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SPFC 21: Pearse vs Norris PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrell Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen all i do is win as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Sayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terrell Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sayer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sayer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Sayer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson tries to clinch but Sayer is having none of it.
Sayer tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sayer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sayer is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sayer.
Sayer is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sayer thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Johnson to regain full guard.
Sayer being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sayer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sayer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sayer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sayer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sayer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Sayer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sayer wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sayer has a hand on Johnson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Johnson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Sayer is breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control but Sayer is having none of it.
Sayer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Sayer is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sayer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Johnson is keen to just control but Sayer is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sayer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sayer tries to get out of the position.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sayer is trying to stand.
Sayer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Sayer defends it.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sayer is looking to land body kicks.
Sayer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nate Sayer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sayer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Johnson trying to control but Sayer is working from the bottom.
Sayer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.
Sayer connects with a couple of short punches.
Sayer stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson has Sayer pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand up but Sayer is controlling him.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sayer's guard.
Johnson is working Sayer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Sayer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Sayer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Sayer working a defensive guard here.
Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Johnson trying to control but Sayer is working from the bottom.
Johnson passes Sayer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sayer is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Johnson trying to control the pace.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sayer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson is nestled in close to Sayer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Sayer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working Sayer over with strikes here.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrell Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by boom. O Neil has chosen eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Shane Wilson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick O Neil!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Neil's waist but O Neil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.
O Neil defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
O Neil stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson tries for a takedown but O Neil sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Neil fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wilson sprawls well initially but O Neil persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wilson is trying to control but can't.
O Neil stalling.
O Neil is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wilson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, O Neil seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil works his way into full mount!
O Neil jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wilson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
O Neil is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Neil trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Neil working the ground and pound from side control.
O Neil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilson keeps working.
Wilson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson pushes O Neil away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, O Neil gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ground and pound from O Neil seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
O Neil working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Neil swings around for an armbar but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into O Neil's guard.
O Neil is looking to stand back up but Wilson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by O Neil.
O Neil is refusing to be controlled, as Wilson sits in half guard.
O Neil pushes Wilson off looking to stand but Wilson dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Neil is refusing to be controlled, as Wilson sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Wilson seems content to control.
Wilson stalling away here and it's allowed O Neil to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wilson tries to free his leg and advance position but O Neil is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but O Neil gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilson wants to sweep here but O Neil controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick O Neil 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.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Neil misses with a takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but instead O Neil has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
O Neil advances position into side control!
O Neil trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson taking a bit of punishment here - O Neil scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson sneaks back into half guard.
O Neil controlling the action here.
O Neil passes to side control.
O Neil controls the position.
O Neil wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Neil scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wilson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wilson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
O Neil is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Neil in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil laying and praying for a moment but Wilson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wilson looks like he's trying to stand up.
O Neil decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wilson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and O Neil counters with a nice double leg into guard.
O Neil pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
O Neil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Neil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilson has control of O Neil's left arm, preventing O Neil from doing any damage.
O Neil is looking to advance position but Wilson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick O Neil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
O Neil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wilson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Wilson passes O Neil's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wilson wants to control but O Neil is keeping him busy.
O Neil wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson stands up from half guard.
O Neil falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
O Neil is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Wilson seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson wants to take a breather but O Neil is having none of it.
O Neil manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
O Neil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Neil won't be happy with that.
Wilson controls the position.
Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Neil keeps working.
O Neil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilson decides to stand up, so the ref orders O Neil to his feet.
O Neil shoots and misses
and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shane Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick O Neil.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but O Neil is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
O Neil is trying to control but can't.
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson works his way into side control.
O Neil bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patrick O Neil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shane Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson shoots and misses
and O Neil counters with a shoot takedown. Wilson fights it but they end up in guard.
O Neil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Neil wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
O Neil sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Neil trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Neil looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing O Neil from controlling successfully.
Shane Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think O Neil has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick O Neil!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Kobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiajuana Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Kobra has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiajuana Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobra misses with a looping right.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Kobra.
