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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sesnak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Sesnak acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 New York, BJ Penn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Sesnak! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Penn sends Sesnak crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Penn is motioning to the referee to let Sesnak up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sesnak circles away quickly and effectively. Sesnak walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Penn swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). BJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas L (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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176 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas L! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georges St Pierre! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! L tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault. St Pierre looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. St Pierre looks to throw the jab but L is out of range. L connects with a right hand. St Pierre shakes it off. L tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from L. L lands a big uppercut and St Pierre crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but St Pierre looks OK. L waves St Pierre back to his feet!
St Pierre is rocked!
It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut. Crack! L connects with the perfect overhand right and St Pierre falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for L!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andreas L!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jim craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and K Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, jim craig! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, K Barnett! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! craig lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like K Barnett has been cut. Barnett misses with a combination
and craig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! craig ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Barnett looks gassed! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barnett. A left and a right from craig both land. Nice combination. Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by craig! Barnett is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jim craig!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Pablo (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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190 cm
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Bader! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Pablo! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bader shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pablo but Pablo pushes him off and we're back to square one. Pablo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bader manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Bader wants to get back to his feet but Pablo is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Pablo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bader is retaining full guard. Pablo postures up in Bader's guard and throws a big left but Bader blocks it. Pablo wants to pass the guard but Bader is keeping the position. Bader wants to get back to his feet but Pablo is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Bader is working an open guard so Pablo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Bader rushes Pablo and presses him up against the cage. Bader is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pablo pulls him back up using the underhooks. Bader is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pablo wants a takedown but no success here.
Pablo prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Bader. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pablo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bader fails with the takedown and Pablo counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Pablo is looking for a kimura but Bader is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pablo to get the leverage. Pablo wants to stand up but Bader has a hold of him and won't allow it. Bader knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pablo on the ground. Pablo tries to pass to full mount but Bader defends it. Bader is refusing to be controlled, as Pablo sits in half guard. Pablo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bader defend it? Pablo steps over the head and cranks it - Bader is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pablo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pete Pablo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nic Nac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderhorse. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nic Nac! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Henderson! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Nac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt - Nac sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Nac throws a push kick but Henderson slaps the foot to one side. Nac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nac slips a jab and a cross from Henderson.
Nac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Nac shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side. Nac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nac shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Nac winds up and cracks Henderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nac seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nac throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Nac sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though. Nac content to control rather than advance. Nac passes to side control. Nac is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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. Nac decides to stand up, so the ref orders Henderson to his feet. Henderson checks a low kick from Nac. Henderson checks a low kick from Nac. A head kick misses from Nac. Nac throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily. Nac throws a leg kick but Henderson sees it coming and checks it nicely. Henderson blocks a head kick by Nac.
Nac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nac looks to land a body kick but Henderson moved away. Nac finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nac misses with a head kick.
Nac throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot. Nac tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henderson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Nac slips the punch. Henderson blocks a head kick by Nac.
Nac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson slips a straight right by Nac. Nac fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Henderson is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Henderson thows a body shot but no joy. Nac throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Nac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nac somewhat. Henderson lands a jab to the head.
Nac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Nac. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Nac misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely. Nic Nac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nic Nac dominated that round. That's time! Nac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nac throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily. The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nac throws a right and a left that both miss. Nac throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease. Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nic Nac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A head kick misses from Nac. Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Nac shoots in. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nac swinging wilding here.
Nac tries a head kick but it misses.
Nac throws a head kick that misses. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nac throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily. Henderson avoids the head kick by Nac.
Nac shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily. Nac is looking to land body kicks. Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Nac ducks down to avoid it. Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nac swats him away and circles back towards the center. Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nac misses with a combination
letting Henderson counter with a right hand. Nac dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Nac's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nic Nac. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Nac.
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. Henderson connects with a crisp jab. A punch combination from Nac misses. Nac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson swinging wilding here.
