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TDC 9: Manson vs. Kawike PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Spencer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Webster sprawls well initially but Spencer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spencer thows a huge punch but Webster dodges it nicely.
Webster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Webster is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spencer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Webster is not content to let Spencer control the position.
Webster moves into full guard.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Webster keeps moving.
Spencer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster looking to control but Spencer passes into half guard.
Webster actively working from the bottom here.
Webster makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Webster.
Spencer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spencer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Webster is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Webster has escaped and now he's on top!
Webster drops back looking for a leg! Spencer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spencer manages to kick Webster off! Webster jumps back into Spencer's guard.
Webster is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spencer is controlling Webster's posture.
Spencer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Webster gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Webster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spencer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spencer 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Webster passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Spencer wants to control but Webster passes into side.
Webster tries for a kimura but Spencer is defending well.
Spencer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Webster looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spencer is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Webster blocks the strikes from Spencer.
Spencer prevents Webster from improving position.
Spencer regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Spencer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Webster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spencer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spencer prevents the takedown attempt.
Webster is working for takedown but Spencer is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spencer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spencer landing knees to the head.
It looks like Craig Webster has been cut.
Spencer goes for a takedown attempt but Webster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Webster tries to bum rush Spencer with a series of wild strikes but Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spencer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Webster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webster wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer controlling the action here.
Spencer decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Spencer feints and as Webster raises his hands in defense, Spencer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spencer wants to control from the top but Webster keeps moving.
Spencer thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Webster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spencer is looking to stand up but Webster won't let him.
Spencer advances to half guard.
Spencer drops an elbow to the side of Webster's head.
Spencer is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Webster still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Webster has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Spencer is not content to let Webster control the position.
Webster working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Webster tries to advance to mount but Spencer instead regains half guard.
Spencer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spencer looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Spencer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Craig Webster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Spencer shoots for a double leg takedown but Webster sprawls well. He's pushed Spencer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Webster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spencer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Spencer there.
Webster is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Spencer pulls his head out easily.
Spencer seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Webster is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Spencer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Hanson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Hanson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson misses the jab.
Hanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moore.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Hanson lands with a nice combination. Moore backs away looking to recover.
Hanson misses with a wild body shot.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Moore if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanson clinches but Moore breaks the clinch
and Moore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moore.
Moore scores a nice knee to the body.
Moore keeps control of Hanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Moore.
Hanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hanson.
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!
Hanson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hanson tries to clinch
and Moore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanson sizes up Moore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Hanson swinging wilding here.
Hanson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hanson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hanson.
Moore drives through and clinches with Hanson against the cage.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hanson wants to break free but Moore has control.
Hanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Moore.
Moore trying to land knees to the body.
Hanson has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Hanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hanson closes the distance and clinches.
Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hanson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hanson does no damage.
Hanson wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
and Moore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Moore.
Hanson breaks the clinch.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moore as he jumps to the side.
Moore rushes Hanson and presses him up against the cage.
Moore lands a nice elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hanson as Moore tries to tie him up.
Moore throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Hanson tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Hanson trying to land knees to the body.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hanson is trying to break free.
Moore prevents Hanson from breaking the clinch.
Hanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hanson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Hanson avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Hanson tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Hanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore prevents Hanson from breaking the clinch.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Hanson has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Hanson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moore prevents it.
Hanson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanson is trying to break free.
Moore lands a knee to the body.
Hanson wants to break free but Moore has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Moore misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hanson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hanson throws a good cross that connects.
Moore blocks a head kick by Hanson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanson.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Hanson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Moore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore has a takedown stuffed.
Hanson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson misses with a punch to the body.
Moore looking to stall.
Hanson breaks from the clinch.
Hanson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hanson throws a combination. Moore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hanson wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
Hanson instigates a clinch.
Hanson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hanson tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws an elbow that misses.
Hanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore connects with a knee to the head.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but Hanson blocks with his arms.
Hanson managing to block the knees to the body from Moore.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Hanson jumps guard but Moore stands there with Hanson around his waist. Hanson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hanson dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore lands a nice knee to the body.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson avoiding damage as Moore throws knees to the body.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore misses with a knee to the head.
Hanson is trying to break free.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Hanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Hanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Hanson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moore keeps the fight on the outside.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
Moore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore tries to clinch up.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Hanson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hanson misses with an uppercut.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore tries to clinch up.
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.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore rushes Hanson and presses him up against the cage.
