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MIDWEEK CARNAGE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Zambidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twiglet Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twiglet Fingers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Zambidis's chin.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Zambidis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Twiglet Fingers!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fingers tries to clinch but Zambidis moves out of range.
Fingers is looking to clinch but Zambidis is avoiding it.
Zambidis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Zambidis lands but Fingers takes it in his stride.
A nice combination there by Fingers.
Zambidis is rocked!
Fingers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Zambidis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fingers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zambidis if he has to take too many more of those.
Fingers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zambidis seems to have got his legs back now.
Zambidis is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fingers tries to clinch but Zambidis is having none of it.
Fingers lands a brutal head kick. Zambidis looks out on his feet and Fingers throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Twiglet Fingers!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barry Obomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Aphex Twin-Come To Daddy as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barry Obomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard James!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obomba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Obomba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for James because Obomba loaded up on that one.
Obomba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
James holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Obomba tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
James tries to hold on but Obomba pushes him away.
Obomba thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Obomba landing strikes from the mount and James is in trouble!
James tries to hold on but Obomba pushes him away.
Obomba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obomba landing strikes, looking to finish!
Obomba throwing strikes here but James is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obomba scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish James?
Obomba working James over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba with a couple of short strikes.
Obomba with a couple of short strikes.
James working to try and regain half guard.
Obomba avoids the attempt from James to control.
Obomba unloading with bombs!
Obomba goes for an armbar but he's not got it… James turns into him and now he's in Obomba's guard.
Obomba doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Obomba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James pushes down on Obomba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Obomba is trying to control but can't.
Obomba flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Obomba is trying to control but can't.
James seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Obomba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Obomba darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obomba prevents a takedown attempt there.
James tries to pull guard but Obomba won't allow it.
Barry Obomba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba tightens his grip and picks James up, before dumping him to the ground. James manages to land in guard.
Obomba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Obomba is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Obomba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Obomba is working James over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Obomba wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James is trying to control the position but Obomba postures up.
Obomba throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Obomba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obomba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James has momentary wrist control but Obomba slips an elbow through the middle.
Obomba postures up and lands a big shot to James's brow.
Obomba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
James preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obomba is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Obomba dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Obomba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Obomba has clasped his hands together around James's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
James struggling a bit here.
Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at James to see if he's OK.
Obomba is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James wants to control but Obomba postures up.
Obomba cracks James with a big elbow.
Obomba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, James has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on James's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba working the body and head with strikes.
Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at James to see if he's OK.
Obomba lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear James down.
James taking punishment in the form of punches.
James regains half guard, as Obomba was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obomba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obomba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Obomba.
Obomba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obomba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Obomba.
Obomba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Obomba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from James.
Obomba needs to keep his hands up - James had a free shot at his head there.
James stalks Obomba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obomba's face. Obomba staggers backwards, shaken.
Obomba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obomba thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Obomba looks to land a strike but James avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Obomba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Obomba drops back looking for a leg! James is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and James manages to kick Obomba off! Obomba jumps back into James's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obomba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Obomba lands a couple of digs.
Obomba is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
Obomba shoots in but James avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obomba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming James to the mat! James manages to get full guard.
Obomba postures up.
Obomba throwing strikes but missing.
Obomba postures up.
Obomba trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Obomba dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Obomba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Obomba rushes James and presses him up against the cage.
Obomba gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Obomba not doing much here.
Obomba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Obomba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Obomba working the head and body with strikes.
Obomba is looking for a kimura here.
James wants to control but Obomba is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obomba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Obomba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Obomba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Barry Obomba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obomba throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
Obomba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Obomba is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to stand.
James is looking to control Obomba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
Obomba is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
Obomba working James over with strikes.
Obomba working the head and body with strikes.
Obomba prevents James from standing back up.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obomba wants to take a breather but James is having none of it.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Obomba is working away from the top position though.
James is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Obomba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barry Obomba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Obomba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Obomba thows a huge punch but James dodges it nicely.
