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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between roger mallao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, roger mallao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cecil Salace! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! mallao tries for a takedown but Salace circles away easily so Salace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Salace wants to control from the top but mallao keeps moving. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. mallao controls Salace momentarily but Salace frees himself. Salace trying to control the position from guard on top but mallao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. mallao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salace on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Cecil Salace. mallao gets caught flat footed, as Salace shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salace is pushing down on mallao's leg trying to pass to half guard. mallao is fighting to maintain full guard but Salace has managed to sneak the leg through. Salace controlling the action here. Salace 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. mallao tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Salace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cecil Salace!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, DJ tiongson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Romero! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! tiongson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. tiongson shoots for a takedown but Romero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Romero pushes tiongson up against the cage in a clinch. Romero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually tiongson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Romero prevents the takedown attempt.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and tiongson avoids it. Romero missing with knees to the body.
tiongson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage. Romero landing knees to the body.
tiongson is breathing heavily. Romero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! tiongson avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
Romero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero with a knee to the head.
Romero scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but tiongson blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romero obliges. Romero trying to land knees to the body.
Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Romero struggles to land a body shot inside as tiongson controls his hands.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and tiongson avoids it. tiongson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and tiongson avoids it. tiongson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage. tiongson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Romero tries to land a knee to the head but tiongson blocks with his arms.
tiongson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up but tiongson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rich Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. tiongson lands with a kick to the temple. Romero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" tiongson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Romero back to the cage. tiongson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Romero closes the distance and clinches. tiongson fails to pull guard.
tiongson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. tiongson is defending well for now. tiongson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romero pulls him back up using the underhooks. tiongson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from tiongson.
tiongson trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
tiongson avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
tiongson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Romero lands a body shot. Romero missing with knees to the body.
Romero prevents a takedown attempt there.
tiongson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. tiongson missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Romero.
tiongson looking to slow down the pace here. Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and tiongson avoids it. Romero tries a knee to the head but tiongson blocks it.
Romero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero connects with a knee to the head.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but tiongson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
tiongson goes for a takedown attempt but Romero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. tiongson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Romero closes the distance and clinches. Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but tiongson avoids the damage to the body. tiongson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage. Romero stops a takedown attempt from tiongson.
tiongson takes an elbow to the forehead. tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
tiongson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy. Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and tiongson avoids it. tiongson is trying to break the clinch but Romero has him pressed against the cage. tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
tiongson tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage. Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but tiongson avoids the damage to the body. tiongson can't get the takedown.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. tiongson is defending well for now.
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. tiongson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage. tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
Romero lands an uppercut. Romero scores a nice knee to the body.
tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
tiongson tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from tiongson.
tiongson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Romero lands a good knee to the midsection. tiongson won't want to take too many of those. tiongson misses with a body punch.
Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section. tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
tiongson is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but tiongson avoids the damage to the body. tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. tiongson fails to pull guard.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but tiongson is blocking nicely.
tiongson managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
tiongson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage. Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Romero dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
tiongson shoots in and drives through. Romero sprawls well. tiongson tries to clinch but Romero moves away and Romero counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but tiongson avoids the damage to the body. Romero missing with knees to the body.
tiongson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Romero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and tiongson avoids it. Romero trying to land knees to the body.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but tiongson is blocking nicely.
Romero missing with knees to the body.
tiongson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romero has him pressed against the cage. Romero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. tiongson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Both guys are working to get underhooks. tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually tiongson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but tiongson avoids the damage to the body. Romero crunches a lovely knee into tiongson's ribcage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. tiongson is working for takedown but Romero is calmly controlling the position for now. Romero landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Romero landing knees to the head.
tiongson managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but tiongson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero gets underhooks to prevent tiongson's takedown attempt.
tiongson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section. tiongson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Romero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. tiongson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A knee to the head by Romero.
Romero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. tiongson is defending well for now. tiongson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
tiongson managing to block the knees to the body from Romero.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from tiongson.
tiongson avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
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. Romero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but tiongson blocks with his arms.
tiongson stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position. Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and tiongson avoids it. Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. tiongson is defending well for now. Romero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but tiongson blocks it with crossed arms. Romero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and tiongson avoids it. Romero missing with knees to the body.
tiongson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Romero misses with a knee strike.
tiongson looking to slow down the pace here. tiongson is trying to push Romero away but Romero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Romero lands a knee to the head.
tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero holds him up against the cage and eventually tiongson drops back down to his feet.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
tiongson wants to break free but Romero has control.
Romero with a knee to the head.
tiongson tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Romero trying to land knees to the body.
tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
tiongson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. tiongson is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns tiongson into the cage. Romero unloads a knee to the mid-section. tiongson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Romero dodges an elbow strike from tiongson.
tiongson working hard to break the clinch. tiongson avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
Romero gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from tiongson.
Romero throws a knee to the head but misses.
tiongson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
tiongson prevents a body shot from Romero. Romero trying to land knees to the body.
tiongson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. tiongson prevents a body shot from Romero. tiongson tries a body shot but Romero blocks it.
tiongson tries to pull guard but Romero won't allow it.
Romero dodges an elbow strike from tiongson.