Moore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moore lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
Hanson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moore keeps control of Hanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moore prevents Hanson from breaking the clinch.
Hanson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moore looking to throw knees to the head but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore tries to land knees in the clinch but Hanson avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters by clinching up.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore prevents Hanson from breaking the clinch.
Hanson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanson tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore defending well as Hanson loads up on a big left hand.
Moore moves out of range as Hanson strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hanson's waist but Hanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moore off to one side.
Hanson fails with the takedown
and Moore counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hanson manages to break the clinch.
Moore moves into the clinch successfully.
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanson tries to break the clinch but Moore is controlling the position.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Moore gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moore tries to pull guard but Hanson holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Moore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Moore scores with a knee to the head.
Moore lands an elbow inside that Hanson shrugs off.
Hanson has had enough of the clinch but Moore keeps him there for the moment.
Moore lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore slowing the pace effectively.
Moore pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanson is trying to break the clinch but Moore has him pressed against the cage.
Hanson is looking to break free of the clinch but Moore has double underhooks.
Hanson can't break the clinch.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson dodges an elbow strike from Moore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hanson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore clinches up against the cage.
Moore prevents Hanson from breaking the clinch.
Hanson blocks the elbow strike.
Hanson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore is working for takedown but Hanson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Moore.
Hanson wants to get back to striking at distance but Moore won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hanson fails to pull guard.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hanson lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Moore keeps control of Hanson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moore prevents Hanson from breaking the clinch.
Moore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hanson wants to break free but Moore has control.
Hanson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice elbow from Moore.
Moore has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hanson uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looking for a guillotine here but Hanson defends easily.
Moore trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hanson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Moore's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore wants to sweep here but Hanson controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hanson gets to his feet. Moore looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanson pinned against the cage. Hanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanson connects with the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karl Hanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Hanson misses its intended target.
Jay Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karl Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore wants to slow Hanson down by chopping away at his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanson 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Hanson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Sponseller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain K nuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). K nuckles has chosen The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack Theme Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Sponseller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain K nuckles!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sponseller misses with a few strikes there.
K nuckles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
K nuckles throws a lazy right hand but Sponseller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sponseller moves in looking to clinch but K nuckles pushes him off.
K nuckles digs a good body shot into Sponseller's ribs.
Sponseller tries to close the distance and clinch but K nuckles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
K nuckles loads up on a big right hand but Sponseller slips the punch.
K nuckles misses with a combination
and Sponseller counters by moving into the clinch.
Sponseller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
K nuckles avoiding damage as Sponseller throws knees to the body.
Sponseller tries a knee to the head but K nuckles blocks it.
Sponseller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sponseller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sponseller is looking to clinch but K nuckles is avoiding it.
K nuckles tries to bum rush Sponseller with a series of wild strikes but Sponseller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sponseller tries to clinch but K nuckles is having none of it.
Sponseller has K nuckles up against the cage in a clinch.
Sponseller tries to land a knee to the head but K nuckles blocks with his arms.
Sponseller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
K nuckles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sponseller missing with knees to the body.
Sponseller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but K nuckles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sponseller trying to land knees to the body.
K nuckles tries to break the clinch but Sponseller is controlling the position.
K nuckles pushes Sponseller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sponseller trying to land knees to the body.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
K nuckles tries to break the clinch but Sponseller is controlling the position.
K nuckles wants to get back to striking at distance but Sponseller won't allow it.
K nuckles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sponseller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sponseller tries to land knees in the clinch but K nuckles avoids the damage to the body.
K nuckles tries to break the clinch but Sponseller is controlling the position.
K nuckles tries to break the clinch but Sponseller is controlling the position.
Sponseller missing with knees to the body.
K nuckles managing to block the knees to the body from Sponseller.
K nuckles breaks the clinch.
Sponseller tries to clinch up but K nuckles circles away and keeps his distance.
K nuckles misses with a hook. Sponseller ducked under it nicely.
K nuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sponseller staying out of range there.
K nuckles lands a with a good body shot.
Sponseller is breathing heavily.
Sponseller slips a jab and a cross from K nuckles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sponseller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
K nuckles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jay Sponseller has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sponseller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from K nuckles.
Sponseller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
K nuckles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for K nuckles.
Sponseller is rocked!
Sponseller blocks a jab.
