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TPC 1: Pain 4 Pride PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Vellonaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Vellonaz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TJ O Brian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Vellonaz!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vellonaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vellonaz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
O Brian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vellonaz sprawls well. Vellonaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Brian gets slowly back to his feet.
O Brian shoots in but Vellonaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ O Brian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vellonaz misses with a takedown attempt - O Brian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Brian looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vellonaz!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O Brian has control of Vellonaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vellonaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
O Brian looking to control but Vellonaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vellonaz is squirming around, avoiding O Brian's attempts to control the action.
O Brian controlling from the full mount.
O Brian lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
O Brian trying to control but Vellonaz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian scoring with strikes but Vellonaz is staying in there.
O Brian controlling his opponent.
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!
Vellonaz is squirming around, avoiding O Brian's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brian looking to finish Vellonaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vellonaz!
O Brian avoids the attempt from Vellonaz to control.
O Brian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vellonaz's face.
O Brian controlling from mount.
O Brian looking to control but Vellonaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Brian fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian wants to control the pace but Vellonaz is squirming around nicely.
Vellonaz is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vellonaz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ O Brian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Brian drives through with a takedown into guard.
O Brian is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
O Brian wants to control from the top but Vellonaz keeps moving.
O Brian works over Vellonaz with some ground and pound from guard.
O Brian trying to control the position from guard on top but Vellonaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Brian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because TJ O Brian just wasn't active enough.
O Brian shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vellonaz's guard.
Vellonaz is breathing heavily.
O Brian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vellonaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Brian tries to free his leg and advance position but Vellonaz is retaining full guard.
O Brian stands up from guard. Let's bang!
O Brian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Brian darts in and clinches Vellonaz up against the cage.
O Brian breaks from the clinch.
O Brian fails with a takedown attempt.
Vellonaz blocks the body kick.
Vellonaz tries to close the distance and clinch but O Brian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from O Brian misses.
Nice uppercut lands for O Brian. That snapped Vellonaz's head back.
O Brian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vellonaz swivels and escapes.
O Brian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brian takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vellonaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Brian as he avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Brian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vellonaz is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Vellonaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Brian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
O Brian looking to control but Vellonaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Brian lands a big shot there that rocks Vellonaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
O Brian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vellonaz is looking to escape.
O Brian landing shots from mount.
TJ O Brian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vellonaz wants to control but O Brian is having none of it.
O Brian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vellonaz's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Brian controlling the pace for now.
O Brian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vellonaz can do to turn this around?
O Brian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vellonaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ O Brian 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Brian tries to bum rush Vellonaz with a series of wild strikes but Vellonaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vellonaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Brian as he avoids it easily.
O Brian shoots in looking for a takedown but Vellonaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Brian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Brian rushes Vellonaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Brian pulls guard successfully.
O Brian manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vellonaz manages to get himself to full guard.
O Brian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
O Brian trying to control but Vellonaz is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brian stands and throws Vellonaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vellonaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Brian stands up.
O Brian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vellonaz tries to avoid it but O Brian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vellonaz to the ground. Vellonaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brian has managed to clinch.
O Brian can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ O Brian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brian slowing the pace effectively.
O Brian manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Brian keeping moving, preventing Vellonaz from controlling successfully.
Vellonaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brian is trying to control the position but Vellonaz postures up.
O Brian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vellonaz's guard.
Vellonaz pushes O Brian off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vellonaz doesn't manage to clinch there - O Brian circles away.
O Brian shoots in for a double leg but Vellonaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Brian doesn't manage to clinch there - Vellonaz circles away.
Vellonaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Brian counters with a head kick. That will keep Vellonaz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
O Brian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Brian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vellonaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Brian shoots in but no luck this time.
Vellonaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thiago Vellonaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian has managed to clinch.
Vellonaz stalling in the clinch but O Brian improves position.
O Brian manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Brian looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vellonaz passes into side control.
O Brian is trying to control Vellonaz's posture but Vellonaz avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vellonaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
TJ O Brian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vellonaz working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ O Brian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Brian 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ O Brian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Rueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rueda comes to the cage accompanied by darude-sandstorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Rueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rueda misses with a series of wild punches.
Rueda gets a clinch.
Rueda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rueda lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Ramirez stops a takedown attempt from Rueda.
