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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grundy Wall (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grundy Wall!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a stiff right hand.
Wall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Wall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wall.
Wall throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Wall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wall tries to move into range but Walker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wall is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Wall catches Walker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wall. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walker.
Walker slips under a jab.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wall.
Wall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker thuds his shin into the meat of Wall's side.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Wall.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Wall's belly button to the back.
Wall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall just misses with a punch to the body.
Wall misses with a few strikes there.
Grundy Wall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Wall throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Wall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wall misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Walker.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wall.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wall misses with a double jab
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wall misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Wall throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wall. That did some damage!
Wall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wall scrambles back to his feet.
Wall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wall swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a body kick.
Wall looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wall swings widly with a right hand
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wall is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a nice leg kick.
Walker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wall throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker counters with a nice leg kick.
Wall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wall throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a head kick that Wall semi-blocks.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wall.
Walker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wall misses the shot to the body.
Walker works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Walker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker clobbers Wall with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wall.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wall misses the target.
Michael Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Wall misses with a left hand
and Walker counters with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wall. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Walker.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wall.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Wall. That snapped Walker's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Wall does no damage.
A head kick from Walker lands but Wall takes it in his stride.
Wall throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Wall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A punch combination from Wall misses.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wall cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Wall off balance momentarily.
Wall dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker slips under a jab from Wall.
Wall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Walker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wall.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wall.
Walker blocks a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walker.
Walker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wall is breathing heavily.
Wall throws a good cross that connects.
Wall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker connects with a leg kick. Wall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wall throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Wall throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Wall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walker.
Wall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Wall's belly button to the back.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wall. That did some damage!
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Wall.
Walker throws a head kick but Wall moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wall misses with a shot to the body
and Walker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wall's knee momentarily.
Walker explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wall. That did some damage!
Walker avoids the body shot from Wall.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wall throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker scores with a one two! Wall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Walker dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Walker as he connects with a hook.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wall's sensitive parts.
Wall with a jab.
Walker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wall swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Wall.
Wall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Wall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Wall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wall misses with a body shot
and Walker counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wall. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker fakes the leg kick and cracks Wall in the body.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Wall off balance momentarily.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wall gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Wall both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker is looking to slow Wall down with leg kicks.
Wall lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker punishes Wall's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Walker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wall.
Wall misses with a double jab
and Walker counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker is looking to slow Wall down with leg kicks.
Wall misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Walker. Wall shrugs it off though.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Walker.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grundy Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walker can pounce on him.
Walker misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker cracks the inside of Wall's front leg.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walker rather than just go for the knockout.
Walker with a nice cross.
Walker slips under a jab from Wall.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Wall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a big head kick but Wall shrugs it off.
Wall throws a combination that misses
and Walker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Walker 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Walker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Farrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Godbolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Farrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Godbolt!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farrow slips under a jab from Godbolt.
Farrow blocks a jab.
Farrow misses with a low kick.
Farrow tries to sprawl but Godbolt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Godbolt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farrow is in trouble now - Godbolt has advanced to mount!
Farrow wants to control but Godbolt is having none of it.
Farrow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Godbolt on the ground.
Godbolt controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrow taking shots to the head.
Godbolt working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Godbolt unloading with bombs!
Godbolt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Godbolt cracks Farrow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godbolt landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godbolt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Farrow is breathing heavily.
Godbolt content just to control the position here.
Godbolt unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Farrow wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Godbolt celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Godbolt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley Hill has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bradley Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Kawajiri blocks the low kick.
Hill throws out a loose jab but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Hill is looking to slow Kawajiri down with leg kicks.
Kawajiri defending well as Hill loads up on a big left hand.
Hill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawajiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Hill.
Kawajiri works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crunch! Kawajiri slams his shin into Hill's torso.
Kawajiri connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Hill misses.
Tatsuya Kawajiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Kawajiri delivers a nice body kick.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Hill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri lands a body shot.
Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hill.
Hill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kawajiri cracks Hill with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hill looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kawajiri finish him?
Hill is rocked!
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!
Hill tries to get into range but Kawajiri steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Hill! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Kawajiri scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tatsuya Kawajiri!
Tatsuya Kawajiri managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Nicholls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Torello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Torello has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Nicholls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Torello!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicholls slips under a jab from Torello.
Torello changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Torello slips a jab and a cross from Nicholls.
Nicholls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torello moves away.
Torello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicholls.
Nicholls looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nicholls misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nicholls fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Nicholls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicholls ducks under a wild hook from Torello.
Jab from Torello.
Nicholls throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torello's waist but Torello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nicholls off to one side.
Nicholls fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicholls slips under a jab from Torello.
Nicholls closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torello circles away.
Torello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicholls keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Torello misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Torello misses its intended target.
Nicholls looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torello!
