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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fiotr Pironczeski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fiotr Pironczeski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johny Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pironczeski wants to clinch up but Rambo keeps it at a distance.
Rambo throws a combination. Pironczeski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Fiotr Pironczeski has been cut.
Rambo wants to clinch
and Pironczeski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rambo is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pironczeski is taking a breather. Rambo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rambo is looking to escape.
Rambo is not content to let Pironczeski control the position.
Rambo is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pironczeski is looking to advance position but Rambo won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fiotr Pironczeski.
Rambo moves in looking to clinch but Pironczeski pushes him off.
Rambo misses with the combination.
Rambo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johny Rambo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rambo looks gassed!
Rambo gets caught napping as Pironczeski dives in and scores a takedown. Rambo manages to retain guard.
Pironczeski prevents Rambo from getting back to his feet.
Pironczeski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rambo on the ground.
Pironczeski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pironczeski gets to his feet. Rambo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pironczeski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rambo, pushing him back against the cage.
Pironczeski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rambo up against the cage.
Pironczeski prevents Rambo from breaking the clinch.
Pironczeski manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pironczeski has Rambo pulled in close to control his posture.
Rambo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pironczeski looking for a guillotine here but Rambo defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pironczeski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rambo wanted to stand there but Pironczeski had control of the position.
Rambo won't allow Pironczeski to sweep him here.
Pironczeski is trying to keep Rambo in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pironczeski looking for a sweep. Not yet Pironczeski, not yet.
Pironczeski has a closed guard, preventing Rambo from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fiotr Pironczeski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rambo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pironczeski counters with a shoot takedown. Rambo fights it but they end up in guard.
Pironczeski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pironczeski wants to control from the top but Rambo keeps moving.
Rambo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Pironczeski dives into side control.
Pironczeski trying to control the position but Rambo is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pironczeski decides to stand back up.
Pironczeski pushes Rambo up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pironczeski has Rambo pressed against the cage, preventing Rambo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pironczeski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rambo's efforts to push away.
Pironczeski manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiotr Pironczeski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fiotr Pironczeski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pironczeski thows a body shot but no joy.
Rambo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rambo misses with a double jab.
Rambo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pironczeski closes the distance and clinches.
Pironczeski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rambo's efforts to push away.
Rambo tries to break the clinch but Pironczeski is controlling the position.
Rambo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pironczeski has him pressed against the cage.
Pironczeski breaks the clinch.
Fiotr Pironczeski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pironczeski rushes Rambo and presses him up against the cage.
Pironczeski breaks the clinch.
Pironczeski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rambo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pironczeski counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pironczeski moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pironczeski lands an elbow.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Rambo is pushing Pironczeski's head away, looking to escape. Pironczeski manages to hold on to the position though.
Rambo being controlled for a moment.
Pironczeski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pironczeski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pironczeski is looking to take a break and control but Rambo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rambo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pironczeski is controlling him well.
Pironczeski controlling the position from side mount.
Rambo pushes Pironczeski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pironczeski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pironczeski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rambo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rambo is trying to buck Pironczeski off.
Pironczeski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rambo keeps working.
Pironczeski controlling from side mount.
Pironczeski is putting a hurting on Rambo here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pironczeski staying calm.
Pironczeski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rambo some visible discomfort.
Pironczeski decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rambo to his feet.
Pironczeski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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.
Pironczeski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pironczeski slips a jab and a cross from Rambo.
Pironczeski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiotr Pironczeski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fiotr Pironczeski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pironczeski lands a head kick!
Pironczeski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pironczeski wants to pass the guard but Rambo is keeping the position.
Rambo wants to stand but Pironczeski is controlling the position.
Rambo being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pironczeski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Fiotr Pironczeski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pironczeski slips a jab and a cross from Rambo.
Rambo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pironczeski dives in and scores a takedown into Rambo's guard.
Pironczeski prevents Rambo from getting back to his feet.
Pironczeski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Pironczeski from controlling successfully.
Rambo wants to stand but Pironczeski is controlling the position.
Pironczeski gets to his feet - Rambo follows without any prompting.
Pironczeski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rambo can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pironczeski gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo is pushing Pironczeski's head away, looking to escape. Pironczeski manages to hold on to the position though.
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!
Pironczeski 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.
Pironczeski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pironczeski.
Rambo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pironczeski circles away quickly and effectively.
Pironczeski closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rambo quickly recovers to half guard.
Pironczeski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Rambo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pironczeski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pironczeski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rambo wants to stand but Pironczeski is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pironczeski stands and steps away. Rambo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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!
