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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raider Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raider Browne!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne lands a jab-cross combination.
Browne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akiyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Browne looks to land a left hand but Akiyama moved out of range nicely.
Akiyama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Browne shoots in and gets a takedown into Akiyama's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akiyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Browne postures up.
Akiyama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akiyama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Browne on the ground.
Akiyama is looking to sweep but instead, Browne has passed into half guard.
Akiyama is trying to get back to full guard.
Browne is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Akiyama!
Akiyama is wriggling around trying to escape.
Browne working for a guillotine from mount but Akiyama is in no mood to give up.
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!
Browne is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Akiyama can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Browne looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne scoring with strikes but Akiyama is staying in there.
Browne is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Akiyama is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Akiyama flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Browne anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Akiyama and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Browne slips an arm under Akiyama chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Browne has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Browne is squeezing on Akiyama like an anaconda would it's prey. Akiyama fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raider Browne!
A victorious Raider Browne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoshi Umino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikel Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millar has chosen Gangnam Style as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mikel Millar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoshi Umino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikel Millar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Umino moves out of range as Millar throws a body kick.
Umino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Umino pushes Millar up against the cage in a clinch.
Millar fails to pull guard.
Umino misses with a knee to the head.
Umino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Millar avoiding damage as Umino throws knees to the body.
Umino connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mikel Millar has been cut.
Umino scores with a knee to the head.
Umino stalling the fight.
Umino landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Umino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Umino connects with a knee to the head.
Millar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Umino walks away with a smile on his face. Millar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Umino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Millar.
Hoshi Umino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Millar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umino closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Umino.
Millar looks winded!
Umino lands a nice knee to the body.
Umino working Millar over with knees to the body.
Umino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Umino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umino lands an elbow that stopped Millar in his tracks for a moment.
Millar being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Umino for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Umino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Millar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Umino.
Umino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Millar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Umino working Millar over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Umino - that landed with a thud.
Umino lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Mikel Millar's cut even more.
Umino stalls.
Millar wants a takedown but no success here.
Umino unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Umino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Umino - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Umino lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umino lands with a left to the head.
Nice elbow from Umino.
Umino lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Mikel Millar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Umino works on Millar's body with a couple of short punches.
Umino lands a shoulder strike.
Mikel Millar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Umino putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Millar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Umino is leaning against Millar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Umino.
Umino lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Umino lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mikel Millar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hoshi Umino!
A very excited looking Hoshi Umino made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yegor Klitschko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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240 lbs
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248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Klitschko.
Diaz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Oooooh!!! Klitschko has knocked Diaz down with a huge combo! Klitschko steps away and waves a wobbly Diaz back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like John Diaz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klitschko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Klitschko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klitschko dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Klitschko's head and hops out.
Klitschko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Klitschko.
Diaz is rocked!
John Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Diaz limp body while Klitschko jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yegor Klitschko!
A relieved looking Yegor Klitschko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
22 - 5 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Raul Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hughes to the mat! Hughes manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pendragon wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Pendragon defends easily.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pendragon pushes down on Hughes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hughes is defending against the submission attempts here by Pendragon.
Pendragon seems to be working for a kimura but Hughes defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to control from half guard but Hughes is working away.
Hughes wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pendragon is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hughes is controlling Pendragon's posture.
Pendragon throws a big elbow that misses.
Hughes is adopting a defensive guard.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon stands and throws Hughes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pendragon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pendragon goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hughes has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pendragon but great work by Hughes.
Pendragon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hughes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pendragon to his feet.
Good work by Pendragon as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a left hand
so Pendragon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pendragon wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Hughes pulls Pendragon in close to prevent any damage.
Pendragon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pendragon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
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!
Pendragon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pendragon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pendragon tries to move to mount but Hughes blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon working the strikes but Hughes uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pendragon is working for a kimura but Hughes is defending it quite comfortably.
Hughes tries to roll over but Pendragon keeps him under control.
Pendragon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pendragon 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.
Pendragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hughes.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Hughes leaves Pendragon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pendragon shoots in and drives through. Hughes sprawls well.
Pendragon gets a takedown into half guard.
Hughes gets full guard.
Hughes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pendragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon trying to move into half guard but instead Hughes has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hughes is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pendragon looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Pendragon working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Pendragon working a defensive guard but Hughes passes into half guard.
Pendragon is looking to improve his position.