Obomba takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Obomba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Obomba is looking for a kimura here.
James is not content to let Obomba control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
James wants to control but Obomba is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Obomba circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Obomba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in James's guard.
Obomba throws a strike but James rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Richard James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obomba pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Obomba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obomba, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Obomba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fedmahn Kassar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hardcore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kassar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rock the Casbah. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedmahn Kassar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricky Hardcore!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassar tries to bum rush Hardcore with a series of wild strikes but Hardcore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardcore scoring well with a low kick there.
Kassar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardcore moves out of range as Kassar throws a body kick.
Kassar is looking to clinch.
Hardcore tries to clinch there but Kassar circles away.
Hardcore shoots in for a double leg but Kassar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hardcore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kassar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kassar.
Hardcore swats away the attempt to clinch by Kassar.
Hardcore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kassar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardcore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardcore.
Hardcore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardcore throws a punch but it's blocked by Kassar.
Hardcore scores with a shoulder strike.
Kassar looking to stall.
Hardcore throws a head punch that misses.
Kassar scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kassar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardcore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardcore takes a shot to the head.
Kassar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kassar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hardcore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kassar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kassar is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardcore gets an underhook and turns Kassar into the cage.
Kassar has had enough of the clinch but Hardcore keeps him there for the moment.
Kassar scores with a shot to the side of Hardcore's head.
Hardcore misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardcore stalling.
Kassar scores with a shot to the side of Hardcore's head.
A short left from Kassar.
Kassar wants to stall.
Maybe Kassar would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Hardcore lands a left hand.
Hardcore changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kassar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hardcore looks gassed!
Kassar tries to clinch but Hardcore is having none of it.
Kassar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hardcore tries to clinch there but Kassar circles away.
Hardcore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kassar, pushing him back against the cage.
Kassar tries to work over Hardcore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardcore blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fedmahn Kassar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Hardcore.
Hardcore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Hardcore fails to land.
Kassar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardcore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Still in the clinch, Kassar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kassar is trying to break free.
Kassar is working Hardcore over against the cage.
Kassar trying to control the position but instead, Hardcore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kassar into the cage.
Kassar is trying to break the clinch but Hardcore has him pressed against the cage.
Kassar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kassar tries a body shot but Hardcore blocks it.
Hardcore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kassar's elbow.
Hardcore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardcore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kassar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kassar drops Hardcore with a beautiful combination! Hardcore stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kassar is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kassar is looking to clinch.
Ricky Hardcore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kassar moves in looking to clinch but Hardcore pushes him off.
Kassar misses with a wild combination.
Kassar tries to clinch up
and Hardcore counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardcore.
Hardcore blocks an elbow strike from Kassar.
A short body shot lands from Kassar as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kassar.
Kassar lands a shot to the body.
Kassar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kassar misses with a punch to the body.
Kassar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardcore backwards.
Kassar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardcore is keeping busy.
Kassar is leaning against Hardcore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Kassar.
Still in the clinch, Kassar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kassar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kassar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kassar scores a nice knee to the body.
Kassar breaks from the clinch.
Kassar is looking to clinch.
Kassar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardcore on the side of the head.
Hardcore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kassar clinches up against the cage.
Kassar trying to control the position but instead, Hardcore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kassar into the cage.
Kassar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardcore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kassar can't break the clinch.
Kassar trying to land knees to the body.
Hardcore wants a takedown but no success here.
Kassar is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardcore has double underhooks.
Kassar is trying to break the clinch but Hardcore has him pressed against the cage.
Kassar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Kassar - that landed with a thud.
Kassar prevents Hardcore from breaking the clinch.
Kassar taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Kassar.
Kassar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardcore or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Kassar.
Hardcore prevents Kassar from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kassar tries to break the clinch but Hardcore is controlling the position.
Hardcore on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Kassar.
Hardcore takes an elbow to the temple.
