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SPFT 4: Ivanovic vs. Couture PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpenter has chosen Hammertime as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with the takedown
and Carpenter counters with a takedown into side control.
Carpenter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
It looks like Peter Jones has been cut.
Carpenter lands a few punches from side control.
Jones is rocked!
Peter Jones's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carpenter scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jones is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Carpenter can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Carpenter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolo Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries to keep at a distance but Bryant has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bryant just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bryant has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bryant lands with a light punch inside.
St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Bryant.
St Pierre is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bryant.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Bryant moves out of range easily.
Bryant fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging St Pierre to the ground. Bryant is now in St Pierre's guard.
Bryant controlling from the top position.
Bryant throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bryant's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant pushes St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Bryant.
St Pierre looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bryant counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre forces Bryant back against the cage and clinches.
St Pierre is looking to control Bryant's arms but Bryant gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Pierre has his back to the cage.
Bryant pulls guard successfully.
Bryant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bryant 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.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bryant scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bryant is looking to clinch but St Pierre is avoiding it.
Bryant misses with a low kick as St Pierre jumps back.
St Pierre keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bryant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bryant lands in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bryant with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryant is one step ahead there.
Bryant is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kolo Bryant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
Kolo Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant lands a two punch combo.
Bryant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolo Bryant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre throws a series of punches but Bryant avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bryant swivels and escapes.
Bryant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bryant.
Bryant grinds an elbow into St Pierre's temple.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre is pushing Bryant's head away, looking to escape. Bryant manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down St Pierre's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bryant has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bryant doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bryant is predictable there
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combo that has Bryant backing up. Bryant nods at St Pierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Bryant has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Bryant.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryant won't allow it.
St Pierre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bryant walks away with a smile on his face. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bryant lands a jab-cross combination.
Bryant lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bryant.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
St Pierre misses with a combination
and Bryant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bryant connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
St Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bryant controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kolo Bryant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bryant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Pierres jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bryant wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from St Pierre enables Bryant to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. St Pierre manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Bryant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Pierre's head.
Bryant content to control rather than advance.
Bryant lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolo Bryant dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre misses the jab.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Bryant with a series of wild strikes but Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from St Pierre.
Kolo Bryant is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
Bryant misses with a low kick.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pierre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bryant kicks St Pierre off and gets back to his feet.
Bryant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bryant throws a leg kick but St Pierre checks it.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bryant as he jumps to the side.
Bryant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bryant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Bryant counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
Bryant works over St Pierre's head and body with a nice combination.
Bryant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre moves out of range of the leg kick from Bryant.
Bryant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bryant lands with a left to the head.
Bryant blocks an uppercut.
Kolo Bryant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short left from Bryant.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bryant just misses with a elbow thrown towards St Pierre's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
Bryant is working the combinations to good effect here.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Bryant.
A lazy left from Bryant finds it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bryant.
Bryant remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant'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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bryant looks up at the clock and then as St Pierre takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bryant smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kolo Bryant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bryant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kolo Bryant!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dracula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Cronesberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Dracula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Cronesberry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracula closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cronesberry circles away.
Dracula really is a fat lump.
Cronesberry forces Dracula back against the cage and clinches.
Cronesberry's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dracula successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cronesberry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cronesberry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cronesberry tries to free his leg and advance position but Dracula is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cronesberry won't allow Dracula to get back to his feet.
Dracula on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dracula tries to get out of the position.
Cronesberry is in close to Dracula's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dracula looking for a guillotine here but Cronesberry defends easily.
Cronesberry controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronesberry forces his way into half guard.
Cronesberry seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dracula is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marco Cronesberry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Hatchett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelvin Hatchett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatchett scores with a one two! Hogan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hatchett misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Hatchett does no damage.
Hatchett misses with a few strikes there.
Hatchett connects with a single shot there.
Hatchett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogan dodges the punch combination from Hatchett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hogan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hogan has hold of Hatchett's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hatchett seems comfortable defending it but Hogan has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hatchett is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hatchett is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hogan couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Hogan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dantavious McJuckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendell Brown (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dantavious McJuckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendell Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to bum rush McJuckett with a series of wild strikes but McJuckett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McJuckett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McJuckett slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown throws a series of punches but McJuckett moves out of range.
Kendell Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McJuckett clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kendell Brown has been cut.
McJuckett scores with a hook to the body.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown looks gassed!
McJuckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McJuckett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McJuckett scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McJuckett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McJuckett just leaning against Brown, taking a breather.
McJuckett lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McJuckett lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A knee to the head by McJuckett.
That has opened up Kendell Brown's cut even more.