Rueda stalling the fight.
Ramirez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rueda after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Rueda.
Rueda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramirez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramirez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rueda is defending well.
Fernando Rueda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Ramirez.
Ramirez is pressed up against the cage. Rueda has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramirez down to the mat. Ramirez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Rueda.
Rueda lands a jab to Ramirez's midsection.
Ramirez looks gassed!
Rueda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rueda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rueda darts in and clinches Ramirez up against the cage.
Rueda is working for takedown but Ramirez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rueda walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rueda drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Rueda.
Rueda lands a nice knee to the body.
Rueda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramirez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rueda drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernando Rueda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rueda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rueda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ramirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rueda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramirez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rueda gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rueda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rueda is looking for a takedown.
Rueda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rueda closes the distance and pushes Ramirez back into the cage.
Rueda successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rueda wants to improve his position but instead Ramirez has moved into half guard.
Ramirez wants to take a breather but Rueda is having none of it.
Ramirez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ramirez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rueda quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rueda trying to hold on to Ramirez's head to control him but Ramirez postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rueda regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Rueda dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez shoots in for a double leg but Rueda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramirez tries to keep at a distance but Rueda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramirez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rueda smiles and moves away.
Ramirez blocks a head kick by Rueda.
Rueda swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernando Rueda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez is breathing heavily.
Ramirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rueda clinches up with Ramirez and pushes him back against the cage.
Rueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rueda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rueda has control of Ramirez's left arm, preventing Ramirez from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ramirez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rueda throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ramirez uses it to pass to side control.
Ramirez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rueda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ramirez working away.
Rueda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramirez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rueda wants to control but Ramirez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rueda is looking for a sweep.
Ramirez working away.
Ramirez is working Rueda over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Rueda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramirez is chipping away with strikes.
Ramirez connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rueda some visible discomfort.
Rueda struggling a bit here.
Rueda tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Rueda 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ramirez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Rueda misses.
Rueda throws a head kick but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rueda sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramirez somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rueda wants to clinch up but Ramirez keeps it at a distance.
Rueda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Ramirez jumps guard but Rueda stands there with Ramirez around his waist. Ramirez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fernando Rueda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rueda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ramirez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rueda is defending well.
Rueda breaks from the clinch.
Ramirez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rueda.
Rueda shoots in for a double leg but Ramirez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rueda fails with a takedown attempt.
Ramirez shoots in looking for a takedown but Rueda manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramirez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rueda moves into the clinch.
Rueda pulls guard.
Paulo Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ramirez postures up.
Rueda wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ramirez is now in half guard.
Rueda is defending against the submission attempts here by Ramirez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez prevents Rueda from improving his position.
Ramirez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rueda is just riding it out for now. Ramirez eventually gives up the hold.
Rueda works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rueda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ramirez is one step ahead there.
Rueda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fernando Rueda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ramirez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rueda's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Rueda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rueda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Rueda!
Fernando Rueda spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Do Gory Leb. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michal Materla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Arona!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arona closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Materla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arona shoots in for a takedown but Materla shows good takedown defense.
Arona rushes Materla and presses him up against the cage.
Materla breaks the clinch.
Arona shoots in for a takedown but Materla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arona misses with a looping left.
Arona gets caught flat footed, as Materla shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Materla decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona has his takedown stuffed
and Materla counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Michal Materla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Arona.
Materla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michal Materla just wasn't active enough.
Horrible takedown by Arona or perhaps it was just good defense by Materla which made him look bad.
Arona looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona gets the takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Materla wants to control but Arona postures up.
Arona blocks the strikes from Materla.
Materla gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Materla is pressing down on Arona's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Materla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arona is one step ahead there.
Materla controlling Arona's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla wants to stand but Arona is controlling the position.
Materla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arona doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arona manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Arona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Materla is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla pulls Arona in close to prevent any damage.
Arona wants to control from the top but Materla keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Materla is on top in guard.
Arona trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Materla slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materla 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.
Materla closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Materla lands in his opponent's guard.
Arona striking off his back but it's not causing Materla any problems.
