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VFN 33: Anderson Vs Kruger PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Pein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Pein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pein somewhat.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Pein.
Pein tries to move into range but Lang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pein counter with a right hand.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pein moves into the clinch.
Lang pushes Pein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pein is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lang to the mat. Lang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pein is in close to Lang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang wants to stand up but Pein is controlling him.
Lang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pein is looking to work some ground and pound but Lang has wrist control.
Lang controlling Pein's posture.
Pein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang controls Pein momentarily but Pein frees himself.
Lang is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Clubber Lang wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pein is rocked!
Pein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Pein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Lang misses its intended target.
Lang misses with an uppercut. Pein saw that one coming.
Pein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Pein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Max Pein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Pein moved out of range nicely.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Pein moves away and avoids it.
Pein staying out of range there.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Lang might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pein slips under a jab from Lang.
Pein closes the distance and clinches up with Lang, looking for a takedown. Pein pushes Lang against the cage but Lang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pein tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Lang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Pein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pein is breathing heavily.
Pein wants to clinch.
Pein throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Pein ducks under a wild hook from Lang.
Pein tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Pein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Lang throws a hook but Pein avoids it easily.
Pein moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Lang scores with a shot to the body.
Pein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lang.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Pein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pein moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Pein moved out of range nicely.
Pein moves out of range of the strikes.
Pein tries to clinch
and Lang counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clubber Lang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andry Andrianampoinimerina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andry Andrianampoinimerina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrianampoinimerina throws a series of punches but Campbell avoids them all with ease.
Andrianampoinimerina throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Campbell's waist but Campbell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andrianampoinimerina off to one side.
Campbell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Andrianampoinimerina shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Campbell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Andrianampoinimerina might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andrianampoinimerina trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrianampoinimerina controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andrianampoinimerina with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andrianampoinimerina defends it easily.
Andrianampoinimerina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andrianampoinimerina works over Campbell with some ground and pound from guard.
Andrianampoinimerina trying to control the position from guard on top but Campbell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Andrianampoinimerina doesn't defend quickly enough and Campbell has managed to lock this one up! Can Andrianampoinimerina escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Campbell on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jack Campbell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (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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156 lbs
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140 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch scores with a nice right hand.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Jason Miller has been cut.
Finch connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Finch scores with a body shot.
Finch lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Miller is rocked!
Finch lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Finch finish him?
Miller looks gassed!
Finch finds Miller's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Miller flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Finch lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Miller will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richmond Finch!
Our winner, Richmond Finch, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Jarzyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mikkelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarzyna comes into the arena with The Prodigy - Omen blaring out of the sound system. Mikkelsen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dry kill logic, Nightmare kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Krzysztof Jarzyna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Mikkelsen's chin.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krzysztof Jarzyna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Mikkelsen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikkelsen slips a jab and a cross from Jarzyna.
Mikkelsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jarzyna turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jarzyna manages to end up in side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jarzyna controlling the position.
Mikkelsen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jarzyna remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mikkelsen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Jarzyna there.
Mikkelsen is looking to escape.
Mikkelsen is trying to get back to full guard.
Jarzyna prevents Mikkelsen from standing back up.
Jarzyna moves into full mount! Mikkelsen won't be happy about that!
Jarzyna lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jarzyna pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Mikkelsen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarzyna lands with some strikes.
Jarzyna with a couple of short strikes.
Mikkelsen is rocked!
Jarzyna controlling from mount.
Mikkelsen is looking to improve his position but Jarzyna isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jarzyna landing strikes from the mount and Mikkelsen is in trouble!
Mikkelsen taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikkelsen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsen is working to get back to half guard.
Jarzyna raining down shots from the mount!
Mikkelsen is still in real trouble! Can Jarzyna finish him?
Jarzyna postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Mikkelsen in real trouble here! The ref calls for Mikkelsen to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Jarzyna!
