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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boombatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Long has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Boombatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Long!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boombatz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boombatz throws a nice looking combination but Long bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Long avoids the body shot from Boombatz.
Boombatz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boombatz throws a big shot that misses.
Boombatz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boombatz tries to clinch up.
Boombatz stalks Long and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Long's face. Long staggers backwards, shaken.
Boombatz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boombatz misses with the combination.
Long slips under a jab from Boombatz.
Boombatz misses with the combination.
Boombatz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boombatz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Long.
Long looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Long.
Boombatz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boombatz throws out the jab.
Long is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boombatz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boombatz misses with a double jab.
Boombatz throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boombatz.
Boombatz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boombatz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boombatz thows a body shot but no joy.
Boombatz misses with a wild body shot.
Boombatz tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long looks for a takedown but Boombatz sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boombatz looks to land a left hand but Long moved out of range nicely.
Long shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Long swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Boombatz is now in Long's guard. A big mistake from Long there, giving up the dominant position!
Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boombatz is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Long has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Boombatz is looking to defend but Long has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Boombatz! Long pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Boombatz taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tom Long!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jrock Mandela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jandro Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jandro Cruz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jrock Mandela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jandro Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandela shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz misses with a wild combination.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mandela counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mandela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mandela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mandela manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz pulls Mandela in close to prevent any damage.
Mandela works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Mandela with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cruz throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Mandela manages to pass to side control.
Cruz is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela is chipping away with strikes.
Mandela landing strikes.
Cruz is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz being controlled for a moment.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Mandela finish him?
Cruz prevents Mandela from moving into mount.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mandela tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mandela has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mandela's best efforts.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Mandela working Cruz over with strikes.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Mandela has control of the leg.
Cruz has one foot on Mandela's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mandela misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jrock Mandela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandela is breathing heavily.
Mandela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mandela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Mandela defends it.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Mandela is working away.
Mandela trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cruz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mandela tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Mandela is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mandela can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mandela 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.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mandela is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Cruz looking to secure an arm triangle but Mandela defends it well.
Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mandela can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mandela wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz working Mandela over with strikes here.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mandela has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Mandela is rocked!
It looks like Jrock Mandela has been cut.
Mandela really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cruz cracks Mandela with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Mandela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mandela tries to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Cruz tries to control but Mandela wriggling away.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Jrock Mandela's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cruz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mandela has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jandro Cruz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jrock Mandela's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mandela with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cruz moves into the clinch.
Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Mandela won't allow it.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Mandela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mandela seems to have got his legs back now.
Mandela tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Mandela.
Mandela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cruz counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Mandela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mandela tries to pull guard but Cruz holds him up against the cage and eventually Mandela drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jrock Mandela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cruz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mandela prevents it.
Mandela is trying to stall.
Mandela fails to pull guard.
Cruz lands with a right to the head.
Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mandela gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Mandela.
Mandela stops a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Mandela can't break the clinch.
Cruz landing knees to the body.
Cruz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mandela holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mandela tries to pull guard but Cruz won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mandela.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Mandela.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch but Mandela keeps him there for the moment.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Mandela improves position.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
A combination from Mandela does no damage.
Mandela wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
and Cruz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mandela!
Mandela wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Mandela is in a horrible position here. Cruz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cruz moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mandela has worked his arm free - good work by Mandela!
Cruz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mandela sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandela is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Mandela gets back to half guard.
Cruz wants to control but Mandela is keeping him busy.
Mandela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cruz 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.
Mandela working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cruz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mandela is tightening it up a little... Cruz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cruz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cruz taps out! nice BJJ there by Mandela!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jrock Mandela!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seth Wallace has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seth Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ned Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Flanders swivels and escapes.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flanders.
Flanders 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.
Wallace looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flanders drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flanders jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flanders drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flanders jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wallace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flanders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wallace keeping full guard, as Flanders tries to pass.
Wallace will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wallace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wallace manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wallace looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallace working for a guillotine from mount but Flanders is in no mood to give up.