Rambo tries to keep at a distance but Pironczeski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pironczeski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rambo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pironczeski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pironczeski dodges the punch combination from Rambo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pironczeski.
Pironczeski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johny Rambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fiotr Pironczeski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pironczeski controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiotr Pironczeski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pironczeski 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiotr Pironczeski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pysiu Reja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Koster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pysiu Reja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Koster!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reja scores with a takedown into Koster's guard.
Reja trying to control but Koster is working from the bottom.
Koster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reja can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koster has his foot on Reja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reja works his way back into a safe position though.
Koster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koster has his foot on Reja's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reja works his way back into a safe position though.
Reja works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reja not doing much here.
Reja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koster on the ground.
Koster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reja pulls his head out easily.
Koster looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reja not doing much here.
Reja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Koster defending well though.
Reja decides to return to a standing position.
Koster throws a jab but it's blocked by Reja.
Koster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koster misses with a head kick.
Reja blocks a head kick by Koster.
Koster looks gassed!
Koster moves out of range as Reja strikes.
Jose Koster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koster gets tackled into the cage by Reja. Reja maintains the clinch.
Koster tries to land knees in the clinch but Reja avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reja has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Koster uses from the top position.
Koster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reja doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Reja is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reja avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koster looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reja passes into side control.
Koster tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reja throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Koster is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reja's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Reja! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Koster has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pysiu Reja!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Oddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machida Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oddi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Iron Maiden - The Trooper. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Oddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machida Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oddi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alonso tightens his grip and picks Oddi up, before dumping him to the ground. Oddi manages to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oddi is looking to stand up but Alonso isn't so interested in that idea.
Alonso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oddi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alonso is controlling him.
Oddi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alonso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oddi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alonso works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alonso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alonso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alonso wants to free his trapped foot but Oddi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alonso seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alonso 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.
Alonso working Oddi over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alonso is nestled in close to Oddi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Alonso there.
Alonso stops Oddi from getting back to his feet.
Alonso has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alonso cracks Oddi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oddi is trying to stand up.
Alonso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alonso dominating with strikes here.
Alonso is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alonso controlling from the full mount.
Oddi is squirming around, avoiding Alonso's attempts to control the action.
Alonso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Alonso with shots to the head and body - Oddi looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is landing with some decent strikes but Oddi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oddi is trying to stand.
Alonso working Oddi over with strikes here.
Oddi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Oddi is squirming around, avoiding Alonso's attempts to control the action.
Alonso unloading with bombs!
You get the feeling that Oddi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oddi taking shots to the head.
Alonso unloading with bombs!
Alonso takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alonso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oddi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alonso scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alonso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oddi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso landing strikes from the mount and Oddi is in trouble!
Oddi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Alonso has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Oddi's face.
Alonso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Alonso trying to control but Oddi is having none of it.
Oddi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oddi wants to get back to his feet.
Alonso scoring with strikes but Oddi is staying in there.
Alonso lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oddi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alonso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oddi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Alonso pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alonso wants to control the pace but Oddi is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alonso cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alonso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Alonso working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oddi is rocked!
Oddi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Oddi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alonso punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alonso postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Oddi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Oddi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machida Alonso!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billson Crawdad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felipe Pontes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Pontes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billson Crawdad!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawdad takes one to the side of the head.
Crawdad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pontes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Pontes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crawdad doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pontes counter with a right hand.
Crawdad misses with a takedown attempt - Pontes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pontes looks to throw the jab but Crawdad is out of range.
Pontes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawdad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pontes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawdad.
Pontes misses with a straight right.
Pontes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pontes connects with a body shot that sends Crawdad's belly button to the back.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pontes, as that shot connected.
Felipe Pontes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawdad manages to avoid it.
Pontes drops his shoulder and cracks Crawdad with a huge uppercut! Crawdad goes down! Can Pontes finish him?
Crawdad is rocked!
Pontes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crawdad is still in real trouble! Can Pontes finish him?
Crawdad looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawdad, not yet.
Pontes throws a big right hand that misses.
Crawdad seems to have recovered his senses.
Pontes looking to pass the guard.
Pontes throwing strikes but missing.
Pontes passes into half guard.
Pontes is trying to work for a kimura but Crawdad is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Pontes there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pontes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pontes 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.
Pontes is trying to control the action in half guard but Crawdad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crawdad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pontes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crawdad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pontes defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawdad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pontes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pontes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pontes wants to control from the top but Crawdad keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pontes looking to sit in guard and control but Crawdad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pontes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crawdad manages to get himself to full guard.