K nuckles throws a looping overhand right but Sponseller ducks down to avoid it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by K nuckles! Sponseller is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain K nuckles!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samson Ojeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Niklas Karlsson enters the cage!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Ojeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niklas Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Ojeni misses.
Karlsson throws a combination. Ojeni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ojeni circles away.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karlsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ojeni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Ojeni pushes him off.
Ojeni looks for a takedown but Karlsson sprawls well.
Ojeni shoots for a double leg takedown but Karlsson sprawls well. He's pushed Ojeni's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Ojeni pushes him off.
Karlsson tries to clinch up but Ojeni circles away and keeps his distance.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson rushes Ojeni and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ojeni.
It looks like Niklas Karlsson has been cut.
Ojeni misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Karlsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niklas Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Karlsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Karlsson moves in looking to clinch but Ojeni pushes him off.
Ojeni circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ojeni shoots in and drives through. Karlsson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Ojeni. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ojeni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Karlsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ojeni keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ojeni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni fails to land with a series of punches.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karlsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ojeni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karlsson scores with a kick to the body.
Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Ojeni.
A head kick misses from Karlsson.
Ojeni lands with a right hand.
Ojeni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Karlsson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ojeni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karlsson is rocked!
Karlsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ojeni counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Karlsson off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Ojeni follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Karlsson was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samson Ojeni!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blade Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blade Kongo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blade Kongo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber lands a with a good body shot.
Gruber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber throws a hook to the side of Kongo's head but Kongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruber.
Kongo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gruber lands a glancing blow to the side of Kongo's head.
It looks like Blade Kongo has been cut.
Gruber throws a jab but it's blocked by Kongo.
Kongo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Gruber misses.
Gruber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruber punishes Kongo's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Gruber.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruber misses the jab.
Gruber misses with a hook. Kongo ducked under it nicely.
Gruber misses the jab.
No joy there for Gruber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber scores with a nice right hand.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kongo.
Gruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gruber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Kongo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gruber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gruber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Kongo.
Gruber lands a nice shot that snaps Kongo's head back.
A jab from Gruber does it's job there.
Gruber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gruber throws the left hand but Kongo avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Gruber misses the jab.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kongo.
Gruber looks to score with a jab to the body but Kongo is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
Kongo closes the distance and clinches up with Gruber, looking for a takedown. Kongo pushes Gruber against the cage but Gruber circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gruber thows a body shot but no joy.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kongo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kongo slips a jab from Gruber.
Gruber thows a body shot but no joy.
Gruber throws an overhand right that lands on Kongo's shoulder, as Kongo tries to avoid the shot.
Gruber thows a body shot but no joy.
Gruber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kongo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber misses the shot to the body.
Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruber.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
Gruber misses with a straight left.
Kongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruber.
Gruber throws a jab but it's blocked by Kongo.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruber.
Gruber looks to score with a jab to the body but Kongo is just out of range.
Hans Gruber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber misses with a double jab.
Gruber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gruber misses the jab.
Gruber swings for the body but Kongo moves out of range.
Kongo shoots in but Gruber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hans Gruber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blade Kongo.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Kongo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gruber is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kongo.
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Gruber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gruber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kongo doesn't seem bothered though.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Kongo saw that one coming.
Kongo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kongo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gruber looks to land a combination but Kongo avoids it well.
Kongo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big right from Gruber misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blade Kongo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kongo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gruber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gruber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gruber looks to throw the jab but Kongo is out of range.
A big right from Gruber misses.
Kongo slips under a jab.
Gruber sizes up Kongo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Kongo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gruber looks to land a right hand but Kongo moved out of range.
Gruber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kongo counters with a low kick, right behind Gruber 's knee.
Gruber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kongo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gruber is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kongo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gruber throws a hook but Kongo blocks it.
Gruber scores with a one two! Kongo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kongo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Kongo saw that one coming.
Gruber throws out a powerful jab.
Kongo misses with a few strikes there.
Gruber looks to land a right hand but Kongo moved out of range.
Kongo slips under a jab from Gruber.
Gruber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kongo manages to avoid it.
Gruber loads up on a big right hand but Kongo slips the punch.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
Gruber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kongo shoots in for a takedown but Gruber shows good takedown defense.
Kongo staying out of range there.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kongo.
Kongo slips a jab from Gruber.
Kongo defending well as Gruber loads up on a big left hand.
Gruber waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kongo.
Kongo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gruber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kongo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kongo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruber misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kongo slips under a jab from Gruber.