Romero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
tiongson looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Romero lands a knee to the body.
tiongson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. tiongson is defending well for now. tiongson misses with a punch to the body.
tiongson trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed tiongson into the cage. tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
tiongson goes for a takedown attempt but Romero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Romero moves into the clinch. Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but tiongson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! tiongson tries for a takedown. No joy.
tiongson avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Romero.
tiongson working hard to break the clinch. Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. tiongson is defending well for now. tiongson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
tiongson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. DJ tiongson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Romero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. tiongson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romero defends it nicely. Romero moves into range and clinches up with tiongson. Romero landing knees to the body.
tiongson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Romero lands a good knee to the midsection. tiongson won't want to take too many of those. tiongson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
tiongson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. tiongson avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
tiongson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ tiongson. That's going to take a lot out of him. tiongson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero lands a knee to the body.
tiongson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Romero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Romero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. tiongson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romero as he jumps to the side. A head kick misses from Romero. Romero throws a head kick that misses. No luck for tiongson with that takedown attempt. tiongson is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Romero tries to close the distance and clinch but tiongson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Romero is looking to clinch. tiongson scores with a head kick. Romero tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. tiongson tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it. Romero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but tiongson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Romero tries to clinch up. Romero swats away the attempt to clinch by tiongson. Romero lands with a kick to the temple. tiongson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" No luck with that takedown attempt from tiongson. Romero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
tiongson shoots in looking for a takedown but Romero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing tiongson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero drives through and clinches with tiongson against the cage.
Romero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from tiongson.
tiongson avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
Romero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
tiongson takes a knee to the side of the body. Romero tries to land knees in the clinch but tiongson avoids the damage to the body. tiongson jumps guard but Romero stands there with tiongson around his waist. tiongson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Romero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but tiongson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. tiongson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
tiongson tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. tiongson is defending well for now. tiongson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it. tiongson avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
tiongson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. tiongson trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed tiongson into the cage. tiongson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Romero landing knees to the body.
Romero tries a body shot but tiongson blocks it.
tiongson tries to break free but Romero pushes him back against the cage. Romero with a knee to the head.
tiongson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Romero looking to throw knees to the head but tiongson is blocking nicely.
tiongson can't break the clinch.
Romero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romero with a knee to the head.
Romero trying to land knees to the body.
tiongson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Romero just stands there and leans against the cage. Rich Romero is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. tiongson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Romero smiles and moves away.
Romero rushes tiongson and presses him up against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romero obliges. tiongson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romero walks away with a smile on his face. tiongson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. tiongson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romero as he avoids it easily. Romero fails with an attempt to clinch.
tiongson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Romero throws a head kick that misses. tiongson fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Romero lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
tiongson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romero as he avoids it easily. tiongson closes the distance and clinches up with Romero, looking for a takedown. tiongson pushes Romero against the cage but Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. DJ tiongson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Romero moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Rich Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Romero has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30 Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Romero!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowron comes into the arena with Pow blaring out of the sound system. Ross Bowron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Bowron! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Silva! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva misses with a double jab
so Bowron counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Bowron wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Bowron wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position. Bowron lands a couple of decent looking shots. Bowron looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Silva wants to get up but he can't break Bowron's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bowron has Silva pulled in close to control his posture. Silva is looking to stand up but Bowron won't let him.
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. Bowron is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Bowron seems keen to control Silva's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bowron wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We're going to have a standup here because Ross Bowron wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Bowron scores with a nice right hand.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Bowron slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Bowron scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bowron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowron gets the takedown into side control. Bowron decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet. Bowron fails in his attempt to clinch. Bowron tries to clinch but fails miserably enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab. Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Bowron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bowron decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard. 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! Bowron thows a big elbow that misses. Bowron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Bowron with a flurry of punches that miss. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Bowron dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bowron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Bowron counters with a takedown into side control. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth. Bowron postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A lull in the action here. Bowron wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy. Bowron has knee on belly and moves into mount. Bowron controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bowron punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage. Bowron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape. Bowron unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Bowron misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bowron 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. Bowron goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Bowron's guard.
Bowron manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bowron darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Bowron is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now. Bowron controlling the action here. Bowron lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bowron is looking for a kimura here.
Bowron missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Bowron is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bowron missing with the ground and pound from half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Bowron dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bowron dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a combination
and Bowron counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Bowron to acknowledge the strikes. Bowron tries to clinch but fails miserably and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bowron is lucky that one didn't land flush. Bowron tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance. Bowron feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Bowron changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Bowron tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard. Bowron controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bowron trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. Silva keeping full guard, as Bowron tries to pass. Bowron's corner is telling him to maintain position. Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross Bowron has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Bowron is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bowron punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch. Ross Bowron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bowron. A decent looking cross lands there for Silva. Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bowron shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bowron wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bowron. Bowron looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bowron.