During a confident post fight interview, Krzysztof Jarzyna thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Backscratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorges Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Backscratcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorges Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Backscratcher counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Giorges Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos dives in and scores a takedown into Backscratcher's guard.
Papadopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backscratcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Backscratcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papadopoulos passes Backscratcher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Papadopoulos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Backscratcher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Papadopoulos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Papadopoulos controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Papadopoulos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Backscratcher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Backscratcher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Papadopoulos stalling away here and it's allowed Backscratcher to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Papadopoulos stays in close to Backscratcher's body and controls the position.
Backscratcher is trying to keep Papadopoulos in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher keeping full guard, as Papadopoulos tries to pass.
Backscratcher keeping moving, preventing Papadopoulos from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Giorges Papadopoulos.
Backscratcher has closed the distance and engaged Papadopoulos in a clinch.
Papadopoulos is trying to break free.
Backscratcher pulls guard successfully.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Papadopoulos stays in close to Backscratcher's body and controls the position.
Papadopoulos prevents Backscratcher from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backscratcher trying to keep a closed guard but Papadopoulos is proving a slippery customer.
Papadopoulos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Papadopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Backscratcher working a defensive guard here.
Papadopoulos throws a strike but Backscratcher rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Papadopoulos is pulling down on Backscratcher's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Papadopoulos throws a nice looking combination but Backscratcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Papadopoulos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Papadopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos looking to sit in guard and control but Backscratcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Papadopoulos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorges Papadopoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giorges Papadopoulos's cut.
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.
Papadopoulos misses with a takedown attempt
and Backscratcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos shoots in but no luck this time.
Papadopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
Brian Backscratcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorges Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Backscratcher counters with an outside leg kick.
Papadopoulos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Backscratcher counters with a straight right hand.
Papadopoulos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Backscratcher counters with a crisp one two that drops Papadopoulos! Backscratcher thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Papadopoulos to his feet! Papadopoulos is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Backscratcher lands a really nice looking cross but Papadopoulos seems unphased.
Papadopoulos is rocked!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Backscratcher finish him?
Papadopoulos throws a series of punches but Backscratcher avoids them all with ease.
Papadopoulos seems to have recovered his senses.
Backscratcher circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Papadopoulos to the canvas! Papadopoulos doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Backscratcher keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Backscratcher!
An out of breath Brian Backscratcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inspectah Knuckles (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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215 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Inspectah Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy lands with a straight right. Knuckles didn't see that one coming.
Cassidy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Knuckles closes the distance and clinches up with Cassidy, looking for a takedown. Knuckles pushes Cassidy against the cage but Cassidy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cassidy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knuckles throws a looping overhand right but Cassidy ducks down to avoid it.
Cassidy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cassidy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cassidy throwing strikes but missing.
Knuckles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cassidy controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles trying to keep a closed guard but Cassidy is proving a slippery customer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knuckles ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Cassidy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knuckles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knuckles lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Knuckles.
Cassidy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knuckles's waist but Knuckles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cassidy off to one side.
Cassidy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knuckles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cassidy scrambles back to his feet.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Cassidy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knuckles's waist but Knuckles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cassidy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knuckles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knuckles tries to clinch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knuckles but Knuckles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knuckles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
What's Knuckles going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Cassidy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Knuckles is avoiding damage well.
Cassidy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy is looking to take a break and control but Knuckles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cassidy wants to control for a moment but Knuckles uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Cassidy thows a huge punch but Knuckles dodges it nicely.
Cassidy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cassidy 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cassidy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cassidy 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.
Cassidy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Knuckles for as long as he can get away with.
Cassidy unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Cassidy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cassidy closes the distance and clinches up with Knuckles, looking for a takedown. Cassidy pushes Knuckles against the cage but Knuckles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knuckles misses with a hook. Cassidy ducked under it nicely.
Knuckles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cassidy trying to control the position from guard on top but Knuckles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cassidy won't allow Knuckles to sweep him here.
Cassidy passes into half guard.
Knuckles wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles trying to hold on to Cassidy's head to control him but Cassidy postures up.