Sanchez lands a big head kick that sends Kobra tumbling to the mat! Sanchez takes a step backwards and waves Kobra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kobra is rocked!
It looks like King Kobra has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Kobra saw that one coming.
Kobra blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Kobra avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kobra has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kobra and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez swings for the body but Kobra moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kobra avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Kobra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Kobra's knee but Kobra avoids it well.
Kobra missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Kobra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
King Kobra's cut is getting worse.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobra.
Kobra connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sanchez is not content to let Kobra control the position.
Kobra wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Kobra seems to be looking for submissions.
Kobra seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sanchez is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). King Kobra!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton's entrance music is Blue Moon. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Whopper!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whopper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hatton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whopper circles away quickly and effectively.
Rick Hatton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatton throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from Hatton.
Whopper tries to bum rush Hatton with a series of wild strikes but Hatton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hatton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whopper misses with a body shot.
Hatton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Whopper to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Hatton misses.
Hatton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whopper.
Hatton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whopper.
A punch lands to the side of Hatton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Whopper throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hatton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Hatton.
Whopper lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hatton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whopper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hatton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whopper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whopper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whopper connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hatton misses its intended target.
Hatton takes a swing at Whopper's ribcage but misses.
Whopper dodges the punch combination from Hatton.
Whopper slips a jab from Hatton.
Hatton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whopper counters with a series of strikes. Hatton will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Hatton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatton is breathing heavily.
Whopper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hatton.
Hatton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whopper cracks Hatton with a good jab.
Hatton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whopper dodges the punch combination from Hatton.
Good standup being displayed there by Whopper as he connects with a hook.
Hatton is rocked!
Whopper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Whopper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whopper sizes up Hatton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Hatton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whopper drops Hatton with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hatton! Whopper dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Whopper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mana Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Morrison (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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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mana Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Morrison gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.
Morrison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morrison.
Morrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison controlling the action here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is looking for a kimura here.
Morrison prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Morrison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Morrison's back!
Morrison controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Morrison manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by Morrison.
Morrison being controlled here momentarily.
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.
Morrison wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morrison trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva wanted to stand there but Morrison had control of the position.
Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morrison looks gassed!
Morrison is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva tries for a takedown but Morrison circles away easily
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva shoots and misses
and Morrison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mana Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Morrison is proving a slippery customer.
Morrison pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Morrison in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Morrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Morrison!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minotauro Bermudez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Gryzbowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Minotauro Bermudez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Gryzbowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bermudez is looking to clinch but Gryzbowski is avoiding it.
Bermudez moves into the clinch.
Gryzbowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Gryzbowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermudez lands a damaging elbow.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryzbowski avoids it.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Bermudez looking to throw knees to the head but Gryzbowski is blocking nicely.
Gryzbowski misses with a punch to the body.
Bermudez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryzbowski.
Bermudez leaning against his opponent.
Bermudez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryzbowski avoids it.
Bermudez lands a knee to the head.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryzbowski avoids it.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Gryzbowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bermudez has him pressed against the cage.
Bermudez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside.
Gryzbowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bermudez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gryzbowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Bermudez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez lands an elbow just above Gryzbowski 's eye.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Bermudez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Gryzbowski avoids the damage to the body.
Bermudez is breathing heavily.
Bermudez has Gryzbowski pressed against the cage, preventing Gryzbowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bermudez lands an elbow that stopped Gryzbowski in his tracks for a moment.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gryzbowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bermudez misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryzbowski avoids it.
Bermudez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bermudez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gryzbowski is defending well for now.
Bermudez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gryzbowski's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Bermudez.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but Gryzbowski blocks it.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gryzbowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez scores with a knee to the head.
Gryzbowski working aggressively here.
Bermudez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gryzbowski stalling.
Gryzbowski wants to stall.
Gryzbowski avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryzbowski.
Bermudez throws an elbow that misses.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryzbowski avoids it.
Gryzbowski avoids the elbow strike from Bermudez, against the cage.
Bermudez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gryzbowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Gryzbowski avoids the damage to the body.
Gryzbowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gryzbowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gryzbowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gryzbowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermudez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gryzbowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Gryzbowski has a couple of punches blocked by Bermudez.
Gryzbowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gryzbowski blocks the elbow strike.
Gryzbowski dodges an elbow strike from Bermudez.
Bermudez misses with an elbow strike.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gryzbowski misses with a body punch.
Gryzbowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermudez stalling in the clinch but Gryzbowski improves position.
Bermudez has Gryzbowski pressed against the cage, preventing Gryzbowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gryzbowski managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bermudez is struggling to control the position.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gryzbowski.
Gryzbowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gryzbowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bermudez.
Gryzbowski misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Bermudez.
Gryzbowski wants to stall.
Gryzbowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gryzbowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermudez is trying to stall.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryzbowski avoids it.
Gryzbowski tries a body shot but Bermudez blocks it.
Gryzbowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Bermudez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bermudez'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.
Bermudez connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Bermudez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gryzbowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Bermudez.
Bermudez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gryzbowski circles away.
Gryzbowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bermudez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gryzbowski circles away.
Bermudez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gryzbowski circles away.
Bermudez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gryzbowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Gryzbowski misses.
Bermudez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gryzbowski throws a combination. Bermudez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bermudez is looking to clinch but Gryzbowski is avoiding it.
Bermudez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gryzbowski circles away.
Bermudez wants to clinch up but Gryzbowski keeps it at a distance.
Gryzbowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bermudez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bermudez tries to clinch there but Gryzbowski circles away.
Bermudez doesn't manage to clinch there - Gryzbowski circles away.
Gryzbowski throws a combination. Bermudez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Some wild striking there from Gryzbowski.
Gryzbowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bermudez.
Gryzbowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez moves in looking to clinch but Gryzbowski pushes him off.
Gryzbowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left lands for Gryzbowski.
Bermudez tries to clinch but Gryzbowski moves out of range.
Bermudez wants to clinch.
Gryzbowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gryzbowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gryzbowski stalks Bermudez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bermudez's face. Bermudez staggers backwards, shaken.
Gryzbowski punishes Bermudez's body with a nice straight punch.
Gryzbowski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bermudez.
Bermudez is looking to clinch.
Bermudez tries to close the distance and clinch but Gryzbowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bermudez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gryzbowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bermudez tries to clinch but Gryzbowski is having none of it.
Bermudez wants to clinch.
Gryzbowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bermudez backs up against the cage.
Gryzbowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Bermudez.
Minotauro Bermudez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bermudez gets a clinch.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Bermudez working Gryzbowski over with knees to the body.
Bermudez misses with a knee strike.
Gryzbowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bermudez obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bermudez obliges.
Bermudez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bermudez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bermudez has Gryzbowski pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bermudez.
Bermudez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gryzbowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bermudez connects with a knee to the head.
Gryzbowski blocks the elbow strike.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but Gryzbowski blocks it.
Gryzbowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bermudez lands an elbow just above Gryzbowski 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryzbowski taking a breather.
Bermudez has Gryzbowski pressed against the cage, preventing Gryzbowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gryzbowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gryzbowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bermudez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gryzbowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bermudez stalling in the clinch.
Bermudez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bermudez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gryzbowski's face.
Bermudez lands a damaging elbow.
Bermudez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gryzbowski's defenses.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside that Gryzbowski shrugs off.
Gryzbowski working hard to break the clinch.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryzbowski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryzbowski taking a breather.
Gryzbowski seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bermudez crunches a lovely knee into Gryzbowski's ribcage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Bermudez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Gryzbowski avoids the damage to the body.
Gryzbowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gryzbowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Bermudez scores a nice knee to the body.
Gryzbowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Gryzbowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Bermudez.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermudez is looking to control Gryzbowski's arms but Gryzbowski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bermudez has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bermudez tries to land a knee to the head but Gryzbowski blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Minotauro Bermudez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bermudez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gryzbowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gryzbowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gryzbowski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gryzbowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bermudez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bermudez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Gryzbowski does it's job there.
Gryzbowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Bermudez.
Bermudez takes the fight into the clinch.
Bermudez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gryzbowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bermudez lands an elbow that stopped Gryzbowski in his tracks for a moment.
Gryzbowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Bermudez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bermudez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bermudez scores a nice knee to the body.
Bermudez taking a breather.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but Gryzbowski blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bermudez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bermudez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bermudez lands a good knee to the midsection. Gryzbowski won't want to take too many of those.
Bermudez looking to throw knees to the head but Gryzbowski is blocking nicely.
Gryzbowski presses Bermudez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bermudez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bermudez seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Gryzbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Bermudez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bermudez lands an elbow inside.
Gryzbowski avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Bermudez lands a knee to the body.
Bermudez landing knees to the head.
Minotauro Bermudez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bermudez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gryzbowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bermudez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bermudez stalling against the cage.
Bermudez keeps control of Gryzbowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Bermudez missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bermudez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gryzbowski is defending well for now.
Gryzbowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryzbowski.
Gryzbowski lands a shot to the body.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryzbowski.
Bermudez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gryzbowski throws a head punch that misses.
Gryzbowski blocks an elbow strike.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryzbowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryzbowski tries a body shot but Bermudez blocks it.
Gryzbowski avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Gryzbowski avoids the damage to the body.
Gryzbowski is trying to break the clinch but Bermudez is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bermudez throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bermudez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gryzbowski's brow.
Gryzbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Bermudez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bermudez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gryzbowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jan Gryzbowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bermudez as Gryzbowski tries to tie him up.
Gryzbowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Bermudez.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Bermudez.
Gryzbowski avoiding damage as Bermudez throws knees to the body.
Bermudez trying to land knees to the body.
Gryzbowski is looking to control Bermudez's arms but Bermudez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gryzbowski has his back to the cage.
Gryzbowski managing to block the knees to the body from Bermudez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gryzbowski can't break the clinch.
Bermudez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gryzbowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gryzbowski can't find room to land a body shot as Bermudez controls the action.
Gryzbowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Bermudez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gryzbowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bermudez has him pressed against the cage.
Bermudez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gryzbowski blocks an elbow strike.
Bermudez tries to land knees in the clinch but Gryzbowski avoids the damage to the body.
Bermudez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bermudez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gryzbowski's brow.
Bermudez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryzbowski.
Gryzbowski can't find room to land a body shot as Bermudez controls the action.
Bermudez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bermudez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gryzbowski is defending well for now.
Gryzbowski lands a right hand.
Gryzbowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bermudez misses with a knee to the head.
Gryzbowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Minotauro Bermudez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gryzbowski looking to throw knees to the head but Bermudez is blocking nicely.
Gryzbowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Bermudez won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minotauro Bermudez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bermudez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minotauro Bermudez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perlamo Veltorren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Perlamo Veltorren!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau misses with a two punch combination.
Lau tries to bum rush Veltorren with a series of wild strikes but Veltorren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Veltorren shoots for a double leg takedown but Lau sprawls well. He's pushed Veltorren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lau stalks Veltorren and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Veltorren's face. Veltorren staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Lau misses.
Veltorren on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Veltorren is rocked!
Lau is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Veltorren hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cung Lau!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Connor O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a decent looking hook.
White throws a nice looking combination but O Doherty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a straight right hand.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by O Doherty!
It looks like Fred White 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!
O Doherty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
O Doherty throws a nice outside leg kick.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Doherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White blocks a head kick by O Doherty.
White moves out of range as O Doherty throws a body kick.
Jab by White.
White scores with a punch to the head.
O Doherty misses with a double jab
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. O Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Doherty thinking.
O Doherty looks gassed!
O Doherty lands a high kick!
O Doherty throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
O Doherty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Doherty.
White scores with a body shot.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of O Doherty's head.
O Doherty takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
White throws a series of punches but O Doherty avoids them all with ease.
White scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and White duly obliges.
O Doherty takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
O Doherty misses with a hook to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White scores with a body shot.
O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White lands a body shot.