Pontes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pontes throws and elbow that misses. Crawdad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pontes's guard. Nice move by Crawdad!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawdad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pontes keeping full guard, as Crawdad tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Pontes dominated that round.
That's time! Pontes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pontes. Crawdad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pontes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pontes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pontes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Pontes misses its intended target.
Pontes misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by Pontes. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pontes connects with a single shot there.
Pontes just misses with a punch to the body.
Pontes dances in with a quick combination. Crawdad is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Pontes snaps Crawdad's head back. Crawdad stumbles backwards against the cage. Pontes steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Crawdad's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Crawdad just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Felipe Pontes!
After the fight, Felipe Pontes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Matos 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Matos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tim Grace!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos has his takedown stuffed
and Grace counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Grace.
Grace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matos tries to clinch but Grace moves away
and Grace counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matos walks into a stiff left hand from Grace.
Matos shoots in looking for a takedown but Grace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Matos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace scores with a decent looking hook.
Matos is breathing heavily.
Grace connects with a right hand. Matos shakes it off.
Matos is rocked!
Matos misses with a takedown attempt
and Grace counters with a huge right that knocks Matos out cold! Grace is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tim Grace!
After the fight, Tim Grace was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Minotauro Balbino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Peltier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltier has chosen Rockstar-Chamillionaire as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Minotauro Balbino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zane Peltier!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balbino throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Peltier tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Balbino is in Peltier's 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.
Peltier trying to control the position here.
Balbino is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Peltier pulls Balbino in close to his closed guard and prevents Balbino from doing any damage or advancing position.
Peltier trying to control the position.
Balbino is looking to advance position but Peltier has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Balbino wants to hold on but Peltier pushes him away.
Peltier is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Balbino has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Balbino!
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!
Balbino trying to control but Peltier is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier looking for a sweep. Not yet Peltier, not yet.
Balbino throws and elbow that misses. Peltier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balbino's guard. Nice move by Peltier!
Balbino keeping moving, preventing Peltier from controlling successfully.
Balbino is adopting a defensive guard.
Peltier drops back, looking for a kneebar! Balbino looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Balbino looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Balbino!
Peltier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balbino in side control, throwing shots but Peltier defends.
Peltier wants to control but Balbino postures up.
Balbino scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peltier to see if he's OK.
Balbino throwing strikes but Peltier manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltier is trying to get an arm triangle but Balbino is defending well.
Peltier tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peltier has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balbino wants to get back to his feet.
Peltier looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balbino on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Balbino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peltier is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Balbino is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Peltier wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Balbino, who protects the arm well.
Balbino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Balbino manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Balbino has recovered full guard.
Balbino is trying to keep Peltier in close.
Peltier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Balbino is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Peltier, into his guard.
Peltier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balbino throws a strike but Peltier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Balbino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Balbino scores a takedown into full mount!
Peltier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Balbino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Peltier working to try and regain half guard.
Balbino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Balbino avoids the attempt from Peltier to control.
Balbino looking to finish Peltier with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peltier!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balbino tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier wants to control but Balbino is having none of it.
Peltier manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Peltier makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Peltier.
Peltier lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Balbino!
Peltier fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Peltier goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Balbino turns into him and now he's in Peltier's guard.
Peltier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltier might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Balbino kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Balbino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peltier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balbino chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peltier has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Balbino is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Peltier.
Balbino tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Balbino has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Balbino scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balbino cracks Peltier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Balbino cracks Peltier with a big right hand but Peltier just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Minotauro Balbino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balbino working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Peltier tries to buck Balbino off but Balbino is having none of it.
Peltier is trying to control Balbino's posture but Balbino avoids it.
Balbino with the ground and pound but Peltier regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Peltier is refusing to be controlled, as Balbino sits in half guard.
Balbino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Peltier is looking to control Balbino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peltier avoid being mounted?
Peltier gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balbino is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Peltier is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Peltier has escaped and now he's on top!
Peltier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peltier looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peltier trying to control but Balbino is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltier tries to free his leg and advance position but Balbino is retaining full guard.
Balbino trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Balbino dominated that second 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.
Balbino avoids the head kick by Peltier.
Peltier tries a head kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Balbino.
Peltier is looking to reverse the position.
Balbino in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Peltier is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Balbino throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Peltier works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Peltier trying to control here.
Balbino thows a huge punch but Peltier dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Peltier gets full guard.
Peltier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balbino advances to half guard.
Balbino with the ground and pound but Peltier uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Balbino postures up in Peltier's guard and throws a big left but Peltier blocks it.
