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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yo Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Soares!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soares misses with a body shot.
Adrian staying out of range there.
Adrian tries to clinch up.
Adrian pushes Soares up against the cage in a clinch.
Adrian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adrian gets through Soares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Adrian scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adrian prevents Soares from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Adrian.
Soares tries to break free but Adrian pushes him back against the cage.
Adrian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Soares looks gassed!
Adrian lands a right hand.
Adrian lands with a right to the head.
Adrian leaning against his opponent.
Adrian lands with a right to the head.
Soares takes a shot to the head.
Adrian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adrian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Soares or not.
Adrian lands with a light punch inside.
Adrian lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian dips a shoulder and cracks Soares with a mighty uppercut! Soares falls back against the cage and Adrian unloads with a barrage of strikes! Soares is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Adrian screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yo Adrian!
Yo Adrian made sure to mention his sponsor, ****160Q Energy-Sale $160****95% Laundry in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Camilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camilo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Camilo!
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, Daniel Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camilo clinches up against the cage.
Camilo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Camilo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fernandes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Camilo, into his guard.
Fernandes has gone for a leg lock! Camilo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fernandes's guard.
Camilo looking to pass the guard.
Fernandes keeping moving, preventing Camilo from controlling successfully.
Camilo won't allow Fernandes to sweep him here.
Fernandes controls Camilo momentarily but Camilo frees himself.
Camilo wants to pass the guard but Fernandes is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camilo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fernandes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Camilo manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fernandes is looking to advance position but Camilo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fernandes is trying desperately to improve position.
Camilo controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Camilo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Camilo is working for a guillotine from mount but Fernandes frees his head quite easily.
Fernandes is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Fernandes wants to hold on but Camilo pushes him away.
Camilo wants to finish this one by submission but Fernandes is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Camilo.
Camilo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Camilo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camilo raining down shots from the mount!
Fernandes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fernandes trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camilo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Camilo wants to pass the guard but Fernandes is defending well.
Camilo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Camilo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fernandes manages to get to full guard.
Camilo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camilo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fernandes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Camilo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fernandes looking to control.
Fernandes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Camilo is aware though and is defending well.
Camilo tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandes is retaining full guard.
Camilo trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Camilo controls the pace.
Fernandes has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Camilo 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 Fernandes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiago Camilo 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.
Camilo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fernandes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fernandes being controlled here, momentarily.
Camilo is pushing down on Fernandes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fernandes is fighting to maintain full guard but Camilo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Camilo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fernandes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Camilo.
Fernandes wants to get back to full guard.
Camilo trying to control the action but Fernandes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camilo thows a huge punch but Fernandes dodges it nicely.
Camilo is keen to just control but Fernandes is a slippery customer.
Camilo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fernandes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fernandes.
Fernandes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camilo passes Fernandes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fernandes is trying to maintain the position but Camilo is very close to passing his half guard.
Camilo wants to pass to mount but Fernandes is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fernandes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fernandes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Camilo's guard.
Fernandes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Camilo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Camilo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Camilo!
Tiago Camilo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camilo moves into full mount!
Camilo looking to ground and pound but Fernandes is blocking nicely.
Camilo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Camilo working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Fernandes looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Camilo! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tiago Camilo!
A victorious Tiago Camilo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Britto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Yamazaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Yamazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diogo Britto!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamazaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice sprawl there from Yamazaki as Britto shoots in.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamazaki.
Yuri Yamazaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that misses.
Britto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Britto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Britto stops Yamazaki from getting back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Britto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yamazaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Britto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamazaki's head.
Britto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamazaki is trying to control but can't.
Britto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki is trying to control but can't.
Britto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Britto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Britto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Britto there.
Britto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Britto there.
Britto is nestled in close to Yamazaki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Britto working over Yamazaki with some ground and pound. Yamazaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Britto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Britto lands strikes from half guard.
Britto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamazaki has hold of Britto's hands but Britto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Britto working the head and body with strikes.
Yamazaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Britto working Yamazaki over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Britto drops an elbow to the side of Yamazaki's head.
Britto prevents Yamazaki from standing back up.
Britto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Britto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamazaki defending well though.
Yamazaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Britto on the ground.
Britto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yamazaki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Britto working over Yamazaki with some ground and pound. Yamazaki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamazaki is breathing heavily.
Britto throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yamazaki to regain full guard.
Britto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yamazaki's head.
Britto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yamazaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Britto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Britto.
Britto blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Britto fails with the takedown.
Yuri Yamazaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diogo Britto.
Britto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamazaki circles away.
