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Volume 164 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Atkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregg Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkin comes to the cage accompanied by she's a lady. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Atkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregg Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Randolph.
Atkin lands a big uppercut and Randolph crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Randolph looks OK. Atkin waves Randolph back to his feet!
It looks like Gregg Randolph has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Randolph.
Atkin gets tackled into the cage by Randolph. Randolph maintains the clinch.
Randolph on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atkin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Randolph misses with a knee strike.
Atkin throws an elbow that misses.
Atkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Randolph.
Randolph is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Atkin lands an elbow inside that Randolph shrugs off.
Atkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Randolph looks gassed!
Atkin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Randolph with a big uppercut! Randolph tries to clinch up but Atkin pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Randolph to the mat! Randolph covers up and Atkin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lee Atkin!
Lee Atkin made sure to mention his sponsor, Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keygo Atobe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keygo Atobe!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Austin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Austin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atobe defending well though.
Austin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Atobe is staying active underneath Austin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Atobe tries for a takedown but Austin circles away easily
and Austin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Atobe won't be happy with that.
Austin in side control, throwing shots but Atobe defends.
Atobe struggling a bit here.
Austin decides to stand back up.
Austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Atobe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Atobe wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atobe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Austin is keeping the position for now.
Atobe drops back looking for a leg! Austin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Austin manages to kick Atobe off! Atobe jumps back into Austin's guard.
Atobe preventing the sweep.
Austin wants to improve his position but instead Atobe has moved into half guard.
Austin manages to get to full guard.
Atobe wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atobe preventing the sweep.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Atobe from controlling successfully.
Atobe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Austin trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atobe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Austin won't be happy with that.
Austin is not content to let Atobe control the position.
Atobe is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Austin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atobe working away.
Austin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Atobe is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Atobe goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Austin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Atobe but great work by Austin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atobe is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atobe is trying to control Austin's posture but Austin avoids it.
Austin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Atobe has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Austin but great work by Atobe.
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 Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Austin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Austin pulls guard.
Atobe wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Atobe preventing the sweep.
Austin working a defensive guard here.
Atobe trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Austin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atobe wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Steve Austin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Austin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Atobe!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Austin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Austin lands a heavy elbow.
Austin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Atobe is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Atobe and Austin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Atobe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atobe sneaks back into half guard.
Austin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Atobe shoots in and gets a takedown into Austin's guard.
Austin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Austin wants to stand up but Atobe is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atobeis looking to pass into half guard but Austin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Austin is in guard.
Atobe wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atobe keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Austin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Atobe controls Austin momentarily but Austin frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Austin gets a double leg takedown into Atobe's guard.
Atobe keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
Atobe is trying to control the position but Austin postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atobe keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Austin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Atobe or perhaps it was just good defense by Austin which made him look bad.
Atobe with a poor takedown
and Austin counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atobe regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atobe is refusing to be controlled, as Austin sits in half guard.
Austin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Atobe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Austin dives in and scores a takedown into Atobe's guard.
Austin trying to control the position from guard on top but Atobe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Austin looking to pass the guard.
Atobe keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Atobe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Austin passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to control but Atobe is keeping him busy.
Atobe trying to control but Austin postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Steve Austin.
Atobe gets the takedown into side control.
Austin stops Atobe from passing to mount.
Atobe tries for a kimura but Austin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atobe blocks the strikes from Austin.
Atobe tries to advance to mount but Austin denies him.
Atobe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Atobe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atobe working away.
Austin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atobe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Austin, who protects the arm well.
Austin struggling a bit here.
Austin is not content to let Atobe control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Austin is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atobe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Atobe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Austin regains half guard.
Austin is trying to maintain the position but Atobe is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Austin.
Well Austin 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Austin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin James!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chim thumps James with a low kick.
Chim scores with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Chim. That snapped James's head back.
Excellent takedown into side control there by James.
James creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James grinds an elbow into Chim's temple.
Chim tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
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!
Sloppy strikes there by James.
James lands a few punches from side control.
Chim prevents James from improving position.
Chim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but James wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to ground and pound but Chim uses the momentary lack of control by James to regain half guard.
James throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chim pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James wants to take a breather but Chim is having none of it.
Chim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James trying to control the pace.
James drops an elbow to the side of Chim's head.
Chim manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James's corner is telling him to maintain position.