McJuckett landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by McJuckett.
McJuckett with a knee to the head.
McJuckett lands a big knee to the head and Brown goes down! McJuckett pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dantavious McJuckett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rosa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bate Pesadăo. Diego Rosa 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David James!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James throws an off balance right hand
and Rosa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rosa to the ground. James is now in Rosa's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rosa looking for a sweep. Not yet Rosa, not yet.
James controls from within his opponent's guard.
James is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosa has wrist control.
James landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Rosa.
James slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
James landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
James cracks Rosa with a solid left hand.
James stands and throws Rosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rosa defending against the ground and pound.
James working the head and body with strikes.
Rosa pushes James away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, James gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
James scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rosa to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on James's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rosa!
James cracks Rosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rosa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James landing punches.
James looking to finish Rosa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rosa!
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James lands a nice shot to the head.
Rosa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rosa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
James controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by James.
James prevents Rosa from getting the reversal.
James raining down shots from the mount!
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James is landing with some decent strikes but Rosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
James raining down shots from the mount!
James sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosa working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James scoring with strikes but Rosa is staying in there.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rosa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
James slips a jab and a cross from Rosa.
Diego Rosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Rosa.
Rosa swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Rosa.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Rosa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosa wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Rosa misses its intended target.
Rosa wants to clinch.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James shoots in but no luck this time.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rosa as he avoids it easily.
Diego Rosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David James.
Rosa works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rosa throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Rosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Rosa. Those never looked like landing.
Rosa connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
James closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rosa throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Rosa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
James is rocked!
Rosa misses with a wild combination.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosa finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosa drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks James right on the button. James goes down! Rosa follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rosa gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Rosa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ginggoy Bestrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mc Shooter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ginggoy Bestrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mc Shooter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shooter wants to clinch but Bestrada slips to the side
and Bestrada counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bestrada.
Shooter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bestrada as he avoids it easily.
Bestrada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bestrada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Shooter looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bestrada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shooter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bestrada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bestrada raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bestrada working for a guillotine from mount but Shooter is in no mood to give up.
Bestrada tries to control but Shooter wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestrada jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Shooter is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Shooter and Bestrada has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Shooter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bestrada working away.
Bestrada decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shooter to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter tries to work over Bestrada's front leg with a kick but Bestrada checks it.
Shooter leaves Bestrada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bestrada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shooter pinned against the cage. Shooter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bestrada will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ginggoy Bestrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shooter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bestrada, pushing him back against the cage.
Bestrada pushes Shooter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shooter wants a takedown but no success here.
Shooter can't break the clinch.
Shooter jumps guard and drags Bestrada to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shooter controls Bestrada momentarily but Bestrada frees himself.
Bestrada wants to control from the top but Shooter keeps moving.
Bestrada is looking to stand up but Shooter won't let him.
Bestrada trying to control but Shooter is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Ginggoy Bestrada wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Shooter thows a leg kick but Bestrada checks it
so Bestrada counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bestrada wants to stand but Shooter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shooter controlling Bestrada's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bestrada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shooter is keeping the position for now.
Shooter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bestrada tries to free his leg and advance position but Shooter is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mc Shooter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bestrada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ginggoy Bestrada 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.
Bestrada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shooter circles away quickly and effectively.
Shooter moves out of range of the body kick.
Bestrada pushes Shooter up against the cage in a clinch.
Shooter jumps guard but Bestrada stands there with Shooter around his waist. Shooter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bestrada drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shooter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shooter keeps control of Bestrada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bestrada tries to stall but Shooter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shooter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bestrada is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shooter to the mat. Shooter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Shooter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bestrada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shooter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bestrada is trying to defend but Shooter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shooter is breathing heavily.
Shooter is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bestrada gets back to full guard.
Shooter looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bestrada controls Shooter momentarily but Shooter frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada has his foot on Shooter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shooter works his way back into a safe position though.
Shooter forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shooter is controlling the pace.
Bestrada is trying to maintain the position but Shooter is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada tries to roll over but Shooter keeps him under control.
Bestrada flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bestrada trying to control from the bottom.
Shooter prevents Bestrada from improving his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shooter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Bestrada with that takedown attempt.
Ginggoy Bestrada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shooter on his heels. He'll look to pass Shooter's guard now, I'm sure.
Bestrada wants to control from the top but Shooter keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shooter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shooter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bestrada preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shooter trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mc Shooter.
Bestrada rushes Shooter and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ginggoy Bestrada dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bestrada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shooter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bestrada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shooter shoots in and drives through. Bestrada sprawls well.
Shooter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bestrada.
