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UKCC 1: UPRISING PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederick Barbarossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drako Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vonstein's choice of entrance music: AC/DC Thunderstruck (techno). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
24
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm
30
203 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Barbarossa! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Drako Vonstein! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vonstein dodges the punch combination from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vonstein circles away quickly and effectively. No luck for Vonstein with that takedown attempt. Vonstein shoots in but no luck this time. Barbarossa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vonstein fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barbarossa sprawls well initially but Vonstein persists and gets the takedown into half guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Vonstein is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Barbarossa is trying to control but can't.
Vonstein works his way into side control. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Barbarossa is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vonstein has hold of Barbarossa's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Barbarossa tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vonstein cranks the arm and Barbarossa screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Barbarossa, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Drako Vonstein!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devon Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Tinterputipa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinterputipa has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 cm
18
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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21
142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Devon Gonzalez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Tinterputipa! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tinterputipa throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease. Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tinterputipa tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tinterputipa to the ground. Tinterputipa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Gonzalez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tinterputipa's guard. Gonzalez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Gonzalez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tinterputipa on the ground. Gonzalez trying to control but Tinterputipa is working from the bottom. Tinterputipa wants to stand but Gonzalez is controlling the position. Tinterputipa looks gassed! Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Tinterputipa looking for a guillotine here but Gonzalez defends easily.
Tinterputipa keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gonzalez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinterputipa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gonzalez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Gonzalez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tinterputipa works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Gonzalez's corner is telling him to maintain position. Gonzalez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinterputipa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Devon Gonzalez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Gonzalez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tinterputipa defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tinterputipa as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice takedown defense from Tinterputipa. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt. Sloppy strikes from Tinterputipa. Those never looked like landing. No joy there for Tinterputipa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Tinterputipa as Gonzalez shoots in. Gonzalez gets a double leg takedown into Tinterputipa's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Tinterputipa keeps moving. Gonzalez is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tinterputipa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Devon Gonzalez. Gonzalez gets a takedown into half guard. Gonzalez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Tinterputipa is refusing to be controlled, as Gonzalez sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez performing his best blanket impression for a moment. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Tinterputipa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tinterputipa. Gonzalez trying to control but Tinterputipa is working from the bottom. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Tinterputipa looking for a sweep. Not yet Tinterputipa, not yet. Gonzalez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Devon Gonzalez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Tinterputipa slips a jab from Gonzalez. Tinterputipa stuffs the takedown. Gonzalez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Gonzalez dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalez. Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown. Tinterputipa tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzalez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tinterputipa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Gonzalez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tinterputipa circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tinterputipa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Gonzalez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gonzalez trying to control the position but Tinterputipa is working away. Tinterputipa trying to remain calm as Gonzalez controls from the top position. Gonzalez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tinterputipa for as long as he can get away with. Tinterputipa is trying to get back to his feet. Tinterputipa is breathing heavily. Gonzalez trying to control the action but Tinterputipa is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Devon Gonzalez just wasn't active enough. Gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Tinterputipa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tinterputipa sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gonzalez shoots in but no luck this time. Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Tinterputipa.
Tinterputipa throws a right and a left that both miss. Tinterputipa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gonzalez. Gonzalez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Tinterputipa keeps moving. Gonzalez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Devon Gonzalez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Devon Gonzalez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Gonzalez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tinterputipa did well to prevent Gonzalez getting side control. Gonzalez content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tinterputipa looking for submissions off his back. Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Tinterputipa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gonzalez is looking for a kimura here.
Gonzalez seems to be looking for submissions.
Ronald Tinterputipa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gonzalez wants to take a breather but Tinterputipa is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Devon Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round. Well Gonzalez 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Devon Gonzalez! Judge James Glass scores the fight for Devon Gonzalez! Judge William Gold scores the fight for Devon Gonzalez!