James wants to control from the top but Chim keeps moving.
James forces his way into half guard.
James has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
James postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chim looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James cracks Chim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James cracks Chim with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chim's face.
James scoring with strikes but Chim is staying in there.
James raining down hammerfists from mount.
James scoring with strikes but Chim is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Chim that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
James raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James working Chim over with strikes here.
James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
James with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chim wants to control but James is having none of it.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James landing strikes from the mount and Chim is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James landing strikes from the mount and Chim is in trouble!
Chim knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
James landing strikes from the mount and Chim is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin James 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.
Chim misses with a body kick.
Chim dodges the punch combination from James.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chim counters with a head kick. That will keep James thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chim cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chim circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! James drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Chim follows James to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borin Chim!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramazan Temel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Threpoynt Wonforr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramazan Temel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Threpoynt Wonforr!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Temel coming out on top.
Wonforr pushes Temel up against the cage in a clinch.
Temel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wonforr up against the cage.
Wonforr misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Wonforr fails to land.
Nice body punch from Temel.
Wonforr lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Temel to work.
A body shot lands from Wonforr.
Temel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Temel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wonforr to keep the fight standing.
Wonforr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wonforr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonforr misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Temel pulls guard.
Wonforr stands up from Temel's guard - Wonforr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wonforr moves to clinch but Temel breaks away
enabling Temel to counter with a crisp jab.
Temel scores with a jab. Wonforr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Temel lands a left and a right that sends Wonforr crashing to the canvas! Temel dives into mount looking to finish!
Wonforr is rocked!
It looks like Threpoynt Wonforr has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Temel unloads with some shots from mount but Wonforr bucks and avoids them well.
Wonforr is still in real trouble! Can Temel finish him?
Wonforr tries to lock up and control but Temel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Temel looking to ground and pound but Wonforr is blocking nicely.
Temel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Wonforr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wonforr seems to have recovered his senses.
Wonforr prevents Temel from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temel is staying tight to Wonforr's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wonforr is trying to control Temel's posture but Temel avoids it.
Temel trying to control the action but Wonforr is working from the bottom.
Temel 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Wonforr wants to control but Temel postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wonforr tries to bench press Temel off him but Temel keeps the position.
Temel wants to take a breather but Wonforr manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Temel.
Temel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wonforr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Temel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wonforr throws a wild hook but Temel just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Wonforr gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Temel raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramazan Temel!
Ramazan Temel made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Adamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dusty Adamek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Morris!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris scores with a one two! Adamek had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Dusty Adamek has been cut.
Adamek avoids a kick to the body.
Adamek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morris throws an overhand right that lands on Adamek's shoulder, as Adamek tries to avoid the shot.
Morris looks to land a right hand but Adamek moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morris 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 Adamek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Adamek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morris lands a slapping body shot.
Morris walks into a stiff left hand from Adamek.
Adamek staying out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Adamek.
Adamek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Earl Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris throws a low kick but Adamek moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Adamek sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Adamek trying to control but Morris postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Morris is trying to work for a kimura but Adamek is defending well.
Adamek is staying active underneath Morris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morris throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris with the ground and pound but Adamek uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Adamek wants to get back to his feet but Morris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adamek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morris wants to control from the top but Adamek keeps moving.
Morris wants to get up but he can't break Adamek's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adamek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
Adamek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamek trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adamek throwing strikes from guard but Morris blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamek wants to pass the guard but Morris is keeping the position.
Adamek is looking to work some ground and pound but Morris has wrist control.
Morris pushes Adamek off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Morris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Morris shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morris showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamek is looking to improve his position.
Morris stalling away here and it's allowed Adamek to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adamek looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dusty Adamek's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morris falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Adamek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morris!
Morris is in a horrible position here. Adamek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morris really wants to buck Adamek off and get back to his feet.
Adamek throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morris because Adamek loaded up on that one.
Adamek misses with a head shot.
Adamek misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Adamek punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Adamek there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Adamek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dusty Adamek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamek looking to finish Morris with some ground and pound. This is bad for Morris!
Adamek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Adamek sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Adamek 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.
Morris blocking the ground and pound.
Adamek lands a heavy elbow.
Adamek punching from mount but Morris doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Adamek lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamek cracks Morris with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Morris is rocked!