Torello is desperately trying to improve his position but Nicholls has a good base and remains in mount.
Torello wants to hold on but Nicholls pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torello blocking the ground and pound.
Torello tries to control the position but Nicholls now has his back.
Torello controlling Nicholls 's hands.
Torello is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nicholls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Nicholls working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torello turns into Nicholls and is now in his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torello throws a big elbow that misses.
Torello looking to pass the guard.
Torello throws an elbow that misses. Nicholls uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torello's guard. Nice move by Nicholls!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torello has his hands on Nicholls's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Torello will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nicholls ducks right into an uppercut from Torello.
Torello misses with an uppercut. Nicholls saw that one coming.
Torello swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicholls.
Torello throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nicholls walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicholls manages to avoid it.
Torello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nicholls is rocked!
BOOM! Torello lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nicholls. Nicholls tries to recover but Torello is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nicholls lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Torello!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachery Houk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tu Me La Mamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bodies. Zachery Houk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachery Houk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tu Me La Mamas!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houk stuffs the takedown.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mamas.
Mamas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Houk circles away.
Mamas scores with a three punch combo!
Mamas shoots in for a takedown but Houk shows good takedown defense.
Zachery Houk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tu Me La Mamas.
Horrible takedown by Mamas or perhaps it was just good defense by Houk which made him look bad.
A combination from Mamas does no damage.
A left and a right from Mamas both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamas.
Tu Me La Mamas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Houk leaves Mamas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mamas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mamas wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamas throws a series of punches but Houk moves out of range.
Mamas misses with a few strikes there.
Mamas looks gassed!
A combination from Mamas does no damage.
No joy there for Mamas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Houk as he jumps to the side.
Mamas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Houk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mamas's waist but Mamas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houk off to one side.
Mamas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Houk fails to land the takedown.
Mamas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Houk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houk is looking to work some ground and pound but Mamas has wrist control.
Houk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Houk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Houk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mamas dives on top into guard.
Mamas stands and steps away. Houk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mamas.
Mamas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Houk as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mamas defends it nicely.
Mamas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Houk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mamas shoots in but Houk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Houk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Houk tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Houk drives through with a takedown into Mamas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mamas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Houk defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamas has his foot on Houk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Houk works his way back into a safe position though.
Houk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Houk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mamas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Houk.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Houk throws a big right hand that misses.
Mamas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Houk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tu Me La Mamas 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.
Houk blocks a low kick nicely.
Mamas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Houk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Houk fails with the takedown
and Mamas counters with an inside leg kick.
Mamas closes the distance and clinches.
Mamas successfully pulls guard.
Houk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mamas striking off his back but it's not causing Houk any problems.
Mamas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Houk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mamas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Houk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Houk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamas trying to control the position here.
Houk preventing the sweep.
Houk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mamas is pulling down on Houk's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Houk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Houk throwing strikes from guard but Mamas blocks nicely.
Mamas controls Houk momentarily but Houk frees himself.
Houk wants to control from the top but Mamas keeps moving.
Houk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Houk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mamas tries to avoid it but Houk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mamas to the ground. Mamas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mamas slaps away a takedown attempt from Houk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachery Houk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Houk. No joy for Mamas on that attempt.
Mamas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mamas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Houk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mamas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mamas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mamas shoots in for a takedown but Houk shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamas gets a clinch.
Houk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mamas.
Mamas breaks from the clinch.
Houk slips a jab and a cross from Mamas.
Mamas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zachery Houk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mamas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Houk counters with a shoot takedown. Mamas fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houk scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houk throwing strikes from guard but Mamas blocks nicely.
Houk landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tu Me La Mamas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Houk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Mamas. No joy for Houk on that attempt.
Houk stuffs the takedown.
Mamas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Houk shoots for a double leg takedown but Mamas sprawls well. He's pushed Houk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Houk tries for a takedown but Mamas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachery Houk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamas shoots in looking for a takedown. Houk tries to sprawl out of it but Mamas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Houk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mamas gets to his feet. Houk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mamas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamas throws a right and a left that Houk avoids nicely.
Houk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mamas's waist but Mamas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houk off to one side.
Houk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mamas.
Mamas throws a combination. Houk tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mamas lands a high kick!
No luck for Houk with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mamas is defended easily by Houk.
Houk gets a clinch.
Mamas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houk tries a body shot but Mamas blocks it.
Mamas manages to break the clinch.
Tu Me La Mamas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Houk dives in and grabs Mamas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mamas pushes down on Houk's head and hops out.
Houk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mamas stuffs the takedown attempt from Houk. Houk gets slowly back to his feet.
Mamas lands a jab-cross combination.
Houk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mamas.
No luck for Houk with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Houk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mamas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mamas shoots in looking for a takedown but Houk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mamas's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mamas clinches.
Houk tries to work over Mamas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mamas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Houk's defenses.
Houk missing with knees to the body.