Britto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yamazaki!
Britto breaks from Yamazaki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Britto cracks Yamazaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Yamazaki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Britto with a couple of short strikes.
Yamazaki is looking to get to half guard.
Britto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Britto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Britto.
Britto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamazaki is rocked!
Britto loads up with a big shot that hurts Yamazaki! He's pulled Britto in close but Britto has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Yamazaki survive? More strikes from Britto and Yamazaki is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diogo Britto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chadil Kamsuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamsuk comes to the cage accompanied by Solitary Man. Chadil Kamsuk 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 middleweight 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, Chadil Kamsuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamsuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donovan misses with a hook
and Kamsuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Kamsuk lands with a kick to the temple. Donovan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Jason Donovan has been cut.
Kamsuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamsuk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Donovan if he has to take too many more of those.
Donovan looks gassed!
Crack! A monster head kick from Kamsuk and Donovan falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kamsuk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chadil Kamsuk!
Chadil Kamsuk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiwawa Chagaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Tavares 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chiwawa Chagaev!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chagaev displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Chagaev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chagaev tries to bum rush Tavares with a series of wild strikes but Tavares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chagaev is looking to score with low kicks.
Chagaev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tavares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tavares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chagaev presses Tavares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tavares is trying to push Chagaev away but Chagaev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavares is trying to push Chagaev away but Chagaev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tavares throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chagaev blocks it with crossed arms.
Chagaev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tavares avoids it.
Chagaev scores with a shot to the side of Tavares's head.
Chagaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tavares's elbow.
Chagaev is trying to break the clinch but Tavares has him pressed against the cage.
Tavares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chagaev to keep the fight standing.
Tavares looking to throw knees to the head but Chagaev is blocking nicely.
Chagaev tries to break free but Tavares pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Tavares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev prevents a body shot from Tavares.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chagaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tavares fails to pull guard.
Chagaev landing knees to the body.
Chagaev leaning against his opponent.
Chagaev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chagaev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chagaev misses with a body punch.
Tavares leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chagaev tries to break the clinch but Tavares is controlling the position.
Tavares misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tavares tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Tavares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chagaev scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Tavares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chagaev backwards.
Tavares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chagaev lands an elbow inside.
Tavares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chagaev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavares swings wildly with an uppercut but Chagaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tavares is pushing Chagaev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chagaev clinches with his opponent.
Tavares will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chagaev up against the cage.
Chagaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chagaev's elbow.
Chagaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tavares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chagaev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tavares is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Tavares fails to land.
Tavares gets through Chagaev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chagaev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chagaev tries to clinch
and Tavares makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tavares throws a wild body kick that Chagaev sees coming a mile off.
Tavares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chiwawa Chagaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Chagaev.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tavares.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Chagaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tavares counters with a left and a right that stings Chagaev.
Chagaev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tavares can pounce on him.
Tavares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Tavares as he connects with a hook.
Tavares checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tavares.
Chagaev looks gassed!
Chagaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tavares misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavares scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chagaev in his tracks.
Chagaev misses with a body kick.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tavares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thiago Tavares will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tavares tries to clinch up.
Tavares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chagaev.
Tavares catches Chagaev napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Chagaev to the canvas!
Chagaev is rocked!
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tavares trying to control the position from guard on top but Chagaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chagaev is still in real trouble! Can Tavares finish him?
Tavares wants to pass the guard but Chagaev is keeping the position.
Tavares wants to control from the top but Chagaev keeps moving.
Chagaev seems to have recovered his senses.
Tavares looking to pass the guard.
Chagaev keeping moving, preventing Tavares from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Thiago Tavares wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chagaev throws a lazy head kick
and Tavares counters with a left hand that sends Chagaev to the canvas!
It looks like Chiwawa Chagaev has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares looking to sit in guard and control but Chagaev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chagaev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tavares is proving hard to escape from.
Tavares wants to sweep here but Chagaev controlling him for the moment.
Tavares has his hands on Chagaev's head, controlling the position.
Tavares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chagaev has passed into side control.
Chagaev decides to stand back up.
Tavares cracks Chagaev with an open hand slap.
Tavares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chagaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thiago Tavares is winning the standup battle so far.
Chagaev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Chagaev.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chagaev, right into the meat.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
Tavares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Chagaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares slips a jab and a cross from Chagaev.
Chagaev avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Chagaev is looking to clinch.
Chagaev moves into range and clinches up with Tavares.
Chagaev leaning against his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Chagaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chagaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Tavares.
Chagaev slows down the pace here.
Tavares blocks an elbow strike.