Adamek throws some wild stikes that Morris manages to avoid easily.
Morris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adamek is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morris to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morris shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Adamek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can Adamek finish him?
Adamek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Adamek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morris looks a forlorn figure.
Morris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Adamek throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morris because Adamek loaded up on that one.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
Adamek is landing with some decent strikes but Morris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Morris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris avoids a series of strikes thrown by Adamek.
Adamek postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Morris is out cold - huge knockout for Adamek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dusty Adamek!
Dusty Adamek 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Santz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wolfmother-Woman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Todd Todd has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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191 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Santz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Todd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Santz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santz.
Todd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Todd throws a big right hand that misses.
Santz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Todd wanted to stand there but Santz had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todd stands up over Santz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Todd engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Todd trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Santz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd kicks Santz off and gets to his feet.
Todd darts in and clinches Santz up against the cage.
Santz is trying to break the clinch but Todd is controlling him.
Todd looking for a takedown.
Todd breaks from the clinch.
Santz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Santz feints a jab promting Todd to slip. Santz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Todd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Todd closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for Santz.
Santz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santz misses with a few strikes there.
Todd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santz swinging wildly here.
Santz scores with a jab to the head.
Santz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Todd shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santz is trying to defend but Todd finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Todd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Todd is thwarting Santz's attempts to control the position.
Todd seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd is working for a submission of some sort.
Todd perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Todd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santz is looking for a sweep. Todd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Todd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd is keen to just control but Santz is a slippery customer.
Santz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Todd is working away from the top position though.
Todd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd controlling the pace.
Todd throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Santz to regain full guard.
Todd looking to sit in guard and control but Santz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Santz won't allow Todd to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd has Santz pulled in close to control his posture.
Todd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Todd trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Todd 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.
Todd shoots for a takedown but Santz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Todd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Todd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Santz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Todd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Todd.
Todd trying to control but Santz is working from the bottom.
Todd stopping the sweep attempt from Santz.
Todd works over Santz with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santz controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Santz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Santz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Santz!
Todd tries to improve position but can't.
Santz trying to control the action but Todd is working from the bottom.
Santz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Todd is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Santz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Todd keeps working.
Santz gets to mount! Todd was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Todd bucks Santz off and manages to get back to his feet!
Santz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Todd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santz scores with a jab to the body.
Todd is trying hard to land a takedown here. Santz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jose Santz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Todd.
Santz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santz swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santz scores with a nice head shot.
Santz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Todd slips a jab and a cross from Santz.
Todd misses with a takedown attempt - Santz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Santz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Todd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santz as he jumps to the side.
Santz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jose Santz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Todd eats them both and turns towards Santz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Todd.
Todd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santz as he jumps to the side.
Todd is breathing heavily.
Santz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Todd has managed to clinch.
Todd is trying to pull guard but Santz has him pressed against the cage.
Todd tries to pull guard but Santz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Todd is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Todd wants to take the fight to the mat but Santz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santz has had enough of the clinch but Todd keeps him there for the moment.
Todd tries for a takedown but Santz manages to get underhooks.
Todd trying to land knees to the body.
Santz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Todd tries to throw a body punch but Santz avoids it by throwing Todd back against the cage.
Santz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santz tries to stall but Todd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Todd has Santz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santz misses with a punch to the body.
Todd has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Santz is trying to keep an underhook but Todd manages to get the takedown into half guard.
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!
Todd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santz trying to control from the bottom.
Todd Todd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santz looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Santz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Todd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Santz tries to sprawl but Todd drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Todd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Todd misses with a head shot. Santz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Todd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Todd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Todd throws a strike but Santz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santz stopping the sweep attempt from Todd.
Santz postures up in Todd's guard and throws a big left but Todd blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santz stops Todd from standing up.
Todd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santz trying to control but Todd is working from the bottom.
Santz is working Todd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Todd wants to stand and escape but Santz is having none of it.
Todd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santz.
Todd doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Santz with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santz passes Todd's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd kicks off Santz and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Santz. No joy for Todd on that attempt.
Todd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santz cracks Todd with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Todd fails to land the takedown.
Santz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Santz. No joy for Todd on that attempt.
Jose Santz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Todd.
Santz misses with a double jab.
Santz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Santz.
Todd looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Santz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Todd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Todd somewhat.
Todd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Santz!