Bowron lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bowron wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely. Bowron thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Bowron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape. Jake Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! 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. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Bowron looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it. Bowron trying to control but he's not successful this time. Ross Bowron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ross Bowron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that's the end of the fight! Ross Bowron showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowron, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Bowron!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurgen Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MT king (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurgen Blake! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, MT king! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! king throws a jab when Blake was well out of range. king throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot. king throws a push kick but Blake slaps the foot to one side. king tries to clinch and Blake counters with a single leg into guard. king didn't expect that. Blake gets to his feet. king looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Blake lands the left hand. Blake with a jab. Blake scores with a jab to the head.
king tries to clinch but Blake moves away and Blake counters with a right hand to the body. king wants to clinch but Blake slips to the side and Blake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Blake lands with a good body shot. king looks gassed! king tries to clinch but fails miserably and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. king misses with a looping right. Blake misses with a wild body shot. king closes the distance looking to clinch and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Blake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
king bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Blake throws a lazy right hand but king sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. king swings widly with a right hand
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Blake lands a nice hook to king's body. king takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed king momentarily.
king pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. king throws an off balance right hand
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by king. Blake is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Blake works king's body with a nice hook. Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Blake scores with a hook to the body. king takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Blake looks to throw the jab but king is out of range. A lazy left from Blake finds it's target. Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Blake lands a jab-cross combination. Blake lands a jab to king's midsection. Blake throws a big shot that misses. king takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blake scores with a sloppy right hand. king should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blake scores with a hook. Blake connects with a right hand. king shakes it off. Blake misses the jab. Blake throws out a powerful jab. king takes one to the side of the head.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Blake connects with a body shot. king on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. king tries to move into range but Blake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Blake scores with a hook. MT king seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Nice shot lands for Blake. king takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blake works the jab nicely. Blake throws a jab when king was well out of range. Blake throws an overhand right that lands on king's shoulder, as king tries to avoid the shot. Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. king uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round. king slips under a jab. king takes one to the chin there. king moves out of range of the strikes. Blake scores with the left hand. king knows he should have avoided that one. Blake tests king's chin there with a solid looking shot. king should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Blake lunges at king with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by king's hand. Jab by Blake. Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract king. Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing. king slips under a jab from Blake. king drops his hands momentarily and Blake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Blake scores with a jab to the jaw. king takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
king wants to clinch and Blake counters with a nice uppercut. king misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Blake with a nice cross. king takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. king keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake scores with a jab. king acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by king. Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by king. Blake connects with a jab. Blake swings for the body but king moves out of range.
king takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Blake lands a jab-cross combination. king closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. king has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blake lands a jab to the head.
Blake lands a nice hook to king's body. king takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. king moves out of range of the strikes. king on the wrong end of a nice hook. Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurgen Blake dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blake looks to land a combination. king sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. king fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. king throws the kick towards the body but Blake avoids it. Blake avoids the head kick by king.
Blake thuds a left hand into king's body. Blake blocks a head kick by king.
Blake cracks a nice hook into king's ribs. Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. king doesn't seem bothered though. Blake moves into range and connects with a jab. Jab by Blake. king takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nice straight punches there by Blake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blake. Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping king at a distance.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss! Blake lands a right hook to the body.
king looks to clinch and Blake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. king is breathing heavily. Blake lands with a right hand. Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blake lands a really nice looking cross but king seems unphased.
Blake scores with a hook to the body. king takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Blake scores with a nice strike. Blake uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. king moves away from the strike by Blake. Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping king at a distance.
king avoids the body shot from Blake.
king moves forwards but Blake connects with a nice, crisp jab. Blake lands a lovely overhand right. Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing. Blake scores with a body shot.
Blake scores with a punch to the head. A nice combination there by Blake.
Blake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. king takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. king takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A punch lands to the side of king 's head but he takes it in his stride. Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that king can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. A cross from Blake lands. Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Nice defenses there by king. Decent striking displayed by Blake there. Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before king has time to react. Blake lands with a shot to the body. Blake moves out of range of the body kick from king.
king takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. king ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice shot lands for Blake. king takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Blake misses the jab. Blake lands with a cross. Blake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
king takes one on the chin but seems OK.
king walks into a left hand. king walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blake. A jab from Blake misses. king misses with a kick to the body.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kurgen Blake is winning the standup battle so far. Blake misses with an uppercut. king saw that one coming. Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Blake dips to his left and cracks king with an uppercut! Blake lands the left hand. Blake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Blake misses with a hook. Blake jabs king to the body, keeping him at a distance. Blake darts in and out, connecting with a jab. king takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. king takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Blake lunges at king with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by king's hand. Blake cracks king with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. king closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped king's head back.
king takes one to the chin there. king on the wrong end of a nice hook. Blake lands with an overhand left. Blake lands a nice hook to king's body. king takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Blake thuds a left hand into king's body. A swing and a miss from Blake. The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Blake lands with a nice body punch. king takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A cross from Blake lands. A punch lands to the side of king 's head but he takes it in his stride. Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. king doesn't seem bothered though. Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
king keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blake. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurgen Blake dominated that second round. 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!
Blake scores with a punch to the head. king walks into a stiff left hand from Blake. Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Blake jabs king right on the nose. king blinks but takes it well. Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping king at a distance.
Blake lands with a nice body punch. Blake works king's body with a nice hook. Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
Blake swings for the body but king moves out of range.