Kassar looking to slow down the pace here.
Kassar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedmahn Kassar dominated that round.
That's time! Kassar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardcore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kassar.
Hardcore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kassar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hardcore gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kassar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hardcore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kassar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kassar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardcore is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hardcore misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kassar swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardcore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kassar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kassar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kassar stalling in the clinch but Hardcore improves position.
Fedmahn Kassar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardcore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kassar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardcore is breathing heavily.
Kassar lands an uppercut.
Kassar wants to break free but Hardcore has control.
Hardcore misses with some punches.
Kassar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardcore lands with a right to the head.
Kassar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kassar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hardcore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kassar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kassar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hardcore misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hardcore fails to land.
Kassar misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardcore fails to pull guard.
Fedmahn Kassar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Hardcore.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kassar can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Kassar has had enough of the clinch but Hardcore keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kassar.
A body shot lands from Kassar.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kassar wants to break free but Hardcore has control.
Hardcore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kassar tries to clinch up.
Kassar scores with a jab.
Kassar works over Hardcore's head and body with a nice combination.
Kassar throws a combination. Hardcore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kassar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardcore backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kassar is looking to clinch but Hardcore is avoiding it.
Hardcore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kassar.
Fedmahn Kassar is winning the standup battle so far.
Kassar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kassar tries to stall but Hardcore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kassar misses with a punch to the body.
Hardcore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kassar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kassar tries to work over Hardcore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kassar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardcore keeps control of Kassar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hardcore prevents a body shot from Kassar.
Kassar wants to break free but Hardcore has control.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kassar. Hardcore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kassar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kassar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardcore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kassar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kassar tries to clinch but Hardcore moves out of range.
Kassar keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kassar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kassar duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Kassar there.
Kassar tries to clinch there but Hardcore circles away.
Kassar tries to clinch up but Hardcore circles away and keeps his distance.
Kassar tries to clinch up.
Kassar wants to clinch up but Hardcore keeps it at a distance.
Kassar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kassar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kassar tries to land a front kick but Hardcore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kassar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kassar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardcore throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kassar counter with a right hand.
Kassar wants to clinch.
Hardcore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardcore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardcore.
Kassar digs a right hand into Hardcore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hardcore's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Kassar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kassar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kassar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Kassar.
A head punch on the inside from Kassar fails to land.
Hardcore prevents Kassar from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hardcore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kassar is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardcore has double underhooks.
Kassar is working Hardcore over against the cage.
Hardcore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kassar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kassar misses with a two punch combination.
Kassar tries to close the distance and clinch but Hardcore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardcore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kassar wants to clinch up but Hardcore keeps it at a distance.
Hardcore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kassar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kassar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kassar is looking to clinch but Hardcore is avoiding it.
Crunch! Kassar slams his shin into Hardcore's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kassar lands a nice hook to Hardcore's body. Hardcore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedmahn Kassar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kassar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kassar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardcore clinches with his opponent.
Kassar throws a head punch that misses.
Kassar wants to break free but Hardcore has control.
Kassar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardcore can do to turn this around?
Kassar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardcore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardcore is trying to trip Kassar. He has hold of a leg but Kassar is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hardcore persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hardcore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardcore stands and steps away. Kassar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kassar tries to clinch but Hardcore moves away
and Hardcore counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kassar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hardcore on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardcore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kassar keeps working.
Hardcore is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kassar gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kassar working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore stops Kassar from standing up.
Hardcore wants to control from the top but Kassar keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kassar is on top in guard.
Kassar trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardcore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kassar preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hardcore keeping moving, preventing Kassar from controlling successfully.
Kassar tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardcore is retaining full guard.
Kassar trying to control but Hardcore is working from the bottom.
Hardcore wants to stand and escape but Kassar is having none of it.
Kassar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardcore's guard.
Hardcore uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kassar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kassar tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hardcore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kassar tries to clinch but Hardcore moves out of range.