Todd controlling from mount.
Todd avoids the attempt from Santz to control.
Todd looking to ground and pound but Santz is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santz wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Todd.
Todd is trying to control here but Santz has managed to regain half guard.
Santz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santz is looking for a sweep. Todd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Todd.
Todd with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd throwing strikes from guard but Santz blocks nicely.
Todd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Todd Todd.
I think Todd 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Todd!
Todd Todd was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Naginata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Downey McCain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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20
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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27
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julius Naginata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Downey McCain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Naginata.
Naginata misses with a kick to the body
and McCain counters with a stiff right hand.
McCain is looking to clinch but Naginata is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Naginata.
McCain swings widly with a right hand
and Naginata counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Naginata's head backwards.
Naginata takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Naginata wants to land a leg kick but McCain is out of range.
McCain moves in looking to clinch but Naginata pushes him off.
McCain misses with a kick to the body.
McCain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Naginata.
Naginata fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCain is out of range.
Naginata misses with a looping left.
McCain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCain avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain pushes Naginata up against the cage in a clinch.
McCain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from McCain.
Naginata misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naginata blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Naginata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Naginata throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McCain lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from McCain.
McCain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCain lands an uppercut.
McCain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Julius Naginata has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naginata has had enough of the clinch but McCain keeps him there for the moment.
Naginata misses with an elbow strike.
McCain lands a nice uppercut.
McCain lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from McCain as the two fighters clinch.
McCain avoiding damage.
McCain lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Naginata's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naginata backwards.
McCain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCain throws a big uppercut that drops Naginata! More strikes from McCain and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Naginata lies dazed against the cage as McCain celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Downey McCain!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Aconte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Binse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Aconte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Binse!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aconte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Binse scores with a nice right hand.
Binse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aconte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Binse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Binse lands a leg kick that knocks Aconte off balance momentarily.
Christopher Binse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aconte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A lazy left from Binse finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aconte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aconte has his takedown stuffed
and Binse counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot by Binse.
Aconte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Binse.
Binse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aconte. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aconte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Binse catches Aconte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Binse fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Binse lands a slapping body shot.
Binse connects with a solid leg kick.
Aconte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Binse counters with a good low kick that Aconte was not able to check.
Aconte is breathing heavily.
Aconte is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Binse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aconte takes one to the chin there.
Aconte misses with a takedown
and Binse counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binse connects with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Binse lands.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Aconte. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Binse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aconte's calf.
Aconte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Binse scores with a body shot.
Binse works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Binse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Binse lands with an uppercut that bounces Aconte off the cage and back into range.
Binse feints and then cracks Aconte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aconte down.
Aconte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Binse connects with a crisp jab.
Binse cracks Aconte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Binse.
Binse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aconte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aconte takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Binse cracks Aconte with an open hand slap.
Aconte with a lazy takedown attempt
and Binse counters with a head kick that drops Aconte!
Aconte is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Binse looking to pass the guard.
Oh Aconte is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Binse scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Binse with a nice head shot there.
Aconte seems to have got his legs back now.
Binse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aconte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aconte striking off his back but it's not causing Binse any problems.
Aconte keeping moving, preventing Binse from controlling successfully.
Binse lands a couple of elbows.
Binse scoring with some ground and pound.
Binse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aconte has his foot on Binse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Binse works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aconte's head.
Binse trying to control but Aconte is working from the bottom.
Binse is in close to Aconte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Binse controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Binse looking to pass the guard.
Aconte keeping moving, preventing Binse from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binse is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christopher Binse was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Aconte needs to keep his hands up - Binse had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Binse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Binse connects with a solid leg kick.
Binse throws a right hand that Aconte ducks under and follows up with a left that Aconte also avoids with ease.
Aconte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Binse counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Binse.
Binse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aconte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aconte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Binse turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aconte on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Binse. Binse obviously looking to wear him down.
Aconte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Binse counters with a nice body shot.
Binse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aconte moves forwards but Binse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Binse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aconte fails with the takedown
and Binse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magnus Aconte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binse feints and then cracks Aconte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aconte down.
Binse lands a nice looking body shot.
Binse throws out a powerful jab.
Aconte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A chopping leg kick lands by Binse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Binse. That's going to slow Aconte down.
Aconte fails with the takedown
and Binse counters with a right hand to the body.