Chagaev missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tavares lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Chagaev missing with knees to the body.
Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chagaev tries to land a front kick but Tavares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chagaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Chagaev misses with a wild combination.
Chagaev is breathing heavily.
Tavares avoids the head kick by Chagaev.
Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chagaev looks to throw the jab but Tavares is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chagaev throws a right and a left that Tavares avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chiwawa Chagaev'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. This is the final round!
Chagaev takes a swing at Tavares's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Chagaev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chagaev misses with a two punch combination.
Chagaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Tavares misses.
Chagaev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tavares clinches with his opponent.
Chagaev being controlled against the cage.
Chagaev tries a knee to the head but Tavares blocks it.
Tavares tries to work over Chagaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tavares jumps guard but Chagaev stands there with Tavares around his waist. Tavares gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chagaev missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev takes a shot to the head.
Chagaev misses with an elbow over the top.
Tavares breaks the clinch.
Tavares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tavares misses with a wild body shot.
Chagaev misses with a straight right.
Chagaev misses with a two punch combination.
Jab from Chagaev.
Tavares connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Chagaev to the floor! Tavares dives in looking for the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tavares is looking to stall here but Chagaev recovers full guard.
Tavares stands and throws Chagaev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thiago Tavares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tavares trying to control the action but Chagaev is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev is letting Tavares control him for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Chagaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chagaev is looking to regain half guard here but Tavares keeps moving and retains side control.
Tavares controlling the position.
Chagaev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thiago Tavares just wasn't active enough.
Chagaev has Tavares up against the cage in a clinch.
Tavares throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chagaev is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Chiwawa Chagaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares tries to pull guard but Chagaev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tavares, 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 30:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Tavares!
Thiago Tavares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rai Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Trooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trooper has chosen №1 as his entrance music. Super Trooper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rai Leonardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Super Trooper!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trooper avoids a kick to the body.
Trooper throws a jab when Leonardo was well out of range.
Donk. Trooper catches Leonardo right on the button with a cross.
Trooper avoids the head kick by Leonardo.
Leonardo misses the jab.
Leonardo tries to clinch up.
Jab by Leonardo.
It looks like Super Trooper has been cut.
Trooper with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leonardo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trooper checks the leg kick.
Leonardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trooper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trooper misses with a hook.
Leonardo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trooper throws a looping overhand right but Leonardo ducks down to avoid it.
Trooper tries for a takedown but Leonardo circles away easily
and Leonardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Leonardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trooper throws a shot from downtown. Leonardo moves away and avoids it.
Leonardo takes a swing at Trooper's ribcage but misses.
Leonardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leonardo moves into range and clinches up with Trooper.
Leonardo breaks from the clinch.
Trooper misses with a hook. Leonardo ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trooper misses with a hook. Leonardo ducked under it nicely.
Leonardo wants to slow Trooper down by chopping away at his legs.
Leonardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonardo dodges the punch combination from Trooper.
Trooper slips under a jab from Leonardo.
Leonardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Trooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonardo has time to react.
Trooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonardo to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonardo clinches.
Leonardo lands with a right to the head.
Trooper is rocked!
Leonardo breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo cracks a nice hook into Trooper's ribs.
Trooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leonardo.
Trooper looks gassed!
Leonardo wants to clinch up but Trooper keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leonardo.
Trooper tries for a takedown but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rai Leonardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Trooper.
Trooper walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Trooper limp body while Leonardo jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rai Leonardo!
Rai Leonardo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ****160Q Energy-Sale $160****95% Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bareris Anskuld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marx has chosen Athkatla as his entrance music. Aiden Marx has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bareris Anskuld's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bareris Anskuld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiden Marx!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Marx.
Anskuld dives in and grabs Marx's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes down on Anskuld's head and hops out.
Anskuld drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marx wants to stand up but Anskuld is controlling him.
Anskuld advances position into side control!
Marx tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anskuld is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marx knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marx wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anskuld has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Anskuld working for a submission but Marx is keeping him at bay.
Anskuld wants to control the pace but Marx is squirming around nicely.
Anskuld takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx tries to lock up and control but Anskuld gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anskuld controlling the position easily from mount.
Anskuld looking for a guillotine from mount but Marx is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marx can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anskuld content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anskuld has hold of Marx's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marx manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Marx is wriggling around trying to escape.
Anskuld looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anskuld misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anskuld jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Marx is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Marx and Anskuld has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Anskuld trying to control the position but Marx is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anskuld happy to just control the position for now.
Marx tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anskuld is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marx is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bareris Anskuld dominated 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.