A low kick from Nac is predictable there and Henderson counters with a left to the body. Nac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nac misses with a looping right. Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nac feints and as Henderson raises his hands in defense, Nac changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Nac postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it. Nac wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving. Nac postures up in Henderson's guard and throws a big left but Henderson blocks it. Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Nac trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henderson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nac is aware though and is defending well. Nac wants to stand but Henderson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Nac on the wrong end of a nice jab. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Henderson throws a nice looking combination but Nac bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. 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 Nic Nac will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nac throws a wild body kick that Henderson sees coming a mile off. Nac misses with a head kick.
Nac tries to move into range but Henderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Nac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Henderson clobbers Nac with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Nac throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily. Nac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts. Nac fails with a takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nac throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Henderson misses with an uppercut. Nac saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nac keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Good leg kick by Nac there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Henderson slips under a jab from Nac. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nac 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 Henderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Henderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Henderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Nac throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
Nac looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well. A combination from Henderson does no damage. Henderson misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Nac throws a leg kick that misses. Nac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nac misses with an attempted mid kick.
Henderson has managed to clinch.
Nac tries for a takedown but Henderson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nic Nac. That's going to take a lot out of him. Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Nac tries a head kick but it misses.
Nac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Henderson avoids the head kick by Nac.
A combination from Henderson does no damage. Henderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Nac. Nac tries to score with a low kick but Henderson moves his leg out of the way. Nac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nac staying out of range there. Nac tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nac sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. A lazy body kick from Nac and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A head kick misses from Nac. Nac goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Henderson thuds a left hand into Nac's body.
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. Henderson misses with a straight right. Nac misses with a low kick as Henderson jumps back. A head kick by Nac misses and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand. Nac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nac lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nac. Henderson avoids the head kick by Nac.
Nac throws a half hearted mid kick. Nac has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Nac ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nic Nac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Henderson looks to land a left hand but Nac moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight! Dan Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Nac has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nic Nac!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vigo Borsch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Irvin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vigo Borsch! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Borsch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Irvin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Irvin actively working from the bottom here. Borsch trying to mount his opponent but Irvin defends it. Borsch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Irvin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Irvin is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Borsch is tapping! Great win for Irvin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Irvin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The pit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The pit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wanderlei Vukovic's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanderlei Vukovic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, The pit! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! pit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vukovic to score an easy takedown into full guard. Vukovic prevents pit from getting back to his feet. Vukovic works over pit with some ground and pound from guard. Vukovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of pit's head. Vukovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Vukovic is in close to pit's body, working some short punches and elbows. pit controlling Vukovic's posture. Vukovic prevents pit from getting back to his feet. Vukovic is working pit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. pit manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vukovic is defended easily by pit. A telegraphed right hand from Vukovic misses the target. Vukovic rushes pit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vukovic looking for a takedown. Vukovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but pit prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Vukovic. That's going to take a lot out of him. Vukovic tries for a takedown but pit manages to get underhooks.
pit decides to pull guard. Vukovic pushes down on pit's leg and manages to get into half guard. Vukovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. pit defending well though. pit gets back to full guard.
Vukovic prevents pit from getting back to his feet. pit wants to sweep here but Vukovic controlling him for the moment. Vukovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. pit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
pit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vukovic is one step ahead there. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Vukovic wants to control from the top but pit keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vukovic distracts pit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Vukovic stays in close to pit's body and controls the position. Vukovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. pit keeping full guard, as Vukovic tries to pass. pit wants to control the position but Vukovic says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. Vukovic trying to pass the guard but pit defending well. Vukovic sitting and controlling from the half guard. pit misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vukovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Vukovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. pit with a lazy takedown attempt and Vukovic counters with a shoot takedown. pit fights it but they end up in guard. Vukovic is breathing heavily. pit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vukovic is controlling him. Vukovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. pit working a defensive guard here.