Blake throws a hook but king avoids it easily. Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. king ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. king walks into a left hand. Blake punishes king's body with a nice straight punch. king takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Blake cracks king with an open hand slap. Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent king stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round. A lazy left from Blake finds it's target. Blake misses with a wild body shot. Blake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Blake thuds a left hand into king's body. A jab from Blake finds it's way through king's defenses. Blake throws a good cross that connects.
Blake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. king looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Blake sizes up king with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Blake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between king's hands. Blake scores with a jab to the body. Blake looks to land a right hand but king moved out of range. king takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blake punishes king's body with a nice straight punch. Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Blake lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blake misses with an uppercut. Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed king momentarily.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body. king walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Blake throws a shot from downtown. king moves away and avoids it. king moves out of range as Blake strikes. Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Blake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Blake connects with a crisp jab. Blake lands a head shot. Blake cracks king with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Nice defenses there by king. king uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake. Blake lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blake lands the left hand. Blake connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. king throws a poor cross that misses
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Donk. Blake catches king right on the button with a cross. Blake scores with a shot to the body.
king tries to clinch up and Blake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. king tries to clinch up and Blake counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Blake works king's body with a nice hook. Jab from Blake. Blake listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Blake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between king's hands. Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. king misses with a right hand and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand! king blocks a jab. Blake thows a body shot but no joy. MT king has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of king 's head but he takes it in his stride. Blake throws out a loose jab but king uses good head movement to avoid it. Blake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Donk. Blake catches king right on the button with a cross. Blake scores with the left hand. king knows he should have avoided that one. king on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent king stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. king doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Blake lands with a cross. Blake connects with a body shot. king moves away from the strike by Blake. king takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Blake scores with a jab to the head.
king is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target. king takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kurgen Blake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. king misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight! Kurgen Blake showed his dominance in that final round. Well Blake 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:24 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurgen Blake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Get Me Keks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pink might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mitsa. 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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209 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, Mister Pink! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Get Me Keks! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Keks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pink moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Pink shoots in but no luck this time. Pink gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pink. Pink tries for a takedown but Keks manages to get underhooks.
Pink goes for a takedown attempt but Keks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Pink. That's going to take a lot out of him. Keks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Pink with that takedown attempt. Keks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pink tries for a takedown but Keks circles away easily and Keks counters with a series of strikes. Pink will be more careful next time no doubt. Keks moves into the clinch. Pink tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Keks just stands there and leans against the cage. Pink drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Keks gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pink is working for takedown but Keks is calmly controlling the position for now. Keks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Pink pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pink being controlled here, momentarily. Keks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Pink on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pink tries to get out of the position. Pink keeping moving, preventing Keks from controlling successfully. Keks wanted to stand there but Pink had control of the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Keks is looking to work some ground and pound but Pink has wrist control.
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. Keks won't allow Pink to sweep him here. Keks passes easily into side control. Nice work. Keks looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Pink is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Keks scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pink to see if he's OK. Pink regains half guard there - taking advantage of Keks's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. Keks trying to control from half guard but Pink is working away. Keks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four 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. Keks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pink has managed to free his arm - good work. Keks is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Pink as he works his way to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pink is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Get Me Keks 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.
Keks misses with a double jab.
Keks wants to clinch. Pink tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keks paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pink showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Keks.
Pink gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Keks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Keks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pink, pushing him back against the cage. Keks prevents the takedown attempt.
Pink changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Pink. That's going to take a lot out of him. Keks lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Mister Pink is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pink throws a chopping leg kick but Keks manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Keks doesn't manage to clinch there - Pink circles away.
Keks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pink, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Keks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Keks is pressed up against the cage. Pink has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Keks down to the mat. Keks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Pink gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Keks cracks Pink with a good jab. Pink walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Keks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Keks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Pink fails with the takedown. Pink gets tackled into the cage by Keks. Keks maintains the clinch. Keks breaks the clinch.
Keks looks to clinch and Pink counters by moving into the clinch. Keks wants to break free but Pink has control.
Pink tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pink breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Keks lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Keks throws a leg kick but Pink moved away. Keks clinches with his opponent.
Pink wants a takedown but no success here.
Keks is looking to break free of the clinch but Pink has double underhooks. Keks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pink.
Keks manages to break the clinch.
Keks scores with a nice strike. Keks lands with an overhand left. Keks throws a sloppy head kick and Pink moves out of range easily. Keks stuffs the takedown attempt from Pink. Pink gets slowly back to his feet. Get Me Keks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Keks misses with a double jab.
Keks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pink misses with a takedown attempt - Keks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Keks works over Pink's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Keks tries to clinch but Pink moves out of range. Pink looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Keks! Pink lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Pink lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Keks trying desperately to get to his feet.
Keks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Pink has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Keks's face.
Pink is in the full mount, landing strikes. Keks tries to buck Pink off but he can't manage it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pink lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Keks is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pink looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Keks really wants to buck Pink off and get back to his feet. Pink landing strikes from the mount and Keks is in trouble! Pink with good strikes from the mount here! Keks squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pink looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pink is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Keks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pink landing strikes from the mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Get Me Keks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Keks lands with a straight right. Pink didn't see that one coming. Keks is looking to clinch but Pink is avoiding it.