Kassar digs a good hook to Hardcore's body.
Kassar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardcore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardcore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kassar checks it well.
Kassar throws a series of strikes that have Hardcore backpedaling.
Kassar tries to clinch up.
Kassar tries to clinch up.
Kassar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hardcore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hardcore moves forwards but Kassar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kassar tries to clinch up but Hardcore circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedmahn Kassar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardcore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kassar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kassar cracks a nice hook into Hardcore's ribs.
Hardcore swats away the attempt to clinch by Kassar.
Kassar lands a jab to Hardcore's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kassar wants to clinch.
Fedmahn Kassar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardcore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kassar to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardcore moves in looking to clinch but Kassar pushes him off.
Kassar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardcore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kassar cracks the inside of Hardcore's front leg.
Hardcore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ricky Hardcore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kassar tries to clinch up but Hardcore circles away and keeps his distance.
Kassar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kassar doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardcore circles away.
Kassar tries to clinch up but Hardcore circles away and keeps his distance.
Kassar is looking to clinch but Hardcore is avoiding it.
Kassar lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardcore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hardcore counters by clinching up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Hardcore.
I think Kassar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedmahn Kassar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ashley one punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fakka Ur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakka Ur will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ashley one punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fakka Ur!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
one punch shoots in but Ur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by one punch or perhaps it was just good defense by Ur which made him look bad.
Nice sprawl there from Ur as one punch shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashley one punch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ur closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ur is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. one punch knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ur wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by one punch, who protects the arm well.
Ur blocks the strikes from one punch.
one punch can't do much from the bottom here.
Ur working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
one punch tries to improve position but can't.
Ur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ur looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ur tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
one punch throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Ur working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ur looks gassed!
Ur tries for a kimura but one punch is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
one punch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ur's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
one punch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
one punch actively working from the bottom here.
one punch looking for submissions off his back.
Ur seems to be working for a kimura but one punch defends the submission attempt.
Ur is trying to work for a kimura but one punch is defending well.
Ur is looking for a kimura but one punch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ur to get the leverage.
one punch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. one punch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
one punch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
one punch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ur can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
one punch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ur drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ur jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
one punch is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Ur frees his head nicely. Oh but one punch has switched to an armbar! Ur is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ashley one punch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diziet Sma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sma comes into a darkened arena with his song building. In For the Kill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Paul Ince had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Ince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diziet Sma!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sma doesn't manage to clinch there - Ince circles away.
Ince shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sma pinned against the cage. Sma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ince. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ince trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ince really is a fat lump.
Sma is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ince is controlling him.
Ince 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.
Ince missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ince stops Sma from standing up.
Ince trying to control the position from guard on top but Sma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sma tries to clinch up.
Sma lands a jab to Ince's midsection.
Sma scores with a nice strike.
Ince misses with a takedown attempt - Sma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sma tries to clinch up but Ince circles away and keeps his distance.
Sma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ince looks for a takedown but Sma sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Ince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ince swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ince closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sma circles away.
Ince avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ince paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ince shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sma but Sma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sma tries to clinch up.
Sma tries to clinch but Ince moves out of range.
Ince wants to clinch
and Sma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ince has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ince misses with some punches.
Sma landing knees to the body.
Ince is breathing heavily.
Ince misses with some punches.
Ince tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ince as Sma tries to tie him up.
Sma wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sma gets through Ince's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sma lands an elbow inside that Ince shrugs off.
Sma tries to stall but Ince uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sma scores with a jab. Ince acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sma wants to clinch but Ince slips to the side
and Ince decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sma's guard.
Ince tries to free his leg and advance position but Sma is retaining full guard.
Ince trying to control the position from guard on top but Sma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sma looking for a sweep. Not yet Sma, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ince stopping the sweep attempt from Sma.
Ince is looking to work some ground and pound but Sma has wrist control.