Kongo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kongo throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Gruber misses.
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Gruber throws out a loose jab but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Kongo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gruber.
Hans Gruber is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kongo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber misses the jab.
Gruber throws out a loose jab but Kongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruber just misses with a punch to the body.
Kongo misses with a takedown attempt - Gruber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kongo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gruber misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Gruber misses
and Kongo counters with a takedown into side control.
Gruber tries to buck Kongo off but Kongo is having none of it.
Kongo has control of an arm but Gruber manages to advance to Kongo's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber manages to stand up with Kongo still on his back. Eventually Kongo drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blade Kongo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gruber connects with a body shot.
Kongo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Gruber misses.
Gruber misses with a hook.
Gruber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kongo counters with a two punch combo.
Blade Kongo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Gruber throws an overhand right that lands on Kongo's shoulder, as Kongo tries to avoid the shot.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kongo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kongo ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Gruber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gruber looks to throw the jab but Kongo is out of range.
A left lands for Gruber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber throws a lazy right hand but Kongo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruber scores with a body shot.
Kongo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gruber misses with an uppercut. Kongo saw that one coming.
Gruber throws a hook to the side of Kongo's head but Kongo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gruber scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gruber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kongo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gruber misses with a hook.
Kongo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
Nice defenses there by Kongo.
Kongo throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - Gruber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kongo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gruber throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Gruber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gruber misses with a straight right.
Gruber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kongo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kongo.
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!
Kongo stops Gruber from standing up.
Gruber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is looking to stand up but Kongo isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruber is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kongo has hold of one of Gruber's legs. Gruber is fighting the takedown attempt but Kongo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kongo trying to control but Gruber is working from the bottom.
Kongo is fighting to break Gruber's control of his arms but Gruber is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blade Kongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kongo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gruber, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between damian bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roco de Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roco de Cruz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, damian bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roco de Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bain checks a low kick from de Cruz.
bain shoots in and drives through. de Cruz sprawls well.
de Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de Cruz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
de Cruz wants to stand but bain is controlling the position.
bain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! de Cruz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of bain, into his guard.
de Cruz tries to stand but bain is controlling from the bottom.
bain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
bain looking for a guillotine here but de Cruz defends easily.
bain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
de Cruz trying to control but bain is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bain working for a triangle but de Cruz defends it easily.
de Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of bain is proving hard to escape from.
bain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
de Cruz wants to control from the top but bain keeps moving.
bain looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Cruz is one step ahead there.
bain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
bain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz gets to his feet - bain follows without any prompting.
de Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for de Cruz.
It looks like damian bain has been cut.
bain fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
bain is breathing heavily.
de Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
bain shoots for a takedown but de Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for damian bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Cruz scores with a nice right hand.
de Cruz throws a series of punches but bain avoids them all with ease.
bain shoots in and drives through. de Cruz sprawls well.
bain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
bain shoots in but no luck this time.
de Cruz feints and as bain raises his hands in defense, de Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
bain looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Cruz is one step ahead there.
bain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
de Cruz stands up and waves to bain to follow him.
damian bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
bain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps bain thinking.
de Cruz drives through with a takedown into guard.
bain is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Oh bain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
de Cruz decides to stand and escape the position.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
de Cruz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
de Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
de Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
bain with a poor takedown
and de Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
de Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
bain shoots and misses
and de Cruz counters with a two punch combo.
de Cruz throws a series of punches but bain avoids them all with ease.
de Cruz scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
bain dodges the punch combination from de Cruz.
bain seems to have got his legs back now.
bain tries for a takedown but de Cruz circles away easily
and de Cruz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz misses with a double jab.
bain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than bain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
bain is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but de Cruz is surviving well by controlling bain's body position as best he can.
bain wants to take de Cruz's back but he can't do it this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Cruz tries to hold on but bain pushes him away.
bain prevents de Cruz from getting the reversal.
bain looking for a guillotine from mount but de Cruz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
bain fails to move to back control.
de Cruz can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roco de Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on damian bain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
bain avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Cruz throws a nice looking combination but bain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
bain shoots for a takedown but de Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
bain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
bain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
bain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by de Cruz, who protects the arm well.
bain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. de Cruz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
de Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but bain is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bain goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, de Cruz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in bain's guard! Nice work there by de Cruz!
de Cruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from bain's guard.
bain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
bain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but de Cruz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
de Cruz gets to his feet - bain follows without any prompting.