Pendragon actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon trying to get back to full guard but Hughes takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hughes moves to the back position.
Pendragon looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hughes.
Hughes is hanging on to Pendragon's back as he tries to escape.
Hughes controlling the position well here. Pendragon rolled but Hughes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Pendragon wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What can Pendragon do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hughes's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pendragon can't escape the position.
Pendragon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hughes's guard. Nice work there by Pendragon.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pendragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Raul Hughes wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pendragon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pendragon is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pendragon thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pendragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hughes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good standup being displayed there by Pendragon as he connects with a hook.
Pendragon defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pendragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon moves out of range as Hughes strikes.
Pendragon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hughes quickly recovers to half guard.
Hughes pushes Pendragon off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Pendragon throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon connects with a nice looking jab.
Hughes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hughes scores with a body shot.
Pendragon throws out a loose jab but Hughes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
Pendragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Pendragon.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Raul Hughes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pendragon connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes misses with a low kick as Pendragon jumps back.
Hughes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pendragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughes.
Mike Pendragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes misses with the combination.
Hughes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hughes lands a lovely overhand right.
Pendragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pendragon manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Pendragon throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pendragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
Pendragon blocks a jab.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pendragon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hughes misses with a body punch
and Pendragon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hughes's guard now.
Pendragon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hughes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes is pulling down on Pendragon's head to control his posture.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pendragon throws an elbow that misses. Hughes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pendragon's guard. Nice move by Hughes!
Pendragon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pendragon has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.
Raul Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pendragon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Pendragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pendragon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mike Pendragon!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Mike Pendragon!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mike Pendragon!
Mike Pendragon wins by unanimous decision!
Mike Pendragon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Bernstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes into the arena with Eminem - Fuck blaring out of the sound system. Jon Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Bernstein!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernstein drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bernstein works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bernstein is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Bernstein looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernstein passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bernstein sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bernstein lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernstein wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Bernstein connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bernstein postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Johnson out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Bernstein goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eli Bernstein!
Eli Bernstein decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izanagami Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimada comes into the arena with Party and Bullshit blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izanagami Kami!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimada lands a head shot.
Kami moves in looking to clinch but Shimada pushes him off.
Kami shoots and misses
and Shimada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kami takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kami tries to clinch but Shimada moves out of range.
Kami shoots for a double leg takedown but Shimada sprawls well. He's pushed Kami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kami with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shimada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kanbei Shimada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izanagami Kami.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kami looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kami is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kami looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Shimada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kami won't allow Shimada to pass to mount.
Kami is not content to let Shimada control the position.
Kami looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kami gets back to full guard.
Kami working for a triangle but Shimada defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shimada working some strikes from top position.
Shimada postures up and lands a big shot to Kami's brow.
Shimada trying to control the position from guard on top but Kami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shimada lands a couple of digs.
Shimada is looking to work some ground and pound but Kami has wrist control.
Shimada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shimada is aware though and is defending well.
Shimada postures up in Kami's guard and throws a big left but Kami blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shimada lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimada drops back looking for a leg! Kami is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kami manages to kick Shimada off! Shimada jumps back into Kami's guard.
Kami had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shimada defends it easily.
Kami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shimada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kami's head.
Shimada wants to control from the top but Kami keeps moving.
Kami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada distracts Kami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shimada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shimada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shimada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kami had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shimada defends it easily.
Kami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kami has his foot on Shimada's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shimada works his way back into a safe position though.
Shimada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shimada trying to control but Kami is working from the bottom.
Kami has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shimada can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shimada trying to control but Kami is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami is looking for a triangle but Shimada pushes his legs off easily.
Shimada passes into half guard.
Kami wants to improve his position but Shimada is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shimada is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kami sees it coming and defends easily.
Shimada 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.
Well, if Shimada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kami is defending against the submission attempts here by Shimada.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kami gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shimada.
Shimada stuffs the takedown attempt from Kami. Kami gets slowly back to his feet.
Shimada takes a swing at Kami's ribcage but misses.
Shimada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kami works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shimada keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kami's head.
Kami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kami keeping full guard, as Shimada tries to pass.
Kami is looking for a triangle but Shimada pushes his legs off easily.
Shimada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada is in close to Kami's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shimada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shimada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shimada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shimada cracks Kami with a solid left hand.
Kami looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shimada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kami is looking for a triangle but Shimada pushes his legs off easily.
