutes circles away easily
and Shutes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Shutes counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shutes throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shutes sprawls and moves away.
Shutes throws a head kick that misses.
Shutes gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shutes.
Shutes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shutes stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez has Shutes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shutes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sanchez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shutes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wesley Shutes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shutes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shutes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Shutes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shutes connects with a leg kick.
Shutes stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shutes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shutes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shutes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Shutes sprawls well.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Shutes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shutes lands the left hand.
Shutes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shutes as he jumps to the side.
Shutes tries a quick counter leg kick but Sanchez is wise to it.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shutes avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shutes scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Shutes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shutes, as that shot connected.
Shutes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shutes counters with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Shutes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shutes 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Wesley Shutes!
Wesley Shutes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Babyara (ranked 2897 p4p, 3322 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 131 p4p, 160 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 37 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Babyara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Stone moves into range and clinches up with Babyara.
Babyara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Babyara breaks from the clinch.
St Stone wants to clinch up but Babyara keeps it at a distance.
Babyara tries to counter by clinching up but St Stone breaks away and moves out of range.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Stone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Babyara counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Babyara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Stone looks winded!
Left hook, right uppercut from Babyara.
 It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Babyara lands a big right hand that sends St Stone crashing to the mat! Babyara stays standing though and waves St Stone back to his feet!
St Stone is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babyara feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending St Stone crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francisco Babyara!
Francisco Babyara took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, AVALON for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slugger Dunes (ranked 1786 p4p, 2777 weight class) and Tatu Kurri (ranked 269 p4p, 388 weight class). Dunes comes to the cage accompanied by The World's Greatest. Tatu Kurri is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slugger Dunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatu Kurri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunes misses with an uppercut
and Kurri counters with a single leg into guard. Dunes didn't expect that.
Dunes wants to stand but Kurri is controlling the position.
Kurri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunes is keeping the position for now.
Kurri advances to half guard.
Kurri with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kurri is looking for a kimura but Dunes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kurri to get the leverage.
Kurri controlling the pace.
Dunes looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Kurri seems content to control.
Dunes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dunes misses the shot to the body.
Kurri is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri looking to score a takedown here. Dunes is defending well but Kurri drives through and ends up in Dunes's guard.
Dunes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurri blocks an uppercut.
Kurri is working for takedown but Dunes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kurri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunes throws an elbow but misses.
Dunes working aggressively here.
Dunes misses with the head strike.
Kurri is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dunes is defending well.
Slugger Dunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Kurri.
Dunes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunes can't find room to land a body shot as Kurri controls the action.
Kurri can't get the takedown.
Dunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dunes tries to work over Kurri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kurri is looking for a takedown.
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
Dunes tries to work over Kurri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
Dunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Dunes.
Kurri misses with the head strike.
Dunes misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kurri.
Dunes misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurri.
Dunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kurri backwards.
Kurri goes for a takedown attempt but Dunes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kurri will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Dunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Dunes's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dunes.
Dunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kurri is rocked!
Kurri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunes with a nice cross.
Kurri is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunes finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunes throws a head kick that misses
and Kurri counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dunes won't be happy with that.
Kurri seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kurri tries to move to mount but Dunes blocks the move with his legs.
Kurri prevents Dunes from escaping the position.
Kurri looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kurri advances nicely into full mount.
Dunes is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kurri tries to control but Dunes wriggling away.
Kurri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Dunes dominated that 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.
A slow jab from Dunes misses its intended target.
Kurri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dunes defends it well.
A jab from Dunes misses.
Kurri throws a counter combo.
Kurri moves in looking to clinch but Dunes pushes him off.
Dunes thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kurri if he has to take too many more of those.
Kurri moves away from the strike by Dunes.
Dunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunes swings widly with a right hand
and Kurri counters with a single leg into guard. Dunes didn't expect that.
Tatu Kurri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kurri off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dunes connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Dunes misses.
Kurri shoots in but no luck this time.
Dunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dunes throws the left hand but Kurri avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dunes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dunes misses with a leg kick
and Kurri counters with a series of strikes. Dunes will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Dunes misses its intended target.
Slugger Dunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunes looks to land a left hand but Kurri moved out of range nicely.
Kurri slips under a jab from Dunes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunes. That's going to slow Kurri down.
Dunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dunes slips a jab and a cross from Kurri.
A punch combination from Kurri misses.
Slugger Dunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunes misses with a straight right.
Dunes motions for Kurri to come forward. Dunes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Dunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunes throws an overhand right that lands on Kurri's shoulder, as Kurri tries to avoid the shot.
Kurri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dunes defends it well.
Dunes catches Kurri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dunes throws a leg kick
and Kurri counters with a shoot takedown. Dunes fights it but they end up in guard.
Kurri won't allow Dunes to get back to his feet.
Kurri seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kurri passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kurri trying to control the action but Dunes is working from the bottom.
Dunes wants to get back to his feet but Kurri drags him back down.
Dunes is not content to let Kurri control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Dunes striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Dunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurri can do to turn this around?
Dunes throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Dunes is trying to control Kurri's posture but Kurri avoids it.
Dunes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kurri has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kurri goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dunes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kurri but great work by Dunes.
Kurri struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Dunes are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri wants to control but Dunes postures up.
Kurri is looking to reverse the position.
Kurri avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dunes.
Kurri can't do much from the bottom here.
Dunes throws an elbow but Kurri slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kurri avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dunes.
Kurri is looking to regain half guard here but Dunes keeps moving and retains side control.
Dunes creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kurri sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dunes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dunes lands with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Dunes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunes throws a series of punches but Kurri avoids them all with ease.
Dunes throws a lazy body kick
and Kurri counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dunes has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kurri is on him like a limpet, forcing Dunes back against the cage.
Dunes pushes Kurri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dunes throws a head punch that misses.
Dunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Kurri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dunes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Slugger Dunes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurri has clasped his hands together around Dunes's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dunes bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunes throws a shot to the body.
Dunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurri.
Kurri throws a counter combo.
Dunes throws a lazy head kick
and Kurri counters with a takedown into side control.
Kurri is trying to get an arm triangle but Dunes is defending well.
Kurri trying to control the action but Dunes is working from the bottom.
Tatu Kurri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slugger Dunes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurri working away.
Kurri tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dunes prevents Kurri from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunes struggling a bit here.
Kurri misses with the ground and pound.
Kurri is trying to get an arm triangle but Dunes is defending well.
Kurri trying to control the position but Dunes is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunes controls the position for a moment.
Kurri tries to advance to mount but Dunes denies him.
Dunes pushes Kurri away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kurri gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kurri trying to control the action but Dunes is working from the bottom.
Dunes tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Dunes is not content to let Kurri control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dunes can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kurri closes the distance and clinches.
Kurri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kurri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunes lands a nice uppercut.
Dunes is working Kurri over against the cage.
Dunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dunes fails to land.
Kurri lands a right hand.
Dunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slugger Dunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dunes, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slugger Dunes!
An out of breath Slugger Dunes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Tatu Kurri had this to say: 'ggwp'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Scaletta (ranked 1173 p4p, 814 weight class) and Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 183 p4p, 128 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bokhchuud's choice of entrance music: ErgeSholee Biste Turda. Vito Scaletta could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Khuchtei Bokhchuud's chin.
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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 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vito Scaletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scaletta shoots in and drives through. Bokhchuud sprawls well.
Scaletta shoots and misses
and Bokhchuud holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bokhchuud keeps control of Scaletta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Scaletta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bokhchuud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bokhchuud scores with a shot to the side of Scaletta's head.
Scaletta pulls guard effortlessly.
Scaletta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scaletta looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bokhchuud stands up and waves to Scaletta to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud doesn't manage to clinch there - Scaletta circles away.
Scaletta changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scaletta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scaletta sets himself, and Bokhchuud steps forward looking for the clinch! Scaletta avoids it this time.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch but Scaletta is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scaletta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bokhchuud rushes Scaletta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bokhchuud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scaletta.
Knees to the body from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scaletta is defending well for now.
Bokhchuud lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow that misses.
Scaletta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bokhchuud just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Scaletta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scaletta avoiding damage.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Scaletta's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
Scaletta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bokhchuud has him pressed against the cage.
Scaletta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bokhchuud just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bokhchuud digs a right hand into Scaletta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Scaletta's gas tank.
Bokhchuud pushes off an throws an elbow but Scaletta leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scaletta jumps guard and drags Bokhchuud to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bokhchuud wants to stand but Scaletta has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bokhchuud gets to his feet - Scaletta follows without any prompting.