Vukovic wants to control from the top but pit keeps moving. pit keeping full guard, as Vukovic tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. pit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vukovic's guard. pit thows a big elbow that misses. pit postures up in Vukovic's guard and throws a big left but Vukovic blocks it. pit controlling from the top position. Vukovic pulls pit in close to his closed guard and prevents pit from doing any damage or advancing position. pit trying to control the position from guard on top but Vukovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Vukovic dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
pit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. pit is looking to land body kicks. A chopping leg kick lands by Vukovic. pit fails with the takedown. Vukovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by pit. pit has his takedown stuffed and Vukovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Vukovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vukovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but pit prevents it.
pit prevents the takedown attempt.
pit manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Vukovic works a leg free and moves into half guard. pit is breathing heavily. Vukovic lands strikes from half guard. Vukovic prevents pit from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vukovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Vukovic performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Vukovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, pit has managed to free his arm - good work. pit blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vukovic. pit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for pit. pit wants to sweep but no luck. Vukovic is standing up over pit. pit looks to escape but Vukovic dives into side control.
pit is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Vukovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. pit tries to bench press Vukovic off him but Vukovic keeps the position. pit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Vukovic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. pit is trying to improve his position. Vukovic tries for a kimura but pit is defending well. You can see the frustration on pit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vukovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but pit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. pit is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Vukovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but pit keeps working. pit taking a bit of punishment here - Vukovic scoring with strikes. pit is looking to reverse the position. pit is trying to buck Vukovic off. pit is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. pit avoids the head kick by Vukovic.
pit throws a wild body kick that Vukovic sees coming a mile off. Vukovic moves in looking to clinch but pit pushes him off. pit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
pit tries to move into range but Vukovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Vukovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt pit. A punch combination from pit misses. pit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vukovic manages to get back to half guard. Vukovic gets full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. pit throwing strikes from guard but Vukovic blocks nicely. pit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Vukovic pulls pit in close to his closed guard and prevents pit from doing any damage or advancing position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Vukovic dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Good leg kick by Vukovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vukovic misses with a few strikes there.
Vukovic throws a chopping leg kick but pit manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Vukovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vukovic throws a quick inside leg kick. Vukovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by pit. Vukovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
pit with a poor takedown and Vukovic counters with a left and a right that stings pit. Vukovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. pit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. pit is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vukovic drives through with a takedown into guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. pit trying to keep a closed guard but Vukovic is proving a slippery customer.
pit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vukovic with a nice head shot there. Vukovic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Vukovic works a leg free and moves into half guard. pit is in trouble now - Vukovic has advanced to mount! pit wants to get back to his feet.
Vukovic looking to control but pit is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Vukovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. pit tries to hold on but Vukovic postures up. Vukovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vukovic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vukovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Vukovic is in the full mount, landing strikes. Vukovic lands a big shot there that rocks pit but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vukovic with good strikes from the mount here! pit keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
pit is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Vukovic landing strikes from the mount. Vukovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. pit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vukovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Vukovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. pit can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vukovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round. pit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Vukovic landing strikes from the mount and pit is in trouble! Vukovic controlling his opponent. pit swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Vukovic prevents pit from getting the reversal. A nice elbow there by Vukovic. Vukovic with a couple of short strikes. pit really wants to buck Vukovic off and get back to his feet. Vukovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Vukovic scoring with strikes but pit is staying in there. Vukovic landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vukovic lands a heavy elbow. pit in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. pit taking shots to the head. pit is desperately trying to improve his position but Vukovic has a good base and remains in mount. pit swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Wanderlei Vukovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Vukovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. pit is trying desperately to improve position. Vukovic content just to control the position here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Vukovic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down pit for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight! Wanderlei Vukovic showed his dominance in that final round. Well Vukovic 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jared wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Gracie! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, jared wagner! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. wagner shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense. Gracie fails with the takedown and wagner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wagner. Gracie is trying to drag wagner to the mat but wagner just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. wagner just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gracie pulls wagner into guard.
wagner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get! Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but wagner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
wagner gets back to half guard. Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie throwing shots but wagner is blocking nicely. Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. wagner defending well though. wagner wants to get back to full guard. wagner is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. wagner escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Gracie postures up in wagner's guard and throws a big left but wagner blocks it. wagner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
wagner is looking for a triangle but Gracie pushes his legs off easily.
wagner looks gassed! wagner looking for a sweep. Not yet wagner, not yet. Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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. wagner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for wagner! Gracie has control of wagner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and wagner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gracie thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
wagner tries to hold on but Gracie postures up. Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but wagner defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. wagner can't escape the position.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie working for a submission but wagner is keeping him at bay. wagner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. wagner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gracie jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… wagner is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by wagner and Gracie has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. You can see the frustration on wagner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, wagner rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by wagner! Gracie tries to strike from the bottom.