Ince stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Sma does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ince closes the distance and clinches up with Sma, looking for a takedown. Ince pushes Sma against the cage but Sma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diziet Sma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sma throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ince blocks it with crossed arms.
Ince prevents Sma from breaking the clinch.
Sma can't break the clinch.
Ince lands with a short shot to the head.
Ince works on Sma's body with a couple of short punches.
Sma lands an elbow that stopped Ince in his tracks for a moment.
Sma prevents Ince from breaking the clinch.
Ince lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ince throws a head punch that misses.
Ince drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sma lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ince lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ince has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sma.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ince shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sma pinned against the cage. Sma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ince looks to clinch
and Sma counters with a right hand to the body.
Sma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sma forces Ince back against the cage and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ince has him pressed against the cage.
Ince swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ince is keeping busy.
Sma wants to get back to striking at distance but Ince won't allow it.
Sma stalling in the clinch but Ince improves position.
Sma is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ince has Sma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Ince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sma is trying to break the clinch but Ince has him pressed against the cage.
Sma lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Sma.
Sma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sma wants to stall.
Sma comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sma has had enough of the clinch but Ince keeps him there for the moment.
Ince looking for a takedown.
Sma lands a nice knee to the body.
Sma tries to break the clinch but Ince is controlling the position.
Sma gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ince has him pressed against the cage.
Sma landing knees to the head.
Sma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sma lands a nice hook to Ince's body. Ince takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ince takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ince takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diziet Sma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sma lands a right hook to the body.
Sma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sma doesn't manage to clinch there - Ince circles away.
Sma scores with a sloppy right hand. Ince should have avoided that one.
Sma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ince rather than just go for the knockout.
Ince circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ince swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sma tries to clinch up but Ince circles away and keeps his distance.
Ince circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sma is looking to clinch.
Ince closes the distance and clinches up with Sma, looking for a takedown. Ince pushes Sma against the cage but Sma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ince tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sma tries to clinch but Ince moves out of range.
Sma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sma tries to clinch up
so Ince counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ince preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sma is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ince postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ince stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ince keeps the fight on the outside.
Sma tries to clinch but Ince is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sma moves in looking to clinch but Ince pushes him off.
Sma tries to clinch but Ince moves out of range.
Ince gets a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diziet Sma 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sma wants to clinch up but Ince keeps it at a distance.
Ince shoots in but no luck this time.
Sma tries to clinch there but Ince circles away.
Sma stalks Ince and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ince's face. Ince staggers backwards, shaken.
Sma tries to close the distance and clinch but Ince swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ince tries to clinch up but Sma circles away and keeps his distance.
Paul Ince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ince swats away the attempt to clinch by Sma.
Sma tries to clinch but Ince is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ince shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ince was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sma tries to hold on but Ince postures up.
Sma keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ince lands a heavy elbow.
Sma is working to get back to half guard.
Sma is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ince cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ince looking to finish Sma with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sma!
Sma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ince looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ince trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ince thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sma tries to reverse the position but Ince maintains control.
Ince working Sma over with strikes here.
Sma tries to hold on but Ince postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ince lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ince is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sma can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sma tries to hold on but Ince pushes him away.
Ince trying to control but Sma is having none of it.
Ince scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Sma really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Ince punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sma bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Paul Ince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sma must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sma wants to pass the guard but Ince is keeping the position.
Ince trying to control the position here.
Sma throwing strikes but missing.
Sma trying to control but Ince is working from the bottom.
Ince has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sma can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Ince showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sma 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diziet Sma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clubber Lang could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fabio Oliveira's chin.
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216 lbs
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207 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Determined |
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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 Rio de Janeiro, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira clinches up with Lang and pushes him back against the cage.
Lang jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oliveira walks away with a smile on his face. Lang gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oliveira wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Oliveira or perhaps it was just good defense by Lang which made him look bad.
Lang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oliveira throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
Fabio Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliveira's waist but Oliveira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lang off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clubber Lang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira throws a left that rocks Lang and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Oliveira dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Lang regain composure!