Binse scores with a hook to the body. Aconte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Binse looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magnus Aconte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binse lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aconte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Binse to score with a decent uppercut.
Aconte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Binse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aconte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aconte gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Binse cracks a nice hook into Aconte's ribs.
Binse uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aconte has time to react.
Binse lands with a kick to the ribs.
Binse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aconte on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Binse. That's going to slow Aconte down.
Binse throws a left that rocks Aconte and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Binse dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Aconte regain composure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binse wants to control but Aconte is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Aconte's face as Binse controls the position.
Aconte takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Binse grinds an elbow into Aconte's temple.
Binse scores with a couple of short elbows.
Binse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aconte keeps working.
Binse landing a few strikes.
Binse wants to control but Aconte is keeping him busy.
Binse landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binse trying to control the position but Aconte is working away.
Binse lands a few punches from side control.
Binse trying to control the action but Aconte is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Binse in side control lands a decent elbow.
Binse lands some shots froms side control.
Binse scoring with punches and elbows.
Aconte is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Binse controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Binse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Aconte fails with the takedown
and Binse finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Binse.
Aconte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Binse scores with a decent looking hook.
Binse lands a glancing blow to the side of Aconte's head.
Binse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Acontes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Binse scores with a jab. Aconte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Binse scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aconte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Binse scores with a three punch combo!
Binse connects with a right hand. Aconte shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Binse.
Binse stuns Aconte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Christopher Binse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Binse waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Aconte. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Aconte to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Binse is stalling in the full guard.
Binse connects with a couple of short punches.
Binse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aconte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Binse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Binse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aconte is keeping the position for now.
Binse preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aconte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Binse defends it easily.
Binse with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Binse trying to control the position from guard on top but Aconte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Binse is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Binse stays in close to Aconte's body and controls the position.
Binse makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Binse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aconte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binse advances position into side control!
Aconte takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Aconte is working to avoid the ground and pound but Binse connects with a decent elbow.
Binse scoring with punches from side control.
Aconte is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aconte is working hard here to advance position.
Binse in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Aconte sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Binse working the head and body with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Binse seems content to control.
Aconte is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Binse scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binse lands with a punch from half guard.
Aconte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Binse moves into full mount! Aconte won't be happy about that!
Aconte takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Binse's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Binse!
A relieved looking Christopher Binse thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Jakof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Putnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Putnam's choice of entrance music: tap out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Jakof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronnie Putnam!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putnam cracks the inside of Jakof's front leg.
Putnam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putnam connects with a solid leg kick.
Jakof misses with a takedown attempt - Putnam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Putnam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jakof doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jakof takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakof shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Putnam sprawls well. Putnam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jakof gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Jakof. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Jakof or perhaps it was just good defense by Putnam which made him look bad.
Putnam explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jakof is breathing heavily.
Putnam lands a head kick!
Jakof gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Putnam makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jakof really felt that one!
Putnam closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakof takes an elbow to the temple.
Putnam breaks from the clinch.
Jakof looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Putnam is fending him off so far but Jakof persists. Nope, Putnam circles away and we're back to standing.
Whack! Putnam lands a heavy head kick that drops Jakof. The ref tackles Putnam to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Jakof was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ronnie Putnam!
A relieved looking Ronnie Putnam thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoe comes into the arena with Ivanhoe theme blaring out of the sound system. Jorge Riviera has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Hoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoe throws a head kick that misses.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riviera drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hoe has control of Riviera's left arm, preventing Riviera from doing any damage.
Riviera drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hoe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hoe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hoe!
Riviera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hoe off and has taken his back!
Riviera loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hoe hold on?
Riviera has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoe is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hoe has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Riviera.
Riviera is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hoe defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoe wants to escape the position.
Riviera is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hoe is defending well though. Riviera let's go of the attempt for now.
Riviera avoiding Hoe 's attempts to control his hands.
Hoe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hoe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Riviera's arms.
Hoe turns into Riviera and is now in his guard.
Riviera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoe is one step ahead there.
Riviera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hoe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hoe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riviera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riviera looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hoe passes into half guard.
Hoe seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoe wants to control but Riviera is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera wants to get back to full guard but Hoe has passed into side control.
Riviera is trying to control Hoe's posture but Hoe avoids it.
Hoe tries to move into full mount but can't pass Riviera's legs.