Pink shoots in but no luck this time. Nice sprawl there from Keks as Pink shoots in. Keks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pink paws at him with a jab and circles away. Keks is looking to clinch. Keks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keks scores with a decent looking hook. Pink keeps the fight on the outside. Pink looks for a takedown but Keks sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Pink. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pink gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Keks counters with a left to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Keks connects with the punch. Keks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Keks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Keks misses with a double jab.
Pink shoots in looking for a takedown. Keks tries to sprawl out of it but Pink keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Keks. No joy for Pink on that attempt. Keks lands a head shot. Pink tries to land a body kick letting Keks counter with a right hand. Pink takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Pink shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Keks is trying to defend but Pink finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Keks avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pink. Keks is trying to stand back up but Pink is controlling him
Pink is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Pink works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pink trying to control but Keks is having none of it. Pink lands a nice shot to the head. Pink can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Keks is looking to escape. Keks wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pink trying to control but Keks is having none of it. Keks is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Mister Pink has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Keks takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Pink dominating with strikes here. Keks wants to get back to his feet.
Pink raining down hammerfists from mount. A nice elbow there by Pink. Pink landing strikes from the mount and Keks is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pink has control of Keks's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Keks regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Pink lands with some strikes. Keks wants to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Pink connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Keks is trying to stand up. Pink looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Pink connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight! Mister Pink showed his dominance in that final round. I think Keks 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29 Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Get Me Keks!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Bash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Owen has chosen M.O.P. - Ante Up as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Smash Bash! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Owen! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Owen closes the distance looking to clinch so Bash counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Owen wants to stand and escape but Bash is having none of it. Owen pulls Bash in to control the position. Bash loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Bash tries to stand but Owen is controlling from the bottom. Owen pulls Bash in close to his closed guard and prevents Bash from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Patrick Owen. Owen tries to clinch up and Bash counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bash. Owen wants to get back to his feet but Bash is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Owen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Owen working a defensive guard here.
Bash is fighting to break Owen's control of his arms but Owen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Bash won't allow Owen to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Patrick Owen. Bash fails with the takedown and Owen counters with a shoot takedown. Bash fights it but they end up in guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Owen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bash is keeping the position for now. Owen is looking to stand up but Bash won't let him. Owen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Owen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Owen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Owen cracks Bash with a solid left hand. Owenis looking to pass into half guard but Bash pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bash is in guard. Bash trying to control but Owen is working from the bottom. Bash prevents Owen from getting back to his feet. Owen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bash. Bash decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Owen, up you get! Bash takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bash with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bash with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bash is breathing heavily. Owen jumps into guard, dragging Bash to the mat.
Owen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Owen wants to stand and escape but Bash is having none of it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bash trying to control the position from guard on top but Owen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Owen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Smash Bash will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bash with a lazy takedown attempt and Owen counters with a takedown into side control. Bash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Owen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. The ground and pound from Owen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Owen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bash to his feet. Owen instigates a clinch. Bash misses with a knee to the head. Owen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Owen wants to break free but Bash has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bash obliges. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bash looking to throw knees to the head but Owen is blocking nicely.
Bash being controlled against the cage. Bash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bash gets underhooks to prevent Owen's takedown attempt.
Owen wants to break free but Bash has control.
Owen gets control of Bash's arms and successfully pulls guard. Owen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Owen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bash's guard. Owen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Patrick Owen has got the better of the ground game so far. Bash keeping moving, preventing Owen from controlling successfully. Owen working some strikes from top position. Owen wants to control from the top but Bash keeps moving. Owen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Owen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Owen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bash is retaining full guard. Owen wants to control from the top but Bash keeps moving.
Patrick Owen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Owen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bash manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Bash keeping moving, preventing Owen from controlling successfully. Owen stands and throws Bash's legs to the side, diving into side control. Bash is not content to let Owen control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bash tries to bench press Owen off him but Owen keeps the position. Owen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Owen happy to just control the position for now. Owen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Owen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bash as he avoids it easily. Smash Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Owen. Bash with a poor takedown and Owen counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bash fails with the takedown and Owen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Owen. Owen working hard to break the clinch. Bash connects with a knee to the head.
Bash misses with a knee to the head. Owen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owen moves into the clinch. Bash looking to slow down the pace here. Maybe Bash would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Owen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bash.
Owen manages to break the clinch.
Bash darts in trying to clinch and Owen counters with a nice double leg into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Owen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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.
Owen instigates a clinch. Owen tries to break free but Bash pushes him back against the cage. Owen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bash taking a breather. Bash trying to land knees to the body.
Bash with a knee to the head.
Bash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Owen blocks it with crossed arms. Bash landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bash avoids the elbow strike from Owen, against the cage.
Bash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Owen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bash tries to land knees in the clinch but Owen avoids the damage to the body. Owen breaks the clinch.