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bokhchuud lands a nice elbow.
Scaletta managing to block the knees to the body from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scalettas head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Bokhchuud keeps control of Scaletta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bokhchuud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scalettas head.
Scaletta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bokhchuud just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud struggles to land a body shot inside as Scaletta controls his hands.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow over the top.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud looking to throw knees to the head but Scaletta is blocking nicely.
Scaletta avoiding damage.
Scaletta has had enough of the clinch but Bokhchuud keeps him there for the moment.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside.
Bokhchuud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scaletta seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bokhchuud can turn it around.
Scaletta goes for a takedown attempt but Bokhchuud pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scaletta gets tackled into the cage by Bokhchuud. Bokhchuud maintains the clinch.
Bokhchuud lands a shot to the body.
Bokhchuud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bokhchuud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the head but Scaletta blocks with his arms.
Bokhchuud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
Scaletta blocking some punches.
Scaletta wants to take the fight to the mat but Bokhchuud manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside that Scaletta shrugs off.
Bokhchuud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scaletta wants to take the fight to the mat but Bokhchuud manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bokhchuud lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Scaletta prevents a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scaletta avoids it.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scaletta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scaletta manages to pull guard.
Bokhchuud trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scaletta's guard.
Scaletta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bokhchuud gets to his feet. Scaletta looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scaletta shoots in and drives through. Bokhchuud sprawls well.
Scaletta sets himself, and Bokhchuud steps forward looking for the clinch! Scaletta avoids it this time.
Scaletta has a takedown stuffed.
Bokhchuud is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bokhchuud closes the distance and clinches.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it misses.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud looking to throw knees to the head but Scaletta is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Scalettas head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scaletta.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee to the head.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Scaletta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bokhchuud blocks a body shot from Scaletta.
Scaletta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bokhchuud has closed the distance and engaged Scaletta in a clinch.
Scaletta breaks from the clinch.
Scaletta lands a head kick!
It looks like Khuchtei Bokhchuud has been cut.
Bokhchuud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Scaletta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bokhchuud clinches up with Scaletta and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bokhchuud.
Scaletta prevents a body shot from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow that stopped Scaletta in his tracks for a moment.
Scaletta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scaletta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud rushes Scaletta and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scaletta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bokhchuud's elbow.
Bokhchuud lands an elbow inside that Scaletta shrugs off.
Scaletta is trying to pull guard but Bokhchuud turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Scaletta blocks an elbow strike.
Bokhchuud tries a knee to the head but Scaletta blocks it.
Bokhchuud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Bokhchuud on the inside.
Bokhchuud misses with the head strike.
Bokhchuud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Scaletta works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bokhchuud has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Scaletta off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow over the top.
Scaletta avoiding damage as Bokhchuud throws knees to the body.
Bokhchuud can't find room to land a body shot as Scaletta controls the action.
Bokhchuud is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow strike.
Bokhchuud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
A short left from Bokhchuud.
Still in the clinch, Bokhchuud scores with a nice short uppercut.
Scaletta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bokhchuud misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scaletta.
Bokhchuud scores with a shoulder strike.
Scaletta missing with knees to the body.
Bokhchuud lands a nice elbow.
Bokhchuud creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scaletta tries a knee to the head but Bokhchuud blocks it.
Scaletta has Bokhchuud pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bokhchuud manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Scaletta can't get the takedown.
Bokhchuud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhchuud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scaletta jumps guard but Bokhchuud turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bokhchuud lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Scaletta's face.
Bokhchuud lands a right hand.
Scaletta has had enough of the clinch but Bokhchuud keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Bokhchuud as the two fighters clinch.
Bokhchuud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khuchtei Bokhchuud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Scaletta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bokhchuud leaves Scaletta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Scaletta tries to keep at a distance but Bokhchuud has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bokhchuud.
Scaletta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud being controlled against the cage.
Bokhchuud has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scaletta manages to break the clinch.
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scaletta takes a shot to the head.
Scaletta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bokhchuud tries to work over Scaletta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scaletta fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vito Scaletta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Bokhchuud misses with a knee strike.
Bokhchuud misses with an elbow strike.