Flanders is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wallace really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Flanders has his hands clasped together but Wallace breaks the hold and Flanders is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Wallace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seth Wallace!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garrett Greene!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall tries to clinch but Greene moves out of range.
Hall avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greene gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greene on the ground.
Hall preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall gets to his feet - Greene follows without any prompting.
Hall tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
Greene looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Hall moves out of range as Greene throws a body kick.
Greene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hall tries to clinch up.
Greene misses with a low kick.
Hall wants to clinch.
Hall scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall clinches.
Hall lands an elbow that stopped Greene in his tracks for a moment.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
Greene swings widly with a right hand
and Hall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall keeps control of Greene as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Greene turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall tries to escape but Greene is in control.
Hall sneaks out the side door and pushes Greene away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Hall throws a series of strikes that have Greene backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall moves in looking to clinch but Greene pushes him off.
Hall fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick and Greene moves out of range easily.
Greene keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greene goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Greene rushes Hall and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hall throws an elbow but it misses.
Greene fails to pull guard.
Greene tries to break the clinch but Hall is controlling the position.
Greene wants to break free but Hall has control.
Greene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hall has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hall.
Greene stops a takedown attempt from Hall.
Greene stalling in the clinch but Hall improves position.
Greene takes an elbow to the temple.
Greene can't break the clinch.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Hall trying to land knees to the body.
Greene manages to break the clinch.
Hall closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Hall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Greene is working to tighten is grip on Hall's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Hall has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Greene is really squeezing tight and eventually Hall passes out! Greene breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Garrett Greene!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Bennington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlton comes to the cage accompanied by Inside the Fire. Bennington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Machine Head kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gregory Bennington will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Bennington!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bennington drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carlton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bennington doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlton circles away.
Carlton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carlton advances position into side control!
Carlton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bennington is not content to let Carlton control the position.
Bennington wants to control but Carlton postures up.
Carlton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bennington rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carlton's guard! Nice work there by Bennington!
Carlton is breathing heavily.
Bennington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carlton, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton gets a clinch.
Bennington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jason Carlton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Bennington.
Carlton blocks the elbow strike.
Bennington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bennington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carlton.
Bennington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carlton prevents it.
Bennington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bennington fails with the takedown
and Carlton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bennington tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carlton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bennington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carlton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bennington regains guard.
Bennington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennington is keeping the position for now.
Bennington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton working to try and regain half guard.
Bennington has control of Carlton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carlton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Carlton is looking to improve his position but Bennington isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bennington prevents Carlton from getting the reversal.
Poor strikes thrown by Bennington there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carlton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bennington is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carlton is surviving well by controlling Bennington's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennington is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Carlton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Carlton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bennington fails to move to back control.
Bennington throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carlton because Bennington loaded up on that one.
Bennington jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Carlton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bennington fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bennington tries for a kimura but Carlton is defending well.
Carlton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennington cracks Carlton with a big right hand but Carlton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carlton holds on to Bennington's head and controls the position momentarily.
Carlton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bennington's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carlton is pressing down on Bennington's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carlton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bennington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlton looking for a guillotine here but Bennington defends easily.
Carlton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Carlton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Carlton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carlton gets a clinch.
Carlton wants a takedown.
Bennington tries to pull guard but Carlton holds him up against the cage and eventually Bennington drops back down to his feet.
Carlton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bennington is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Carlton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jason Carlton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Bennington.
Bennington is fighting off a takedown attempt but Carlton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bennington to the mat. Bennington regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bennington trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Carlton preventing the sweep.
Carlton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bennington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bennington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennington is keeping the position for now.
Bennington is breathing heavily.
Carlton is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton landing with the ground and pound.
Jason Carlton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bennington holds on and takes a little breather.
Bennington can't keep his opponent in guard - Carlton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carlton slips a nice elbow through Bennington's hands, connecting with Bennington's forehead.
Bennington wants to get back to full guard.
Carlton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bennington is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennington squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bennington slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Carlton trying to control from half guard but Bennington is working away.
Bennington wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carlton tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennington is retaining full guard.