bain shoots in for a double leg but de Cruz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
de Cruz cracks bain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bain shoots for a double leg takedown but de Cruz sprawls well. He's pushed bain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for damian bain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. bain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
bain stops de Cruz from passing to mount.
de Cruz wants to control but bain is keeping him busy.
bain sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
bain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
bain is not content to let de Cruz control the position.
bain makes his way to full guard. A much better position for bain.
de Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of bain is proving hard to escape from.
bain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. de Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz wants to control from the top but bain keeps moving.
bain looking for a triangle here. de Cruz is fighting it but it looks tight! bain pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, de Cruz is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). damian bain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamehameha Kalua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Logronio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logronio has chosen Mr. Clay as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kamehameha Kalua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kim Logronio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Logronio.
Kalua throws a right hand that Logronio ducks under and follows up with a left that Logronio also avoids with ease.
Kalua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalua changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Logronio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Logronio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Logronio is looking for a sweep. Kalua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kalua is trying for a kimura here. Logronio looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kalua wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kamehameha Kalua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Huston Rustow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ira Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustow tries to clinch up but Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
Rustow slips a jab from Cruz.
Cruz looks to land a combination. Rustow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Rustow misses.
A head kick misses from Rustow.
Cruz looks to throw the jab but Rustow is out of range.
Rustow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rustow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rustow sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Cruz to the ground! Rustow dives into full mount looking to finish!
Cruz is rocked!
It looks like Ira Cruz has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rustow is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Cruz goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Rustow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Huston Rustow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chester Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kileki Kawike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manson comes to the cage accompanied by Shoot a Nigga, Kill a Nigga. Kileki Kawike will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chester Manson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kileki Kawike!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawike avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kawike paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manson misses with a looping right.
Kawike shoots in and bounces Manson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kawike stopping the sweep attempt from Manson.
Manson working a defensive guard here.
Kawike trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Kawike missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kawike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kawike working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kawike has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kawike uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manson.
Kawike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manson swivels and escapes.
Manson misses with a hook.
Manson just misses with a punch to the body.
Manson stuffs the takedown attempt from Kawike. Kawike gets slowly back to his feet.
Kawike avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manson tries to clinch but Kawike is having none of it.
Chester Manson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kawike.
Manson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawike working the ground and pound.
Manson sneaks back into half guard.
Manson actively working from the bottom here.
Manson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Manson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kawike slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kawike trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Kawike postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kawike can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawike landing with the ground and pound.
Kawike wants to control from the top but Manson keeps moving.
Kawike advances position into side control!
Kawike sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Manson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Manson tries to improve position but can't.
Manson wants to control but Kawike postures up.
Kawike working the ground and pound.
Manson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kawike wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kawike trying to control the action but Manson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawike is working Manson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kawike wants to control but Manson is keeping him busy.
Manson wants to control but Kawike postures up.
Kawike controls the position.
Kawike thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kawike thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kawike looks gassed!
Manson tries to bench press Kawike off him but Kawike keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kileki Kawike dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Manson as Kawike shoots in.
Manson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manson cracks Kawike with a big right hand and Kawike goes down!
Manson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kawike looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kawike looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kawike!
Manson is trying to control Kawike's posture but Kawike avoids it.
Manson manages to get back to half guard.
Kawike is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawike throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kawike is trying to control the action in half guard but Manson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kawike is looking to pass Manson's guard but actually Manson recovers to full guard.
Kawike trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Kawike looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Manson moves in looking to clinch but Kawike pushes him off.
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.
Manson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kawike.
Nice sprawl there from Manson as Kawike shoots in.
Manson misses the shot to the body.
Manson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manson tries to clinch there but Kawike circles away.
Manson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawike shoots in looking for a takedown. Manson tries to sprawl out of it but Kawike keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chester Manson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kileki Kawike.
Kawike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manson.
Manson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Kawike.
Manson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kawike fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kawike swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kawike closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manson is trying to get back to full guard.
Manson actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawike content to control rather than advance.
Manson lands with a few short shots to the body.
Manson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kawike pulls his head out easily.
Kawike works his way into side control.
Manson is trying to control Kawike's posture but Kawike avoids it.
Manson is trying to get back to half guard.
Manson is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Manson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kawike throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manson's waist but Manson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kawike off to one side.
Chester Manson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawike shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manson pinned against the cage. Manson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manson throws a hook to the side of Kawike's head but Kawike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manson throws a shot from downtown. Kawike moves away and avoids it.