wagner works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard. Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in wagner's guard. Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! wagner looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. wagner looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from wagner! wagner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Gracie dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
wagner is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard. Gracie actively working from the bottom here. wagner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. wagner is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gracie gets full guard. Gracie has his feet on wagner's thighs here. He's pushed wagner off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! wagner screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Gracie! Anderson Gracie is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ern McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCracken comes to the cage accompanied by "Crying Like a Bitch" by Godsmack. Martinez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ACDC - Are You Ready? . Ern McCracken is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ern McCracken ! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. McCracken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. McCracken throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily. Ern McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Martinez avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McCracken misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. McCracken falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martinez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Martinez. Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McCracken works some decent striking defense from the bottom. McCracken wants to stand and escape but Martinez is having none of it. Martinez thows a big elbow that misses. Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez postures up in McCracken 's guard and throws a big left but McCracken blocks it. McCracken keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully. McCracken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground. Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but McCracken has wrist control. McCracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. McCracken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martinez circles away quickly and effectively. Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCracken misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCracken napping and manages to drive through into side control! McCracken takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Martinez scores with a couple of short elbows. Martinez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McCracken down.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martinez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McCracken is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Martinez is putting a hurting on McCracken here, landing some big shots from side control. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Martinez prevents McCracken from escaping the position. Martinez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martinez throwing strikes but McCracken manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Martinez struggling a bit here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Martinez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McCracken to the mat! McCracken manages to get full guard. Martinez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but McCracken has wrist control. McCracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martinez. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. McCracken keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully. Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martinez throwing strikes but missing. Martinez connects with a couple of short punches. Martinez is pushing down on McCracken 's leg trying to pass to half guard. McCracken is fighting to maintain full guard but Martinez has managed to sneak the leg through. Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time. Martinez throwing shots but McCracken is blocking nicely. Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but McCracken is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Martinez thows a huge punch but McCracken dodges it nicely.
Martinez working the head and body with strikes. Javier Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Martinez trying to control from half guard but McCracken is working away. McCracken blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez. Martinez wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCracken keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. McCracken is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. McCracken swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McCracken throws a combination that misses and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into side control. McCracken won't be happy with that. Martinez throws a strike aimed at the side of McCracken 's head but McCracken avoids it well. Martinez working the ground and pound from side control. Martinez throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Martinez grinds an elbow into McCracken 's temple. McCracken is trying to buck Martinez off. Sloppy strikes there by Martinez.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martinez is working McCracken over with some ground and pound from side control. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Martinez throws a strike aimed at the side of McCracken 's head but McCracken avoids it well. Martinez tries to score with some ground and pound. McCracken controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Martinez lands a strong strike to the head of McCracken . That's dazed him! Martinez looking to finish here. McCracken is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Martinez lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Martinez! Javier Martinez is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BRYAN RED EYES (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Tome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, BRYAN RED EYES! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tome! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tome drives through with a takedown into guard. RED EYES throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tome escapes and throws RED EYES's legs to the side, diving into side control! RED EYES defending against the ground and pound. Check out the look on Tome's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. RED EYES being controlled for a moment. Tome wants to stand but RED EYES has his arm trapped. RED EYES takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tome wants to stand but RED EYES is controlling his arm. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tome tries for a kimura but RED EYES is defending well. Tome trying to control the action but RED EYES is working from the bottom. Tome throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Tome wants to stand but RED EYES is controlling his arm. RED EYES is trying to control Tome's posture but Tome avoids it.
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. RED EYES tries to buck Tome off but Tome is having none of it. Tome is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, RED EYES has escaped the position, nice work there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. RED EYES shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Tome moves into the clinch. RED EYES blocks an elbow strike from Tome.
Tome is working for takedown but RED EYES is calmly controlling the position for now. Tome tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tome can't get the takedown.
BRYAN RED EYES has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Tome. Tome breaks the clinch.
RED EYES scores with a takedown into Tome's guard. Tome looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. RED EYES drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. RED EYES seems to have locked his on tight now - Tome screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for RED EYES, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). BRYAN RED EYES! BRYAN RED EYES retains his light heavyweight title!
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