Carlton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bennington is looking for a triangle but Carlton pushes his legs off easily.
Carlton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennington is keeping the position for now.
Carlton scoring with some ground and pound.
Carlton looking to pass the guard.
Bennington working for a triangle but Carlton defends it easily.
Carlton postures up and lands a big shot to Bennington's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlton chips away with some ground and pound.
Bennington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bennington thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bennington looking for a guillotine here but Carlton defends easily.
Bennington trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Carlton throwing strikes from guard but Bennington blocks nicely.
Bennington has his feet on Carlton's thighs here. He's pushed Carlton 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! Carlton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregory Bennington!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pointek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pointek comes to the cage accompanied by Sevendust - Enemy. 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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206 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Pointek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pointek takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Monroe tries to clinch but Pointek is having none of it.
Monroe tries to bum rush Pointek with a series of wild strikes but Pointek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pointek connects with a solid leg kick.
Pointek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pointek keeps the fight on the outside.
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Pointek circles away.
Pointek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pointek keeps the fight on the outside.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pointek, pushing him back against the cage.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Pointek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pointek is looking to clinch but Monroe is avoiding it.
Monroe clinches but Pointek breaks the clinch
and Pointek counters with an outside leg kick.
Pointek scores with a punch to the head.
Pointek clinches but Monroe breaks the clinch
and Monroe counters by clinching up.
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!
Pointek stalling.
Pointek takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pointek backwards.
Pointek throws an elbow that misses.
Pointek wants to stall.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monroe gets a takedown into half guard.
Pointek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Pointek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monroe manages to get himself to full guard.
Monroe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pointek is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Monroe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pointek's back instead.
Monroe looks gassed!
Monroe looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Pointek breaks Monroe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pointek drops back looking for a leg! Monroe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Monroe manages to kick Pointek off! Pointek jumps back into Monroe's guard.
Pointek pushing down on Monroe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pointek is working for a kimura but Monroe is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek is looking to advance position but Monroe won't allow it.
Monroe is pressing down on Pointek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monroe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Monroe keeping full guard, as Pointek tries to pass.
Monroe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Pointek wants to pass the guard but Monroe is keeping the position.
Monroe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pointek is looking to improve his position but Monroe isn't that keen on the idea.
Pointek is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by Monroe.
Pointek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Monroe.
Pointek sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pointek is pressing down on Monroe's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pointek had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Monroe is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pointek Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Monroe's back instead.
Pointek working for a choke but Monroe is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pointek working for a choke but Monroe is defending well.
Pointek is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Monroe defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Monroe defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Monroe rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to get back to full guard.
Pointek seems to be looking for submissions.
Monroe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pointek works his way into full mount!
Pointek looking for a guillotine from mount but Monroe is having none of it.
Pointek looking to secure an arm triangle but Monroe defends it well.
Pointek is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Monroe can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pointek blocks Monroe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pointek wants to finish this one by submission but Monroe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pointek.
Pointek jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Monroe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pointek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Monroe tries to clinch but Pointek moves away
and Pointek counters with a left and a right that stings Monroe.
Brad Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pointek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Pointek circles away.
Pointek takes a swing at Monroe's ribcage but misses.
Pointek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Monroe moves into the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Monroe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Monroe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Monroe tries a body shot but Pointek blocks it.
Monroe tries to pull guard but Pointek holds him up against the cage and eventually Monroe drops back down to his feet.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Pointek keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pointek.
Monroe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monroe avoiding damage as Pointek throws knees to the body.
A short right from Pointek.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Pointek lands a damaging elbow.
Monroe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pointek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Monroe checks a low kick from Pointek.
Monroe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pointek, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pointek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Monroe or not.
Monroe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Monroe stalling in the clinch.
Pointek prevents a body shot from Monroe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pointek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pointek stalling the fight.
Pointek takes an elbow to the temple.
Monroe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monroe.
Monroe stalling in the clinch but Pointek improves position.
Pointek throws an elbow that misses.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Pointek.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pointek.