Devon Gonzalez wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Riley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 cm
26
140 lbs
9 - 18 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Jones! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Riley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Riley is trying to control but can't.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Riley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage. Jones is looking for a kimura here.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. Riley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Riley still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Riley has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Jones manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Riley is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jones is trying to get back to full guard. Riley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riley. Jones gets full guard. Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there. Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Riley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Jones working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Riley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones! Riley is looking to reverse the position. Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Riley is defending well. This has been an exciting period of action! Jones in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Riley is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuck Jones! Chuck Jones took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micky Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samir Cruz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Mcgarry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Cruz! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cruz lands with a good body shot. Cruz stuffs the takedown attempt from Mcgarry. Mcgarry gets slowly back to his feet. Mcgarry with a lazy takedown attempt and Cruz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Cruz connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch. A left and a right from Cruz both land. Nice combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mcgarry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Cruz counters with a nice uppercut. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Mcgarry. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cruz throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Mcgarry's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Cruz dives in looking to finish as Mcgarry flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Cruz's strikes! Cruz is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Mcgarry's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Mcgarry was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samir Cruz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timur Orlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by R.I.P. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
164 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Timur Orlan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Strong! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Strong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Orlan throws a body kick that misses. Orlan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strong tries to land a front kick but Orlan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Orlan lands a leg kick that knocks Strong off balance momentarily. Strong swings for the body but Orlan moves out of range.
Orlan thows a body kick. Strong tries to catch it but that hurt him. Strong looks gassed! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Orlan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Strong checks a leg kick. Strong moves out of range as Orlan throws a body kick.
Orlan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strong. Orlan scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round. Orlan throws a leg kick but Strong sees it coming and checks it nicely. Strong takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orlan tries to land a leg kick but Strong saw it coming and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orlan. Orlan is looking to score with low kicks. Orlan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Strong avoids the head kick by Orlan.
Strong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlan can pounce on him.
Orlan scores with a leg kick.
Orlan throws a front kick aimed at Strong's knee but Strong avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Orlan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Orlan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Orlan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Strong. Orlan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Orlan throws a body kick that misses. Orlan is looking to land body kicks. Orlan thumps Strong with a low kick. Orlan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Orlan looks to land a body kick but Strong moved away. Orlan scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Strong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orlan. A leg kick checked by Strong. Orlan tried to score with a low kick but Strong checks it. Strong throws the left hand but Orlan avoids the punch easily. Strong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Strong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Orlan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Orlan. Strong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Orlan tries to land a front kick but Strong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Orlan is looking to chop away at Strong's legs. Strong wants to land a leg kick but Orlan is out of range. Orlan misses with a low kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Orlan. That's going to slow Strong down. Damian Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Orlan throws a head kick but Strong moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Orlan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Strong moves out of range of the body kick. Orlan cracks the inside of Strong's front leg. Strong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlan.
Strong checks a leg kick. Strong checks a low kick from Orlan. Strong moves out of range of the body kick from Orlan.
Orlan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Strong is out of range and Orlan settles back down. An inside leg kick from Orlan misses. Orlan lands a high kick!
Orlan fakes the leg kick and cracks Strong in the body. Orlan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Strong. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orlan.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Orlan tries a low kick but Strong avoids it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Orlan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Orlan fakes the leg kick and cracks Strong in the body. Orlan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Orlan wants to slow Strong down by chopping away at his legs. Orlan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Orlan thows a body kick. Strong tries to catch it but that hurt him. Strong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Orlan throws a front kick aimed at Strong's knee but Strong avoids it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Strong takes a kick to the side of the head. Strong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Orlan thuds a left hand into Strong's body. Orlan looks to land a body kick but Strong moved away. Orlan throws a front kick that sends Strong stumbling back into the ropes. Orlan is looking to slow Strong down with leg kicks. An inside leg kick lands from Orlan. The fighters circle, before Orlan throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Strong's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Orlan lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Timur Orlan! Timur Orlan 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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