Smash Bash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bash misses with a takedown attempt and Owen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bash's guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bash avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bash keeping moving, preventing Owen from controlling successfully. Owen stands up from guard. Let's bang! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Owen. Owen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bash throws a left and a right that both miss
and Owen counters by clinching up. Bash connects with a knee to the head.
Owen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bash uses good head movement to avoid it. Bash tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
Owen is trying to break the clinch but Bash has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bash throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bash tries to land a knee to the head but Owen blocks with his arms.
Owen lands a body shot. Owen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Owen clinches up with Bash and pushes him back against the cage. Bash tries to stall but Owen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Owen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bash pulls his leg out and moves away.
Owen scores with a three punch combo!
Bash keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Smash Bash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Owen. Bash throws a leg kick but Owen sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bash rushes Owen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bash throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Owen.
Owen pulls guard. Owen working for a triangle but Bash defends it easily.
Bash stops Owen from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Owen controls Bash momentarily but Bash frees himself. Bash looking to sit in guard and control but Owen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Owen stands up and waves to Bash to follow him. Owen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bash as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Patrick Owen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Owen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:29 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Owen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ilong ranger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ilong ranger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikola Grozni's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, ilong ranger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikola Grozni! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! ranger looks for a takedown but Grozni sprawls well. Grozni misses with a kick to the body and ranger moves into the clinch. Grozni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grozni has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics ranger uses from the top position. Grozni has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes ranger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. ranger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ranger wants it to stay on the feet. Grozni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ranger swivels and escapes. Grozni gets in close and instigates a clinch. Grozni breaks from the clinch.
Grozni drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grozni trying to control the action but ranger is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. A control attempt from ranger but he's now mounted! ranger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grozni on the ground. ranger tries to lock up and control but Grozni gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. ranger holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Grozni tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
ranger wants to control but Grozni is having none of it. Grozni throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. ranger is trying to stand up. Grozni controlling the position easily from mount. ranger wants to hold on but Grozni pushes him away. ranger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Grozni thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. ranger wants to hold on but Grozni pushes him away. Grozni with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grozni controlling the position easily from mount. ranger tries to hold on but Grozni pushes him away. Grozni sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! ranger can't escape the position.
ranger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. ranger tries to get back to half guard but can't. ranger is working hard here to advance position. ranger tries to hold on but Grozni postures up. Grozni looks gassed! ranger keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
ranger is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grozni controlling his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikola Grozni dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
A head kick misses from Grozni. ilong ranger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Grozni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but ranger swivels and escapes. Grozni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Grozni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ranger avoids it really well and circles away. ranger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grozni circles away quickly and effectively. Grozni throws a head kick that misses and ranger counters with a good low kick that Grozni was not able to check. This has been an exciting period of action! Oooooh!!! ranger has knocked Grozni down with a huge combo! ranger steps away and waves a wobbly Grozni back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Nikola Grozni has been cut. ranger throws a head kick that misses. ranger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grozni sprawls well. Grozni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ranger gets slowly back to his feet. Grozni leaves ranger with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Grozni is breathing heavily. ranger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grozni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grozni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. ranger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. ranger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grozni avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ilong ranger. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head kick misses from Grozni. Nice takedown defense from Grozni. No joy for ranger on that attempt. Grozni tries to clinch but ranger is having none of it. No luck with that takedown attempt from ranger. Grozni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. ranger fails in his attempt to clinch. Grozni is looking to take this fight into the clinch. ranger is looking to clinch.
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. Grozni throws a sloppy head kick and ranger counters with a one-two to the body. ranger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. ranger blocks a head kick by Grozni.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ranger. ranger shoots in looking for a takedown. Grozni tries to sprawl out of it but ranger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grozni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Grozni looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. ranger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grozni circles away. Grozni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but ranger avoids it really well and circles away. Grozni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. ranger dives in and grabs Grozni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grozni pushes down on ranger's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grozni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grozni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ranger. Grozni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with ranger, pushing him back against the cage. ranger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grozni walks away with a smile on his face. ranger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ranger. ranger blocks a head kick by Grozni.
ranger fails in his attempt to clinch. ranger looks for a takedown but Grozni sprawls well. Grozni misses with a double jab.
Grozni keeps the fight on the outside. Grozni clinches. Grozni prevents ranger from breaking the clinch. Grozni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. ranger tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Grozni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Grozni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grozni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ranger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grozni is fending him off so far but ranger persists. Nope, Grozni circles away and we're back to standing. Grozni keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. ranger doesn't manage to clinch there - Grozni circles away.
Grozni tries to land a front kick but ranger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. ranger shoots in looking for a takedown but Grozni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing ranger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. ranger shoots in looking for a takedown but Grozni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing ranger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Grozni shoots in but ranger avoids the takedown attempt easily. ranger fails to land the takedown. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ilong ranger dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Nikola Grozni's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
ranger scores with a decent looking hook. A head kick by Grozni misses and ranger counters with a straight right hand. Grozni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grozni throws a head kick that misses and ranger counters with a left and a right that stings Grozni. ranger dives in and grabs Grozni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grozni pushes down on ranger's head and hops out. Nikola Grozni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Grozni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ranger. Grozni throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and ranger counters with a three punch combo that has Grozni backing up. Grozni nods at ranger to acknowledge the strikes. ranger tries to clinch but Grozni moves away and Grozni counters by clinching up. ranger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grozni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Grozni throws a solid leg kick but ranger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grozni. Grozni keeps the fight on the outside. Grozni throws a head kick that misses and ranger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. ranger tries to clinch up but Grozni circles away and keeps his distance. Grozni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grozni wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ilong ranger. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grozni looks for the body kick but ranger saw that one coming. Nice takedown defense from ranger. No joy for Grozni on that attempt. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ranger. Grozni moves into the clinch successfully.