Bokhchuud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scaletta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bokhchuud tries to clinch up but Scaletta circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Bokhchuud. No joy for Scaletta on that attempt.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scaletta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bokhchuud swivels and escapes.
Scaletta shoots in looking for a takedown but Bokhchuud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Scaletta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bokhchuud clinches up with Scaletta and pushes him back against the cage.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scaletta misses with an elbow strike.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow that misses.
Scaletta slowing the pace effectively.
Scaletta tries to pull guard but Bokhchuud holds him up against the cage and eventually Scaletta drops back down to his feet.
Scaletta jumps guard but Bokhchuud stands there with Scaletta around his waist. Scaletta gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scaletta misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scaletta.
Scaletta tries to throw a body punch but Bokhchuud avoids it by throwing Scaletta back against the cage.
Scaletta can't break the clinch.
Scaletta dodges an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Scaletta tries to circle away but Bokhchuud has him pinned against the cage.
Bokhchuud lands with a left to the head.
Bokhchuud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scaletta backwards.
Scaletta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bokhchuud.
Scaletta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scaletta has Bokhchuud pressed against the cage.
Bokhchuud prevents the takedown attempt.
Bokhchuud lands a nice elbow.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Scaletta avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scaletta has had enough of the clinch but Bokhchuud keeps him there for the moment.
Vito Scaletta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scaletta tries to circle away but Bokhchuud has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khuchtei Bokhchuud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bokhchuud winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
An out of breath and clearly excited Khuchtei Bokhchuud thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Madkhao Sitsongrit (ranked 323 p4p, 1164 weight class) and Gholam Estili (ranked 47 p4p, 168 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Estili's choice of entrance music: Ready For War (Instrumental). 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Madkhao Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gholam Estili!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estili tries to clinch but Sitsongrit is having none of it.
Estili fails with the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Estili lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Estili.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estili misses with a takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice uppercut.
Madkhao Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gholam Estili.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Estili off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estili darts in and clinches Sitsongrit up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit trying to land knees to the body.
Sitsongrit stops a takedown attempt from Estili.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Estili's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estili.
Estili changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sitsongrit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Estili tries to clinch up but Sitsongrit circles away and keeps his distance.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Estili manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Estili takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Estili slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Estili drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sitsongrit defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estili shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sitsongrit as he avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sitsongrit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Estili looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit landing knees to the body.
Estili on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Estili in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sitsongrit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Estili in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Estili on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Estili on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Estili avoiding damage as Sitsongrit throws knees to the body.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pushes Estili back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Estili working aggressively here.
Estili has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sitsongrit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Estili takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a knee to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estili avoids it.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
Estili on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sitsongrit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sitsongrit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Estili is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sitsongrit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Estili blocks it with crossed arms.
Estili's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Estili takes a knee to the side of the body.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit is pressed up against the cage. Estili has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sitsongrit down to the mat. Sitsongrit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estili looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sitsongrit lands a right hand from hell, dropping Estili. Sitsongrit pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Madkhao Sitsongrit!
Madkhao Sitsongrit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Simone (ranked 349 p4p, 749 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 56 p4p, 117 weight class). Simone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gucci Mane - Trap God Intro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Simone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatov lands a nice looking body kick.
Simone moves out of range of the body kick from Ignatov.
Ignatov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatov is looking for the big counter here.
Simone throws an off balance right hand
and Ignatov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Simone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatov throws a body punch but Simone moves out of range.
Simone with a nice cross.
Simone tests Ignatov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Simone with a hook.
Simone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ignatov throws a leg kick but Simone sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Simone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Ignatov.
Simone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignatov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Simone misses with a straight right.
Simone misses with a left hand
and Ignatov counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Joey Simone has been cut.
Simone throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatov counters with a nice right hand that sends Simone toppling to the canvas! Simone scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ignatov finish him?!
 Simone is rocked!
Simone throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ignatov counters with a crisp right that sends Simone to the canvas! Ignatov follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yevgeny Ignatov!
A relieved looking Yevgeny Ignatov 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Machado (ranked 55 p4p, 105 weight class) and Royal Halsti (ranked 3 p4p, 15 weight class). Machado comes to the cage accompanied by El Barrio. Royal Halsti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderson Machado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royal Halsti!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Machado misses.
Halsti tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Machado tries to land a leg kick but Halsti saw it coming and moves away.