Lang is rocked!
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
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!
A big shot lands for Oliveira! That's hurt Lang! Will he recover? Oliveira fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabio Oliveira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silvano Assunicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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207 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silvano Assunicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon brown!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown tries to clinch up.
brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
brown shoots in for a double leg but Assunicao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from brown.
brown shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. brown showed some decent athleticism there.
brown is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Assunicao manages to get to full guard.
Assunicao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Assunicao has his feet on brown's thighs here. He's pushed brown off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! brown screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silvano Assunicao!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Macintye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Devon Macintye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luke English!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macintye tries to avoid it but English manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macintye to the ground. Macintye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Macintye scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Macintye stuffs the takedown.
English looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Devon Macintye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke English.
English shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Macintye as he jumps to the side.
English shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Macintye pinned against the cage. Macintye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
English looks gassed!
Macintye moves into range and clinches up with English.
English wants to get back to striking at distance but Macintye won't allow it.
Macintye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macintye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Macintye stuffs the takedown attempt from English. English gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
Macintye misses with a wild combination.
Macintye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
English throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macintye's waist but Macintye gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing English off to one side.
A jab from English misses.
Luke English seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macintye moves into range and clinches up with English.
Macintye manages to break the clinch.
Macintye drops English with a right and a left! Macintye comes rushing in but English regains his composure and manages to keep Macintye in guard.
It looks like Luke English has been cut.
English throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Macintye works over English with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macintye is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Macintye stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. English swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Macintye stands and throws English's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Macintye wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by English, who protects the arm well.
Macintye grinds an elbow into English's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English misses with a strike from the bottom.
English throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
English wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
English tries to strike but it doesn't land.
English throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Macintye stands up and we're back to a striking position.
English fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macintye scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Macintye stands up.
English shoots and misses
and English takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Macintye throws a series of strikes that have English backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintye lands a left and a right that sends English crashing to the canvas! Macintye dives into mount looking to finish!
English is rocked!
Macintye has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of English's face.
English is still in real trouble! Can Macintye finish him?
Macintye scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish English?
English is looking to get to half guard.
English seems to have recovered his senses.
Macintye blocks English's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
English is trying desperately to improve position.
Macintye has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
English throwing hammer fists to the chest of Macintye. What's that going to do exactly?
Macintye blocks English's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
English is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Macintye connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Macintye in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
English is mounted but he's throwing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macintye with a couple of short strikes.
English is wriggling around trying to escape.
Macintye is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. English can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
English throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
English looks very frustrated and is flailing away with strikes from the bottom. His corner are telling him to stay calm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
English flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Macintye dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke English's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Macintye moves into the clinch.
Macintye breaks the clinch.
English shoots and misses
and Macintye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Macintye shoots in and bounces English off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Macintye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Macintye postures up and lands a big shot to English's brow.
Macintye stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
English shoots and misses
and Macintye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Macintye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Macintye forces English back against the cage and clinches.
English can't find room to land a body shot as Macintye controls the action.
Macintye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
English on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English fails with the takedown
and Macintye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Devon Macintye has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke English.
Macintye lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as English backs up against the cage.
Horrible takedown by Macintye or perhaps it was just good defense by English which made him look bad.
English misses with a takedown attempt
and Macintye counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Macintye pushes English up against the cage in a clinch.
Macintye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
English gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Macintye counters with a series of strikes. English will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Macintye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
English fails with the takedown
and Macintye counters with a three punch combo that has English backing up. English nods at Macintye to acknowledge the strikes.
English just misses with a punch to the body.
English has a takedown stuffed.
Danga de danga de dang - Macintye scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
English walks into a straight right hand from Macintye.
Good exchange - Macintye coming out on top.
Macintye is working the combinations to good effect here.
Macintye connects with the punch.
English shoots for a takedown but Macintye saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Macintye scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Devon Macintye is winning the standup battle so far.
