BHFC 92 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Heydrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Heydrich
vs
Castro

196 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Heydrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Castro!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Heydrich lands a left and a right that send Castro crashing to the mat, dazed. Heydrich thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Alejandro Castro has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Heydrich has managed to clinch.
A short right from Heydrich.
Castro tries for a takedown but Heydrich manages to get underhooks.
Heydrich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castro backwards.

Heydrich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heydrich cracks the inside of Castro's front leg.
Castro fails with the takedown

and Heydrich moves into the clinch.

Heydrich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Heydrich moves into the clinch.
Heydrich taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Heydrich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heydrich lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Heydrich leaves Castro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kurt Heydrich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Castro.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Heydrich has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Heydrich scores with a nice short uppercut.

Heydrich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castro looks for a takedown but Heydrich sprawls well.

Heydrich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Castro has Heydrich pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Heydrich manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Heydrich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Heydrich gets a clinch.
Heydrich is leaning against Castro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Castro looks gassed!
Heydrich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castro up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heydrich gets underhooks to prevent Castro's takedown attempt.
Castro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Heydrich is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Castro.

Heydrich breaks from the clinch.
Castro misses with a takedown
and Castro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!

Heydrich gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Heydrich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Castro gets tackled into the ropes by Heydrich. Heydrich maintains the clinch.

Heydrich manages to break the clinch.

Castro gets tackled into the ropes by Heydrich. Heydrich maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro takes a shot to the head.

Heydrich manages to break the clinch.

Heydrich has taken the fight to the clinch.
Castro is trying to drag Heydrich to the mat but Heydrich just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Heydrich holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Heydrich breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro fails with the takedown

and Heydrich moves into the clinch.
Castro is looking for a takedown.

Heydrich breaks the clinch.
Heydrich leaves Castro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Heydrich presses Castro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Heydrich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kurt Heydrich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Heydrich lands a big head kick that sends Castro tumbling to the mat! Heydrich takes a step backwards and waves Castro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Heydrich throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Castro is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kurt Heydrich!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Fowler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Fowler is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Fowler
vs
James

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darren James!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fowler throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Fowler finishes the takedown easily into guard.

James is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fowler is looking to stand up but James won't let him.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.

James has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fowler doesn't defend quickly enough and James has managed to lock this one up! Can Fowler escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to James on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Darren James!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Marchione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Etunimi Sukunimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Etunimi Sukunimi struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Etunimi Sukunimi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Marchione
vs
Sukunimi

177 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Marchione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Etunimi Sukunimi!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Marchione is predictable there
and Sukunimi counters with a head kick.
Marchione blocks a head kick by Sukunimi.
Sukunimi throws a sloppy head kick and Marchione moves out of range easily.
Marchione digs a good body shot into Sukunimi's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Marchione misses.
Sukunimi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marchione.
Marchione shoots in looking for a takedown. Sukunimi tries to sprawl out of it but Marchione keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sukunimi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Sukunimi as Marchione shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Marchione. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marchione looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sukunimi is fending him off so far but Marchione persists. Nope, Sukunimi circles away and we're back to standing.
Sukunimi dodges the punch combination from Marchione.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Sukunimi misses

and Marchione counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marchione slips nicely into half guard.

Marchione is looking for a kimura but Sukunimi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marchione to get the leverage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marchione lands a nice short elbow.
Marchione throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marchione is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marchione lands strikes from half guard.

Marchione stands up and beckons Sukunimi to join him on the feet.
Etunimi Sukunimi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sukunimi looks gassed!
Marchione misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchione closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sukunimi circles away.
Sukunimi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marchione is able to avoid easily.

Marchione shoots in and bounces Sukunimi off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Sukunimi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marchione cracks Sukunimi with a solid left hand.
Marchione wants to control from the top but Sukunimi keeps moving.
Marchione in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marchione advances to half guard.
Sukunimi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marchione. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sukunimi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marchione is trying to control the action in half guard but Sukunimi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Marchione is trying to work for a kimura but Sukunimi is defending well.
Marchione takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marchione working the head and body with strikes.

Marchione is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukunimi is trying to get back to full guard.
Marchione controlling the action here.
Marchione working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marchione 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sukunimi is trying to control but can't.
Marchione scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Marchione dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Marchione throws a right hand that Sukunimi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sukunimi also avoids with ease.
Sukunimi tries a head kick but it misses.
Marchione ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sukunimi moves away.
No joy there for Marchione, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sukunimi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sukunimi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marchione.
Marchione throws a right hand that Sukunimi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sukunimi also avoids with ease.
Sukunimi doesn't manage to clinch there - Marchione circles away.
Marchione missing with a left hand there. Sukunimi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alex Marchione seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Marchione shoots in and gets a takedown into Sukunimi's guard.
Marchione content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marchione working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sukunimi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchione stands up over Sukunimi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marchione with a nice head shot there.