Shooter shoots for a double leg takedown but Bestrada sprawls well. He's pushed Shooter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ginggoy Bestrada is winning the standup battle so far.
Bestrada shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shooter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shooter tries to bench press Bestrada off him but Bestrada keeps the position.
Bestrada decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bestrada throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bestrada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bestrada thuds his shin into the meat of Shooter's side.
Bestrada tries a head kick but it misses.
Shooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bestrada.
Bestrada gets the takedown into side control.
Ginggoy Bestrada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bestrada is looking to take a break and control but Shooter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Bestrada are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shooter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shooter is looking for a sweep.
Bestrada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shooter is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bestrada trying to control the action but Shooter is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bestrada swings around for an armbar but Shooter sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bestrada's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bestrada looking for a sweep. Not yet Bestrada, not yet.
Shooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Bestrada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bestrada not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shooter looking to score a takedown here. Bestrada is defending well but Shooter drives through and ends up in Bestrada's guard.
Shooter wants to control from the top but Bestrada keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bestrada trying to control the position.
Bestrada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shooter!
Bestrada throwing strikes here but Shooter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bestrada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bestrada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mc Shooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ginggoy Bestrada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bestrada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ginggoy Bestrada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bestrada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ginggoy Bestrada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Forever by Throwdown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mattias Grabowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
223 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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27
274 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonard Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mattias Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabowski.
Grabowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bateman lands with a hook. Grabowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grabowski wants to clinch up but Bateman keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Bateman. Those never looked like landing.
Bateman misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Bateman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bateman misses with the combination.
Bateman throws a nice looking combination but Grabowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Grabowski.
Grabowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bateman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grabowski takes a swing at Bateman's ribcage but misses.
Grabowski swings for the body but Bateman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grabowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Bateman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grabowski throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bateman was covering up waiting for the punch and Grabowski finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Grabowski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bateman's head.
Grabowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bateman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grabowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grabowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Grabowski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mattias Grabowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bateman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabowski.
Bateman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
Bateman lands with a hook. Grabowski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grabowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bateman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grabowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a series of wild punches.
Bateman misses with a double jab.
Bateman moves out of range as Grabowski strikes.
Grabowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bateman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grabowski.
Grabowski seems to be looking for submissions.
Bateman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grabowski.
Grabowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bateman defending well though.
Bateman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grabowski on the ground.
Bateman is defending against the submission attempts here by Grabowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bateman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grabowski.
Grabowski stalling.
Grabowski has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bateman defend it? Grabowski steps over the head and cranks it - Bateman is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Grabowski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mattias Grabowski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You are a douche. Sasha Lagoo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
166 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
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24
162 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Hammar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Lagoo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammar throws a head kick but Lagoo moves out of range.
Hammar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lagoo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lagoo scoring well with a low kick there.
Lagoo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lagoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lagoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammar.
Hammar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lagoo circles away.
Hammar wants to clinch up but Lagoo keeps it at a distance.
Hammar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lagoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammar.
Hammar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lagoo counters with a stiff right hand.
Lagoo avoids the head kick by Hammar.
Hammar slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammar tries to clinch but Lagoo moves away
and Lagoo counters with a three punch combo that has Hammar backing up. Hammar nods at Lagoo to acknowledge the strikes.
Hammar throws a head kick that misses.
Lagoo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hammar's hands.
Lagoo throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Hammar's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Lagoo dives in looking to finish as Hammar flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Lagoo's strikes! Lagoo is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Hammar's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Hammar was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Lagoo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Ivanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Day of Victory. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Ivanovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Boris Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ivanovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Couture or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couture creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ivanovic crunches a lovely knee into Couture's ribcage.
Couture wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivanovic lands a shot to the body.
Couture looks gassed!
Ivanovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Couture is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Ivanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Ivanovic lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Couture backwards.
Couture takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic tries a body shot but Couture blocks it.
Ivanovic lands a nice uppercut.
Ivanovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Couture's face.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couture avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivanovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ivanovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Couture won't want to take too many of those.
Ivanovic lands a body shot.
Ivanovic lands a body shot.
Ivanovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ivanovic just leaning against Couture, taking a breather.
Ivanovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivanovic avoiding damage.
Ivanovic misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic is leaning against Couture and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ivanovic slows down the pace here.
Ivanovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Couture blocks it with crossed arms.
Ivanovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Ivanovic.
Couture is rocked!
Ivanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Couture is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanovic finish him?
Ivanovic creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Couture's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Couture drops to his knees and Ivanovic pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Ivanovic!
Boris Ivanovic is the new light heavyweight champion!
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RATING
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