Macintye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
English has a takedown stuffed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
English fails with the takedown
and Macintye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Macintye blocks a body shot from English.
English is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Macintye manages to break the clinch.
English tries to keep at a distance but Macintye has taken the fight into the clinch.
English has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Macintye is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macintye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
English with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Macintye counter with a right hand.
Macintye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Macintye stalks English and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into English's face. English staggers backwards, shaken.
English shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. English showed some decent athleticism there.
English looks to land a strike but Macintye avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
English is looking to work some ground and pound but Macintye has wrist control.
Macintye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as English accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Macintye controlling the position.
Devon Macintye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
English loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
English trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
English with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Macintye has closed the distance and engaged English in a clinch.
Macintye gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from English.
English keeps control of Macintye as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Macintye wants to break the clinch but can't.
English has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
English is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Macintye pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macintye is trying to break free.
English misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Macintye.
Macintye wants to get back to striking at distance but English won't allow it.
English can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Macintye dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke English's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good shot there by Macintye.
English misses with a takedown
and Macintye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Devon Macintye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macintye's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Macintye duly obliges.
English steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Macintye. That one must have hurt.
Macintye lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macintye lands with a big left! English is wobbled badly! Macintye comes in with a flurry of punches and drops English to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Devon Macintye!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Roche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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18
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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24
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Roche!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha looks for the body kick but Roche saw that one coming.
Rocha is looking to clinch but Roche is avoiding it.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown but Roche shows good takedown defense.
Rocha avoids the head kick by Roche.
Roche misses with a two punch combination.
Rocha tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roche is able to avoid easily.
Roche tries to clinch but Rocha moves out of range.
A jab from Rocha misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roche counters by moving into the clinch.
Roche pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roche rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roche throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roche throws a head kick but Rocha moves out of range.
Rocha tries for a takedown but Roche circles away easily
and Roche counters with a two punch combo.
Rocha closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roche counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roche scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roche throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rocha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roche is looking to clinch.
Roche lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roche closes the distance and clinches.
Roche is trying to drag Rocha to the mat but Rocha just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roche gets through Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roche as Rocha tries to tie him up.
Roche scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roche makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Roche is trying to break the clinch but Rocha has him pressed against the cage.
Roche throws a punch but it's blocked by Rocha.
Roche breaks the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Roche or perhaps it was just good defense by Rocha which made him look bad.
Rocha throws a leg kick
and Roche counters with a head kick.
Roger Roche seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roche darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roche lands a two punch combo.
Roche throws a series of strikes that have Rocha backpedaling.
Roche fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rocha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roche is pulling down on Rocha's head. It's preventing any offense from Rocha, at least for the moment.
Rocha landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha 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.
Roche looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rocha is one step ahead there.
Rocha wants to control from the top but Roche keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Roche dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rocha wants to clinch but Roche slips to the side
and Roche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roche keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rocha.
Roche with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roche shoots in for a double leg but Rocha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roche scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rocha is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Roche is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Rocha wants to hold on but Roche pushes him away.
Roche looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roche avoids the attempt from Rocha to control.
Roche controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rocha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roche controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rocha tries to hold on but Roche postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rocha is desperately trying to improve his position but Roche has a good base and remains in mount.
Roche controlling his opponent.
Roche's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Roche 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!
Rocha wants to clinch
and Roche counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roche.
Roche won't allow Rocha to sweep him here.
Rocha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roche gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roche prevents Rocha from getting back to his feet.
Roche makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roche 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.
Rocha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rocha is thwarting Roche's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rocha in particular looking to stall.
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.
Roche is pressing down on Rocha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Roche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rocha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roche manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rocha is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Georges Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roche controlling from mount.
Rocha can't escape the position.
Rocha is working hard here to advance position.
Roche content just to control the position here.
Roger Roche is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rocha is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Roche comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roche has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Roche!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
24% |
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