White lands a with a good body shot.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty takes one to the side of the head.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Doherty cracks White with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Doherty throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
White is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by White.
O Doherty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White scores with a three punch combo!
O Doherty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Doherty.
O Doherty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Doherty throws a leg kick but White sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Doherty throws a one two combo.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Doherty moves away.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoids the body shot from O Doherty.
O Doherty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Doherty finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
O Doherty throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Doherty thinking.
O Doherty misses with a leg kick.
White scores with a jab.
O Doherty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and White duly obliges.
O Doherty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Doherty tries a head kick but it misses.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
O Doherty thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
O Doherty throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Doherty gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Connor O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from White does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Doherty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as White backs up against the cage.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a three punch combo that has O Doherty backing up. O Doherty nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
O Doherty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Doherty throws a left and a right that both miss
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Doherty throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Doherty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White blocks the body kick.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Doherty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
O Doherty has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
O Doherty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. White checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Doherty misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White misses with a body shot.
O Doherty swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred White dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Doherty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
O Doherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice uppercut there from White.
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Doherty dodges the punch combination from White.
White misses with an uppercut.
O Doherty looks to land a combination. White sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
O Doherty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
O Doherty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from O Doherty does no damage.
O Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Doherty misses with a combination
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Doherty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down White rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from White misses.
White doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
O Doherty misses with a combination
and White counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - O Doherty throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Doherty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
O Doherty dodges the punch combination from White.
O Doherty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
O Doherty looks for the body kick but White saw that one coming.
O Doherty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A good leg kick by O Doherty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty tries to score with a low kick but White moves his leg out of the way.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
O Doherty lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fred White is winning the standup battle so far.
O Doherty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
O Doherty throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
White throws a nice head kick!
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a series of punches but O Doherty moves out of range.
O Doherty falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a series of strikes. O Doherty will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Doherty swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping O Doherty at a distance.
O Doherty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
O Doherty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
O Doherty tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Doherty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Doherty throws a leg kick but White checks it.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
O Doherty throws a predictable looking body shot
and White counters with a straight right hand.
O Doherty misses with the combination.
Fred White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Doherty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a series of strikes. O Doherty will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Doherty throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Doherty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
O Doherty cracks the inside of White's front leg.
O Doherty throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Doherty misses with a combination
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
White scores with a hook to the body. O Doherty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Doherty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a head kick that half lands.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Doherty throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses.
O Doherty throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by O Doherty!
White lands a two punch combo.
White throws a right hand that O Doherty ducks under and follows up with a left that O Doherty also avoids with ease.
O Doherty throws a head kick that half lands.
O Doherty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Doherty backs up against the cage.
O Doherty throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Jab from White.
O Doherty throws a head kick that half lands.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Doherty walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fred White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fred White's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
White moves out of range of the body kick.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Doherty moves away.
O Doherty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Doherty misses with a hook to the body
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by White.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Doherty throws a hook but White blocks it.
O Doherty throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Doherty stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
O Doherty delivers a nice body kick.
O Doherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses
and White counters with a left to the body.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Doherty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Doherty falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
O Doherty dodges the punch combination from White.
O Doherty misses with a double jab
and White counters with a series of strikes. O Doherty will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White misses with a body kick.
O Doherty lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White scores with a hook to the body. O Doherty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Doherty lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from White misses.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Doherty on the side of the head.
O Doherty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
O Doherty throws a sloppy head kick
and White counters with a two punch combo.
O Doherty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Doherty throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
O Doherty tries a head kick but it misses.
O Doherty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from White.
White scores with a spinning back kick!
White lands a right hook to the body.
White throws a right hand that O Doherty ducks under and follows up with a left that O Doherty also avoids with ease.
O Doherty looks to throw a body kick
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Doherty goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
O Doherty blocks a head kick by White.
White blocks the body kick.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Doherty lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid body kick from O Doherty.
O Doherty takes one to the side of the head.
O Doherty scoring well with a low kick there.
O Doherty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
O Doherty misses with a combination
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looks to land a combination but O Doherty avoids it well.