Arona keeping full guard, as Materla tries to pass.
Materla content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Arona wants to control the position but Materla says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Arona is trying to get back to full guard.
Materla is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona is looking for a sweep. Materla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arona is breathing heavily.
Materla is controlling the pace.
Materla wants to take a breather but Arona is having none of it.
Materla stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arona tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Materla counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Materla passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Materla throwing shots but missing, from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Materla has control of an arm but Arona manages to advance to Materla's back!
Materla manages to reverse the position and now he's in Arona's guard. Nice work there by Materla.
Materla chips away with some ground and pound.
Arona can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Materla controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arona is keeping the position for now.
Materla slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Arona.
Materla lands with a punch from half guard.
Materla trying to control the pace.
Materla is trying to control the action in half guard but Arona is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona is looking to improve his position.
Materla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michal Materla wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Materla shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Materla trying to control the position from guard on top but Arona is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arona not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Materla passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Materla sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materla dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Arona gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Materla to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Materla slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arona keeping moving, preventing Materla from controlling successfully.
Materla landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materla stands up from Arona's guard - Materla perhaps looking for a knockout.
Materla blocks the body kick.
Materla tries to clinch up but Arona circles away and keeps his distance.
Michal Materla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arona.
Arona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arona misses with a takedown
and Materla counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Materla.
Materla sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Arona's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Materla performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Materla winds up and cracks Arona with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arona taking some punishment here, with Materla in his half guard.
Materla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arona with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Materla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Materla is trying to work for a kimura but Arona is defending well.
Materla with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla stands up and beckons Arona to join him on the feet.
Materla gets the takedown into side control.
Arona gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Arona is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Materla locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Arona is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michal Materla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Calix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barroso Gomes (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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180 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kenneth Calix!
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, Barroso Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a few strikes there.
Calix defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomes.
Calix fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomes avoids the head kick by Calix.
Calix slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gomes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Calix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomes tries for a takedown but Calix sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kenneth Calix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barroso Gomes.
Gomes tries to clinch but Calix moves out of range.
Gomes moves out of range as Calix throws a body kick.
Calix misses with a kick to the body.
Calix tries to clinch up.
Calix throws a series of punches but Gomes avoids them all with ease.
Gomes fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calix throws a head kick that misses.
Gomes tries to clinch but Calix moves out of range.
Gomes tries to clinch up.
Calix misses with a two punch combination.
Gomes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Calix stuffs the takedown.
Gomes takes a swing at Calix's ribcage but misses.
Gomes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Calix defends it nicely.
Calix keeps the fight on the outside.
Calix tries to clinch up.
Calix lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Calix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gomes moves out of range of the body kick from Calix.
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomes misses with a kick to the body.
Kenneth Calix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes moves out of range of the body kick.
Calix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Calix.
Gomes throws a series of strikes that have Calix backpedaling.
Gomes looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calix lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Calix throws a lazy head kick
and Gomes counters with a nice body kick.
Gomes throws a head kick but Calix moves out of range.
Gomes shoots in but Calix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomes doesn't manage to clinch there - Calix circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes fails to land the takedown.
Calix misses with a double jab.
Calix lands a really nice looking cross but Gomes seems unphased.
Calix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Calix throws a series of punches but Gomes moves out of range.
Nice shot by Calix.
Calix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calix moves into range and clinches up with Gomes.
Gomes has Calix pressed against the cage, preventing Calix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gomes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calix pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calix throws a right and a left that Gomes avoids nicely.
Gomes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Calix's waist but Calix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes off to one side.
Calix gets a clinch.
Calix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gomes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Calix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gomes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calix wants to break free but Gomes has control.
Calix working hard to break the clinch.
Gomes stalls.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gomes manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gomes trying to control the position but Calix is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Calix 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.
Calix is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Calix throws a chopping leg kick but Gomes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gomes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Calix.
Gomes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calix throws a lazy right hand but Gomes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Calix was covering up waiting for the punch and Gomes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Calix wants to stand up but Gomes is controlling him.
Calix scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gomes shoots for a double leg takedown but Calix sprawls well. He's pushed Gomes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Calix swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calix tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kenneth Calix is winning the standup battle so far.