Peltier working for a triangle but Balbino defends it easily.
Balbino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Peltier looking for a sweep. Not yet Peltier, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balbino postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Balbino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Peltier looking for subs off his back but Balbino has passed one foot through into half guard.
Peltier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peltier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Balbino.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balbino looks to land a strike but Peltier avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Balbino is in close to Peltier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Balbino tries to stand but Peltier is controlling from the bottom.
Balbino postures up in Peltier's guard and throws a big left but Peltier blocks it.
Balbino with a nice head shot there.
Balbino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peltier is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balbino scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Peltier is trying to control the position but Balbino postures up.
Peltier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peltier is adopting a defensive guard.
Balbino passes Peltier's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Peltier is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Balbino misses with a head shot. Peltier uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balbino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peltier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peltier has control of Balbino's left arm, preventing Balbino from doing any damage.
Balbino is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Balbino lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balbino postures up in Peltier's guard and throws a big left but Peltier blocks it.
Peltier working a defensive guard here.
Balbino working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Balbino clearly takes 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.
Peltier throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Balbino feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Peltier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balbino's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Balbino content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peltier trying to control the position.
Balbino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peltier has momentary wrist control but Balbino slips an elbow through the middle.
Peltier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Balbino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Peltier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Balbino has managed to get both his arms back between Peltier's legs - danger averted.
Peltier is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Balbino scoring with punches to the head and body.
Peltier working a defensive guard but Balbino manages to pass into side control anyway.
Balbino working the head and body with strikes.
Balbino throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Balbino landing strikes.
Peltier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Balbino creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Peltier sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Balbino is looking to take a break and control but Peltier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peltier is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltier wants to control but Balbino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balbino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Balbino misses with a head shot. Peltier uses the momentum to regain guard.
Peltier throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Balbino landing some decent shots from guard.
Balbino trying to control but Peltier is working from the bottom.
Balbino landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balbino is looking to work some ground and pound but Peltier has wrist control.
Balbino wants to control from the top but Peltier keeps moving.
Balbino content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Peltier keeping full guard, as Balbino tries to pass.
Balbino is fighting to break Peltier's control of his arms but Peltier is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Peltier is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Balbino is aware though and is defending well.
Peltier preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balbino trying to control the position from guard on top but Peltier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peltier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier is adopting a defensive guard.
Balbino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balbino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Balbino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peltier is on top in guard.
Peltier throws a strike but Balbino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peltier working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Minotauro Balbino had his way with Zane Peltier in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Balbino looking to score a takedown here. Peltier is defending well but Balbino drives through and ends up in Peltier's guard.
Balbino trying to control the position from guard on top but Peltier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balbino works over Peltier with some ground and pound from guard.
Balbino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Balbino postures up.
Peltier throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Balbino escapes and throws Peltier's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Balbino looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Peltier is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balbino trying to control the position but Peltier is working away.
Balbino lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Peltier down.
Peltier defending against the ground and pound.
Balbino misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Balbino working the ground and pound but Peltier is defending the strikes.
Peltier struggling a bit here.
Peltier is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Balbino's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peltier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Balbino off and has taken his back!
Balbino defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Peltier's arms.
Peltier is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Balbino is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Peltier gets his way!
Balbino trying to control the hands but Peltier won't let him.
Peltier has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balbino fending off the submission attempt from Peltier.
Balbino trying to get back to his feet but Peltier is in full control for now.
Peltier struggling to land strikes to the head as Balbino covers up.
Zane Peltier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peltier scores with punches to the body.
Peltier has got his arm under Balbino's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Balbino has spun round into Peltier's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Peltier looking for a sweep. Not yet Peltier, not yet.
Balbino keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Peltier's head.
Balbino wants to pass the guard but Peltier is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balbino's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balbino throws and elbow that misses. Peltier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balbino's guard. Nice move by Peltier!
Peltier won't allow Balbino to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Minotauro Balbino.
Well Balbino 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Minotauro Balbino!
Minotauro Balbino is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nurse might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Neon Genesis Evangelion. Phil Nurse had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nurse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
Nurse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nurse swinging wildly here.
Ramos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nurse counters with a body kick that stops Ramos in his tracks momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramos is defended easily by Nurse.
Phil Nurse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Ramos.
Nurse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nurse can pounce on him.
Nurse works Ramos's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nurse.
Ramos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Nurse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nurse finds it's way round the side to connect with Ramos's head.
Nurse lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ramos falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phil Nurse!
Phil Nurse took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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G |
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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