Machado misses with a hook. Halsti ducked under it nicely.
Halsti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Machado scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Machado does it's job there.
Machado scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machado.
Halsti tries a head kick but it misses.
Machado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice defenses there by Machado.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti moves out of range of the strikes.
Halsti gets the takedown into side control.
Halsti goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Machado has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Halsti but great work by Machado.
Machado is looking to take a break and control but Halsti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halsti can't do much from the bottom here.
Machado taking a breather here.
Halsti is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Machado off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halsti looking to break Machado's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Machado remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Halsti will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halsti is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Machado has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Halsti looking for the choke from the back.
Halsti looking for the RNC.
Halsti has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Halsti is looking for the choke from the back position but Machado is controlling his hands well.
Machado might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Machado defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Halsti has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Machado has freed his hand and lives to survive another
well, another couple of seconds at least!
Halsti is looking for the choke from the back position but Machado is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado is really stuck here.
Halsti is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Machado is defending well though. Halsti let's go of the attempt for now.
Halsti is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Machado breaks Halsti's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Machado stopping the sweep attempt from Halsti.
Halsti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halsti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machado can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machado is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Machado has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halsti isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Machado stacks Halsti on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Machado!
Machado decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Machado drops Halsti with a beautiful combination! Halsti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Machado is looking for the KO!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machado scores with the left hand. Halsti knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Royal Halsti has been cut.
Halsti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Machado but Machado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halsti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Halsti throws a leg kick which misses Machado's front leg but catches the back leg as Machado tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti avoids a kick to the body.
Halsti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Machado with a body shot.
Halsti lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Wanderson Machado has been cut.
Machado keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halsti misses with a hook.
Machado throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halsti counters with a takedown into side control.
Machado sneaks out the side door and pushes Halsti away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Halsti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machado.
A little feinted left hand from Machado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Halsti misses.
Machado is looking for a counter combo.
Machado is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halsti can do to turn this around?
Halsti missing with a left hand there. Machado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Machado throws a combination that misses
and Halsti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado misses with a straight right.
Machado connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Machado blocks a jab.
As Halsti looks to move away, Machado throws a big counter combo but Halsti just gets out of the way.
Machado throws a push kick but Halsti slaps the foot to one side.
Royal Halsti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halsti throws a leg kick
and Machado counters with a stiff right hand.
Machado misses with the combination.
Halsti tries a low kick but Machado avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado moves out of range as Halsti strikes.
Machado thinks about countering with a head kick.
Halsti throws a poor cross that misses
and Machado counters with a low kick, right behind Halsti 's knee.
Machado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machado turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Machado misses the jab.
Halsti misses with a right hand
and Machado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Machado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Halsti will feel that in the morning.
Halsti gets a double leg takedown into Machado's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halsti looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machado has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Halsti is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machado breaks the clinch.
Halsti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Halsti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Halsti misses with a shot to the body
and Machado counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Machado.
Machado moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderson Machado dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Machado ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Machado fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halsti is out of range.
Halsti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Machado.
Halsti throws a jab when Machado was well out of range.
Halsti moves out of range of the body kick.
Halsti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Machado is fending him off so far but Halsti persists. Nope, Machado circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halsti tries for a takedown but Machado sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Machado seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Halsti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machado connects with a body shot that sends Halsti's belly button to the back.
Halsti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Machado throws a body punch but Halsti moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Machado misses
and Halsti counters with a nice body shot.
Machado throws a left and a right that both miss
and Halsti counters with a nice uppercut.
Machado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Machado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Machado checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A quick step to the side and Machado tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halsti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Halsti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machado was well out of range. Poor timing from Halsti.
It looked like Machado was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Halsti.
Machado chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Halsti can pounce on him.
Halsti lands a really nice looking cross but Machado seems unphased.
Halsti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Machado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halsti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wanderson Machado is winning the standup battle so far.
Halsti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Machado.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Halsti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machado misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Machado.
Machado lands a big head kick that sends Halsti tumbling to the mat! Machado takes a step backwards and waves Halsti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Halsti is rocked!
Machado lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Halsti is looking to close the distance but Machado sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Halsti crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Halsti is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Wanderson Machado!
Wanderson Machado retains his light heavyweight title!
Wanderson Machado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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