Knuckles has hold of Cassidy's hands but Cassidy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cassidy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knuckles defending well though.
Cassidy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cassidy thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy working Knuckles over with strikes here.
Knuckles taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassidy content just to control the position here.
Cassidy tries to control but Knuckles wriggling away.
Knuckles is desperately trying to improve his position but Cassidy has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knuckles?
Cassidy lands a heavy elbow.
Al Cassidy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cassidy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cassidy scoring with strikes but Knuckles is staying in there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knuckles can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy 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.
Cassidy unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Knuckles wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cassidy celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Cassidy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulus Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Van Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulus Herzog has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paulus Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gerry Van Berry!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herzog jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Berry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herzog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Herzog lunges at Van Berry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Berry's hand.
Herzog throws a body punch but Van Berry moves out of range.
Herzog scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Berry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Berry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herzog connects with a body shot that sends Van Berry's belly button to the back.
Van Berry tries for a takedown but Herzog sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Herzog connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Berry momentarily.
Van Berry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Berry throws a leg kick but Herzog sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Berry scores with a takedown into Herzog's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Van Berry stopping the sweep attempt from Herzog.
Van Berry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Berry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Berry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Herzog looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Berry connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Berry with a nice head shot there.
Van Berry looking to pass the guard.
Herzog will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Berry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Berry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Berry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Herzog manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Van Berry has Herzog in his guard.
Van Berry keeping moving, preventing Herzog from controlling successfully.
Van Berry keeping full guard, as Herzog tries to pass.
Herzog forces his way into half guard.
Herzog wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Berry keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry tries to roll over but Herzog keeps him under control.
Van Berry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Herzog won't allow Van Berry to sweep him here.
Herzog passes Van Berry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Herzog is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Berry is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Berry is pressing down on Herzog's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Herzog wants to control from the top but Van Berry keeps moving.
Herzog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Berry is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Berry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Herzog forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulus Herzog 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.
Herzog lands a jab to the head.
Van Berry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Herzog to score with a decent uppercut.
Van Berry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Herzog misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Van Berry.
Herzog checks a leg kick nicely.
Herzog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Herzog lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Herzog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Berry is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herzog is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Van Berry hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paulus Herzog!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Douglas Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Douglas Key!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas Key gets a clinch.
Douglas Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas Key pushes Baxter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas Key blocks an uppercut.
Baxter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Douglas Key is keeping busy.
Douglas Key misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Baxter leaning against his opponent.
Douglas Key has a couple of punches blocked by Baxter.
Douglas Key tries to throw a body punch but Baxter avoids it by throwing Douglas Key back against the cage.
Baxter misses with a body punch.
Douglas Key blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baxter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Douglas Key throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas Key tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Douglas Key lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas Key blocks an uppercut.
Baxter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baxter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Douglas Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baxter.
Douglas Key is working Baxter over against the cage.
Baxter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Douglas Key working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Douglas Key.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas Key controls the action.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Douglas Key uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas Key lands a nice uppercut.
Douglas Key lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas Key tries to work over Baxter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baxter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Douglas Key.
Baxter tries to break free but Douglas Key pushes him back against the cage.
Baxter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas Key has him pressed against the cage.
Baxter misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter wants to stall.
Douglas Key scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas Key throws a punch but it's blocked by Baxter.
Douglas Key prevents Baxter from breaking the clinch.
Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Douglas Key.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas Key fails to land.
Baxter throws a punch but it's blocked by Douglas Key.
Douglas Key swings wildly with an uppercut but Baxter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Douglas Key.
A right hook to the body lands for Douglas Key.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter tries a body shot but Douglas Key blocks it.
Douglas Key throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baxters head.
A short right from Douglas Key on the inside.
Douglas Key blocking some punches.
Baxter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Douglas Key blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key blocks an uppercut.
Douglas Key lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baxter working aggressively here.
Douglas Key tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baxter lands with a light punch inside.
Douglas Key lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Douglas Key scores with a hook to the body.
Baxter looks gassed!