Kami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kanbei Shimada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shimada scoring with some ground and pound.
Shimada throwing strikes but missing.
Kami looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shimada has picked Kami up and slammed him! Kami can't keep hold of the triangle and Shimada manages to pass to side control!
Kami is breathing heavily.
Kami takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kami to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kami is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shimada off and has taken his back!
Shimada wants to escape the position.
Shimada wants to control his opponent's hands but Kami gets his hands free.
Shimada is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kami looking for the choke from the back.
Kami working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Shimada defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kami's arms.
Shimada just trying to survive but Kami is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kami tightening his grip on Shimada, looking for the choke.
Shimada showing good submission defense here.
Shimada manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kami's guard. Nice work there by Shimada.
Kami looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shimada passes into side control.
Shimada is working Kami over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kami is looking to reverse the position.
Shimada wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kami, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami tries to improve position but can't.
Shimada lands a few punches from side control.
Shimada working the head and body with strikes.
Kami is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
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!
Shimada lands a nice forearm strike.
Kami is not content to let Shimada control the position.
Shimada scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kami manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kami is working for a submission of some sort.
Kami frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kami with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada 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!
Kami misses with a takedown attempt - Shimada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shimada jabs Kami to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shimada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kami moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kami misses with a takedown attempt
and Shimada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kami fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shimada, pushing him back against the cage.
Shimada jumps guard.
Kami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shimada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shimada manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Shimada putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shimada with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kami is rocked!
Shimada can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kami is looking to escape.
Kami is still in real trouble! Can Shimada finish him?
A nice elbow there by Shimada.
Kami's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shimada looking to control but Kami is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kami sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kami seems to have recovered his senses.
Kami takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kami taking some punishment here, with Shimada in his half guard.
Shimada is working for a kimura but Kami is defending it quite comfortably.
Shimada is working for a kimura but Kami is defending it quite comfortably.
Kami looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kami is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Shimada jumps into side control!
Shimada landing strikes.
Kami gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kami looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shimada scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kami is looking for a sweep. Shimada is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shimada working over Kami with some ground and pound. Kami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shimada is looking for a kimura here.
Kami looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada working over Kami with some ground and pound. Kami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kami is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shimada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shimada not doing much here.
Kami is trying to get back to full guard.
Kami taking some punishment here, with Shimada in his half guard.
Shimada is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kami defends it well.
Shimada is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kami regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami keeping moving, preventing Shimada from controlling successfully.
Shimada throwing strikes but missing.
Kami working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shimada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shimada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kami had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shimada defends it easily.
Kami has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Shimada is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kami.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimada is trying to get an arm triangle but Kami is defending well.
Izanagami Kami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shimada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kami keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanbei Shimada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shimada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kanbei Shimada!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kanbei Shimada!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kanbei Shimada!
Kanbei Shimada wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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26
173 lbs
10 - 18 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands a leg kick that knocks Sakuraba off balance momentarily.
Sakuraba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
White moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
White looks to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a takedown into side control.
Sakuraba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sakuraba is controlling him well.
Sakuraba looks up at the clock and then as White takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sakuraba smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
White is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sakuraba has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sakuraba advances to mount.
Sakuraba pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuraba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
White taking shots to the head.
Sakuraba controlling from mount.
White is looking to improve his position but Sakuraba isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
White is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sakuraba working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. White turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Sakuraba off and cradles White's limp body as Sakuraba celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kazushi Sakuraba!
A very excited looking Kazushi Sakuraba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkins comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Ain't no sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cecil Peoples!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Peoples avoids it really well and circles away.
Peoples slaps away a takedown attempt from Wilkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wilkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Peoples manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Peoples does no damage.
Peoples instigates a clinch.
Wilkins works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Peoples is looking to stand up but Wilkins isn't so interested in that idea.
Wilkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Wilkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Peoples is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilkins is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peoples wants to stand and escape but Wilkins is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilkins 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Peoples preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peoples utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Peoples dives on top into guard.
Peoples gets to his feet - Wilkins follows without any prompting.
Peoples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peoples lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peoples gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilkins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Peoples takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilkins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peoples gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilkins wants a takedown.
Peoples putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilkins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilkins can't get the takedown.
Wilkins blocks an elbow strike.
Peoples lands with a right to the head.
Peoples misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peoples is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilkins is defending well for now.