Monroe moves in looking to clinch but Pointek pushes him off.
Monroe throws a body punch but Pointek moves out of range.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Pointek circles away.
A left and a right from Monroe both land. Nice combination.
Mike Pointek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pointek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pointek counters with a nice uppercut.
Pointek doesn't manage to clinch there - Monroe circles away.
Monroe checks a low kick from Pointek.
Monroe looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pointek misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pointek counters with a head kick. That will keep Monroe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pointek connects with a solid leg kick.
Pointek moves into the clinch.
Pointek lands an elbow inside that Monroe shrugs off.
Pointek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pointek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pointek prevents a body shot from Monroe.
Monroe lands a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Monroe.
Pointek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monroe tries to clinch
and Pointek counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Pointek wants to clinch.
Monroe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pointek at a distance.
Monroe fails with a takedown attempt.
Mike Pointek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Monroe.
Some bone on bone action there as Pointek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Mike Pointek is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Pointek.
Pointek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monroe blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pointek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pointek checks a low kick from Monroe.
Monroe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pointek lands with a slapping head kick.
Monroe throws a jab when Pointek was well out of range.
Monroe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pointek. Pointek obviously looking to wear him down.
Monroe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Monroe lands in his opponent's guard.
Monroe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pointek had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Monroe is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pointek Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Monroe's back instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pointek has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Monroe! Can he survive? No! He's out! Pointek gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Pointek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikio Okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikio Okita has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
192 lbs
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18
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikio Okita!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Okita.
Okita happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Robinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Okita wants to control but Robinson is keeping him busy.
Robinson can't do much from the bottom here.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Okita working the ground and pound but Robinson is defending the strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Okita decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Okita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson is working to get back to half guard.
Okita landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robinson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okita in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Okita scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Robinson is squirming around, avoiding Okita's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okita avoids the attempt from Robinson to control.
Robinson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Okita controlling his opponent.
Okita looking for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okita trying to control but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson tries to control Okita's body but Okita pushes him off. Robinson squirms to his side and now Okita has his back!
A lull in the action here.
Robinson fending off the submission attempt from Okita.
Will Okita go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Okita slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Robinson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okita is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Okita has control of the leg.
Okita wants to stand but Robinson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Robinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Robinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Okita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robinson tries to get to full guard but Okita has control of the leg.
Okita is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Okita is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robinson shoots and misses
and Okita counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Robinson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is trying to escape the mount.
Robinson wants to control but Okita is having none of it.
Robinson working to try and regain half guard.
Okita dominating with strikes here.
Robinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Okita looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robinson is working to get back to half guard.
Okita controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikio Okita dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Okita 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.
Robinson looking to control.
Okita trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Okita's guard.
Okita wants to sweep but no luck.
Robinson advances position into side control!
Robinson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Okita's legs.
Okita tries to buck Robinson off but Robinson is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson wants to control for a moment but Okita uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Okita frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okita is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Robinson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Okita looking to control but Robinson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mikio Okita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okita with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Robinson working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Okita connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Robinson is rocked!
Okita swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikio Okita!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blasko has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Blasko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blasko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cage as he avoids it easily.
Blasko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cage can pounce on him.
Blasko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blasko looks gassed!
Cage tries to bum rush Blasko with a series of wild strikes but Blasko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blasko shoots in but Cage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blasko walks into a jab.
Cage throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blasko's hands.
Blasko fails with the takedown.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Blasko.
Cage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blasko at a distance.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Blasko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cage swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Cage. No joy for Blasko on that attempt.
Blasko moves forwards but Cage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blasko is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blasko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cage - the referee stops the clock and Blasko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cage. Blasko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blasko is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Blasko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blasko seems to have recovered his senses.
Blasko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cage scores with a decent looking hook.
Blasko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage takes a swing at Blasko's ribcage but misses.
Blasko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cage counters with a leg kick.
Blasko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blasko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blasko needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.
Blasko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cage drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Blasko right on the button. Blasko goes down! Cage follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cage gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cage!
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| S |
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
90% |
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