Baxter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas Key misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas Key.
Douglas Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Douglas Key as the two fighters clinch.
Douglas Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas Key fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baxter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Douglas Key wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baxter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Douglas Key's corner calls for a 1-2. Douglas Key obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baxter throws a body punch but Douglas Key moves out of range.
Douglas Key clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key pushes Baxter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas Key lands an uppercut.
Baxter wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas Key won't allow it.
Douglas Key lands a left hand.
Douglas Key swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Douglas Key presses Baxter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baxter wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas Key won't allow it.
Douglas Key blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Douglas Key scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas Key lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Douglas Key.
Douglas Key stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baxter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Douglas Key backwards.
Douglas Key blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas Key presses Baxter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Douglas Key.
Douglas Key scores with a shot to the side of Baxter's head.
Baxter can't find room to land a body shot as Douglas Key controls the action.
A short right from Douglas Key.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Douglas Key dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baxter throws a nice looking combination but Douglas Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baxter misses with a looping right.
Douglas Key lands with an uppercut that bounces Baxter off the cage and back into range.
Douglas Key lands a nice shot that snaps Baxter's head back.
Baxter swings for the body but Douglas Key moves out of range.
Baxter throws a lazy right hand but Douglas Key sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas Key throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease.
Baxter tests Douglas Key's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brian Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas Key.
Baxter misses with the combination.
Douglas Key moves away from the strike by Baxter.
Douglas Key keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Douglas Key misses.
A lazy left from Baxter finds it's target.
A big left from Douglas Key misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas Key feints a jab promting Baxter to slip. Douglas Key then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Baxter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baxter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas Key misses with a right hand
and Baxter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baxter throws a nice looking combination but Douglas Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Douglas Key scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Douglas Key slips a jab and a cross from Baxter.
Douglas Key closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas Key throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas Key lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baxter working aggressively here.
Baxter is trying to maintain a safe position but Douglas Key gets an underhook and turns Baxter into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Douglas Key.
A short right from Douglas Key.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas Key works on Baxter's body with a couple of short punches.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Baxter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas Key.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Douglas Key.
A short right from Douglas Key on the inside.
Baxter is rocked!
Douglas Key lands a hook that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Baxter is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas Key finish him?
Douglas Key lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Baxter seems to have recovered his senses.
Douglas Key lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Douglas Key lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baxter backwards.
Douglas Key lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Douglas Key digs a right hand underneath Baxter's ribcage. Baxter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Douglas Key lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baxter or not.
Douglas Key lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Douglas Key on the inside.
Douglas Key lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Douglas Key works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Douglas Key lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gabriel Douglas Key has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Douglas Key stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas Key lands with a left to the head.
Douglas Key scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Douglas Key doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baxter misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Douglas Key pushes Baxter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Douglas Key is leaning against Baxter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas Key lands a body shot in the clinch.
Douglas Key lands a right hand.
Douglas Key has Baxter pressed against the cage.
Douglas Key lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Douglas Key as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Douglas Key.
Douglas Key drops Baxter onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Baxter is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Douglas Key scores with a shoulder strike.
Baxter is looking to control Douglas Key's arms but Douglas Key gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baxter has his back to the cage.
Douglas Key unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Baxter! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Douglas Key is unloading with more strikes now! Baxter drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Douglas Key!
Gabriel Douglas Key retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Gabriel Douglas Key, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tnt. Alexander Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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197 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson slips a straight right by Kruger.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kruger throws a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kruger struggling a bit here.
Kruger tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
Anderson trying to control the position but Kruger is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Kruger actively working from the bottom here.
Anderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Anderson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kruger wants to get back to full guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kruger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Anderson slips a nice elbow through Kruger's hands, connecting with Kruger's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Kruger dodges it nicely.
Anderson blocks the strikes from Kruger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kruger taking shots to the head.
Kruger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson lands a big elbow - Kruger is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kruger is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Alexander Anderson!
Alexander Anderson retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Alexander Anderson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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