Sukunimi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Marchione passes into half guard.
Marchione wants to control but Sukunimi is keeping him busy.
Marchione lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Marchione looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sukunimi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Sukunimi is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marchione lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sukunimi is still in real trouble! Can Marchione finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchione content to control rather than advance.
Marchione is nestled in close to Sukunimi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!

Marchione maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sukunimi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Marchione has cracked it and Sukunimi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Marchione!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Marchione!
A less than humble Alex Marchione misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jarrod Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Monfriesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wyatt
vs
Monfriesz

187 cm
23
193 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
199 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarrod Wyatt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Monfriesz!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monfriesz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monfriesz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monfriesz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Wyatt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Monfriesz is looking for a sweep. Wyatt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wyatt trying to control from half guard but Monfriesz is working away.
Monfriesz is looking to improve his position.
Wyatt stalling away here and it's allowed Monfriesz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wyatt scoring with some ground and pound.
Wyatt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wyatt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monfriesz is keeping the position for now.
Monfriesz trying to control the position.
Monfriesz pulls Wyatt in to control the position.
Wyatt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monfriesz keeping full guard, as Wyatt tries to pass.
Wyatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Monfriesz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Johnny Monfriesz.
Monfriesz scores with a nice strike.
Monfriesz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wyatt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johnny Monfriesz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monfriesz moves forwards but Wyatt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Monfriesz checks a low kick from Wyatt.
Monfriesz scores with a jab to the body.
Wyatt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monfriesz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Monfriesz throws a right hand that Wyatt ducks under and follows up with a left that Wyatt also avoids with ease.
Wyatt lands a front kick.
Wyatt feints and then cracks Monfriesz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monfriesz down.
Monfriesz looks gassed!
Monfriesz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wyatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Monfriesz misses with a hook. Wyatt ducked under it nicely.
Monfriesz moves out of range of the body kick.
Wyatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monfriesz.

Wyatt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Monfriesz sprawls well initially but Wyatt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wyatt slows the pace down in half guard.
Wyatt throwing shots but Monfriesz is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt stalling.
Wyatt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wyatt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Monfriesz for as long as he can get away with.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Jarrod Wyatt has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wyatt throws a right and a left that Monfriesz avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monfriesz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monfriesz missing with a left hand there. Wyatt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jarrod Wyatt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wyatt blocks a jab.
Wyatt connects with a jab.
Wyatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wyatt missing with a left hand there. Monfriesz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wyatt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monfriesz's waist but Monfriesz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wyatt off to one side.
Jarrod Wyatt is winning the standup battle so far.

Wyatt takes the fight into the clinch.
Wyatt trying to land knees to the body.
The referee calls for Monfriesz to work.
Wyatt tries a body shot but Monfriesz blocks it.
Monfriesz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wyatt's elbow.
Wyatt prevents a body shot from Monfriesz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monfriesz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Monfriesz avoiding damage as Wyatt throws knees to the body.
Wyatt looking to stall.
Wyatt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monfriesz is trying to maintain a safe position but Wyatt gets an underhook and turns Monfriesz into the ropes.
Monfriesz is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Wyatt has denied him.
Wyatt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monfriesz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monfriesz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Monfriesz as Wyatt tries to tie him up.
Wyatt landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monfriesz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wyatt lands a body shot.
Monfriesz is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wyatt leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Monfriesz wants a takedown but no success here.
Monfriesz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Wyatt.
Wyatt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monfriesz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monfriesz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wyatt is keeping busy.
Monfriesz blocks a body shot from Wyatt.
Monfriesz is working for takedown but Wyatt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Monfriesz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wyatt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jarrod Wyatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Monfriesz.
A jab lands there for Wyatt.

Monfriesz is rocked!
Wyatt thows a body kick. Monfriesz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Monfriesz is still on wobbly legs! Can Wyatt finish him?
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!
Wyatt throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Monfriesz crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jarrod Wyatt!
Jarrod Wyatt retains his middleweight title!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Col. John T. Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashe Corven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John T. Hall and Ashe Corven. Corven is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Escape. Corven has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

John T. Hall
vs
Corven

188 cm
29
281 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

194 cm
28
245 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

THELEMA Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Col. John T. Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashe Corven!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Corven is trying to defend but Hall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Corven looks gassed!
Hall works his way into full mount!
Hall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Ashe Corven has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oooh a big shot lands for Hall! Corven is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Col. John T. Hall!
Col. John T. Hall thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

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