Mamas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Houk letting Mamas take a breather here.
Mamas continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mamas crunches a lovely knee into Houk's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houk pulls Mamas into guard.
Mamas is looking to stand up but Houk won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tu Me La Mamas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mamas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tu Me La Mamas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrett has chosen Riot Maker as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikael Lindgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindgren manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barrett on his heels. He'll look to pass Barrett's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barrett isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lindgren stacks Barrett on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lindgren!
Barrett wants to control but Lindgren postures up.
Lindgren 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.
Barrett is trying to buck Lindgren off.
The referee asks Lindgren politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lindgren prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lindgren in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Barrett is letting Lindgren control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrett keeps working.
Lindgren takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Barrett to pass into mount.
Lindgren looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindgren wants to control the pace but Barrett is squirming around nicely.
Barrett is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrett tries to hold on but Lindgren pushes him away.
Lindgren throwing strikes but Barrett uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lindgren controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lindgren seems to be looking for submissions.
Barrett trying to control but Lindgren postures up.
Lindgren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barrett defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is trying to control but Lindgren passes into side control!
Lindgren is trying to get an arm triangle but Barrett is defending well.
Barrett is trying to work for a sweep but Lindgren has mounted him!
Barrett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lindgren looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lindgren's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrett is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Lindgren has taken his back!
Lindgren slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Barrett rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Barrett is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindgren is trying for a kimura here. Barrett looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Lindgren wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikael Lindgren!
After winning the bout, Mikael Lindgren thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Ramus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Christianson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Ramus!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Ramus.
Ramus fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christianson.
Ramus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christianson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ramus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Christianson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ramus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Christianson is trying to keep Ramus in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ramus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Christianson, who protects the arm well.
Ramus tries for a kimura but Christianson is defending well.
Ramus is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Christianson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ramus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ramus has hold of Christianson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Christianson seems comfortable defending it but Ramus has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Christianson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Christianson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ramus couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cody Ramus!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tyson Marquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Tyson Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marquez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marquez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marquez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marquez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oooh a lovely combination from Yakimyuk sends Marquez down but not out. Yakimyuk dives into side control looking to finish.
Marquez is rocked!
It looks like Juan Tyson Marquez has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yakimyuk trying to control the position but Marquez is working away.
Oh Marquez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yakimyuk takes a little break here. Marquez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yakimyuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marquez keeps working.
Marquez seems to have got his legs back now.
Yakimyuk moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Marquez struggling a bit here.
Yakimyuk wants to stand but Marquez is controlling his arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Roman Yakimyuk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice body punch from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk closes the distance and pushes Marquez back into the cage.
Marquez prevents Yakimyuk from breaking the clinch.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marquez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Marquez.
Marquez missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Marquez.
Marquez is breathing heavily.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yakimyuk avoids it.
Yakimyuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yakimyuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marquez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yakimyuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Marquez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yakimyuk's face.
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yakimyuk is defending well for now.
Yakimyuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yakimyuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yakimyuk jabs at Marquez's body.
Nice shot lands for Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk drops Marquez with a big left hand and mounts him. Marquez is in big trouble!
Yakimyuk controlling his opponent.
Yakimyuk trying to control but Marquez is having none of it.
Yakimyuk get's back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Marquez. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Marquez to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Yakimyuk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marquez's guard.
Yakimyuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Marquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marquez is trying to keep Yakimyuk in close.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez wants to sweep here but Yakimyuk controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marquez keeping moving, preventing Yakimyuk from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roman Yakimyuk wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yakimyuk lands a body shot.
Marquez swinging wildly here.
Yakimyuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marquez.
Yakimyuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Marquez has double underhooks.
Marquez tries to land knees in the clinch but Yakimyuk avoids the damage to the body.
Yakimyuk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marquez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yakimyuk tries to circle away but Marquez has him pinned against the cage.
Yakimyuk tries to break free but Marquez pushes him back against the cage.
Yakimyuk managing to block the knees to the body from Marquez.
Yakimyuk is looking to break free of the clinch but Marquez has double underhooks.
Marquez misses with a knee strike.
Yakimyuk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marquez has him pressed against the cage.
Marquez trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakimyuk has had enough of the clinch but Marquez keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marquez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marquez tries a body shot but Yakimyuk blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yakimyuk throws a left that rocks Marquez and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Yakimyuk dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Marquez regain composure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marquez is not content to let Yakimyuk control the position.
Yakimyuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marquez is trying to get back to half guard.
Yakimyuk decides to stand back up.
Yakimyuk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roman Yakimyuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Marquez misses.
Marquez moves into the clinch.
Marquez manages to break the clinch.
Marquez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquez throws a series of punches but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakimyuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marquez finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Yakimyuk's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Marquez falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Yakimyuk!
Roman Yakimyuk took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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G |
S |
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B |
G |
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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
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