Wilkins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Peoples pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peoples is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilkins is working for takedown but Peoples is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peoples breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peoples closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peoples tries to clinch there but Wilkins circles away.
Peoples cracks Wilkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peoples tries to clinch there but Wilkins circles away.
Peoples scores with a hook to the body. Wilkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peoples connects with an inside leg kick.
Wilkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Peoples keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wilkins is breathing heavily.
Wilkins darts in trying to clinch
and Peoples counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wilkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Peoples tries to avoid it but Wilkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Peoples to the ground. Peoples escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peoples lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wilkins misses with a punch to the body.
Peoples gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilkins.
Peoples pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilkins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Peoples avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wilkins wants a takedown.
Peoples pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peoples tries to clinch but Wilkins moves out of range.
Wilkins looks for a takedown but Peoples sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Peoples closes the distance and clinches.
Wilkins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cecil Peoples dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peoples tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wilkins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Peoples tenderised Wilkins's leg. Wilkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilkins walks into a left hand.
Wilkins dives in and scores a takedown into Peoples's guard.
Wilkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Wilkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peoples works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peoples working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilkins.
Jay Wilkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peoples works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilkins landing with the ground and pound.
Wilkins throws an elbow that misses. Peoples uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkins's guard. Nice move by Peoples!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet but Peoples is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples controlling from the top position.
Peoples stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilkins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilkins working a defensive guard here.
Wilkins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peoples!
Wilkins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peoples's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wilkins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wilkins goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Peoples is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peoples engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Peoples postures up.
Wilkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peoples can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peoples looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Peoples!
Wilkins won't let Peoples get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Wilkins.
Peoples avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wilkins.
Wilkins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peoples because Wilkins loaded up on that one.
Wilkins goes for an armbar but Peoples turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Peoples.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wilkins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peoples sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peoples stops Wilkins from standing up.
Peoples is looking to stand up but Wilkins won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peoples defends it easily.
Wilkins wants to sweep here but Peoples controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Wilkins dominated that second round.
That's time! Wilkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peoples tests Wilkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peoples gets tackled into the cage by Wilkins. Wilkins maintains the clinch.
Wilkins wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilkins tries to pull guard but Peoples won't allow it.
Wilkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilkins is trying to drag Peoples to the mat but Peoples just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Wilkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkins is working for takedown but Peoples is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilkins jumps guard and drags Peoples to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peoples trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilkins's guard.
Peoples pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkins is keeping the position for now.
Wilkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins stops Peoples from getting back to his feet.
Peoples blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkins.
Peoples wants to get back to his feet.
Wilkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peoples's head.
Wilkins throws a strike but Peoples avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Peoples scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wilkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Peoples lands with a hook. Wilkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peoples rushes Wilkins and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wilkins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilkins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Peoples regains guard.
Peoples is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peoples wants to stand up but Wilkins is controlling him.
Wilkins throws an elbow that misses. Peoples uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkins's guard. Nice move by Peoples!
Wilkins trying to keep a closed guard but Peoples is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins keeping moving, preventing Peoples from controlling successfully.
Wilkins working a defensive guard here.
Wilkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Peoples wants to get back to his feet.
Wilkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Peoples is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wilkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peoples has managed to free his arm - good work.
Peoples blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Peoples is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wilkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peoples defending well though.
Wilkins 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.
Peoples wants to get back to his feet.
Wilkins lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wilkins is working for a kimura but Peoples is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Wilkins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilkins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jay Wilkins!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jay Wilkins!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jay Wilkins!
Jay Wilkins wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Jay Wilkins 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Sunshine of Your Love. 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
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sudo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams throws a low kick but Sudo avoids it.
Sudo misses with a double jab.
Sudo lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Sudo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sudo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sudo shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Sudo 's knee.
Williams is looking to slow Sudo down with leg kicks.
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!
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sudo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sudo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams lands some shots froms side control.
Williams lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo can't do much from the bottom here.
Sudo parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sudo to escape.
Sudo tries to improve position but can't.
Williams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Williams working away.
Williams trying to control the position but Sudo is working away.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sudo dodges the ground and pound from Williams.
Sudo being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but Sudo is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams cracks Sudo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sudo is looking to reverse the position.
Sudo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sudo struggling a bit here.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Sudo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sudo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Williams's best efforts.