O Doherty throws a quick head kick that skims the top of White's head.
O Doherty looks to land a body kick but White moved away.
White avoids the head kick by O Doherty.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White misses with a few strikes there.
O Doherty tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White tries to bum rush O Doherty with a series of wild strikes but O Doherty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Doherty throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Doherty connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by O Doherty misses
and White counters with a three punch combo that has O Doherty backing up. O Doherty nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from O Doherty does no damage.
O Doherty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A shot to de liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White looks to land a combination but O Doherty avoids it well.
A left and a right from O Doherty both land. Nice combination.
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
O Doherty throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White throws a nice looking combination but O Doherty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White avoids the head kick by O Doherty.
White throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Doherty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Doherty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White misses the shot to the body.
O Doherty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Doherty misses with a hook to the body
and White counters with a nice body shot.
White blocks the body kick.
O Doherty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Doherty misses with a head kick.
A combination from White does no damage.
O Doherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
O Doherty thows a body kick. White tries to catch it but that hurt him.
White throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O Doherty's head.
Connor O Doherty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from O Doherty.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fred White.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fred White!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Cek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cek's entrance music is Eye of the Tiger. A fine choice. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Cek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cek goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Calaway plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jakob Cek has been cut.
Cek fails with a takedown attempt.
Cek throws a jab but it's blocked by Calaway.
Calaway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Calaway missing with a left hand there. Cek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cek throws a jab but it's blocked by Calaway.
Calaway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cek's head.
Calaway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cek doesn't seem bothered though.
Cek is breathing heavily.
Cek misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Calaway.
Calaway misses with a two punch combination.
Calaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cek circles away quickly and effectively.
Calaway tries to clinch but Cek is having none of it.
Calaway cracks a nice hook into Cek's ribs.
Calaway has managed to clinch.
Calaway lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Calaway.
Calaway lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Calaway.
Calaway lands with a right to the head.
Calaway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cek backwards.
A right hand to the body from Calaway.
A head punch on the inside from Calaway fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cek.
Cek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calaway breaks from the clinch.
Calaway fails to land with a series of punches.
Calaway throws a head kick that misses.
Calaway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Cek goes for a takedown attempt but Calaway pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A solid body kick from Calaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Calaway slams his shin into Cek's torso.
Cek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Calaway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cek has time to react.
Calaway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cek's sensitive parts.
Calaway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cek avoids the head kick by Calaway.
Calaway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calaway lands with a left to the head.
Calaway cracks Cek with a nice body shot.
Calaway is struggling to control the position.
Calaway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Calaway moves out of range as Cek throws a body kick.
Cek fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Cek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Calaway as Cek shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calaway lands a big head kick that sends Cek tumbling to the mat! Calaway takes a step backwards and waves Cek back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Calaway lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calaway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cek throws out the jab.
Cek throws a lazy body kick
and Calaway counters with a crisp one two that drops Cek! Calaway thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cek to his feet! Cek is in big trouble!
Cek is rocked!
Calaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Calaway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Calaway moves into the clinch successfully.
Cek has Calaway pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Calaway manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Calaway dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Calaway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cek backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Calaway.
Calaway stalling.
Calaway digs a right hand into Cek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cek's gas tank.
A short right from Calaway on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calaway scores with a shoulder strike.
Calaway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceks head.
Calaway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Calaway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crunch! Calaway slams his shin into Cek's torso.
Calaway lands with a kick to the temple. Cek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Calaway lands a big head kick that sends Cek tumbling to the mat! Calaway takes a step backwards and waves Cek back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Calaway throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Cek colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Calaway as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Cek is left battered and dazed whilst Calaway and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Calaway!
Urijah Calaway is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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189 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adamh Pearse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Norris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pearse moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris.
Norris on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Norris tried to score with a low kick but Pearse checks it.
Norris throws a nice head kick!
Norris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pearse is looking to clinch.
Norris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pearse wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Pearse tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Norris swats away the attempt to clinch by Pearse.