Riviera wants to control but Hoe postures up.
Hoe trying to control the action but Riviera is working from the bottom.
Hoe is working Riviera over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Riviera to his feet.
Hoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoe clinches with his opponent.
Riviera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hoe cracks Riviera with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Hoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoe as Riviera tries to tie him up.
Riviera is trying to break the clinch but Hoe has him pressed against the cage.
Hoe being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hoe scores with a shoulder strike.
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 Ivan Hoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hoe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hoe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riviera.
Hoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Hoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hoe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riviera looks to land a combination but Hoe avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hoe, right into the meat.
Hoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoe misses with a head kick.
Hoe throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riviera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoe cracks the inside of Riviera's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riviera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riviera is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Hoe reverses the position - he's now on top in Riviera's guard.
Riviera is breathing heavily.
Hoe trying to control but Riviera is working from the bottom.
Hoe tries to free his leg and advance position but Riviera is retaining full guard.
Hoe distracts Riviera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hoe stands and steps away. Riviera gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riviera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoe is looking to clinch but Riviera is avoiding it.
Hoe throws a nice head kick!
Hoe gets tackled into the cage by Riviera. Riviera maintains the clinch.
Riviera misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoe digs a right hand underneath Riviera's ribcage. Riviera let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hoe is trying to maintain a safe position but Riviera gets an underhook and turns Hoe into the cage.
Hoe throws a head punch that misses.
Hoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoe misses with a body punch.
Hoe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Hoe.
Hoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hoe scores with a shot to the side of Riviera's head.
Hoe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riviera's efforts to push away.
Riviera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hoe is looking to control Riviera's arms but Riviera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoe has his back to the cage.
Riviera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera takes a shot to the head.
Riviera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riviera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hoe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Riviera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hoe throws a front kick that sends Riviera stumbling back into the cage.
Hoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riviera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riviera throws a head punch that misses.
Hoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riviera's elbow.
Hoe lands with a light punch inside.
Riviera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoe stalling in the clinch but Riviera improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoe.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riviera as Hoe tries to tie him up.
Riviera prevents a body shot from Hoe.
Riviera is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoe gets an underhook and turns Riviera into the cage.
Hoe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riviera wants the takedown. Hoe is fighting it off but Riviera persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hoe's guard against the cage.
Riviera won't allow Hoe to sweep him here.
Hoe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riviera stopping the sweep attempt from Hoe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hoe working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Hoe 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. This is the final round!
Hoe lands a head kick!
Riviera just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hoe throws a leg kick but Riviera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riviera.
A solid body kick from Hoe.
Riviera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hoe lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riviera will feel that in the morning.
Riviera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Hoe tenderised Riviera's leg. Riviera is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Hoe.
Riviera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoe lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoe tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hoe connects with an inside leg kick.
Riviera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Hoe.
Hoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Hoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Jorge Riviera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riviera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hoe circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riviera.
Hoe lands a leg kick that knocks Riviera off balance momentarily.
Hoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riviera. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoe.
Hoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riviera's calf.
Hoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hoe stuffs the takedown attempt from Riviera. Riviera gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivan Hoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Riviera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoe throws a head kick that misses.
Hoe throws a head kick but Riviera moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoe connects with a leg kick. Riviera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoe tries a head kick but it misses.
Riviera tries to clinch but Hoe moves out of range.
Hoe throws a head kick but Riviera moves out of range.
Hoe throws a sloppy head kick and Riviera moves out of range easily.
Hoe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riviera sprawls well initially but Hoe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riviera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hoe.
Hoe wants to take a breather but Riviera is having none of it.
Riviera wants to get back to full guard.
Riviera gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera is trying to hold Hoe in close to prevent damage but Hoe has managed to pass into half guard.
Hoe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hoe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riviera trying to get back to full guard but Hoe takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Riviera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hoe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Riviera is bucking up trying to escape but Hoe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Riviera tries to reverse the position but Hoe maintains control.
Jorge Riviera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hoe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hoe landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riviera?
Hoe with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riviera is looking to escape.
Hoe landing strikes from the mount.
Jorge Riviera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoe cracks Riviera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riviera is squirming around, avoiding Hoe's attempts to control the action.
Ivan Hoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riviera taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Hoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoe 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Hoe!
Ivan Hoe was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
86% |
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