Calix darts in and clinches Gomes up against the cage.
Gomes drags the fight down to the ground.
Calix stands up from Gomes's guard - Calix perhaps looking for a knockout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Calix.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Calix moves into the clinch.
Calix is trying to break the clinch but Gomes has him pressed against the cage.
Gomes jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Calix wants to get up but he can't break Gomes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gomes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Calix is controlling him.
Calix has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gomes is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calix wants to stand and escape but instead Gomes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gomes is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gomes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes instigates a clinch.
Gomes works on Calix's body with a couple of short punches.
Calix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calix tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomes circles away quickly and effectively.
Calix circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calix lands a jab to the nose.
Calix shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gomes sprawls well. Gomes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calix gets slowly back to his feet.
Gomes doesn't manage to clinch there - Calix circles away.
Horrible takedown by Gomes or perhaps it was just good defense by Calix which made him look bad.
Kenneth Calix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barroso Gomes.
Gomes tries to clinch up but Calix circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenneth Calix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomes throws a nice head kick!
Gomes fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Barroso Gomes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Calix's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Calix duly obliges.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch but Calix swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomes tries to clinch up.
Gomes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Calix looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomes is defended easily by Calix.
Gomes dives in and grabs Calix's left leg, looking for a takedown. Calix pushes down on Gomes's head and hops out.
Gomes closes the distance and clinches up with Calix, looking for a takedown. Gomes pushes Calix against the cage but Calix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kenneth Calix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barroso Gomes.
Gomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Calix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calix's corner calls for a 1-2. Calix obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gomes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gomes slips a jab and a cross from Calix.
Calix looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calix sprawls well. Calix wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomes gets slowly back to his feet.
Calix leaves Gomes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Calix tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calix fails to land with a series of punches.
Calix slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A good leg kick by Calix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Calix.
Calix moves out of range as Gomes strikes.
Calix tries to clinch there but Gomes circles away.
Calix throws a sloppy head kick and Gomes moves out of range easily.
Gomes gets the takedown into side control.
Calix is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gomes is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calix swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes throws a one two combo.
Calix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt
and Calix counters with a three punch combo that has Gomes backing up. Gomes nods at Calix to acknowledge the strikes.
Gomes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calix connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomes scrambles back to his feet.
Gomes connects with a high kick.
Calix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Calix throws a solid leg kick but Gomes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Calix.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Calix avoids it really well and circles away.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calix throws a leg kick but Gomes checks it.
Calix misses with the combination.
Calix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomes darts in and clinches Calix up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes jumps guard and drags Calix to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Calix tries to stand but Gomes is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barroso Gomes.
I think Gomes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barroso Gomes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Brago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
261 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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21
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Brago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Novak!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brago breaks the clinch.
Novak looks to clinch
and Brago counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brago trying to control the position from guard on top but Novak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brago wanted to stand there but Novak had control of the position.
Brago controlling from the top position.
Novak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Novak is tightening it up a little... Brago has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Brago reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Brago taps out! Nice BJJ there by Novak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nick Novak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Razza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Bakhar comes to the cage accompanied by Salah Malaikom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
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, Wanderlei Razza!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu Bakhar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Abu Bakhar pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Razza back to the cage. Abu Bakhar follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Wanderlei Razza has been cut.
Abu Bakhar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Razza is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Abu Bakhar engages and cracks Razza with a massive lead left hook - Razza tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Abu Bakhar is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
In his post fight interview, Janjalani Abu Bakhar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquin Marins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gudleifur Bjarnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marins comes to the cage accompanied by Freak Kitchen - Speak when spoken to. Gudleifur Bjarnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaquin Marins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gudleifur Bjarnson !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjarnson swinging wildly here.
Marins checks a leg kick nicely.
Bjarnson closes the distance looking to clinch
so Marins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bjarnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Marins 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marins drops back looking for a leg! Bjarnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bjarnson manages to kick Marins off! Marins jumps back into Bjarnson 's guard.
Bjarnson keeping moving, preventing Marins from controlling successfully.
Marins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marins drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Marins as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bjarnson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Marins! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joaquin Marins!
Joaquin Marins is the new heavyweight champion!
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