Grozni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. ranger fails to land the takedown. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grozni. ranger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for ranger. Grozni shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ranger but ranger pushes him off and we're back to square one. Grozni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and ranger counters with a one-two to the body. Grozni stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grozni wants it to stay on the feet. Grozni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from ranger.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick by ranger misses and Grozni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. ranger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grozni walks away with a smile on his face. ranger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Grozni has closed the distance and engaged ranger in a clinch.
Grozni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
ranger scoring well with a low kick there.
ranger goes for a high kick. It partially lands. ranger blocks a head kick by Grozni.
ilong ranger is winning the standup battle so far. Grozni tries a head kick but it misses.
ranger dives in and grabs Grozni's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grozni pushes down on ranger's head and hops out. Grozni clinches. Grozni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ranger smiles and moves away.
Grozni throws a lazy head kick and ranger counters with a left and a right that stings Grozni.
That has opened up Nikola Grozni's cut even more. Grozni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Grozni doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. ranger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grozni is fending him off so far but ranger persists. Nope, Grozni circles away and we're back to standing. Grozni misses with a right hand and ranger counters with a three punch combo that has Grozni backing up. Grozni nods at ranger to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grozni has ranger up against the cage in a clinch.
ranger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. ranger wants to break free but Grozni has control.
Grozni breaks from the clinch.
Grozni tries to clinch up. ranger shoots in but no luck this time. Grozni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. ranger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grozni avoids it really well and circles away. ranger shoots in and drives through. Grozni sprawls well. Grozni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. ranger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Grozni working the head with strikes. Grozni trying to control the action but ranger is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. ranger is looking to regain half guard here but Grozni keeps moving and retains side control. Grozni has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Grozni slaps away a takedown attempt from ranger, before circling back to the center of the mat. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A telegraphed takedown attempt from ranger is defended easily by Grozni. Grozni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ranger counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Nikola Grozni. I think Grozni 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikola Grozni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between RJ Paned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rams Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rams Great has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with RJ Paned's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, RJ Paned! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rams Great! The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paned steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Great. That one must have hurt. Great lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Paned is breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Great throws a head kick but Paned moves out of range.
Great will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Great connects with a solid leg kick. Great looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paned avoids the body shot from Great.
Paned on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Great. Great obviously looking to wear him down.
Great throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paned. Paned doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Paned dodges the punch combination from Great.
Great lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paned's sensitive parts. Paned moves out of range as Great throws a body kick.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Great! Paned is out on his feet! Great rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Paned is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Paned is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rams Great!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tabachoy Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tabachoy Paneda! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Spider! The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paneda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spider.
Spider lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paneda circles away quickly and effectively. Anderson Spider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Paneda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paneda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paneda showed some decent athleticism there. Paneda content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Paneda wants to stand up but Spider has a hold of him and won't allow it. Spider is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paneda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paneda's back! Paneda trying to control but not successfully. Paneda could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Spider can't escape the position, to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paneda wants to escape the position.
Paneda manages to reverse the position and now he's in Spider's guard. Nice work there by Paneda.
Spider controls Paneda momentarily but Paneda frees himself. Paneda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Paneda wants to pass the guard but Spider is keeping the position. Spider controls Paneda momentarily but Paneda frees himself. Paneda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Paneda moves into range and clinches up with Spider. Paneda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Paneda wants to sweep but no luck. Spider trying to stand up but can't free himself from Paneda's guard. Paneda pulls Spider in close to his closed guard and prevents Spider from doing any damage or advancing position. Paneda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paneda tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paneda tries to land a sweep but no joy. Paneda is breathing heavily.
We're going to have a standup here because Tabachoy Paneda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Paneda bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Paneda working away. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Paneda wants to stand but Spider is controlling his arm. Spider is trying to control Paneda's posture but Paneda avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Spider might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Paneda kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Spider tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paneda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Spider is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Paneda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Paneda not doing much here.
Spider tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tabachoy Paneda dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paneda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Spider napping and manages to drive through into side control! Spider is trying to control Paneda's posture but Paneda avoids it. Paneda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spider keeps working. Spider keeps Paneda under control for a moment. Spider can't do much from the bottom here. Spider is trying to get back to his feet. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spider is letting Paneda control him for a moment. Paneda tries to advance to mount but can't. Paneda working the body and head with strikes. Paneda cracks Spider with an elbow. That is naaassty. Spider is trying to improve his position. Spider wants to control but Paneda postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Paneda takes a little break here. Spider wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Paneda wants to stand but Spider is controlling his arm. Paneda is trying to get an arm triangle but Spider is defending well. Paneda cracks Spider with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spider gets back to half guard. Spider wants to control but Paneda is keeping busy.