Sudo is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sudo defending well though.
Williams working over Sudo with some ground and pound. Sudo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudo looking for submissions off his back.
Sudo is not content to let Williams control the position.
Sudo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams thows a huge punch but Sudo dodges it nicely.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Sudo is working away.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Sudo defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems to be working for a kimura but Sudo defends the submission attempt.
Sudo actively working from the bottom here.
Sudo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams throwing shots but Sudo is blocking nicely.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Sudo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sudo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sudo trying to control but Williams postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sudo misses with a series of wild punches.
Sudo misses with a wild combination.
Sudo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hyun Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Sudo shows good takedown defense.
Sudo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sudo.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Sudo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Sudo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sudo misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sudo tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sudo jabs at Williams's body.
Hyun Sudo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Sudo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sudo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sudo looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sudo throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams is looking to clinch but Sudo is avoiding it.
Sudo fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Sudo misses.
Sudo has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Sudo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo blocking some punches.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sudo working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Sudo has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sudo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams pushes down on Sudo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams trying to control the action but Sudo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
Sudo is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams 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.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sudo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Williams pushes past his half guard into mount!
Sudo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams working for a submission but Sudo is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sudo is looking to escape.
Williams landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Butch Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sudo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sudo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Sudo connects with a looping right hand.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Sudo off the cage and back into range.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sudo throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Hyun Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sudo clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sudo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Williams is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sudo to the mat. Sudo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sudo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sudo keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Sudo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sudo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams is looking to pass into half guard but Sudo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sudo is in guard.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sudo throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sudo with a nice head shot there.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sudo!
Sudo tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Sudo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Williams is staying active.
Sudo is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Sudo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Sudo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and Sudo is in trouble!
It looks like Hyun Sudo has been cut.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sudo wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams lands a heavy elbow.
Williams lands a big shot there that rocks Sudo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sudo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams unloading with bombs!
Sudo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sudo taking shots to the head.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Sudo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sudo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sudo shrugs it off.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Hyun Sudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams landing punches.
Williams goes for an armbar but Sudo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sudo.
Sudo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sudo won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Sudo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sudo defends it easily.
Butch Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sudo lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Butch Williams!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Butch Williams!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Butch Williams!
Butch Williams wins by unanimous decision!
Butch Williams was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man . Lesnar has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches dodges the punch combination from Lesnar.
Sanches avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnar lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanches off the cage and back into range.
Sanches scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Sanches misses.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanches.
Lesnar lands a jab to Sanches's midsection.
Sanches misses with an uppercut.
Lesnar tries to work over Sanches's front leg with a kick but Sanches checks it.
Lesnar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches misses with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lesnar. That snapped Sanches's head back.
Lesnar misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanches counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanches takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Sanches finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanches. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar looks to land a combination. Sanches sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lesnar missing with a left hand there. Sanches was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Sanches.
Lesnar cracks Sanches with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanches lands a big uppercut and Lesnar crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lesnar looks OK. Sanches waves Lesnar back to his feet!
Lesnar is rocked!
Sanches showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Renato Sanches is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanches fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lesnar is out of range.
Sanches takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Sanches misses.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanches as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but Sanches pushes him off.
Sanches staying out of range there.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanches.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanches pinned against the cage. Sanches gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Sanches avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands with a cross.
Sanches misses with an uppercut.
Lesnar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanches moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
Sanches connects with a leg kick. Lesnar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanches throws a low kick, looking for Lesnar's leg but Lesnar calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar misses with a looping right.
Sanches comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Sanches moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sanches dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnar lands a leg kick that knocks Sanches off balance momentarily.
Sanches lands a big uppercut and Lesnar crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lesnar looks OK. Sanches waves Lesnar back to his feet!
Lesnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanches finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanches misses with a looping right.
Lesnar seems to have recovered his senses.
Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
Sanches tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanches gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
Renato Sanches has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Lesnar.
Sanches drops Lesnar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lesnar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Sanches struggles to land a body shot inside as Lesnar controls his hands.
Sanches misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is working for takedown but Sanches is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lesnar wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesnar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanches is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sanches breaks the clinch.
Sanches weaves into range and cracks Lesnar right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Lesnar goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Sanches is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Renato Sanches!
Renato Sanches retains his heavyweight title!
Renato Sanches managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mango Nutrition , into his post fight interview.
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