Norris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pearse's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Pearse as he connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse misses the shot to the body.
Norris throws a push kick but Pearse slaps the foot to one side.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Norris lands a left hand.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Pearse both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Tony Norris has been cut.
Norris rushes Pearse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearse missing with knees to the body.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Pearse holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pearse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearse is trying to stall.
Pearse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris wants to stall.
Pearse tries to stall but Norris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pearse misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse is trying to maintain a safe position but Norris gets an underhook and turns Pearse into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adamh Pearse.
Pearse clinches but Norris breaks the clinch
and Norris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pearse is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearse throws a head kick that misses
and Norris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pearse throws a series of punches but Norris avoids them all with ease.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Norris.
Both fighters circling a little - Norris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norris has managed to clinch.
Pearse tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Pearse back against the cage.
Norris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Norris.
Norris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris lands a head kick!
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Pearse misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Pearse.
Norris is pushing Pearse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pearse is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Norris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Norris.
Pearse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearse misses with a punch to the body.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Norris - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Norris receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Pearse tries to tie him up.
Norris is pushing Pearse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Norris.
Pearse looks to clinch
and Norris counters with a head kick. That will keep Pearse thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Norris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pearse connects with a body shot.
Pearse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris lands a head kick. Pearse smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut.
Norris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pearse counters with a nice uppercut.
Norris forces Pearse back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Norris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Norris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pearse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris is leaning against Pearse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Norris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pearse up against the cage.
Norris continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Norris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pearse, pushing him back against the cage.
Norris lands a right hand.
Pearse trying to stall but Norris improves his position.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pearse swings wildly with an uppercut but Norris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pearse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Norris's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pearse can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
Norris'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.
Norris being controlled against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Pearse tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearse.
Norris presses Pearse against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Norris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearse is looking to break free of the clinch but Norris has double underhooks.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pearse fails to land.
Pearse lands a body punch.
Pearse has Norris pressed against the cage.
Pearse taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Pearse lands with a right to the head.
Pearse scores with a shot to the side of Norris's head.
Norris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pearse misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Norris.
Norris lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pearse.
A shot in the inside from Norris.
Norris lands a right hand.
Norris scores with a shoulder strike.
Norris taking a breather.
Norris scores with a shot to the side of Pearse's head.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Norris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pearse tries to clinch up but Norris circles away and keeps his distance.
Adamh Pearse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pearse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pearse darts in trying to clinch
and Norris counters with an outside leg kick.
Norris tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Norris.
Norris fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris scores with a leg kick.
Norris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris rushes Pearse and presses him up against the cage.
Norris lands a right hand.
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris pushes Pearse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris lands a hook that snaps the head of Pearse backwards.
Norris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Norris lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearse rushes Norris and presses him up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Norris.
Norris is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Norris lands a body shot.
Norris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Norris cracks Pearse with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearse taking a breather.
Norris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris is leaning against Pearse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pearse tries to work over Norris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris digs a right hand underneath Pearse's ribcage. Pearse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Norris.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Norris.
Crunch! Norris slams his shin into Pearse's torso.
Pearse tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pearse looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Norris avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norris throws a series of punches but Pearse moves out of range.
Pearse works the jab nicely.
Norris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pearse moves into the clinch.
Pearse tries to land knees in the clinch but Norris avoids the damage to the body.
Norris misses with some punches.
Norris taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Norris has a couple of punches blocked by Pearse.
Pearse content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Norris finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tony Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris gets a clinch.
Norris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Norris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pearses head.
Norris breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Norris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Norris. Pearse shrugs it off though.
Norris scores with a kick to the body.
Norris scores with a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Norris.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tony Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pearse.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Norris connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearse will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pearse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A low kick from Pearse misses
and Norris makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearse tries to move into range but Norris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Norris clinches up with Pearse and pushes him back against the cage.
Pearse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Norris is keeping busy.
Norris is leaning against Pearse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Norris scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Norris on the inside.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris slowing the pace effectively.
Norris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearse tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Norris counters by clinching up.