Paneda tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Spider. Paneda prevents Spider from improving his position. Paneda missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Paneda is looking to advance position but Spider won't allow it. Paneda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Spider on the ground.
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. Spider slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Paneda wants to control from the top but Spider keeps moving. Spider is trying to keep Paneda in close.
Spider wants to sweep but no luck. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Paneda wants to stand but Spider is controlling his posture from full guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tabachoy Paneda dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Spider looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Spider misses with a body kick. Spider tries to keep at a distance but Paneda has taken the fight into the clinch. Paneda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Paneda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Spider throws a right and a left that Paneda avoids nicely. A combination from Spider does no damage. A momentary lapse in concentration from Spider enables Paneda to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Spider manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Paneda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spider swivels though and keeps the full guard. Spider trying to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paneda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Paneda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Spider's guard. Spider looking for a sweep. Not yet Spider, not yet. Spider lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paneda! Paneda is trying to escape the mount.
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. Spider is looking to stand but Spider has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Paneda wants to hold on but Spider pushes him away. Spider is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Spider's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Spider duly obliges. Paneda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paneda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spider's efforts to push away. Spider tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paneda just stands there and leans against the cage. Paneda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Spider smiles and moves away.
Spider throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spider on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paneda. Paneda obviously looking to wear him down.
Spider misses with a low kick as Paneda jumps back. Spider misses with a body shot
and Paneda counters with a takedown into side control. Spider throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Paneda tries to move to mount but Spider blocks the move with his legs. Spider gets back to half guard. Spider is trying to maintain the position but Paneda is very close to passing his half guard. Paneda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Spider is staying active underneath Paneda, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Paneda working Spider over with strikes. The fighters are battling for position here. Spider manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Paneda sitting in guard here, content to control. Spider throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Anderson Spider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tabachoy Paneda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Spider controls Paneda momentarily but Paneda frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight! Tabachoy Paneda showed his dominance in that final round. Well Paneda 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tabachoy Paneda!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babsie Paneda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Babsie Paneda has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Babsie Paneda! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Paneda closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away. Paneda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Paneda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Jones missing with punches from the bottom.
Jones is staying active underneath Paneda, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Jones gets full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Paneda wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving. Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paneda is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Paneda postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paneda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Jones throws a leg kick but Paneda moved away. Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Paneda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Jones misses. Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Paneda moves out of range easily. Jones blocks a head kick by Paneda.
Jones misses with a body kick. Jones looks gassed! Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Paneda, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Babsie Paneda. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paneda blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Paneda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Paneda getting side control. Jones throws a strike from the bottom but Paneda passes into side control!
Paneda takes a little break here. Jones wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paneda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK. Paneda trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom. Paneda working the head and body with strikes. Paneda controls the position from side control. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paneda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Paneda controlling from side mount. Paneda tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jones's legs.
That's four 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. Paneda scoring with punches and elbows. Jones is looking for a sweep. Paneda cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jones regains half guard. Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Paneda wants to stand but Jones has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babsie Paneda dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Paneda drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Jones lands a decent shot there. Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Paneda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Paneda is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Paneda trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paneda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Babsie Paneda wasn't doing enough on the ground. Paneda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Paneda controlling from the top position. Paneda preventing the sweep. Paneda pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Paneda controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paneda is working away from the top position though. Jones gets full guard. Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Paneda is proving a slippery customer.
Paneda drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Paneda jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy. Paneda could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Paneda stands up and waves to Jones to follow him. Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Paneda counters with a nice double leg into guard. Paneda is standing up over Jones. Jones looks to escape but Paneda dives into side control.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Paneda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Jones tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Paneda presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Jones looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paneda wants to control but Jones manages to buck him off and is now in Paneda's guard! Nice work there by Jones! Paneda is working an open guard so Jones takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Paneda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jones throws a head kick that Paneda semi-blocks.
Babsie Paneda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Paneda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely. Paneda blocks a head kick by Jones.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Paneda. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babsie Paneda dominated that second round. That's time! Paneda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Paneda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. It looks like Paneda is going to stand back up.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jones wants to improve his position but Paneda is controlling well.
Paneda scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Paneda controlling the action here. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paneda is stalling here. Jones is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Paneda seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jones has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Paneda to his feet. Paneda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Jones misses with a combination
and Paneda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paneda. Jones is pressed up against the cage. Paneda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Paneda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paneda wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy. Jones tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Paneda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Paneda working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones wants to control but Paneda is having none of it. Jones tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Paneda has taken his back. Paneda lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Paneda somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back. Paneda scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Jones is looking for a way out. Paneda scores with punches from the back.
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. I really don't envy Jones right now.
Jones controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position. Paneda is landing with strikes. Jones can't take much more of this. Jones trying to control the hands but Paneda breaks the grip. Jones manages to reverse the position and now he's in Paneda's guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Babsie Paneda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Jones wanted to stand there but Paneda had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight! Babsie Paneda showed his dominance in that final round. Well Paneda 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Babsie Paneda!
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