Kawike keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson misses with an uppercut. Kawike saw that one coming.
Manson tries to clinch up.
Kawike moves out of range as Manson strikes.
Kawike fails to land the takedown.
Chester Manson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kileki Kawike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson throws a hook to the side of Kawike's head but Kawike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manson throws a big shot that misses.
Manson throws a hook but Kawike blocks it.
Kawike showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manson.
Manson tries to clinch up.
Kawike drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kawike throwing strikes from guard but Manson blocks nicely.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Kawike from controlling successfully.
Manson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kawike doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kawike manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawike tries to free his leg and advance position but Manson is retaining full guard.
Manson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kawike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manson keeping full guard, as Kawike tries to pass.
Manson has control of Kawike's left arm, preventing Kawike from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Manson misses with an uppercut. Kawike saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Manson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kawike moves out of range as Manson strikes.
Kawike drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawike trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Kawike distracts Manson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kawike is fighting to break Manson's control of his arms but Manson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kawike tries to free his leg and advance position but Manson is retaining full guard.
Manson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kawike controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kawike has gone for a leg lock! Manson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kawike's guard.
Kawike takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawike is retaining full guard.
Manson has gone for a leg lock! Kawike slips out almost immediately though and dives into Manson's guard.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Kawike from controlling successfully.
Manson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kawike stacks Manson 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 Kawike!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kawike working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kileki Kawike really dominated that round.
That's time! Manson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Manson throws a body punch but Kawike moves out of range.
Manson swings for the body but Kawike moves out of range.
Manson takes a swing at Kawike's ribcage but misses.
Manson looks to land a right hand but Kawike moved out of range.
Kawike fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kawike fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Manson is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawike shoots for a takedown but Manson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chester Manson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kileki Kawike.
Manson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manson throws a lazy right hand but Kawike sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Manson.
Kileki Kawike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kawike is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kawike keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Manson as Kawike shoots in.
Manson throws a hook to the side of Kawike's head but Kawike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kawike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manson.
Nice defenses there by Kawike.
Manson misses with a straight right.
Manson misses with a body shot.
Manson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manson misses with a wild combination.
Manson scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawike looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Manson is fending him off so far but Kawike persists. Nope, Manson circles away and we're back to standing.
Kawike takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Kawike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawike staying out of range there.
Manson throws the left hand but Kawike avoids the punch easily.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Manson misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manson misses with a body shot.
Manson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kawike tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manson swivels and escapes.
Manson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kawike is just out of range.
Kawike closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manson to the mat! Manson manages to get full guard.
Manson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kawike passes into side control.
Kawike lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kileki Kawike has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kawike working away.
Kawike wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manson keeps working.
Kawike is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Manson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawike working away.
Manson manages to get back to half guard.
Kawike is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Manson defends it well.
Manson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kawike is working away from the top position though.
Kawike wants to take a breather but Manson is having none of it.
Manson manages to get to full guard.
Kawike won't allow Manson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chester Manson had his way with Kileki Kawike in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Manson swings for the body but Kawike moves out of range.
Kawike will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kawike on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawike.
Manson tries to clinch but Kawike is having none of it.
Manson is looking to clinch but Kawike is avoiding it.
A combination from Manson does no damage.
Manson throws a hook to the side of Kawike's head but Kawike sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Manson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawike feints and as Manson raises his hands in defense, Kawike changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Manson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kawike.
Manson keeping full guard, as Kawike tries to pass.
Kawike trying to control but Manson is working from the bottom.
Manson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kawike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kawike 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.
Kawike advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kawike is chipping away with strikes.
Manson is trying to get back to half guard.
Kawike connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Manson some visible discomfort.
Manson is looking to regain half guard here but Kawike keeps moving and retains side control.
Kawike in side control lands a decent elbow.
Manson defending against the ground and pound.
Kawike scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Manson to see if he's OK.
Manson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kawike's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawike is looking for a kimura here.
Manson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manson missing with punches from the bottom.
Manson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Manson keeping moving, preventing Kawike from controlling successfully.
Manson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kawike escapes and throws Manson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Manson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manson is not content to let Kawike control the position.
The strikes coming from Kawike are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Manson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kawike tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kawike landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kileki Kawike.
I think Kawike 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kileki Kawike!
Kileki Kawike is the new light heavyweight champion!
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A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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