Pearse working aggressively here.
Tony Norris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Pearse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pearse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearse tries to throw a body punch but Norris avoids it by throwing Pearse back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Norris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pearse fails to land.
Norris throws a punch but it's blocked by Pearse.
Pearse being controlled against the cage.
Pearse pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Pearse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Norris tries to keep at a distance but Pearse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Norris.
Norris throws a head kick but Pearse moves out of range.
Norris tries to clinch but Pearse moves out of range.
Norris lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Norris misses.
Pearse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Pearse does no damage.
Norris throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pearse moves in looking to clinch but Norris pushes him off.
Norris misses with a head kick.
Pearse wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Norris scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norris moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norris slowing the pace effectively.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris closes the distance and pushes Pearse back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Norris closes the distance and pushes Pearse back into the cage.
Norris prevents Pearse from breaking the clinch.
Pearse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Norris is keeping busy.
Norris misses with some punches.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearse is keeping busy.
Pearse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Norris looking to slow down the pace here.
Pearse looking to slow down the pace here.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearse is working Norris over against the cage.
Norris breaks the clinch.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Pearse breaks from the clinch.
Norris circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearse takes a swing at Norris's ribcage but misses.
Norris is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pearse tries to clinch but Norris moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pearse clinches but Norris breaks the clinch
and Norris moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pearse.
Pearse takes a shot to the head.
Norris lands a body shot.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pearse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Norris lands with a left to the head.
Norris stalling in the clinch.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Norris lands a right hand.
Pearse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Pearse misses with the head strike.
Norris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Norris leaning against his opponent.
Norris lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Norris.
The referee calls for Norris to work.
Norris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Norris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearse is looking to control Norris's arms but Norris gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pearse has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norris has closed the distance and engaged Pearse in a clinch.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pearse is working Norris over against the cage.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearse circles away.
Pearse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Norris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pearse's head.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris.
Norris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A lazy body kick from Pearse
and Norris counters with an inside leg kick.
Norris throws a head kick that half lands.
A combination from Pearse does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Norris - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Norris lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pearse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pearse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearse tries to clinch up
and Norris counters with a body kick that stops Pearse in his tracks momentarily.
Norris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris lands a head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Norris, right into the meat.
Norris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Norris dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pearse tries to clinch up
and Norris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Norris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.
Norris stalling in the clinch.
Pearse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pearse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Norris - that landed with a thud.
Pearse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Norris's elbow.
Norris stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Norris throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pearse as Norris tries to tie him up.
Pearse taking a breather.
Norris cracks Pearse with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pearse.
Pearse tries to stall but Norris uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A right hook to the body lands for Norris.
Norris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Norris breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Pearse is predictable there
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Pearse.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Pearse tries to clinch but Norris moves away
and Norris counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pearse tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearse controls his hands.
Pearse misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Norris.
Good body shot from Norris.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norris has Pearse up against the cage in a clinch.
Pearse wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Norris tries to clinch up but Pearse circles away and keeps his distance.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norris looks to clinch
and Pearse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pearse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Pearse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris moves into range and clinches up with Pearse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Norris.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pearse stalling in the clinch but Norris improves position.
Norris gets through Pearse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pearse can't find room to land a body shot as Norris controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pearse blocks a head kick by Norris.
Norris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Norris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Norris.
Norris lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Norris throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris moves into the clinch.
Norris manages to break the clinch.
Pearse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris misses with a looping right.
Norris rushes Pearse and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearse clinches up with Norris and pushes him back against the cage.
Pearse misses with a punch to the body.
Norris stalling the fight.
Norris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pearse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Norris struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearse controls his hands.
Pearse has had enough of the clinch but Norris keeps him there for the moment.
A hook to the body from Norris.
Pearse tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Pearse trying to stall but Norris improves his position.
Norris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Norris is trying to maintain a safe position but Pearse gets an underhook and turns Norris into the cage.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Pearse trying to land knees to the body.
Adamh Pearse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Norris lands a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 44:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Norris!
Tony Norris is the new heavyweight champion!
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