Marx works Anskuld's body with a nice hook.
Marx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anskuld.
Marx slaps away a takedown attempt from Anskuld, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bareris Anskuld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx tries to close the distance and clinch but Anskuld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Anskuld takes one on the button.
It looks like Bareris Anskuld has been cut.
Anskuld throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anskuld looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marx is fending him off so far but Anskuld persists. Nope, Marx circles away and we're back to standing.
Marx avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anskuld takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice cross by Marx.
Anskuld throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Marx to counter with a crisp jab.
Anskuld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marx.
A shot to the liver by Marx. Beautiful body shot.
Marx missing with a left hand there. Anskuld was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anskuld tests Marx's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anskuld ducks under a wild hook from Marx.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anskuld fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bareris Anskuld. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marx fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marx looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Anskuld misses.
Anskuld fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anskuld lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marx circles away quickly and effectively.
Anskuld throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marx makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Marx.
A head kick misses from Marx.
A combination from Anskuld does no damage.
Anskuld has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anskuld there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anskuld is rocked!
Aiden Marx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marx misses with a left hand
and Anskuld counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anskuld throws out a loose jab but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anskuld looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anskuld lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anskuld.
No luck for Anskuld with that takedown attempt.
Anskuld fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anskuld sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marx throws a hook but Anskuld blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Marx misses.
Marx misses with an uppercut. Anskuld saw that one coming.
Anskuld swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Marx lands an overhand right.
Bareris Anskuld's cut is getting worse.
Aiden Marx seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marx misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marx pounces like a tiger and cracks Anskuld with a vicious hook! Anskuld is down but not out! Marx follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aiden Marx!
A less than humble Aiden Marx misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randjob Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jordan Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Randjob Jiu Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Statham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jiu Jitsu's guard.
Statham throws a strike but Jiu Jitsu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jiu Jitsu stopping the sweep attempt from Statham.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but Statham is working from the bottom.
Statham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jiu Jitsu is one step ahead there.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but Statham keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randjob Jiu Jitsu wasn't active enough on the ground.
Statham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Statham showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu actively working from the bottom here.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control here.
Statham is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Statham is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Statham working Jiu Jitsu over with strikes.
Jiu Jitsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Statham throwing shots but Jiu Jitsu is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Statham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Statham working Jiu Jitsu over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Statham working the head and body with strikes.
Statham slips a nice elbow through Jiu Jitsu's hands, connecting with Jiu Jitsu's forehead.
Jiu Jitsu is rocked!
Statham lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jiu Jitsu is still in real trouble! Can Statham finish him?
Statham lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jiu Jitsu! More strikes land and this one is all over! Statham jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Statham!
Our winner, Jordan Statham, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaozinho Gurgel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joaozinho Gurgel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius works the jab nicely.
It looks like Joaozinho Gurgel has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Meridius finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Meridius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy body kick from Meridius
and Gurgel counters with a nice body shot.
Meridius avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gurgel lands with a straight right. Meridius didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius throws a push kick but Gurgel slaps the foot to one side.
Gurgel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meridius scores with a hook.
A low kick from Meridius is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Meridius throws a head kick but Gurgel moves out of range.
Meridius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gurgel stalks Meridius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meridius's face. Meridius staggers backwards, shaken.
Meridius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Meridius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meridius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius looks to throw a body kick
and Gurgel counters with a nice leg kick.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurgel rushes Meridius and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meridius taking a breather.
Gurgel pushes Meridius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius working hard to break the clinch.
Meridius is trying to stall.
Meridius wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gurgel manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Meridius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meridius misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Meridius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meridius lands a two punch combo.
Joaozinho Gurgel's cut is getting worse.
Gurgel looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius misses with a body kick.
Gurgel blocks a head kick by Meridius.
Gurgel slips a jab from Meridius.
Gurgel throws a right and a left that Meridius avoids nicely.
Meridius is looking to slow Gurgel down with leg kicks.
Meridius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gurgel misses the target.
Gurgel checks a leg kick nicely.
Meridius throws a head kick but Gurgel moves out of range.
Meridius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meridius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Meridius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meridius throws a body punch but Gurgel moves out of range.
Meridius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses.
Meridius thows a leg kick but Gurgel checks it
and Gurgel counters with a nice uppercut.
Meridius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Meridius is rocked!
Meridius drops his hands momentarily. Gurgel doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Meridius staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Meridius doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joaozinho Gurgel!
Joaozinho Gurgel retains his light heavyweight title!
Joaozinho Gurgel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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