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CEFC fight night 02 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andro Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Hyper - We Control . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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270 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andro Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Andro Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nelson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
Nelson trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nelson advances to half guard.
Nelson trying to control the action but Santos is working from the bottom.
Nelson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nelson has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson breaks from Santos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nelson landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nelson trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Santos is in a horrible position here. Nelson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Santos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Nelson.
Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Santos is surviving well by controlling Nelson's body position as best he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Nelson lands a big shot there that rocks Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson avoids the attempt from Santos to control.
Santos looks winded!
Nelson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson 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.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Santos shows good takedown defense.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nelson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson jumps guard and drags Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nelson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Nelson trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Nelson lands a heavy elbow.
Nelson 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.
Santos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nelson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nelson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Santos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Santos is rocked!
Nelson lands a big shot to the head and Santos winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roy Nelson!
Our winner, Roy Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jenson Luck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Henderson's choice of entrance music: Dr. Dre - Kush ft. Snoop Dogg, Akon . Jenson Luck is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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245 lbs
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232 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes comics |
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jenson Luck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luck misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Luck circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooh!!! Henderson has knocked Luck down with a huge combo! Henderson steps away and waves a wobbly Luck back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
Luck closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Henderson quickly recovers to half guard.
Luck is trying to work for a kimura but Henderson is defending well.
Luck is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
Henderson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Luck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Luck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Luck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luck trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Luck working some strikes from top position.
Henderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Henderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luck working some strikes from top position.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luck with a flurry of punches that miss.
Luck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Luck throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
Henderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Luck really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Luck is working Henderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Luck is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Luck trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson has momentary wrist control but Luck slips an elbow through the middle.
Luck landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henderson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Luck throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Luck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luck throws an elbow that misses. Henderson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Luck's guard. Nice move by Henderson!
Luck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Luck is tightening it up a little... Henderson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Henderson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Henderson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Luck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jenson Luck!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meech might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to shear it maybe. Patches Meech has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Balls!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meech keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Meech does no damage.
Balls slips a jab and a cross from Meech.
Meech throws a right and a left that Balls avoids nicely.
Meech misses the shot to the body.
Meech fails to land with a series of punches.
Balls has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Balls there as he acknowledges the shot.
Balls shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Meech defends it nicely.
Meech lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Meech. Those never looked like landing.
Meech throws a series of punches but Balls avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech digs a good hook to Balls's body.
Meech lands a jab to the nose.
Meech thuds a left hand into Balls's body.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Balls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meech lunges at Balls with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Balls's hand.
Meech throws a right hand that Balls ducks under and follows up with a left that Balls also avoids with ease.
Meech swings for the body but Balls moves out of range.
Meech looks to land a combination but Balls avoids it well.
Balls shoots in and bounces Meech off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Balls wants to control from the top but Meech keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balls trying to move into half guard but instead Meech has managed to sweep!
Balls has his feet on Meech's thighs here. He's pushed Meech off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Meech screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bubba Balls!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Scaletta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scaletta comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston blaring out of the sound system. 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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255 lbs
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274 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vito Scaletta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bisping misses with a wild body shot.
Bisping avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bisping swinging wildly here.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
Scaletta avoids the head kick by Bisping.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bisping connects with a body shot that sends Scaletta's belly button to the back.
Scaletta misses with a two punch combination.
Scaletta sends Bisping crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Scaletta is motioning to the referee to let Bisping up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bisping is rocked!
It looks like Lucas Bisping has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bisping dives in and grabs Scaletta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scaletta pushes down on Bisping's head and hops out.
Bisping is still on wobbly legs! Can Scaletta finish him?
Bisping looks to land a combination but Scaletta avoids it well.
Bisping seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scaletta. Bisping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Scaletta but Scaletta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vito Scaletta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Bisping.
No joy there for Scaletta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scaletta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scaletta misses with a wild body shot.
Bisping fails with the takedown.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws a leg kick but Scaletta sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scaletta is defended easily by Bisping.
Scaletta lands a left and a right that send Bisping crashing to the mat, dazed. Scaletta thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping lands a lovely overhand right.
Scaletta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scaletta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bisping throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Scaletta lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Bisping goes down and covers up as Scaletta starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Scaletta!
An out of breath Vito Scaletta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Red!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Red dodges the punch combination from Mein.
Danga de danga de dang - Mein scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Jack Red has been cut.
Red fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Mein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Red doesn't seem phased though.
Red shoots for a takedown but Mein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mike Mein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Mein. That snapped Red's head back.
Mein lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mein lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Red shoots in but Mein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mike Mein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Red.
Mein closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Red is rocked!
Red ducks under a wild hook from Mein.
Mein throws a one two combo.
Red is still on wobbly legs! Can Mein finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red moves out of range as Mein strikes.
Mein missing with a left hand there. Red was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Red is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mein is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Red.
Nice defenses there by Red.
Mein steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Red is out on his feet! Mein sets himself and nearly takes Red's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Mein!
Mike Mein tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by whiskey for my men. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
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245 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axl Steele!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Steele.
Steele fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anstey avoids it really well and circles away.
Steele shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steele won't be happy with that.
Steele is trying to work for a sweep but Anstey has mounted him!
Anstey controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Anstey unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Steele that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Axl Steele has been cut.
Anstey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steele can't escape the position.
Steele is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anstey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anstey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up Axl Steele's cut even more.
Anstey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Anstey'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.
Anstey scoring with strikes but Steele is staying in there.
The cut above Axl Steele's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Anstey avoids the attempt from Steele to control.
Steele really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anstey dominating with strikes here.
Anstey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steele's face.
Axl Steele's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Axl Steele's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bunny Anstey!
Bunny Anstey retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Bunny Anstey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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